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Private rocket maker tries again to launch
This time, private rocket maker SpaceX is hoping for an actual liftoff for its history-making flight to the International Space Station.
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Putin gives new Kremlin jobs to ousted ministers
President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday gave several ministers purged from his Cabinet new positions in his administration.
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Legion No. 1 admits he knew of priest's kid in '05
The head of the embattled Legion of Christ religious order admitted Tuesday to covering up news that his most prominent priest had fathered a child and announced a review of all past allegations of sexual abuse against Legion priests amid a growing scandal at the order.
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Malaysian opposition's Anwar charged over protest
Prosecutors charged Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim and two of his allies Tuesday with breaking various laws during a massive street rally to demand electoral fairness.
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Ex-detainee: Syrian prisons are 'slaughterhouses'
A prominent Palestinian writer who was jailed in Syria for nearly three weeks described the facilities as "human slaughterhouses," saying security agents beat detainees with batons, crammed them into stinking cells and tied them to beds at night.
