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World Population: 7 Billion [The Big Picture]
— On October 31, 2011, the United Nations is expected to announce a projected world population figure of 7 billion. This global milestone presents bo... 9 min ago
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Titanic letter displayed in Cork
— A message in a holy water bottle is thrown by a Titanic victim hours before the ship sank has now been donated to a heritage centre in Cork by his ... 1 hr 49 min ago
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Papers From Iraqi Archive Reveal Conspiratorial Mind-Set of Hussein
— Transcripts and documents depict Saddam Hussein as a leader who harbored grand ambitions for his country but was prone to epic miscalculations. 29 min ago
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With 7 Billion People, The World Has a Poop Problem
— Population growth in both the developing and developed world is putting pressure on sewage systems and highlighting the need for latrines in rural ... 1 hr 39 min ago
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Our Latest Problem: Underpopulation
— If the world follows the demographic habits of Europe -- and that's a big if -- by the year 2200 it could be home to a population of less than... 39 min ago
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Gaddafi sodomized: Video shows a rebel fighter sticking a knife up his butt (GRAPHIC)
— An analysis appears to confirm that a rebel fighter sodomized Gaddafi with a knife. A frame by frame analysis of this exclusive GlobalPost video cl... 1 hr 29 min ago
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Document shows Chinese-Russian push UN nuke agency to ease up on Iran
— Russia and China are urging the chief U.N nuclear inspector to scrap or delay U.S.-backed plans to reveal intelligence on Iran’s alleged nuclear ar... 29 min ago
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Videos from Turkey's Powerful Earthquake
— It was the nation's most powerful quake in at least a decade, and those that had cameras rolling as the earth trembled captured quite a harrow... 1 hr 9 min ago
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Pakistan former first lady Nusrat Bhutto dies
— Pakistan's former first lady, Begum Nusrat Bhutto, dies in Dubai aged 82 after a long illness. 1 hr 49 min ago
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Goodbyes begin for civil rights leader Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth
— BIRMINGHAM, Ala (Reuters) - Three days of public goodbyes for civil rights leader Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth began on Saturday at the Birmingham, Alab... 1 hr 9 min ago
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