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   India police sift for clues after deadly bomb blasts

   AFP - 26 minutes ago

   JAIPUR, India (AFP) - - Police sifted for clues Wednesday after seven near-simultaneous bomb blasts tore through crowded markets in the Indian tourist city of Jaipur, killing at least 80 people. More »

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   Battle to reach tens of thousands trapped under rubble

   AFP - 41 minutes ago

   DUJIANGYAN, China (AFP) - - Hampered by shattered roads and driving rain, China Wednesday battled to locate survivors among the tens of thousands of people buried in the rubble of its worst earthquake in 30 years. More »

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   Clinton wins West Virginia, vows not to quit

   AFP - 56 minutes ago

   CHARLESTON, West Virginia (AFP) - - Hillary Clinton has cruised to a crushing win over Barack Obama in West Virginia's primary, but did little to shake her rival's stranglehold on the Democratic White House race. More »

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   Clinton hammers Obama in West Virginia primary: media

   AFP - Wednesday, May 14

   CHARLESTON, West Virginia (AFP) - - Hillary Clinton trounced her Democratic White House rival Barack Obama in Tuesday's West Virginia primary, US networks said, but the result would have little impact on their race overall. More »

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   Wal-Mart posts record profit on discount prices

   AFP - Wednesday, May 14

   NEW YORK (AFP) - - Wal-Mart Stores, the world's biggest retailer, reported Tuesday record quarterly earnings and sales but sounded a cautious note on the weak US economy. More »

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   Lebanon army ready to use force to halt fighting

   AFP - Wednesday, May 14

   BEIRUT (AFP) - - A precarious calm returned to Lebanon on Tuesday after the army warned it was ready to use force to restore order after six days of sectarian bloodshed that have shaken the nation. More »

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   US retail sales drop as Americans put brake on vehicle purchases

   AFP - Wednesday, May 14

   WASHINGTON (AFP) - - US retail sales declined 0.2 percent in April, largely as American consumers put a brake on new vehicle purchases, a government report showed Tuesday. More »

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   Belief in God 'childish,' Jews not chosen people: Einstein letter

   AFP - Wednesday, May 14

   LONDON (AFP) - - Albert Einstein described belief in God as "childish superstition" and said Jews were not the chosen people, in a letter to be sold in London this week, an auctioneer said Tuesday. More »

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   Myanmar rejects US, UN pressure on aid

   AFP - Wednesday, May 14

   YANGON (AFP) - - Myanmar's military rulers on Tuesday rejected growing international pressure to accept aid workers, insisting against all the evidence that it could handle the emergency cyclone relief effort alone. More »

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    Sharif's party quits Pakistan cabinet: state TV

    AFP - Wednesday, May 14

    ISLAMABAD (AFP) - - Nine ministers from the party of former Pakistani premier Nawaz Sharif resigned Tuesday over a dispute about the reinstatement of judges sacked by President Pervez Musharraf, state TV said. More »