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August 17, 2012
Britain Vows to Deny Assange Safe Passage
At Least 70 Killed in Wave of Iraq Violence
Afghanistan Helicopter Crash Killed 11, Including 7 U.S. Soldiers
U.N. to End Monitoring in Syria, Saying Both Sides Have “Chosen the Path of War”
Report: Assad’s Brother Maimed in Damascus Attack
South African Police Open Fire on Striking Miners, Killing At Least 30
Shell Blamed for New Oil Spill in Southern Nigeria
U.S. Calls on Bahrain to Vacate Charges Against Human Rights Activist Nabeel Rajab
Romney Says His Tax Rate Was At Least 13 Percent over the Past Decade
Study: 26 Companies Gave More Money to Execs Than They Paid in Federal Taxes
Report: July Marked 329th Consecutive Month with Above-Average Global Temperature
Dallas OKs Pesticide Spraying to Curb West Nile Outbreak
Chevron Sued over Massive Fire at California Refinery