Tuesday's Top 100 World News & Stories
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A car bomb exploded in a busy market in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing at least 38 people and wounding 30 others, police said.
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JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Oscar Pistorius recently visited a nightclub with a cousin and was accosted by a man who aggressively questioned him about his murder trial, his family said Tuesday.
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Unmanned aerial vehicles aren't generally thought of as technology that improves lives; they're more readily associated with spying or attacking things.
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GAZA CITY — Israel on Tuesday accepted an Egyptian proposal for a cease-fire with Hamas in Gaza after a week of non-stop fire, but the Islamist militant group rejected the deal, saying it had not been consulted on its terms. Read full ar...
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DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Tamara Popova and her fellow orphans are adamant: They don't want to go to Russia. The separatist gunmen running this eastern Ukrainian city aren't asking. They're giving orders.
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LONDON (AP) — Inflation in the U.K. increased unexpectedly in June, raising expectations that the Bank of England may start raising interest rates soon, possibly by the end of this year.
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French soldier is killed in northern Mali taking part in a reconnaissance mission
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Japan shows the world what life could be like with your own robot.
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German investor confidence down for 7th straight month after disappointing economic data
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Amos Gilad, a senior Israeli defense official, said Hamas had been weakened by the air and sea bombardment of Gaza.
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JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli Cabinet has accepted an Egyptian proposal for a cease-fire to end a week of conflict with Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip that has killed 185 Palestinians and exposed millions of Israelis to Hamas rocket fire.
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Russel Rebello was last seen helping passengers escape ship.
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Subway train derails in Moscow, killing 10 people, injuring 106
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Hong Kong's leader sends report to Beijing recommending changes to allow for greater democracy
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Netanyahu says Israel will intensify the Gaza campaign if Hamas rejects cease-fire
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Ten people were killed and more than 100 injured after a metro train derailed in Moscow on Tuesday, state-run media reported.
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GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Palestinian militants fired rockets at Israel on Tuesday after it agreed to an Egyptian proposal to end the week-old Gaza conflict, and a Hamas leader said the Islamist group was still undecided on whether to a...
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The 'queen' of Macau's gambling empire is about to unveil a new palace.
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MOSCOW (AP) — Emergency officials say a subway train has derailed in Moscow, killing two people and injuring at least 50.
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Cambodian security forces clash with protesters, leaving about 40 hurt; 3 lawmakers arrested
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping invited India on Tuesday to attend a summit of the APEC trade group in November, sending a message of cooperation during the first meeting between the new leaders of the world's most pop...
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Israel accepts an Egyptian proposal for a cease-fire with Hamas, but the militant group rejects the gesture outright.
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Scientists say they're "very close" to finding Earth-like planet.
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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan official says a suicide car bomber has killed at least 38 people in the country's east.
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BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Residents of a town north of Baghdad found 12 corpses with execution-style bullet wounds on Monday following fighting between rival Sunni insurgents that could eventually unravel a coalition which has seized much of n...
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Pistorius family says runner, free on bail during murder trial, is accosted at nightclub
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Arizona residents will gather to protest the arrival of 40 to 60 illegal immigrant children at a boys camp in the mountains.
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Jailed Chinese pastor's family escapes to US with help of activists
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"We were trapped and only got out by some miracle," one survivor says. "I thought it was the end."
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Mystery political spending will continue unabated through this year's midterm elections.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron appointed Philip Hammond as foreign minister on Tuesday as he reshuffles his cabinet ahead of the 2015 general election.
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Health chief: death toll in Moscow subway derailment rises to 10; some 50 gravely injured
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Afghan officials say explosion at market in eastern province has killed at least 30 people
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GARDEZ Afghanistan (Reuters) - A car packed with explosives exploded on Tuesday as it was passing by a crowded market in Afghanistan's eastern province of Paktika, killing at least 30 people and wounding 40, police said.
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LONDON (AP) — Defense Secretary Philip Hammond will become Britain's new foreign secretary after the surprise resignation of William Hague.
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While great white sharks take the spotlight, some researchers worry that species of "lost sharks" are fading away even before they've been identified.
