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5 memoirs to add to your 2013 reading list
A new crop of memoirs takes readers to the worlds authors once knew.
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Bestselling books the week of 4/1/13, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
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5 countries where the death penalty is legal but rare
India’s Supreme Court sentenced the last surviving gunman of the 2008 attacks on Mumbai, to death. Here is a list of 5 countries where the death penalty is a legal possibility, though rare.
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10 best books of October, according to Amazon's editors
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In Pictures: Diwali: Hindu festival of lights
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 05/03
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Human rights: Use satellite "spy" camera for proof and prevention
From a giant "SOS" carved on the ground in Kyrgyzstan to mortar-shell spray in Sri Lanka, human rights can be served by a satellite "spy" camera for proof and prevention of atrocities.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 4/03
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 04/01
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Insider stock trading case: Rajaratnam bragged on tape
Insider stock trading tip led to a $1 million profit in a single day, according to prosecutors in the Rajaratnam insider stock trading case.
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India defeats Pakistan in World Cup cricket match, in front of leaders and celebrities
India bested Pakistan in a World Cup cricket semifinal Wednesday. The Indians will meet Sri Lanka in the final this weekend.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 03/30
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In Pictures: India-Pakistan Cricket World Cup fans
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 03/16
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Japan earthquake: 5 ways the international community is helping
Japan has received offers of assistance from 14 international organizations and 102 countries (including a number of unexpected aid donors such as embattled Afghanistan and poverty-stricken Cambodia), according to the latest report from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Japan has accepted help, mostly in the form of search and rescue teams, from 15 countries. Here is an overview of some of the help pouring into Japan as it struggles to dig out from Friday’s 9.0-magnitude earthquake and resulting tsunami.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 03/14
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Tsunamis
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 02/28
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Rising world food prices may soon hit Africa hard, but could be a future boon
The World Bank warned Tuesday that global food prices are reaching 'dangerous' levels. Africa is bracing for short-term trouble, but sustained high prices could spark agribusiness investment across the continent.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 02/15
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 02/14
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 02/09
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Be a giver
A Christian Science perspective.
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South Korea delivers setback to Somali pirates, and a warning to North Korea
Delivering what analysts saw as a thinly veiled warning to North Korea, South Korea President Lee Myung-bak praised his commandos' stunning rescue today of a freighter seized by Somali pirates.
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Somali pirates lose battle to South Korean commandos, but who's winning war?
South Korean commandos rescued a 21-man crew from Somali pirates. The renegade gangs captured more hostages in 2010 than in any other year on record, and 22 incidents have already taken place in 2011.
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South Korea dispatches destroyer to rescue tanker hijacked by Somali pirates
South Korea has dispatched 300 troops and a destroyer to secure the release of the Samho Jewelry tanker, which was hijacked recently by Somali pirates.
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In Pictures: Sri Lanka floods
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