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| Has Pakistan's Military Lost Ground to the Floods?
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| Time.com - For Pakistan's powerful military, the unprecedented floods have been a mixed blessing |
| Google chief on German charm offensive
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 AFP - The head of Google Eric Schmidt said on Thursday he understood why Germans were uneasy about the company's Street View service for historical reasons, as he began a charm offensive aimed at assuaging their concerns.
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| U.S. Marines take back pirate-held ship off Somalia
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 AP - U.S. Marine commandos stormed a pirate-held cargo ship off the Somalia coast Thursday, reclaiming control and taking nine prisoners without firing a shot in the first such boarding raid by the international anti-piracy flotilla, U.S. Navy officials said.
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| Strong earthquake strikes Chile's disaster area
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| AP - A magnitude-6.1 earthquake has hit the same part of Chile that suffered a catastrophic quake in February. The new temblor has caused alarm but no reported damage or injuries. |
| Bombers hit Somali airport, killing 9 others
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 AP - A suicide car bomber exploded at the gate to Mogadishu's airport Thursday, and suicide bombers in a second vehicle rushed toward the terminal before exploding themselves short of their goal, officials said. Up to 14 people were killed, including five attackers.
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