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Diplomats seek truce as Gaza's civilian toll rises
(AP)
AP - Israel's expanding ground and air offensive against Gaza's Hamas rulers took a heavy civilian toll Monday, including three young brothers reported killed by a crashing shell and wounded who filled hospital corridors.
Death certificate: Travolta son killed by seizure
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AP - Jett Travolta's body shows no sign of head trauma and his death certificate says he was killed by a seizure, an undertaker said Monday, as the 16-year-old's celebrity parents prepared to return his remains to the United States.
Wanted: Border monitors to oversee Gaza truce
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AP - The contours of a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas are emerging, with diplomacy focusing on international guarantees, including foreign border monitors to oversee any agreement.
US inaugurates $700 million embassy in Iraq
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AP - The United States inaugurated its largest embassy ever on Monday, a fortress-like compound in the heart of the Green Zone — and the most visible sign of what U.S. officials call a new chapter in relations between America and a more sovereign Iraq.
Gaza hospital overwhelmed by dead, wounded
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AP - Wailing in grief, Salah Samouni banged his head against a wall inside the hospital morgue where the bodies of his three young nephews lay on the floor Monday.
Suicides dropped 40 percent after 2005 attacks: study
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AFP - The number of suicides in England and Wales fell by about 40 percent after the July 2005 bombings on London, scientists revealed Tuesday, echoing a trend also seen after the September 11 attacks.
UN contradicts Israel over depth of crisis in Gaza
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AP - The United Nations said Monday there is an "increasingly alarming" humanitarian crisis in Gaza, directly contradicting Israeli denials that its offensive caused the growing problem.
Hemingway's Cuba papers available electronically
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AP - Cuba on Monday began accepting requests for electronic access to more than 3,000 documents from Ernest Hemingway's home on the island, including the unpublished epilogue of "For Whom the Bell Tolls" and coded messages the author sent when using his yacht to hunt for German submarines during World War II.
Pirates attack French vessel off Nigerian coast
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AP - Pirates hijacked a French boat and took its nine crew members hostage in the latest attack in some of the world's most dangerous waters off oil-rich southern Nigeria, the boat's owner said Monday.
China vows new crackdown on Google, other websites
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AFP - China announced Monday it was cracking down on major websites, including search engine giants Google and Baidu, over the spread of pornography and other material that could corrupt young people.
Woman set fire to husband's genitals, Australian court told
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AFP - An Australian woman who allegedly set fire to her husband's genitals because she believed he was having an affair appeared in court on a murder charge Monday.