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17.05.2008
BOSTON - A spokeswoman says Senator Edward Kennedy has been hospitalized in Boston after suffering a seizure.
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17.05.2008
WINDSOR, England - The eldest grandson of the Queen married his Canadian fiancee Saturday in a private ceremony at Windsor Castle.
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17.05.2008
BEICHUAN, China - Thousands of Chinese earthquake victims fled areas near the epicentre Saturday, fearful of floods from rivers blocked by landslides.
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17.05.2008
ANGELS CAMP, Calif. - A carnival ride at the annual fair celebrating the popular Calaveras County jumping frog contest in northern California collapsed, injuring all 24 people aboard, authorities said.
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17.05.2008
YANGON, Myanmar - A French navy ship carrying aid material idled near Myanmar's coast Saturday, awaiting permission from the ruling military regime to dock in the cyclone-devastated Irrawaddy delta.
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17.05.2008
LONDON - Britain's prime minister has accused authorities in Myanmar of behaving inhumanely by preventing foreign aid from reaching victims of this month's devastating cyclone.
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17.05.2008
BANGKOK, Thailand - Myanmar's military junta has given permission to Thai and Indian health workers to help cyclone victims in areas that have been off limits to most foreigners, raising hopes that others may soon be allowed into the secretive country.
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17.05.2008
BAGHDAD - An Iraqi government official says U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has arrived in Baghdad for a surprise visit.
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17.05.2008
LONDON - A former Church of England leader has appealed for militants to release five British civilians kidnapped in Iraq a year ago.
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17.05.2008
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistan's ambassador to Afghanistan returned home Saturday three months after he was kidnapped on the main highway through Pakistan's wild border region.
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