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January 29, 2013

Russia prepares to put dead lawyer on trial

MOSCOW – Russia is preparing to put lawyer Sergei Magnitsky on trial, even though he died in 2009, an unusual twist in a case that has become a byword for Russian corruption and severely strained U.S. relations with Moscow. Russia’s top court ruled in 2011 that posthumous trials are allowed, with the intention of letting […]
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January 29, 2013

Mali military enters city of Timbuktu

Islamist militants flee the city after setting fire to a library holding 20,000 irreplaceable manuscripts.
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January 29, 2013

R.G. Stern, University of Chicago teacher and writer, dies at 84

CHICAGO – Richard G. Stern taught literature and creative writing at the University of Chicago for 46 years while establishing himself as a writer of novels and essays that won a devoted, if never especially wide, following. Stern, 84, died of cancer Thursday at his home in Tybee Island, Ga., said his son Andrew. Stern, […]
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January 29, 2013

Black Bloc: Masked men defend Egypt protesters

Their emergence raises concerns that the group could spark retaliation by Islamist vigilante militias.
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January 29, 2013

Iran rockets monkey on suborbital space flight

The mission touches on concerns that Iran's rocket expertise could be used for long-range missiles.

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January 29, 2013

Immigration reform jointly backed

Senators from both parties propose an overhaul that could lead to citizenship for millions here illegally.
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January 29, 2013

Cleanup crews on Mississippi skim oil after barge accident

Boat traffic is backed up on the busy waterway, but an environmental disaster appears unlikely.
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January 29, 2013

Searchers look for U.S. fighter jet

The aircraft is believed to have crashed Monday during a training mission off the coast of Italy.
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January 29, 2013

Survivor: Mexican band abducted, killed, tossed in well

MONTERREY, Mexico – The Colombian-style music group was playing at a ranch in northern Mexico when at least 10 gunmen entered the warehouse where the private party was being held and forced the musicians and several of their crew members into waiting vehicles, a survivor of the attack told authorities. Nuevo Leon state security spokesman […]
Published
January 28, 2013

Senate OKs $50 billion to rebuild from Sandy

The relief bill passes three months after the storm, and after Republicans cut non-disaster funds from it.