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Now That's a Diamond - A white diamond the size of a small egg sold for $30.6 million at a Sotheby's auction in Hong Kong. Two bidders competed for the 118-carat diamond from Africa. (Photo: AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File)

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Migrant Death Toll at 250 - The Italian coast guard recovered 18 more bodies of immigrants from the wreck of a smugglers' ship that sank last week off the island of Lampedusa, raising the death toll to 250. (Photo: AP Photo/Nino Randazzo, Health Care Service, HO)

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Capturing Terrorists - Libya said Nazih Abdul-Hamed al-Ruqai, the alleged al Qaeda terrorist captured by the U.S. in a weekend raid, should be tried in Libya, not the United States. The U.S. staged two daring raids over the weekend, nabbing the mastermind of the 1998 embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania, but failed to capture a suspected terrorist in Somalia. (Photo: AP Photo/FBI)

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New Venue Sought - In light of the recent violence in Egypt, Ghana is seeking a neutral venue for next month's crucial World Cup playoff against the nation. The Ghana Football Federation says in a letter to FIFA that the venue should be changed because of the "alarming and fast deteriorating security situation in Egypt," writes the Associated Press. (Photo: REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko)

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Nobel Prize Winners - Francois Englert of Belgium and Peter Higgs of Britain won the 2013 Nobel Prize in physics for their work on how the world is formed. The two are behind the discovery of the Higgs boson particle — which has also been called the "God particle" because it is seen as fundamental to the creation of the universe. (Photo: Courtesy CERN)

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Retaliations in Egypt - Days after more than 50 supporters of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi died in clashes with the government, nine members of Egypt's security and military forces were killed in what could be retaliation by Islamic militants. (Photo: REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh)

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Blogger Sentenced - Iran sentenced blogger Mahdi Khazali to six years in prison over security charges. Khazali told the Associated Press the sentence was for spreading "propaganda" against the ruling establishment. He plans to appeal to the verdict. (Photo: TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)

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Monster Truck Mayhem - The driver of a monster truck that crashed into spectators at a show in Mexico on Saturday will be charged with negligent homicide. The driver killed eight people and injured 86 after he said he lost control of the truck after he hit his head on the roof of the vehicle. (Photo: REUTERS/Stringer)

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President on the Mend - Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez underwent surgery on Tuesday to relieve pressure on her brain two months after she suffered a head injury. Doctors say the surgery went well and she is expected to make a full recovery. (Photo: Justin Lane-Pool/Getty Images)

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No Extra Rights for Immigrants - California Gov. Jerry Brown rejected a bill that would have allowed undocumented immigrants to serve on juries. (Photo: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)