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Hundreds Trapped on Burning Ferry Off Greek Island

Hundreds of desperate passengers on a burning car ferry off Greece are pleading to be saved as rescuers fight gale-force winds and high seas tying to reach them.

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Search for Missing AirAsia Jet Suspended for Night

An aerial and maritime search around southern Borneo for a passenger jet with 162 people on board has been suspended for the night. The Airbus A320 disappeared Sunday morning, Asia time, on a flight from Surabaya in Indonesia to Singapore. Most of...

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US, Pakistani Strikes Kill 62 Islamic Militants

Pakistan's military says security forces ambushed "a large assembly of terrorists" near the border with Afghanistan, killing at least 16 of them and wounding 20 others.

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U.S. Second Missile Defense Radar Deployed to Japan

The U.S. Department of Defense and Japanese Ministry of Defense announced today the deployment of a second Army Navy/Transportable Radar Surveillance (AN/TPY-2) radar in Japan to Kyogamisaki to enhance sensor coverage for ballistic missile defense of...

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