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Retrieve semantically similar text.China's Peace Ark departs for the Philippines Thursday | China sends aid team to Philippines | china has been praised especially by the asia-pacific states for efforts to resolve the korean peninsula nuclear issue. |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Nearly nine million people in 'severe debt' | Britain's debt timebomb: Nine million are in 'serious debt' | Asian stocks hit three-week highs on hopes of U.S. debt deal |
Retrieve semantically similar text.The new Cold War | A new Cold War? | nato considers cyber attacks a growing threat to military and civilian computer networks. |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Cuba's 'Ladies' to pick up EU prize 8 years late | Cuba's 'Ladies' to Pick Up EU Prize 8 Years Later | Watches or warnings could be issued for eastern Cuba later on Thursday. |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Deaf customers sue Starbucks, say they're mocked | Deaf NY Starbucks patrons sue, say they're mocked | 70 retailers agree to new Bangladesh factory safety pact |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Thousands evacuated in Moscow metro fire | Thousands evacuated after fire breaks out in Moscow Metro | Police fire tear gas at protesters in Cairo |
Retrieve semantically similar text.BlackBerry loses US$965m in Q2 | BlackBerry loses $965M in 2nd quarter | White diamond fetches record $34m at HK auction |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Investigators probe motives of LAX airport shooter | Investigators Probe Motives of Los Angeles Airport Shooter | Alleged cop killer died from gunshot |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Outrage after reports emerge about 6-year-old Indian girl raped at school | Outrage After Indian Girl, 6, Raped at Her School | The mother also contended that she was sexually assaulted by one of the guards during the 1998 confrontation. |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Russia releases Greenpeace doctor | Russian court releases Greenpeace ship doctor on bail | russia has ratified the amended version but the united states and other nato members have refused to do so until the russian government withdraws troops from the former soviet republics of moldova and georgia. |
Retrieve semantically similar text.17 killed in US drone attack on Yemen wedding party | U.S. drone mistakenly kills 14 in Yemen wedding convoy | Israel shoots down drone from Lebanon |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Body of missing South Korean shipping tycoon found in field | Sewol ferry disaster: Body of South Korean shipping tycoon found | The California was a cargo ship. |
Retrieve semantically similar text.US Flying Surveillance Missions to Help Find Kidnapped Nigerian Girls | US surveillance aircraft join hunt for kidnapped Nigerian girls | Snowden's hits hurdles in search for asylum |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Monty Python to reunite for new show | Monty Python to reunite on stage | 'Glee' star Cory Monteith found dead |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Southwest grounds flights due to computer glitch | Southwest flights delayed, canceled after computer glitch | Four blue and yellow planes in flight. |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Son of US evangelist kills himself The son of popular US evangelist Rick Warren has killed himself. | Son of popular US evangelist Warren kills himself | Missouri kicked Ricky Clemons off its team, ending his troubled career there. |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Gunmen Surround Libya's Foreign Ministry To Push Demands | Gunmen surround Libyan foreign ministry to push demands | Egypt protesters defy cabinet threat |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Bradley Manning acquitted of aiding the enemy | Wikileaks soldier Bradley Manning acquitted of aiding the enemy | Snowden sees "no chance" to get fair trial in U.S. |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Rock bands' plane makes emergency landing in Ill. | Rock Bands' Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Ill. | An aeromexico silver plane is on a runway. |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Judge OKs force-feeding California inmates | U.S. judge approves force-feeding Californian inmates on hunger strik | Dave Delainey agreed to cooperate with federal prosecutors in exchange for the plea. |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Gang violence kills 16 in Venezuelan prison | Sixteen killed in Venezuela prison | Damascus 'suicide bombing' kills 10 |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Seamus Heaney, Irish Poet of Soil and Strife, Dies at 74 | Seamus Heaney, Irish poet and Nobel winner, dies at 74 | Margaret Thatcher dies at 87 |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Bangladesh Islamists rally against atheist bloggers | Bangladeshi Islamists rally to demand action against atheist bloggers | Mali Islamists destroy more holy Timbuktu sites |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 in Eastern Ukraine | Malaysia Airlines plane crashes on Ukraine-Russia border | Helicopter crashes in London |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Anthony Weiner slips to fourth place in new poll | Weiner falls to fourth in new NYC mayoral poll | Nadal through to seventh French Open final |
