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Egyptian army rejects top minister's resignation
Finance minister submitted resignation in protest over government's handling of recent violence against Christians
Russian families sue in switched-at-birth case
Babies born 15 minutes apart were given to wrong parents back in 1998; Both families seek damages from hospital
Top Egypt minister resigns amid protester fury
Finance minister steps down in response to army's deadly clashes with mostly Christian demonstrators
Catholic church to India: Have more kids!
With number of Christians falling, church offers to reward followers for births with free schools, medical care, cash bonuses
Top Syria cleric threatens attacks on U.S.
Sunni Muslim leader warns against military intervention, will retaliate ("An eye for an eye") with suicide bombings in U.S., Europe
Occupy Wall Street "isn't your average protest"
Financial District protest location has yoga, free meals, a makeshift library and its own newspaper
Qaddafi forces' resilience surprises general
Fugitive Libyan dictator's followers reportedly called "resilient and fierce" by Air Force general in charge of NATO air assault
Study: Gates AIDS project spared 100K in India
Prevention program in six Indian states with highest HIV rates believed to have made significant dent in epidemic
New Zealand oil leak gets 5 times worse
Rough weather jostles stricken cargo ship, turning ongoing leak into New Zealand's worst maritime environmental disaster
U.N.: Detainees tortured in Afghan-run prisons
United Nations report finds harsh interrogation techniques in use in some facilities, but says mistreatment not government's fault
Ukraine judge gives Yulia Tymoshenko 7 years
Court rules that former Prime Minister abused her power in case condemned in West as politically motivated
Iranian actress reportedly faces jail, lashing
Opposition website says Marzieh Vafamehr given 1 year, 90 lashes for appearing in film which highlights repression in Iran
Senate to vote on China currency sanctions
Bill meant to penalize Beijing's unfair trade policies has wide bipartisan backing, but unclear whether Obama would sign
Egypt's Arab Spring cools amid violent clashes
Violence from deadly riots called nation's worst since ouster of Hosni Mubarak; Ruling military likely to tighten its grip
Russell Brand found guilty of rape and sexual assault
U.S. ID's remains of WWII soldier from iconic "Merrill's Marauders"
Hoax bomb threats affect at least 20 European flights within hours
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Trump asking advisers if Hegseth should go, sources say
2 women advanced further in Navy SEAL tryouts than any in history
Wendy's rejects $1.4 billion hostile takeover bid
The 2026 blue wave, in charts
Ronaldo retires from Portugal national team
