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Five years comatose, Israel’s Sharon taken home (Reuters)

November 12th, 2010

Reuters - Israel’s comatose former prime minister, Ariel Sharon, was moved back to his desert ranch on Friday, leaving the secure hospital ward that has been his home for almost…

Facebook page that praised UK killer taken down (AP)

July 15th, 2010

Flowers are seen at the home of Raoul Thomas Moat, a fugitive wanted for murder, after Moat killed himself Saturday, ending a weeklong manhunt, in Newcastle, England, Sunday, July 10, 2010. Moat turned a shotgun on himself when police moved in during a six-hour standoff in Rothbury, north of the city of Newcastle. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell)AP - A Facebook fan page that glorified a dead killer was removed by its creator Thursday after it drew sharp criticism from Britain’s prime minister and put the social…

Van der Sloot taken to prison on murder charge (AP)

June 11th, 2010

Dutchman Joran van der Sloot, second left, is escorted by police officers in Lima, Friday, June 11, 2010. According to Peruvian police Van der Sloot has confessed to killing Peruvian citizen Stephany Flores in his Lima hotel room on May 30. (AP Photo)AP - Angry Peruvian onlookers shouted “Disgrace!” and “Murderer” at Joran van der Sloot on Friday after a judge ordered him jailed on first-degree murder and robbery charges in the…

2 police taken hostage by Thai protesters (AP)

April 16th, 2010

Anti-government leader Arisman Pongruanrong escapes from a downtown Bangkok, Thailand, hotel as he flees arrest Friday, April 16, 2010.  Arisman scaled down the facade of the hotel in downtown Bangkok into a waiting crowd of 'Red Shirt' supporters who then helped him into a car that drove away.(AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)AP - Thai police say two high-ranking officers have been taken hostage by Red Shirt anti-government protesters during a dramatic escape from a hotel by one of the protest leaders.


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What international events have taken place in Australia within the last two years?

April 2nd, 2010

I need to know about a special event (preferably a major one) that included other countries for my international special events class.

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UN: Kidnappers release Belgian taken in Haiti (AP)

March 27th, 2010

AP - Kidnappers have released a Belgian businessman who was grabbed as he drove through Haiti’s capital, a U.N. police official said Friday.

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