Retrieve semantically similar text.US top diplomat Kerry's wife rushed to hospital | US Secretary of State John Kerry’s wife rushed to hospital | Romney chooses Ryan as GOP running mate |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Cricket-England v Australia fourth test scoreboard | Cricket-England 155-4 v Australia, fourth test - tea | Kangaroo eating. |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Australia leader ousted in snap leadership vote | Australian PM Gillard ousted in leadership vote | Australian PM Rudd calls Sept. 7 poll |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Bombing Aimed at Hezbollah Hits Southern Beirut | Explosion Hits Hezbollah Area South of Beirut | Hamas calls on Hezbollah to pull forces out of Syria |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Bodies of MH17 crash victims flown to Netherlands | MH17 dead flown back to Netherlands | He said police had identified the bodies of seven of the 14 bombers who launched five almost simultaneous raids Friday night. |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Mandela back in hospital in ‚Äėserious but stable‚Äô condition | Nelson Mandela returns to hospital in ‚Äėserious but stable‚Äô condition | South Africa's Nelson Mandela Hospitalized |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Malaysia Airlines loses contact with plane carrying 239 to Beijing | Malaysia Airlines plane vanishes on flight to Beijing | Southwest flights delayed, canceled after computer glitch |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Microsoft says to cut up to 18,000 jobs | Microsoft to cut 18,000 jobs in overhaul | EU jobless hits fresh record |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Fire destroys ancient Tibetan town in China | Fire destroys Tibetan town in China | Thousands evacuated after fire breaks out in Moscow Metro |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Yahoo agrees to buy Tumblr for $1.1 billion cash | Yahoo to Buy Tumblr for $1.1 Billion | AOL to sell 800 patents to Microsoft for $1 billion |
Retrieve semantically similar text.India starts voting in world's largest election | India voters kick off world’s biggest election | Egyptians go to polls in historic election |
Retrieve semantically similar text.ICC Champions Trophy: India vs South Africa | Champions Trophy: India v South AfricaLive | South Africa unites in prayer and song for Nelson Mandela |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Supreme Court takes on affirmative action in Michigan ban case | Supreme Court to hear Michigan affirmative action case | The University of Michigan plans to release a new undergraduate admissions policy Thursday after its acceptance requirements were rejected by the U.S. Supreme Court in June. |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Thousands rally to support embattled Tunisia government | Thousands gather to support Islamist government in Tunisia | Egypt: Egypt crackdown sparks global outrage |
Retrieve semantically similar text.General Electric posts 9% profit drop for third quarter | GE posts 9% profit drop for third quarter | Sales rose 37 per cent year-on-year to 1.76bn, beating expectations. |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Russia finds dead lawyer Magnitsky guilty in posthumous trial | Russia convicts dead lawyer Magnitsky in posthumous trial | Russian court releases Greenpeace ship doctor on bail |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Obama to meet privately with family of Nelson Mandela | Obama to meet with Mandela family | South Africa's Nelson Mandela Hospitalized |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Israel downs drone from Lebanon | Israel shoots down drone from Lebanon | Israel launches new airstrike against Syria |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Deadly clashes as Egypt marks anniversary | Violent clashes mark anniversary of Egypt uprising | Egypt braces for Friday of anger after bloody crackdown |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Cleveland Kidnapper Ariel Castro Found Hanged in Prison Cell | Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro found hanging in his cell | A Cuban architect was sentenced to 20 years in prison Friday for using two fake grenades to hijack a passenger plane from Cuba to Florida in April. |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Google Unveils Prototype Self-Driving Car | Google Unveils Concept Self-Driving Car | A car is driving down the road. |
Retrieve semantically similar text.US seeks to reassure wary Gulf allies over Iran deal | Hagel seeks to reassure jittery Gulf allies after Iran deal | Iran, six world powers clinch breakthrough nuclear deal |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Washington Pot Shops Prepare for Historic Sales | Washington pot shops prepare for historic sales | Or the year old boy shot dead with automatic weapons by marijuana dealers. |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Rio airport workers strike on eve of FIFA World Cup | Rio de Janeiro airport workers strike on eve of World Cup | Los Angeles airport worker charged over 9/11 threats |
