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Lillian Rizzo

Samoa says goodbye to Friday

Lifestyle

Traveling through space and time this week, Samoans will skip Friday, pushing the international dateline east, and joining Australia and New Zealand’s time zones.

US sells F-15s to Saudi Arabia, worth $30 billion

Politics

Two French NATO soldiers gunned down in Afghanistan

Conflict

Immigration, abortion, alcohol: New laws in 2012

Lifestyle

New York City Muslims boycott breakfast with Mayor Bloomberg

Lifestyle

Cyclone Thane hits India’s southeast coast

Agence France-Presse

Cyclone Thane brought severe winds, uprooted trees and ripped up roads in southeast India.

China: Alleged smuggling kingpin Lai Changxing ‘confesses’

Agence France-Presse

Lai Changxing, leader of one of China’s biggest smuggling rings, ‘confessed’ on Friday.

US considers Taliban commander transfer back to Afghanistan

Conflict

US officials are contemplating the transfer of Mohammed Fazl, a senior commander of the Taliban, to Afghanistan, in hopes of paving the way to peace talks.

Syria: Protesters clash with troops during Arab League’s stay

Conflict

Despite the Arab League’s presence, Syrian troops reportedly fired into crowds of thousands of protesters.

Eastern Ohio hit with 4.0-magnitude earthquake

Agence France-Presse

Eastern Ohio, outside of Youngstown, felt a 4.0-magnitude earthquake, its strong all year.

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