Syrian rebels unite to retake strategic town near Damascus
By Mariam Karouny BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian rebels including the al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front have counter-attacked east of Damascus ...
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Eco-friendly green burials catching on in the U.S.
By Steven P Johnson GAINESVILLE, Florida (Reuters) - After a two-year battle with cancer, Joseph Fitzgerald was determined to leave ...
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Joy, disbelief as relatives embrace rescued Bangladesh factory worker
By Serajul Quadir and Matthew Green DHAKA (Reuters) - As hope faded of finding any more survivors of Bangladesh's factory collapse, ...
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China battery plant protest gives voice to rising anger over pollution
By Jane Lee and Gabriel Wildau SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Hundreds of protesters gathered in the Chinese financial hub of Shanghai on Satu...
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Palestinian-Syrian group says forming units to fight for the Golan
BEIRUT (Reuters) - A militant Palestinian group in Damascus said it is forming combat units to try to recapture Israeli-occupied ter...
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Obama urges Congress to back new housing regulator
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama urged lawmakers on Saturday to back his nominee to oversee mortgage financiers Fannie ...
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Russian official says Syria conference not possible in May
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - A Russian official said on Saturday it would not be possible for an international conference aimed at brin...
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Egypt's Mubarak says too early to judge Mursi: newspaper
CAIRO (Reuters) - Former Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak said it was too early to judge President Mohamed Mursi, saying the Islamist p...
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Carbon dioxide level crosses milestone at Hawaii site
By Environment Correspondent Deborah Zabarenko WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The amount of climate-warming carbon dioxide in the atmosphere...
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Police end hostage standoff in New Jersey; suspect dead
By David Jones NEWARK, New Jersey (Reuters) - Three children trapped all weekend in a New Jersey bedroom with a gunmen and the dead ...
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