Solzhenitsyn broke taboos, shook Soviet empire |
| | | When Alexander Solzhenitsyn's "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich" appeared in the thick monthly literary magazine Novy Mir back in November of 1962, taboos were shattered. Buried secrets were unearthed. And the Soviet Union was shaken to its foundations. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Olympics protesters clash with police in Beijing |
| | | A small group of protesters has clashed with police near Tiananmen Square in China's capital, saying they were evicted from their homes to make way for reconstruction ahead of the Olympic Games. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Kin search among dead from Indian temple stampede |
| | | Family members moved through row after row of bodies overnight in a grim search for their loved ones among the 145 people killed in a deadly stampede at a remote mountaintop Hindu temple. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Police Consider Dando Murder Case |
| | | Detectives at Scotland Yard are meeting today to discuss how to move on with the Jill Dando murder case after the man convicted of her killing her was acquitted in a new trial. | | From Sky News | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Tropical Storm Edouard moves toward Texas |
| | | Tropical Storm Edouard churned west in the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday night and was expected to strengthen to a near-hurricane before making landfall somewhere in Texas on Tuesday. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Obama urges sale of 70 mln bbls from oil stockpile |
| | | White House hopeful Barack Obama on Monday called for the sale of 70 million barrels of oil from the U.S. energy stockpile as part of a swap aimed at reining in the high cost of gasoline. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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A look at nuclear programs in Iran, NKorea, India |
| | | President Bush has pursued nuclear containment deals with Iran and North Korea and a nuclear cooperation pact with India. None of the deals will be complete when he leaves office. Here is a look at the nuclear programs in each nation: | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Report: 16 police killed in China border attack |
| | | China's official Xinhua News Agency says an attack on a border patrol station on the country's frontier with Central Asia has killed 16 police officers. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Chinese border assault kills 16 |
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Olympic torch arrives in earthquake disaster zone |
| | | The Olympic flame will be carried Monday around the track of a stadium that just weeks ago housed thousands of Chinese earthquake victims, as muted celebrations begin in one of the final stages of the global torch relay. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Reports: Senior Syrian officer slain |
| | | A sniper assassinated a senior Syrian general close to President Bashar Assad, according to reports Monday in a Saudi paper and Web sites for a Syrian opposition figure and a reform-minded member of Syria's ruling party. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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France: Freak Tornado Kills Three |
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Co-defendant in OJ Simpson case pleads guilty |
| | | A fourth co-defendant pleaded guilty Monday in the O.J. Simpson armed robbery and kidnapping case, agreeing to testify against the Hall of Fame football player and one remaining co-defendant. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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NH man pleads innocent to assault charge |
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Kerry, others come up big in cancer fundraiser |
| | | John Kerry has raised more than $120,000 so far and could gather additional funds for cancer research after biking 100 miles in honor of fellow Massachusetts Sen. Edward Kennedy, who was diagnosed with a brain tumor in May. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Protesters Gather At Power Plant |
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Prayers Said For Tragic Newlyweds |
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1st CD: NH candidates tackle questions on Mideast |
| | | Candidates for New Hampshire's 1st Congressional District agree that U.S. troops have made progress in Iraq, yet they have different ideas on what realistic goals can be accomplished there in the short-term. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Arraignment scheduled Monday for Boston father |
| | | A father accused of abducting his 7-year-old daughter in Boston is to be arraigned in Baltimore, two days after he was arrested and the child was found safe. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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5 dead in plane crash on Vancouver Island |
| | | A small plane crashed Sunday on northern Vancouver Island, killing five people, but two survivors were rescued after one of them sent a friend text messages giving their location. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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