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Harper chief of staff resigns amid Senate expense scandal

Nigel Wright has resigned as Prime Minister Stephen Harper's chief of staff, following revelations he wrote a $90,000 cheque to repay living expenses claimed by Senator Mike Duffy.

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Search continues for 2 missing New Brunswick fishermen

A search effort has resumed for two missing fishermen off the coast of New Brunswick, after a distress call was issued from their boat early Saturday.

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Jeep driver apologizes after stunt kills Edmonton woman

A man claiming to be the driver of a Jeep that struck and killed a spectator at a charity event in Edmonton says he is sorry for what happened.

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Senior Pakistani politician shot dead

Gunmen in Pakistan have killed a senior member of Imran Khan's Movement for Justice (PTI) party outside her home in Karachi.

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Virginia parade crash driver likely had medical problem

Authorities believe the driver who plowed into dozens of hikers marching in a Virginia mountain town parade suffered from a medical condition and did not cause the crash intentionally, an emergency official said Sunday.

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BBC News - Home The latest stories from the Home section of the BBC News web site.
Syria army storms rebel-held town
Heavy fighting is reported in the besieged Syrian town of Qusair as state forces launch a major offensive to re-capture the rebel stronghold.

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Murdered Pakistan politician buried
The funeral of the murdered vice-president of Pakistan's PTI party, Zahra Shahid Hussain, is held at a mosque in Karachi.

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Nadal hammers Federer in Rome final
Rafael Nadal drops only four games as he beats Roger Federer to win his seventh Italian Open title.

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Tunisia police clash with Islamists
Tunisian police clash with hundreds of supporters of the radical Islamist group Ansar al-Sharia defying attempts to bar a gathering.

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N Korea urged to end missile tests
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urges Pyongyang to end its missile tests as a fourth short-range weapon is launched from North Korea's east coast.

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What Obama must say to black grads
Paul Butler says when the president delivers the commencement address at Morehouse college, he must make clear his solidarity with young black men and the challenges they face

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Brazile: Pointing a gun at democracy
Donna Brazile says we're endangering our democracy with extremism, as shown by the IRS and Justice Department witch hunts.

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'So I took her phone and tossed it'
'So I took her phone and tossed it'

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Aimee Copeland uses new bionic hands
Flesh-eating bacteria amputee Aimee Copeland now uses the latest technology in prosthetic hands to chop vegetables, pick up tiny items like Skittles, and comb and iron press her hair.

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