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Sierra Leone denies mine collapse

More than 200 people have been killed in the collapse of a trench in a Sierra Leone gold mine, according to a report.

Haiti missionaries' lawyer arrested

Dominican police have arrested a fugitive who acted as the lawyer for U.S. missionaries accused of kidnapping 33 Haitian children.

'Tsunami' of German Catholic abuse cases

The head of a new sexual abuse prevention task force in the German former diocese of the Pope likened new abuse allegations to a "tsunami" on Friday.

Obama makes final health-care pitch

U.S. President Barack Obama made a final push to rally support before this weekend's vote on health-care legislation, charging that the country cannot afford to miss this historic opportunity.

British Airways strike on at midnight

A three-day strike by British Airways cabin crew affecting thousands of travellers is set to start at midnight Friday after last-ditch talks between the airline's management and union leaders collapsed.

Polanski lawyers cite more misconduct

Roman Polanski's lawyers launched a fresh appeal in a Los Angeles court on Thursday, citing new evidence of judicial misconduct in his sex conviction.

U.S. and Russia near arms deal: Clinton

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says American and Russian negotiators are "on the brink" of agreement on a nuclear arms reduction treaty.

NYC art dealer pleads guilty in $120M swindle

A Manhattan art dealer pleaded guilty Thursday in a swindle that prosecutors allege bilked $120 million US from clients.

General blames gay Dutch troops in massacre

A retired U.S. general says Dutch troops failed to defend against the 1995 genocide in the Bosnian war because the army was weakened, partly because it included openly gay soldiers.

Bomb threat closes Irish rail line

Police halted rail service between Belfast and Dublin amid bomb threats from Irish Republican Army dissidents.

Thomas Jefferson Quote of the Day

"There is not a truth existing which I fear... or would wish unknown to the whole world."

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