Retrieve semantically similar text.KL shares remain higher mid-afternoon | KL shares continue uptrend mid-afternoon | Stocks inch higher in early trading |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Amazon launches new device for streaming video | Amazon unveils new Fire TV streaming video box | A flat-screen TV sits on the floor. |
Retrieve semantically similar text.PCB appoints Waqar Younis as head coach | Waqar Younis back as Pakistan coach | US designates Haqqani network as terrorists |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Queen visits Britain's new prince | Queen meets Britain's new baby prince | Prince Charles 'compares Vladimir Putin to Adolf Hitler' |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Ride operator charged in N.C. fair accident | N.C. State Fair ride operator arrested after accident | Double decker passenger bus driving with traffic. |
Retrieve semantically similar text.New Zealand set to legalise gay marriage | New Zealand votes to legalise same-sex marriage | Uganda's president signs harsh anti-gay law |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Los Angeles airport worker charged with making 9/11 threats | Los Angeles airport worker charged over 9/11 threats | Rio de Janeiro airport workers strike on eve of World Cup |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Cristiano Ronaldo hat-trick fires Portugal to 2014 World Cup finals | Ronaldo hat-trick fires Portugal to World Cup | David Beckham Retires From Football |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Syrian opposition offers Assad truce in Homs for duration of Ramadan | Syrian opposition offers Assad's forces truce for duration of Ramadan | Syrian rebel groups battle each other in north |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Westgate mall attackers spent four months planning in Nairobi | Westgate attackers spent four months planning in Nairobi, says official | Rebels kill two park rangers in eastern Congo |
Retrieve semantically similar text.U.N. Security Council calls for humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza | U.N. Security Council Calls for Unconditional Cease-Fire in Gaza | Israel Launches Ground Offensive In Gaza |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Australia returns asylum seekers to Sri Lanka in sea transfer | Australia: Australia hands asylum-seekers back to Sri Lanka | Several relatives of Australian victims of the attack sat in the front row of the court, but few Balinese attended the trial. |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Glee star Cory Monteith found dead in hotel room in Canada | 'Glee' star Cory Monteith found dead | Monty Python to reunite on stage |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Clashes continue between police and protesters in Turkey | Turkish police fight protesters, clear square | Police fire tear gas at protesters in Cairo |
Retrieve semantically similar text.MERS respiratory illness found in U.S., officials confirm | First case of MERS, a SARS-like respiratory illness, reported in North America | The study results were released at a meeting in Seattle of the American Thoracic Society and also will be published in tomorrow's issue of The New England Journal of Medicine. |
Retrieve semantically similar text.EU declares Hezbollah's military wing terror group | EU puts Hezbollah military wing on terror list | Two blasts near Iranian embassy in Beirut |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Pictures show completed Costa Concordia operation | Timelapse of Costa Concordia operation | The California was a cargo ship. |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Australian PM Kevin Rudd calls election for 7 September | Australian PM Rudd calls Sept. 7 poll | Australian PM Gillard ousted in leadership vote |
Retrieve semantically similar text.D.C. Votes to Decriminalize Marijuana | DC votes to decriminalize pot | vietnam's drug laws are among the world's strictest laws. |
Retrieve semantically similar text.UK Sky News cameraman killed in Egypt | Sky News Cameraman Killed In Egypt | British stuntman dies in wingsuit mishap in Alps |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Stocks rise in early trading | Stocks inch higher in early trading | Stocks to watch on Monday |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Five charged with terrorism offences | Five People Charged With Terror Offences | Yes what are his charges. |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Bone fragment 'could be King Alfred' | Remains in Winchester could be King Alfred the Great | Belgium King Albert II 'to abdicate' |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Two French journalists killed in Mali | France confirms two French journalists killed in Mali | Mali's President Formally Resigns |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Imran blames rival for colleague murder | Pakistans Imran blames rival for killing party member | Two American Officers Murdered As Afghan Unrest Continues |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Japan defends dolphin hunt after US criticism | Japan defends dolphin hunts after criticism from US | china has been praised especially by the asia-pacific states for efforts to resolve the korean peninsula nuclear issue. |