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Israel says it will accept an Egyptian proposal for a cease-fire with Hamas. CNN's Karl Penhaul reports.
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is preparing a possible Mideast trip to lay the groundwork for a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants, U.S. officials said Monday.
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Israel‘s security cabinet has accepted an Egyptian proposal for a cease-fire with Hamas to end a weeklong air war over the Gaza Strip and Israeli population centers.
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CNN's Dan Simon reports on the alleged call girl who is accused of killing a Google executive.
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MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines evacuated eastern coastal areas, suspended ferry services and closed schools in parts of its main Luzon island as the strongest storm to hit the country this year intensified as it headed straight towar...
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MOSCOW (Reuters) - Five people were killed and nearly 100 were injured when an Moscow underground train went off the rails between two stations during the morning rush hour on Tuesday, the Health Ministry said.
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Many residents in northern Gaza say they don't understand why their homes are being destroyed by Israeli airstrikes. One man asks of his wife: "Is she fighting Israel?"
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The severe weather is expected to linger at least through Tuesday across the Mid-Atlantic and parts of the central Rockies and the Front Range.
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TOKYO (Reuters) - As Japan presses North Korea for information on the fate of Japanese citizens abducted decades ago, speculation is simmering that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe could use a possible breakthrough on the emotive issue to call ...
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HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's leader formally asked Beijing on Tuesday to allow electoral reform, paving the way for a city-wide leadership election in the free-wheeling Asian financial hub in 2017.
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The Israeli Cabinet accepted an Egyptian proposal for a cease-fire to end a week of conflict with Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip – but Hamas later rejected the proposal, leaving hopes for reconciliation in doubt.
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FARNBOROUGH England (Reuters) - Doubts over Russia's participation in the world's biggest aerospace industry event were growing on Tuesday after the country's deputy prime minister urged its delegates to pack up and go home.
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Detroit Red Wings coach Mike Babcock is headed into the final year of his contract with the team and there’s already been a log of speculation about his future.
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A car bomb attack at a market in eastern Afghanistan kills at least 50 people, hours after the president's media team comes under attack in Kabul.
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During a visit to Haiti, UN Secretary General promises to help fight the cholera epidemic which has killed more than 8,500 people since 2010.
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Education Secretary Michael Gove is moved to chief whip as David Cameron continues his wide-ranging reshuffle of his top team.
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Actor Ray Lonnen, who starred in shows including ITV series Harry's Game and the BBC's Z Cars, dies at the age of 74.
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MEPs are expected to approve the nomination of Jean-Claude Juncker as head of the European Commission, despite UK opposition.
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Administration chief says vehicle was detonated near a mosque and a market on Tuesday, leaving dozens dead or wounded Continue reading...
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Armed wing of Palestinian group calls proposal an "initiative of submission" as death toll in Gaza reaches 192.
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Tens of thousands of German football fans in central Berlin are giving a heroes' welcome to the returning World-Cup-winning team.
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Car bomb kills at least 30 people in the country's east as United Nations says civilian casualties are soaring.
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UK consumer price inflation rose to 1.9% in June from 1.5% in May, driven by price rises in women's clothing and air fares, official figures show.
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Israel accepts Egypt's proposal to end Gaza air strikes in return for militants stopping rocket fire, but Hamas's armed wing calls it a "surrender".
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Marine biologists are witnessing oceans grow more acidic. There may be hope though as underwater vegetation along coastlines may buffer the acidity like a Tums does for acid indigestion.
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Russia and Brazil throw weight behind proposal to rival Western-run institutions a day before summit in Fortaleza.
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Libya's main airport in Tripoli is hit by a new rocket attack, as the government considers seeking security help from international forces.
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Annual house price inflation hit 10.5% in May, the highest rate for four years, according to the Office for National Statistics.
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South African athlete and murder accused Oscar Pistorius was involved in an argument at a nightclub at the weekend, his spokesperson confirms.
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A rush-hour train derails on the Moscow metro, killing around 10 people, the deputy mayor says, with scores injured.
