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Video: Tons of marijuana found floating in ocean waters off Mexico

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Mexican authorities conducted a massive, multi-day search of beaches and open water near Los Cabos after boaters reported pulling packages of marijuana out of the water.
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VIDEO: Train collides with bus in Argentina, killing at least eight, most children

At least 7 children and 1 adult were killed Thursday when a freight train crashed into their school bus. About 45 people were reported to be injured....
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VIDEO: Airplane from U.S. makes belly landing in Poland after landing gear fails

A Boeing 767 from Newark, N.J., to Warsaw, Poland, had to make a crash landing Tuesday when its landing gear would not deploy. No one was injured....
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Spanish facing major changes as elections loom and Basque terror ends

In Spain, the possibility that nearly 50 years of terrorism may be over is causing shockwaves. Politicians of all stripes are claiming credit for the apparent demise of the Basque terrorist group known as ETA....
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Grandson of North Korean leader makes waves by attending Bosnian high school

Kim Han Sol, grandson of Kim Jong Il, just started his last two years of high school and he's not doing it in North Korea. He's in Mostar, in Bosnia....
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In Bulgaria, a culture that still embraces buying and selling of brides

For the Trakiiski Kalaidzhii, there are many important rules that factor in dating. Most are merely "traditional," but one that has invited much criticism is the practice of paying a bride's family for "her honor," or guarantee she is a virgin....
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Basque separatist group ETA announces it will lay down arms

After years of armed struggle, leaders of the Basque separatist movement ETA have announced they will no longer use violence in their effort to create a separate Basque state....
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VIDEO: New K9 puppies join Winnipeg Police Department

The Winnipeg Police Department has eight new police puppies ready to join the force. All is not well, though, as concerns have been raised about how the animals are cared for....
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Greek debt crisis leaves heavy burden on family bonds

As Greeks deal with the persistent national crisis, the bonds of family are being tested as every struggles to even get by. Generations living under one roof, trying to get by on less and less money....
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Transit strike sidelines Greeks on Monday

As the Greek government tries to get its budget deficits under control, another public sector strike rippled through the country on Monday....
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