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At least 7 Filipino marines, 4 Abu Sayyaf militants killed in clash in southern Philippines
MANILA, Philippines - At least seven Filipino marines and four Abu Sayyaf militants were killed in a clash Saturday as the military launched an offensive against al-Qaida-linked gunmen who have been blamed for recent kidnappings and of trying to sabotage a road project in the southern Philippines.
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Taliban attack int'l compound in Afghan capital, killing 2 guards and wounding 4 aid workers
KABUL - In the latest militant strike on the Afghan capital, Taliban gunmen backed by a suicide car bomber attacked an international aid group's compound on Friday, killing two guards and setting off an hours-long street battle with police in the heart of Kabul . -
Chile blocks Pascua-Lama mine, fines Barrick $16M for environmental violations.
VALLENAR, Chile - Chile's environmental regulator blocked Barrick Gold Corp.'s US$8.5 billion Pascua-Lama project on Friday and imposed its maximum fine on the world's largest gold miner, citing "very serious" violations of its environmental permit as well as a failure by the company to accurately describe what it had done wrong. -
Bruce Dern a leading man again in Alexander Payne's Cannes entry 'Nebraska'
CANNES, France - For the aging, gruff patriarch of his father-son road trip "Nebraska," Alexander Payne tried to lure Gene Hackman out of retirement and considered the likes of Robert Duvall and Jack Nicholson. Bruce Dern calls them "the obvious guys." -
2 arrested on suspicion of endangering aircraft after jets intercept UK-bound Pakistan plane
LONDON - Britain scrambled fighter jets Friday to intercept a commercial airliner carrying more than 300 people from Pakistan, diverting it to an isolated runway at an airport on the outskirts of London and arresting two British passengers who allegedly threatened to destroy the plane. -
Canadian man charged with stalking Jennifer Lawrence's brother, insisting he could protect her
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A Canadian man is facing charges that he stalked the brother of Jennifer Lawrence after authorities say he repeatedly insisted that the man put him in touch with the Oscar-winning actress so he could protect her, according to court documents. -
New Jersey shore hopes for a record-setting summer after the devastation of Superstorm Sandy
SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. - New Jersey used a record-breaking gesture Friday to celebrate its recovery from a record-setting storm, proclaiming to the world that the Jersey shore is back in business following Superstorm Sandy. -
Trooper says truck that caused I-5 bridge collapse in Wash. was hauling drilling equipment
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. - A truck hauling a too-tall load of drilling equipment hit an overhead bridge girder on the major interstate between Seattle and Canada, sending a section of the span and two vehicles into the Skagit River. All three occupants suffered only minor injuries.