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Steve Inskeep talks to Israeli author Etgar Keret about tensions on the streets of Tel Aviv during the current violence with Hamas, and what the difference is between peace and compromise.
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Tony Abbott moves closer to repeal of the carbon 'tax'as the financial services inquiry publishes an interim report. All the day's developments from Canberra Continue reading...
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Israel's security cabinet accepts truce Rockets from Gaza continue as Hamas rejects deal Netanyahu: Israel will broaden response if rockets continue Two Israeli cabinet hardliners vote against truce Egypt proposes 12-hour 'de-escalation'...
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The military wing of Hamas published a statement early Tuesday saying it rejected the Egyptian cease-fire proposal as tantamount to surrender.
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Steve Inskeep talks to retired Lt. Col. John Nagl, an author of the U.S. Army/Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Field Manual, about U.S. military strategy and policy during and after the Iraq war.
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A visiting artist from Cuba joins two Cuban-American artists from Miami for a discussion on what life is like for a typical Cuban family.
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Federico Pizzarotti campaigned to expose corruption but has soon found himself bogged down by bureaucracy Continue reading...
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So much for red tape repeal day and the bonfire of regulations. So much for orderly decision-making and grown-up government Continue reading...
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South African Nobel Prize-winning author Nadine Gordimer dies in Johannesburg aged 90.
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World Cup champions Germany return home to thousands of supporters.
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Rush hour incident in Russian capital leaves at least 95 other people injured and forces evacuation of 200 passengers.
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Lawyer says case against Eastman is overwhelming and his conviction for killing Colin Winchester should be confirmed Continue reading...
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Hamas under pressure to halt rocket attacks after rejecting Cairo-brokered peace deal, saying it had not been consulted Continue reading...
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More than one hundred injured after underground train leaves rails during morning peak period in Russian capital Continue reading...
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A study from US researchers suggests that friends are more genetically similar than strangers - to the same degree as fourth cousins.
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Government says 90 percent of planes at capital Tripoli's airport destroyed by Grad rockets as fighting continues.
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Security forces attempt to take back town that fell to Sunni rebels last month, security sources say.
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Downing Street says William Hague is to stand down as foreign secretary, as part of a cabinet reshuffle which also sees Ken Clarke leave the cabinet.
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At least two Indonesian passengers are confirmed drowned, with around 17 missing and 61 others rescued.
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Fireworks light up the Eiffel Tower in Paris as part of France's Bastille Day celebrations. It's the first time in 12 years that fireworks have exploded from the Eiffel Tower. The French national day commemorates the beginning of the Fre...
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US court finds Australian who spent six years at Guantanamo Bay pleaded guilty to an offence that is not a war crime Continue reading...
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Vehicle hit by roadside bomb as it was taking employees of the palace's media office to work Continue reading...
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Country left 'cut off from the outside world' as United Nations withdraws staff after latest fighting between rival militias Continue reading...
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Broadway musical Holler If Ya Hear Me, which features songs by late rapper Tupac Shakur, is to close after less than two months.
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Immigration minister uses the ongoing high court case to deflect questions about the 153 Tamil asylum seekers Continue reading...
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The recent violence has increased stress and exposed rifts among Palestinians. Nearly everything Mahmoud Abbas does angers either moderates or hard-liners, making his position almost untenable.
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Rui Chenggang detained suddenly before his high profile show as Xi Jinping steps up anti-graft campaign Continue reading...
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Iraq's Kurdish region sits on vast amounts of oil. The regional government says it has the right to export the oil. But Baghdad is blocking those sales, saying only it has the right to sell Iraqi oil.
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The government has told Clive Palmer it will make a number of changes to the existing regulations within 90 days Continue reading...
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Two people have died and at least 18 are missing as a boat, reportedly carrying Indonesian illegal immigrants, capsizes off Malaysia.
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Former England centre Mike Tindall becomes the final member of the team that won the 2003 World Cup to retire.
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Edinson Cavani to the Premier League, Arsenal end interest in Sami Khedira, Jack Wilshere smoking, plus more.
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How Hamas and Israel fight for hearts and minds online
