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at 23:08 on June 18, 2013, EDT.

Mystery behind disappearance, death of Teamsters' Jimmy Hoffa still fascinates after 40 years

OAKLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. - The latest possible resting place of Teamsters labour union boss Jimmy Hoffa is an overgrown farm field where the normal calm of chirping crickets is being drowned out by a beeping backhoe, the chop of an overhead news helicopter and the bustle of reporters and onlookers.

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at 23:04 on June 18, 2013, EDT.

4-year-old girl mauled by dog in Bolivia to fly to Boston for reconstructive surgery

LA PAZ, Bolivia - A 4-year-old Bolivian girl who was unconscious for nearly three weeks after being mauled in the face and body by a Rottweiler is awake and ready to fly to Boston for reconstructive surgery, a doctor said Tuesday.

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at 22:58 on June 18, 2013, EDT.

Brazil protesters angry over poor services and high taxes keep up pressure at Sao Paulo march

SAO PAULO - About 50,000 protesters energetically returned to the streets of Brazil's biggest city Tuesday night, a demonstration of anger toward what they call a corrupt and inefficient government that has long ignored the demands of a growing middle class.

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at 21:41 on June 18, 2013, EDT.

Cluster bomb victims call on Canada to ratify convention to ban 'dirty' weapon

GENEVA - The last day of Ahmad Mokaled's short life dawned on a sunny spring February morning in the southern Lebanon town of Nabatieh.

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at 18:20 on June 18, 2013, EDT.

Hungary accuses ex-Canadian citizen, 98, of Nazi-era war crimes against Jews

BUDAPEST, Hungary - Hungarian prosecutors on Tuesday charged a 98-year-old former police officer, who was stripped of his Canadian citizenship, with torturing Jews and assisting in their deportation to Nazi death camps.

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at 20:58 on June 18, 2013, EDT.

Airborne laser spots ancient city complex of roads, canals hidden under dense Cambodian forest

SYDNEY - Airborne laser technology has uncovered a network of roadways and canals, illustrating a bustling ancient city linking Cambodia's famed Angkor Wat temple complex.

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