Death for road rage baby killer

A Beijing man who snatched a baby from a pram and hurled it to its death in an argument over a parking space was Wednesday sentenced to death by a Beijing court, according to court documents.



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Pakistan quake toll leaps to 238

An earthquake in Pakistan, powerful enough to prompt the appearance of a small island off the coast, has killed more than 200 people, Pakistani officials said.



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Israel: Iran using smokescreen

Israeli government spokeman Mark Regev talks about Israel's reaction to the speech by Iran's president at the U.N.



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Thai arrests over Rihanna photo

Two men in Thailand are in trouble with the law thanks to an Instagram photo posted by pop star Rihanna during her recent visit to the holiday island of Phuket.



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Official: Attackers refused to negotiate

Details are emerging that paint an ever clearer picture of the horror and drama that transpired over the four days that a Nairobi, Kenya, mall was under siege, as well as of the mindset and moves of the perpetrators.



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Bo Xilai: Justice or political purge?

Every non-democratic government faces the following problem: when they tell the truth, everyone thinks it is a lie.



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Bergen: Al-Shabaab's American allies

Of all al Qaeda's affiliated groups, the Somali terrorist organization Al-Shabaab has over the past several years had the deepest links to the United States. Some 15 Americans have died fighting for Al-Shabaab, as many as four of them as suicide bombers in Somalia, and an American citizen even took up a leadership role in the group.



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