MORONI (Reuters) - An Airbus A310-300 from Yemen with 153 people on board, including 66 French nationals, crashed into the sea off the Indian Ocean archipelago of Comoros as it approached in bad weather early on Tuesday, officials said. A 14-year-old girl was found alive in the sea, Comoros …

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LOS ANGELES — The life of “Charlie’s Angels” star Farrah Fawcett was celebrated Tuesday at a private funeral in the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. Her longtime companion, Ryan O’Neal, was among pallbearers who accompanied the casket, covered in yellow and orange flowers, into the Roman …

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TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Honduras’ ousted president won overwhelming international support Tuesday as he planned a high-profile return to his chaotic country. The politicians who sent soldiers to fly him into exile in his pajamas said he will be arrested for treason if he tries. The showdown …

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MANAGUA, June 29 (Xinhua) — The presidents of the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA) nations on Monday withdrew the ambassadors from Honduras and called on the nations of the continent to act against coup plotters in that nation, after an emergency meeting in Managua. (L-R) Bolivian …

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MORONI, Comoros — A Yemeni jetliner carrying 153 people crashed in the Indian Ocean on Tuesday as it came in for a landing on the island nation of Comoros. Yemeni officials said a teenage girl survived. The crash came two years after aviation officials reported faults with the plane, an Airbus 310 …

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ST. PAUL, Minn. - Republican Norm Coleman conceded to Democrat Al Franken in Minnesota’s contested Senate race Tuesday, hours after a unanimous state Supreme Court ruled the former “Saturday Night Live” comedian should be certified the winner. Coleman announced his decision at a news conference in …

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Stocks tumbled Tuesday after a private research group said consumer confidence unexpectedly fell in June. Investors had been expecting the Conference Board’s measure of consumer sentiment to hold steady following big jumps in April and May. Even with the slide, stocks ended the second quarter with …

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WASHINGTON - Foes of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor celebrated the high court’s reversal of her decision in a reverse discrimination case. The 5-4 ruling Monday, backing of reverse discrimination claims by white firefighters, is unlikely to derail Sotomayor’s nomination , and it may not even …

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WASHINGTON - Foes of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor celebrated the high court’s reversal of her decision in a reverse discrimination case. The 5-4 ruling Monday, backing of reverse discrimination claims by white firefighters, is unlikely to derail Sotomayor’s nomination — and it may not …

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LOS ANGELES - The Jackson family is determined to move on in order to protect Michael Jackson’s legacy and make sure his three children are well, family friend Al Sharpton said Tuesday. “They’ve had challenges before,” Sharpton said on ABC’s “Good Morning America.” They always rallied.”" Jackson’s …

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