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Pirates demand $20 million for ship carrying tanks and guns

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A pre-dawn fire raged through an adult video theater in the western Japanese city Osaka, killing at least 15 people and injuring 10 others, police and fire department officials said Wednesday. (Oct. 1)

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International gymnastics officials close investigation into the ages of the Chinese gymnasts at the Beijing Olympics, saying documentation confirms they were old enough to compete. But the 2000 squad remains under scrutiny. (Oct. 1)

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After a kidnapping ordeal ends in Egypt, CNN's Alphonso Van Marsh looks at how tourism in Egypt could be effected.

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Twin sisters escape death after running onto highway

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New book claims Iran is bigger threat than West realizes

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Disagreements between Somali pirates holding a ship laden with tanks and heavy weapons escalated into a shootout and three pirates are believed dead, a U.S. defense official said Tuesday. The pirates denied the report. (Sept. 30)

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A European tour group kidnapped in the Sahara Desert was abruptly freed after a phone call to one of the captors, and all 19 hostages piled into a single car, some clinging to the roof as they drove 200 miles to safety.

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People line up in Zimbabwe by the thousands to hopefully withdraw cash from banks, after the government raised the daily withdrawal limit. The country has the world's highest inflation rate, at 11 million percent. (Sept. 30)

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Thousands of pilgrims panicked by false rumors of a bomb at a Hindu temple.

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Thousands of pilgrims panicked by false rumors of a bomb stampeded at a Hindu temple in western India on Tuesday, killing at least 168 people in the crush to escape, officials said. (Sept. 30)

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Asian markets continued to slide on Tuesday, following one of the worst days in Wall Street's history. Indexes in Asia fell anywhere from two to five percent. (Sept. 30)

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Rescuers have freed a whale that has been tangled in a shark net for more than a week. (Sept. 28)

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Typhoon Jangmi lashed Taiwan with torrential rains and powerful winds Sunday, causing widespread flooding, shutting down offices and forcing the cancellation of international flights. (Sept. 28)

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Three Chinese astronauts made a jubilant return to Earth on Sunday after successfully completing the country's first-ever spacewalk, an event the premier said was "a stride forward" in China's space history. (Sept. 28)

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The first solar panels have been installed on top of the papal audience hall at Vatican City. Pope Benedict XVI's has made conserving the Earth's resources an important concern of his papacy. (Sept. 29)

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Car bomb is the second attack on the Lebanese army in less than two months.

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European and Egyptian hostages are rescued after desert safari abduction.

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Is Al Qaeda gaining strength?

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Presidential Debate: Miss. Gov. Haley Barbour on historic showdown in his state

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Nearly a dozen types of chocolate has been pulled off the shelves in Hong Kong after candy-maker Cadbury recalls the treats saying it is taking the precaution due to the tainted milk scandal in China, where the chocolate is made. (Sept. 29)

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Asian stock markets traded lower on Monday, despite word that a deal has been reached to bailout the economy in the United States. There remains concern because of a bank bailout in Europe. (Sept. 29)

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A car bomb exploded Monday near a military bus carrying troops on their way to work in northern Lebanon, killing at least five people and injuring 25. (Sept. 29)

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Pirates seize Ukrainian cargo ship

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U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker is accusing Iran of trying to interfere with a new security pact between Iraq and the United States, and says Americans need to view Iraq with 'a sense of strategic patience.' (Sept. 28)

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A Chinese taikonaut performs that nation's first spacewalk, going outside an orbiter for about 13 minutes, waving a red Chinese flag for a live broadcast. (Sept. 27)

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Armed police rush aboard a plane about to leave Germany for Amsterdam, arresting two men from Somalia. Authorities linked a suicide note to the men, saying they wanted to fight in a holy war and die in a terrorist attack. (Sept. 26)

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A Swiss rocket man crossed the English Channel strapped to a homemade jet-propelled wing, aiming for a field near the white cliffs of Dover after a 10-minute solo flight. (Sept. 26)

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The European Union has banned imports of baby food containing Chinese milk. Meanwhile, a toxic chemical that's been found in China's dairy supplies are also turning up in candy and other Chinese goods. (Sept. 25)

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Paul McCartney rocks 50,000 Israeli fans

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Report: Troops fired on U.S. aircraft, high alert after hotel bombing

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As police continue their investigation into the school shooting in Finland, Sanna Orpana is trying hard to forget the day when the country's second school massacre in less than a year happened in the classroom next to hers. (Sept. 25)

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Chinese astronauts blast off on mission including country's first spacewalk.

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U.S. financial crisis worries global markets.

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The European Union has stopped importing baby food made with milk from China, as worries spread about food contaminated with tainted milk. Several baby animals are now sick after being nursed with poisoned milk powder. (Sept. 25)

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An evening rocket launch in China put a crew of three men into space, including one that will make the country's first spacewalk. The mission will last three to four days. China first put a person into space in 2003. (Sept. 25)

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A former model and ballerina is making headlines across Brazil after being identified as John McCain's lover 51 years ago. (Sept. 24)

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North Korea is barring U.N. nuclear inspectors from its main nuclear reactor and within a week plans to reactivate the plant that once provided the plutonium for its atomic test explosion, a reversal from past vows to halt nuclear ambitions. (Sept. 24)

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At least 12 countries, from Indonesia to Colombia, have banned Chinese dairy products amid fears over a widening tainted milk scandal that has killed four Chinese babies and sickened thousands of others. (Sept. 24)

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Russian warships steam for Venezuela for maneuvers