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G8 leaders huddle on European crisis

Concerns about whether debt-laden Greece will be forced to pull out of the eurozone, and what that would mean for a weakened European economy is the first topic on Saturday's agenda at the Group of Eight summit hosted by U.S. President Barack Obama, a senior administration official said.

Blind Chinese activist on plane to U.S.

Chen Guangcheng, the Chinese human rights activist who ignited a diplomatic frenzy when he escaped house arrest last month, says he is at a Beijing airport about to board a flight for New York.

Girl killed in blast outside school

Two 16-year-old girls have died and several are injured following an explosion outside a school in the southern Italian city of Brindisi, its mayor said Saturday.

Flesh-eating bug victim loses hands

Doctors' attempts to combat rare, aggressive bacteria that have infected a University of West Georgia graduate student have suffered a further setback: 24-year-old Aimee Copeland's remaining foot and both her hands were amputated, according to a blog on the school's website.

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Possible rocket engine problem triggered SpaceX launch abort

The launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station was delayed on Saturday when a computer detected a possible problem with one of the rocket's engines, a Space Exploration Technologies official said.A potential rocket engine problem may be to blame for the unexpected abort of a private SpaceX rocket launch before dawn on Saturday, officials said.

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Blind Chinese activist Chen leaves on flight to US

Blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng and his family left Beijing Saturday on a flight to the US.

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Historic SpaceX rocket launch fizzles on pad

SpaceX aborted the historic launch of its Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station at the last second because of a rocket engine glitch.

Cops: NATO protesters held on terror charges

Three protesters at the NATO summit in Chicago have been charged with terrorism conspiracy stemming from allegations that they planned to make Molotov cocktails, police said.

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