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Will China punish UK for giving award to Chen Guangcheng?

HONG KONG — A little more than one year after he bravely escaped illegal house arrest in China for the United States, blind activist lawyer Chen Guangcheng has become a much bigger thorn in the side of his native country's Communist Party regime.

Convicted sex offender accused of kidnapping 2 girls in Dayton, Iowa, found dead

Hundreds of volunteers are helping police with an air, water and land search for the missing girl, Kathlynn Shepard.

Oklahoma tornado survivor finds missing dog during TV interview (VIDEO)

As Garcia spoke, a member of the CBS crew spotted the dog's face in the remains of her home and said, "The dog! The dog! Hi, puppy!"

India: Men pose with toilets to woo brides

NEW DELHI — "In towns, people are coming to get their pictures, taken on mobile phones or digital cameras, developed at our studio."

US Senate accuses Apple of avoiding $9B in US taxes using offshore affiliates

“Apple executives want the public to focus on the US taxes the company has paid, but the real issue is the billions in taxes it has not paid,” Sen. Carl Levin, a Michigan Democrat, said.

In army fight against militants, Nigerian civilians trust no one

ABUJA — The Nigerian authorities last week announced a sweeping military offensive against fighters with the militant group Boko Haram, a homegrown organization that claims ties to Al Qaeda and had recently seized parts of northeastern Nigeria.

Manchester City and New York Yankees buy US soccer club

English soccer giants Manchester City have teamed up with the New York Yankees to buy MLS expansion team called New York City FC. The deal is worth $100 million, ESPN's Roger Bennet reports.

Forget bank runs, credit crazy Brazil is heading for trouble

The massive increase in credit in Brazil over the last ten years had increased the risk of a credit crunch for the country's financial sector.

Are treasurys falling out of favor with China?

Reports that China may step up the diversification of its huge foreign exchange reserves is not great news for US Treasurys, already under pressure from talk about an easing in the Federal Reserve's bond-buying program. But, the fall-out from such a move is likely to be limited, analysts say.
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