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Judges Sentence Charles Taylor to 50 Years - Judges at an international war crimes court sentenced former Liberian President Charles Taylor to 50 years in prison Wednesday, saying he was responsible for "some of the most heinous and brutal crimes recorded in human history."(Photo: REUTERS/Evert-Jan Daniels/Pool)

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Libya Militia Takes Over Tripoli Airport - Libya’s main airport in Tripoli was taken over by armed militiamen demanding the release of a leader who went missing Sunday. The occupation caused flights to be diverted and raised tensions in the capital.(Photo: DPA/Landov)

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Japanese Diet Glasses Seek to Slim Waists - Ever wish that carrot was a cookie? Or that your small sandwich was supersized? Now, researchers from the University of Tokyo have developed devices that trick the senses into being satisfied with smaller and less appealing foods. Experiments showed that people wearing the devices consumed 10 percent less food when the device made the food appear much larger. (Photo: YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/GettyImages)

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Canadian “Psycho Killer” Arrested in Berlin - Berlin police arrested the Canadian porn actor who allegedly murdered and dismembered his lover before mailing the body parts to political parties in Canada. Luka Rocco Magnotta, 29, is suspected of killing Jun Lin, a 33-year-old Chinese student, in Montreal. He now faces charges of murder and threatening Canadian politicians. (Photo: AP Photo/Interpol)

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Indonesia's Java Island Rocked by 6.1 Magnitude Quake - A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia Monday shaking buildings but leaving no damage or casualties.Indonesia is located on the Pacific “Ring of Fire,” an arc of volcanoes and fault lines in the South Pacific.(Photo: SUPRI/Landov)

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Germany Elects Its First Black Mayor - John Ehret, 40, a former employee of Germany's national investigative police agency, has been elected the country's first Black mayor in the village of Mauer near Heidelberg in Southern Germany. Ehret is the son of an African-American father and a German mother. A local news outlet said Ehret benefitted from an “Obama effect.”

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Investigation Starts on Cargo Plane Crash in Ghana - Officials opened an investigation into the Boeing 727 cargo plane that crashed at Ghana's international airport killing at least 10 people after it slammed through a fence and onto a nearby street, the country's transit company said Sunday.(Photo: AP Photo/Christian Thompson)

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Fears of On-Ground Deaths From Nigeria Plane Crash - An American-built airliner crashed in Nigeria Sunday, killing all 153 people aboard. Now, as workers begin cleaning the wreckage, rescue officials say they fear many more people may have perished on the ground.(Photo: REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye)

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Three Black Caribbeans Now Part of French Cabinet - In what has been called an unprecedented move for French politics, recently elected President Francois Hollande has appointed three Blacks of Caribbean heritage to be Cabinet ministers.French Guiana-born Christiane Taubira, left, has been named minister of justice; Victorin Lurel will be the minister charged with overseas departments; and George Pau-Langevin has been named junior minister for educational success.(Photos: REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer; REUTERS/Charles Platiau; REUTERS/Jacky Naegelen)

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Niger’s President Says “It Was Not Necessary to Kill Gadhafi” - In an interview with Al Jazeera, Niger President Mahmadou Issoufou discussed the current tide of unrest sweeping across the African continent and said Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi’s downfall contributed to the simmering tensions in neighboring Niger. (Photo: Martin H. Simon-Pool/Getty Images)

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South Sudan President Says Officials Have Stolen $4 Billion - South Sudanese President Salva Kiir condemned government officials Monday claiming they have “stolen” an estimated $4 billion of public money and should return it to salvage the nation’s reputation and help fight poverty among its people.(Photo: STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN/AFP/Getty Images)

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Mubarak Trial Grips Egypt - The trial of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has captivated Cairo for several days as many protest the trials of former top officials accused of ordering demonstrators killed during last year's revolution.Mubarak and Interior Minister Habib El Adly were sentenced to life in prison, and six top interior ministry officials were cleared of the charges.(Photo: REUTERS/Suhaib Salem)