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Kids smuggle food on war border

Sabar Mina holds an empty flour sack that she plans on filling with firewood. Sabar takes items back and forth between two of the most dangerous countries in the world, Afghanistan and Pakistan, for pennies per trip.

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:10:20 EST
Saving orangutans before extinction in Sumatra

A loud crack echoes throughout the canopy as two young orangutans come tumbling down, grasping at branches along the way to break their fall. They recover and sheepishly scamper back up.

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:00:38 EST
Israel launches airstrikes against Gaza

Israeli fighter jets attacked what the country said were "terrorist sites" in Gaza in retribution for an earlier attack on the southern town of Sderot, the military said Sunday.

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:25:58 EST
Police targeted in N. Ireland bomb attack

A car carrying a 400-pound bomb was driven through barriers at police headquarters in Belfast, Northern Ireland, crashing into a building, police said Sunday.

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:36:10 EST
Jail term for ex-Iranian vice president

A former Iranian vice president was sentenced to six years in prison for his role in post-election violence, but will remain free on bail while his case is appealed, the semi-official Iranian Student's News Agency reported.

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:37:28 EST
Cleanup begins in flood-ravaged UK

When Sandra Stainton returned to her house in northwest England, everything was covered in brown sludge.

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:04:41 EST
Romanians vote amid political crisis

Romanians were voting Sunday in presidential elections dominated by the collapse last month of the country's ruling coalition and the severe impact of the economic crisis on the European Union member state.

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:13:36 EST
Iran to conduct military exercises

Iran plans to launch a large aerial military exercise Sunday to prepare for any possible attack, state media said.

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:05:47 EST
26 dead as Indonesian ferry sinks

Strong winds and waves delayed rescuers trying to save dozens of passengers after a ferry sank Sunday off the Indonesian island of Sumatra, killing at least 25, officials said.

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:04:21 EST
China mine blast death toll hits 92

The death toll from an explosion at a northeastern China coal mine rose to 92 Sunday evening, according to state-run media.

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:59:31 EST
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