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  • Military planes used in Australia floods
    Authorities were using military helicopters and a C-130 cargo plane Sunday to evacuate thousands of residents stranded by rising floodwaters in the eastern Australian province of Queensland, the government said.

  • Recovery mode in PNG ferry sinking
    Authorities in Papua New Guinea said Sunday it may be time to shift from rescue to recovery mode in their search for 98 people who remain unaccounted for in last week's ferry sinking.

  • U.S. brigadier general dies in Afghanistan
    U.S. Brig. Gen. Terence Hildner died in Kabul of apparent natural causes, officials said, making him one of the highest ranking officers to die in Afghanistan.

  • Civilian deaths rise in Afghanistan
    The rate of civilians killed in the decade-long conflict in Afghanistan rose again in 2011, according to a new United Nations report .

  • Iran could boycott Samsung products over Israeli ad
    Senior Iranian lawmakers are considering a boycott of Samsung, the South Korean electronics and appliance manufacturer, because of a controversial Israeli ad that pokes fun at the nuclear crisis, semi-official Press TV said Friday.

  • Philippine military: Airstrikes kill top terrorists
    The Philippine military said it killed a man who is on the FBI most-wanted terror list and two other senior militants Thursday in a predawn airstrike on a remote southern island.

Mitt Romney favored in Nevada caucuses: Three big reasons why (The Christian Science Monitor)

The Christian Science Monitor - Mitt Romney has three big things going for him in today’s Republican caucuses in Nevada: Momentum (and fund-raising chops) from his big win in Florida’s primary election Tuesday. A fractured and therefore ineffectual tea party movement. And a lot of Mormon coreligionists.
Stun gun used on woman who blocked NC drive-thru (AP)

AP - North Carolina deputies say they used a stun gun on a woman who blocked a McDonalds drive-thru for 20 minutes after employees refused to serve her because she broke in line.

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