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Russian man dies in searing heat at sauna contest (AP)

August 8th, 2010

Spectators react at the final at the World Sauna Championships in Heinola, Finland, on Saturday, Aug. 7, 2010. The championships begin with preliminary rounds and end in the finals, where the best six men and women see who can sit in the sauna the longest. (AP Photo / LEHTIKUVA / Sari Gustafsson) ** FINLAND OUT NO SALES **AP - A Russian man trying to win the Sauna World Championships died after collapsing with severe burns in the final stage of an event that required contestants to sit…

Germany wins 2010 Eurovision Song Contest (AP)

May 29th, 2010

InCulto from Lithuania perform the song 'Eastern European Funk' during the second semi-final at the Eurovision Song Contest at the Telenor Arena in Fornebu, Norway, Thursday May 27, 2010. (AP Photo/ Cornelius Poppe/Scanpix) NORWAY OUTAP - Germany’s Lena Meyer-Landrut has won the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest, edging out Turkey and Romania.


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Myanmar opposition party won’t contest election (AP)

March 29th, 2010

A pro-democracy activist for Myanmar holds a portrait of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi in New Delhi March 17, 2010. Myanmar's biggest opposition party said on Monday it would not register for this year's election, meaning the party of Suu Kyi will not be allowed any role in the military-led political process. REUTERS/Danish Ismail/FilesAP - The party of detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi decided Monday not to contest the first election in military-ruled Myanmar in two decades, after the Nobel laureate…

Saudi woman blasts clerics in TV contest poem (AP)

March 22nd, 2010

AP - It was a startling voice of protest at a startling venue. Covered head-to-toe in black, a Saudi woman lashed out at hard-line Muslim clerics’ harsh religious edicts in…

Partial results from Iraqi vote show tight contest (AP)

March 11th, 2010

An electoral worker sorts through ballots cast in the national election in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, March 10, 2010. Iraqi and UN officials say the first results from this week's parliamentary elections are likely to be released on Thursday. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)AP - Partial preliminary results from four of 18 provinces in Iraq show the prime minister’s bloc and a secular challenger winning two provinces each.


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