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Hundreds of Egyptians missing
One report found that 1,200 people were missing in the months after Egypt’s revolution and many families are still searching prisons and morgues for news of their loved ones.
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Hundreds feared dead in Syria attack
Dual car bombs exploded near an air force intelligence compound outside Damascus overnight, an opposition group said Tuesday, though it’s unclear how many people may have been killed.
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Hundreds of Libyans handover their weapons
BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) — Hundreds of Libyans converged Saturday on a main square in Benghazi and another in Tripoli in response to a call from the military to hand over their weapons, some driving in with armored personnel carriers, tanks,…
Hundreds killed in Pakistan flooding
Floods resulting from monsoon rains have killed 422 people and left nearly 3,000 injured across Pakistan, a disaster agency spokesman said Saturday.
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Ford to axe ‘hundreds’ of jobs
US car giant Ford says it will cut several hundred jobs in Europe because of declining demand, including in the UK and Germany.
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Hundreds die in clothing factory fire
Workers say they were trapped inside the clothing factory in Pakistan. CNN’s Reza Sayah reports.
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Hundreds of Afghan soldiers detained, sacked for insurgent links
KABUL (Reuters) – The Afghan army has detained or sacked hundreds of soldiers for having links to insurgents, the Defense Ministry said on Wednesday, as it tries to stem the rising number of so-called insider attacks.
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Iran earthquakes kill hundreds
At least 250 killed and casualties expected to rise in the wake of two earthquakes exceeding 6.0 magnitude that struck Saturday
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Hundreds killed in Iran earthquakes
The death toll from two strong earthquakes that struck northwest Iran was likely to climb Sunday as crews scoured communities reduced to rubble by temblors and aftershocks.
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Hundreds of penguins dead in Brazil
Marine biologists in Brazil have launched an investigation after hundreds of dead penguins washed ashore in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul, they said Monday.
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Hundreds evacuated as Colo., NM fires spread
LAPORTE, Colo. (AP) — Firefighters on Sunday were fighting wildfires that have spread quickly in parched forests in Colorado and New Mexico, forcing hundreds of people from their homes and the evacuation of wolves from a sanctuary.
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Hundreds arrested in Canada student protests
Protests have raged in Quebec since mid-February over a provincial plan to raise tuition fees at universities.
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1 dead, hundreds hurt in Egypt clashes
One person died and more than 300 were injured Friday when clashes broke out in Cairo as protests against the country's military government turned violent, state media reported.
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Hundreds march as Japan goes without nuclear power
TOKYO (AP) — Hundreds of Japanese are marching and waving “No nukes” banners to celebrate the last of this nation’s 50 nuclear reactors switching off.
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Hundreds attend ‘pasty tax’ march
Campaigners against the so-called “pasty tax” take part in a protest in Cornwall.
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Clark fortune estimated in ‘hundreds of millions’
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dick Clark married music and television long before “American Idol.” But his legacy extends well beyond the persona of the laid-back host of “American Bandstand” whose influence can still be seen on TV today.
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Hundreds honor student killed in Ohio shooting
CHARDON, Ohio (AP) — Hundreds of people stood shoulder to shoulder along the street on a cold, windy Saturday morning to honor one of three teenagers killed in a high school shooting.
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Hundreds mourn slain Ohio student
A funeral service took place Saturday for 16-year-old Daniel Parmertor, one of three students killed in an Ohio high school shooting.
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Hundreds of murder cases reviewed
Scotland Yard launches a review of hundreds of unsolved murders, amid hopes forensic science will provide breakthroughs.
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Hundreds held in licensing probe
About 250 people are arrested and 12 pubs and clubs closed as police carry out a London-wide crackdown on people flouting licensing laws.
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