Retrieve semantically similar text.AstraZeneca pays $4.1bn to buy Bristol-Myers Squibb out of diabetes alliance | AstraZeneca to buy Bristol out of diabetes venture for up to $4.1 billion | Previously, it had reported a small profit of $12 million, or break-even on a per-share basis, for the period. |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Fire in Beijing kills 10 | Fire in Beijing kills ten | Myanmar police say 13 children die in electrical fire at mosque |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Heavy smog hits north China city, flights cancelled | Heavy Smog Hits North China City, Flights Canceled | China stocks close lower on Thursday |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Egypt Launches Offensive Against Sinai Militants | Egypt launches offensive against Sinai insurgents | Israel launches new airstrike against Syria |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Record-setting Southwest heat wave turns fatal | At least 1 dead, 40 hospitalized in Southwest heat wave | Warmer , almost certainly a record. |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Detroit eligible for bankruptcy protection: U.S. judge | Detroit eligible for bankruptcy protection | What conviction would that be? |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Israeli government authorises new settlements ahead of talks | Israel Approves New Settlement Homes Ahead of Peace Talks | elbaradei was quoted as saying that a peace deal between israel and its arab neighbors must be reached in parallel with a security agreement based on eradicating all weapons of mass destruction from the region. |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Soccer Ref Punched by Player Dies | Police: Utah soccer referee punched by player dies | Venezuela lawmakers brawl over election |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Assad says Syria will comply with UN arms resolution | Syria's Assad vows to comply with U.N. resolution | U.S., Friends of Syria recognise opposition as sole representative |
Retrieve semantically similar text.South Korean President Sorry For Ferry Response | S. Korean president 'sorry' for ferry disaster | North Korea warns foreigners in South to evacuate |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Driver backs into stroller with child, drives off | Driver backs into mom, stroller with child then drives off | N.C. State Fair ride operator arrested after accident |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Spain Princess Testifies in Historic Fraud Probe | Spain princess testifies in historic fraud probe | Train driver in Spain crash questioned by judge |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Senate confirms Obama nominee to key appeals court | Senate approves Obama nominee to key appeals court | US Senate Confirms Janet Yellen as New Central Bank Chief |
Retrieve semantically similar text.U.N. rights chief presses Egypt on Mursi detention | UN Rights Chief Presses Egypt on Morsi Detention | Mursi sworn in as Egyptian president |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Syrian Rebel Groups Battle Each Other in North | Syrian rebel groups battle each other in north | Syrian army retakes historic Crusader castle |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Rocks, Tear Gas Fly as Thai Protests Heat Up | Rocks, tear gas fly as Thai protests heat up | Thai protesters storm army headquarters |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Six dead in Philippine restaurant blast | 6 killed in Philippines restaurant blast | Three feared dead after helicopter pub crash |
Retrieve semantically similar text.China army newspaper hits out at US's PRISM programme | China army newspaper slams US's PRISM program | china has stated that the united states pressure on china to stop and search north korean ships could trigger military clashes. |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Silvio Berlusconi expelled from Italy's parliament | Silvio Berlusconi expelled from parliament | Ukraine's parliament votes to dismiss president |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Two killed in Bahrain car explosion | Two killed in Bahrain car blast | Two blasts near Iranian embassy in Beirut |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Russia warns it will respond if interests attacked in Ukraine | Russia warns it will 'respond' if interests in Ukraine attacked | russian military officials stated the decision would depend on whether the united states proceeds with its plan to deploy missile defense components in poland and the czech republic. |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Hosni Mubarak retrial adjourned until 8 June | Mubarak retrial adjourned to June | Egypt's Mubarak in critical condition |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Egypt protesters defy cabinet threat to end sit-ins | Egypt protesters defy cabinet threat | Police fire tear gas at protesters in Cairo |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Couple marry in the UK's first Scientology wedding | Couple get married in Britain's first Scientology wedding | Young couple sitting on couch. |
Retrieve semantically similar text.Qatar's emir hands power to his son | Qatari emir hands power to son Tamim | On Wednesday next week, Mr Bush will meet Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and new Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas in Aqaba, Jordan. |
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