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Muslim Man Wins Handshake Case In Sweden
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Last Updated: 8:08 PM 02/08/10 - Sweden's unemployment agency has been found guilty of discrimination for expelling a Muslim man from a job training program because he refused to shake hands with a woman. (Full Story)
Body Found In Landing Gear Of NY-To-Tokyo Flight
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Last Updated: 8:06 PM 02/08/10 - A body was found inside a wheel well of a Delta Air Lines plane after it landed in Tokyo from New York, and Japanese authorities Monday were trying to identify the man. (Full Story)
Pope Benedict XVI Condemns Child Abuse By Priests
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Last Updated: 8:02 PM 02/08/10 - Pope Benedict XVI condemned the abuse of children by priests Monday, saying the church will never stop deploring such behavior. (Full Story)
World's Tallest Tower Closed A Month After Opening
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Last Updated: 7:58 PM 02/08/10 - The world's tallest skyscraper has unexpectedly closed to the public a month after its lavish opening, disappointing tourists headed for the observation deck and casting doubt over plans to welcome its first permanent occupants in the coming weeks.
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Bus Plunges Down Ravine In South China, Killing 7
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Last Updated: 7:52 PM 02/08/10 - A bus collided with a sport utility vehicle Monday and plunged down a mountain ravine in southern China, killing seven people and injuring 50, state media reported. (Full Story)
International Court Dismisses Case of Darfur Rebel
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Last Updated: 7:46 PM 02/08/10 - International war crimes judges dismissed the case against a Sudanese rebel leader Monday, ruling that prosecutors failed to provide enough evidence to put him on trial for the deaths of international peacekeepers. (Full Story)
Report: Alligator Kills 11-Year-Old Girl in Brazil
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Last Updated: 7:41 PM 02/08/10 - A 13-foot (4-meter) alligator has reportedly attacked and killed a girl who was swimming in a Brazilian jungle river. (Full Story)
French Government Seeks To Boost National Identity
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Last Updated: 7:37 PM 02/08/10 - he French flag will be hoisted at every school in France and the national anthem sung by students at least once a year as part of government efforts to instill in citizens a sense of pride in being French, Prime Minister Francois Fillon announced Tuesday. (Full Story)
Egypt Arrests 3 Top Muslim Brotherhood Leaders
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Last Updated: 7:29 PM 02/08/10 - The No. 2 leader of Egypt's opposition Muslim Brotherhood and two other top figures were arrested by police Monday in a dawn sweep targeting members of the nation's most powerful opposition group. (Full Story)
Top Canadian Military Official Charged With Murder
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Last Updated: 7:22 PM 02/08/10 - The commander of Canada's largest Air Force base, who once flew dignitaries around the country, has been charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of two women. (Full Story)
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