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India's top court to deliver Novartis judgment

India's Supreme Court is to rule Monday on a landmark patent case involving Swiss drugmaker Novartis AG that focuses on demands by major companies that their investments be protected, against…Click to...

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South Africa: Mandela remains in hospital

Former South African President Nelson Mandela remains in a hospital Sunday while he receives treatment for a recurrence of pneumonia.Click to Continue »

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LA police ID suspect in girl's abduction case

Investigators are seeking a transient who has a long criminal record in the kidnapping of a 10-year-old who was snatched from her San Fernando Valley home before dawn last week…Click to Continue »

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Iraqi Catholics celebrate Easter

Iraqi Catholics are flocking to churches around the country to celebrate Easter amid tight security.Click to Continue »

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Sunday's crime reports

The following reports were released Saturday by the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office:Click to Continue »

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Golf course management company fined for damaging Lady's Island bird nest

A management company working to reopen the 18-hole golf course at Pleasant Point Plantation on Lady's Island has been cited by the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service for damaging a…Click to Continue »

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Serenity of Lowcountry soothes military families who made ultimate sacrifice

Hilton Head Island photographer's work now hangs in new facilities at Dover Air Force Base where thousands of family members come when the remains of their slain loved ones return…Click to Continue »

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Bostic picks up three endorsements in 1st District GOP runoff

Jim Martin, chairman and founder of the 60 Plus Association, endorsed Curtis Bostic, a former Marine and Charleston attorney who is running against Sanford in the 1st Congressional District race.Click...

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Bostic, Sanford campaign in Beaufort County at Monday events

First Congressional District candidates Curtis Bostic and Mark Sanford will campaign at the following locations Monday:Click to Continue »

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Endorsement game is on in final days of the 1st Congressional District race

In the final days before Tuesday's GOP runoff for the 1st Congressional District, both Curtis Bostic and Mark Sanford are in overdrive, gathering endorsements -- and sending a message to…Click to...

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Audit: 5 indicted former Hardeeville officials accrued thousands in leave...

As the S.C. Attorney General's Office moves forward with charges of misconduct against five former Hardeeville officials, current city officials and employees are refusing to say what led to the…Click...

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AP IMPACT: Cartels dispatch agents deep inside US

Mexican drug cartels whose operatives once rarely ventured beyond the U.S. border are dispatching some of their most trusted agents to live and work deep inside the United States -Click to Continue »

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Hearing set for man in Nev. crash that killed 5

An 18-year-old man is scheduled to make an initial court appearance Monday on suspicion of driving under the influence after authorities say he rear-ended a van in southern Nevada, causing…Click to...

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Bomb-laden truck kills 5 at Iraqi police station

Officials say a suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden truck near a police station in central Iraq, killing five policemen.Click to Continue »

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Rights group: Myanmar gov't must punish rioters

A leading human rights group has called for decisive action by Myanmar's government to end religious attacks against Muslim communities, and has released satellite photos showing the destruction of...

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NKorea's parliament meets amid nuclear tension

After weeks of warlike rhetoric, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un gathered legislators Monday for an annual spring parliamentary session that followed a ruling party declaration that nuclear bomb...

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Death toll in Tanzania building collapse at 30

The death toll from a collapsed building in Tanzania's largest city rose to 30 early Monday, according to a government statement.Click to Continue »

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AP IMPACT: Cartels dispatch agents deep inside US

Mexican drug cartels whose operatives once rarely ventured beyond the U.S. border are dispatching some of their most trusted agents to live and work deep inside the United States -Click to Continue »

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Texas DA's killing puts other prosecutors on alert

After one of his assistant prosecutors was gunned down in January, Kaufman County District Attorney Mike McLelland carried a gun everywhere, even when walking the dog.Click to Continue »

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AP PHOTOS: Gazans turn wood into charcoal

In adapting to years of border blockades and shortages, Palestinians in Gaza have become experts at recycling and making new out of old. That includes turning scrap wood into charcoal…Click to...

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