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Deadly Washington state avalanche

An avalanche near a popular ski resort in Washington state killed three people Sunday, and all those initially reported as missing have been accounted for, a resort official said.
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Yemen's ancient architecture

Despite modern political turmoil, Yemen's ancient buildings stand as a testament to its long past....
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St. Anthony's day blessing of animals

Dogs, cats, rabbits and even turtles, many dressed in their finest, trooped into churches across Spain in search of a blessing of San Anton, the patron saint of domestic animals....
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Ethiopian Jews at odds with Israel

Nearly three decades after Israel began airlifting Ethiopia's ancient Jewish community out of the Horn of Africa, Israel's rabbis are now working to phase out the community's white-turbaned clergy, the kessoch, whose unusual religious practices are at odds with the rabbinate's Orthodox Judaism....
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Rare lunar eclipse

A rare total lunar eclipse took place on Dec. 10, the first visible in the United States in 2011. The eclipse, visible along most of the West Coast as well as many spots around the world, is the last one expected to be seen on Earth until 2014.
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Israeli air strikes target Palestinian militants

Violence has flared up between Israel and Gaza, with the Israeli air force killing three Palestinians and militants firing rockets deep across the border....
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70th anniversary of Pearl Harbor

December 7, 2011 marks the 70th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor by Japan. The assault killed 2,390 Americans and drew the U.S. into World War II....
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Sport cars mass accident in Japan

Police officers investigate damaged Ferrari cars at the site of a traffic accident on the Chugoku Expressway in Shimonoseki, southwestern Japan. ...
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Devils parade in St. Nicholas procession

Revelers costumed as demonic creatures take part in a Krampus procession on Dec. 4 in Prad near Merano, Italy....
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Muslims commemorate martyr's death

Shi'ite Muslims mark the death anniversary of Imam Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Mohammad, who was killed in the 7th century battle of Kerbala....
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