World
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A strong earthquake has shaken the Costa Rican capital of San Jose, sending frightened residents running into streets.
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Gaston Lenotre, considered one of France's best-ever pastry-makers, has died at the age of 88.
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Rebels led by a high-ranking commander in eastern Congo denounced the authority of founding leader Laurent Nkunda on Thursday, signaling a split in the movement just as it is holding talks with the Congolese government.
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Some hefted their luggage on bamboo shoulder poles. Others carried their things in plastic buckets. All were migrant workers hurrying to get home Thursday before China's Lunar New Year festival - a holiday that triggers one of the world's biggest annual migrations of humans.
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The outgoing U.S. ambassador to London says talks have been held with British officials about Britain accepting some Guantanamo Bay detainees if the camp for terrorist suspects is closed.
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Talks aimed at setting up alternative supply routes to the Khyber Pass for U.S. and other NATO forces fighting in Afghanistan are at an advanced stage, officials said Thursday.
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Two Italian climbers died when a storm trapped them just below the summit of the highest peak in the Americas, authorities said Thursday.
