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'Pride and Prejudice': 5 things you may not know about the classic novel
However much of an Austenite you are, these little-known facts may have escaped your notice.
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How well do you know 'Pride and Prejudice'?
Test your knowledge of Jane Austen's classic as it turns 200 today.
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Bram Stoker books: The 5 best movie adaptations of 'Dracula'
Bram Stoker's 'Dracula' is still the most famous of his books, and the story of the deadly vampire came to the screen with these five adaptations.
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How the world is reacting to Obama's reelection
From China to Iran, President Obama's reelection elicited everything from celebration to doubt about his second-term agenda. Here are 11 responses:
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'Moranthology': 6 stories from UK writing star Caitlin Moran
Following up on the success of her book 'How to be a Woman,' here are 6 stories from Caitlin Moran's new collection 'Moranthology.'
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USA
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Indian forces clash with low-caste protesters
Paramilitary forces have deployed in Rajasthan, India, where ethnic Gujjars are demanding job quotas.
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'New Europe' flexes its muscle at Eurovision song contest
Serbia, 2007 winner thanks to Balkan bloc, hosts Saturday's final.
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Why Qatar is emerging as Middle East peacemaker
It was uniquely positioned to broker a deal this week between warring factions in Lebanon.
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Guantánamo ex-detainee tells Congress of abuse
Murat Kurnaz, who testified in a landmark hearing Tuesday, says he spent days chained to the ceiling of an airplane hanger. He was determined innocent in 2002, but held until 2006.
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Basque separatist arrested as Spain confronts region's future
The arrest of Francisco Javier Lopez Peña in France on Tuesday signals a wider crackdown against the ETA, which has waged a 40-year campaign of bombings.
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Somalia violence flares in the wake of U.S. airstrike
Mogadishu's recent outbreak of violence appeared linked to a May airstrike that killed Hashi Aden Ayro, a Somali Islamist leader who the US says has links to Al Qaeda.
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World
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Microsoft: We’ll pay you to search
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Could unity government talks eclipse Zimbabwe runoff vote?
Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai was invited for talks with President Robert Mugabe, says a top official. Would the talks negate a runoff presidential election scheduled for June 27.
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World
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India's Jaipur bombing called 'terror plot'
A series of attacks in the Indian city may have been intended to incite religious fury between Hindus and Muslims. Some Indian officials suspect terrorist groups from Pakistan and Bangladesh.
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The Phoenix’s risky landing
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Zimbabwe violence escalates
Opposition activists have been targeted and killed. South African President Thabo Mbeki arrived in Zimbabwe Friday for talks with President Robert Mugabe.
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Cricket's Indian revolution: fast play and more pay
The Indian Premier League is altering the game and pulling in the best players from around the world.
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Food riots, anti-U.S. protests erupt in Somalia
The unrest follows reports of atrocities by militants and US-backed Ethiopian and Somali forces, as well as a recent US strike on an alleged Al Qaeda leader there.
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Iraq increasingly finds itself caught between U.S. and Iran
The US military in Iraq says Iran continues to aid militants, but Iraqis now say that they want their own evidence.
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World
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Superheroes and science history
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No more Micro-hoo
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Arab TV feels the pinch of new broadcast limits
The Arab League has adopted new restrictions on satellite broadcasters warning them not to insult Arab leaders.
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World
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Olympic torch to scale Everest amid tight security
The Chinese have closely guarded their plan to carry the Olympic flame to the top of the world's highest mountain.
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Is the Sunni-Shiite rift mostly politics and media hype?
A panel discussion Tuesday in Doha, Qatar, was dominated by the perception that the Western media hypes up tensions by focusing too much on the minority of radicals.
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Olympic torch to scale Everest amid tight security
The Chinese have closely guarded their plan to carry the Olympic flame to the top of the world's highest mountain.
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