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- Iran gives U.S. men 8 years in jail
- Libyan rebels set sights on capital
- Storm interrupts the Pope's speech
- Retweet, sexting enter Oxford English Dictionary
| Iran gives U.S. men 8 years in jail Posted: 20 Aug 2011 05:27 PM PDT TEHRAN, Iran -- Two American men arrested more than two years ago while hiking along the Iraq-Iran border have been sentenced to eight years in prison on charges that include espionage, state TV reported Saturday, a sharp blow to hopes their releas ... |
| Libyan rebels set sights on capital Posted: 20 Aug 2011 05:28 PM PDT TRIPOLI, Libya -- Libyan rebels said they launched their first attack on Tripoli in coordination with NATO late Saturday, and Associated Press reporters heard unusually heavy gunfire and explosions in the capital. The fighting erupted just hours afte ... |
| Storm interrupts the Pope's speech Posted: 20 Aug 2011 05:29 PM PDT MADRID -- A freak thunderstorm on Saturday forced Pope Benedict XVI to cut short his speech to an estimated million young pilgrims gathered for the church's world youth festival, giving the outdoor prayer vigil at a Madrid airfield a dramatic clima ... |
| Retweet, sexting enter Oxford English Dictionary Posted: 20 Aug 2011 05:05 PM PDT LONDON -- Woot! The online expression of enthusiasm is now in the dictionary. So are textspeak, sexting -- and, less happily, cyberbullying. They are among 400 new entries in the 12th edition of the Concise Oxford English Dictionary, published thi ... |
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