SATURDAY JULY 9, 2011 PHOTO In this Saturday July 9, 2011 photo a mother quenches her malnourished child's thirst while waiting for food handouts at a health center in drought-stricken remote Somali region of Eastern Ethiopia, also known as the Ogaden. Food and relief agencies are appealing to the international community to provide political and financial support to combat a devastating drought gripping five countries in the Horn of Africa. The epicenter of the drought lies on the three-way border shared by Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia, a nomadic region where families heavily depend on the health of their livestock. (AP Photo/ Luc van Kemenade)
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Second Murdoch tabloid hit with hacking allegations involving ex-PM Gordon Brown
Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. is facing fresh allegations that journalists targeted former prime Minister Gordon Brown as well as the families of 9/11 victims.
Mon Jul 11 2011
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He said he would not sign a short-term extension — raising the stakes on volatile negotiations with the clock ticking toward an Aug. 2 deadline.
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Mon Jul 11 2011Shuttle’s ‘hulking robot arm’ delivers groceries to space station
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Mon Jul 11 2011
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Mon Jul 11 2011
Southerners in north Sudan without visas will be deported after separation
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Mon Jul 11 2011
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Mon Jul 11 2011
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Mon Jul 11 2011
Syrian protesters attack U.S., French embassies
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