Can sanctions deter North Korea?

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France destroys Mali rebel leader's house

BAMAKO: French air strikes destroyed the home of the leader of an Al-Qaeda-linked group in northern Mali as French-led forces advanced on Sunday on the Islamist stronghold of Timbuktu.The overnight strikes in Kidal came 24 hours after French-led troops seized Gao, the most populated town in Mali's Islamist-controlled arid north, which is roughly the size of Texas. Gao is home to about...

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Casey Anthony files for bankruptcy

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At least 5 die in Chicago shootings

CHICAGO Authorities are investigating the shooting deaths of five people in a single day of bloodshed in Chicago. Police Officer Daniel O'Brien says Saturday's first killing occurred at around 2:15 a.m. on the city's west side when a gunman opened fire on two men who were sitting in a parked car, killing one and wounding the other. Investigators say a few hours later, someone opened fire on three...

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Squatter, Bank of America Battle for $2.5M Mansion

Bank of America is taking a Florida man to court after he attempted to use an antiquated state law to legally take possession of a $2.5 million mansion that is currently owned by the bank.Andre "Loki" Barbosa has lived in a five-bedroom Boca Raton, Fla., waterside property since July, and police have reportedly been unable to remove him.The Brazilian national, 23, who reportedly...

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Can sanctions deter North Korea?

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81% of eligible voters have cast votes by 5pm

SINGAPORE: By 5pm, 81 per cent of eligible voters in Punggol East have cast their votes to choose a Member of Parliament in a four-cornered by-election on Saturday.Queues started forming at the polling centres even before they opened.And once the ballot boxes were ready, voting got underway at 8am at 10 polling stations.Close to 31,650 Punggol East residents are expected to cast their...

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Catholic hospital argues that a fetus is not a person

By Ben Brumfield and Kyung Lah, CNNupdated 4:57 AM EST, Sat January 26, 2013STORY HIGHLIGHTSLori Stodghill and her unborn twins died in the emergency roomColorado courts agreed with the Catholic organization's defense that the embryos weren't peopleHusband Jeremy Stodghill lost the suit but is appealing to Colorado's Supreme CourtThe hospital sued him for $118,000 in legal feesCanyon City, Colorado...

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Notre Dame president defends handling of Te'o case

SOUTH BEND, Ind. Top administrators at Notre Dame decided within hours of hearing about the Manti Te'o dead girlfriend hoax that it did not involve a crime and within two days had concluded there was no NCAA violation, according to a letter sent by the university president to board of trustee members on Friday. The Rev. John Jenkins told trustees that despite "the unrelenting scrutiny of hundreds...

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WH, Senators to Begin Push on Immigration Reform

The White House and a bipartisan group of senators next week plan to begin their efforts to push for comprehensive immigration reform.President Barack Obama will make an announcement on immigration during a Tuesday trip to Las Vegas, Nevada, the White House said on Friday. The Senate group is expected make their plans public around the same time, the Associated Press reported.See...

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