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Hurricane Paloma strengthens to Category 2 strength as it lashes the Cayman Islands. (AFP via Google News)
A doctored photo of North Korean Kim Jong-il, released Wednesday, renews speculation about the leader's health. (BBC News)
A two-story school in Pétionville, Haiti, collapses with 500 students inside, killing at least 75 people. (Reuters)
Malaysian blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin is released from detention under the Internal Security Act after a court ruled that his detention was illegal. (BBC News)
President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai opens a new terminal at Kabul International Airport. (BBC News)
Unemployment in the United States reaches its highest rate in 14 years. (BBC News)
The Kivu conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo continues while the United Nations meets to discuss peace talks. (VOA)

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(VOA) - UN Chief Says DRC Fighting is Spreading

(BBC News) - BBC NEWS | Business | US jobless rate at 14-year high

(BBC News) - BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | 'Fake photo' revives Kim rumours

(BBC News) - BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Malaysia blogger's joy at release

(Reuters) - Death toll climbs to 75 in Haitian school collapse | World | Reuters

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