Nepalese children write on temple wall to celebrate Shreepanchami festival

Wikipedia: Shreepanchami festival is a Hindu festival celebrating Saraswati, the goddess of knowledge, music and art. It is celebrated every year on the first day of spring.

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Poll ruling sparks street clashes in Senegal

Reuters reports from DAKAR — Protesters hurled rocks at police who retaliated with tear gas in Senegal's capital Dakar on Friday after a top legal body said President Abdoulaye Wade had the right to run for a third term in elections next month. Local television said o …

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Frozen house in the snowy landscape of Czech Republic

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Behind the Obama/Brewer picture, a very attentive photographer

Earlier today we published a photograph by photojournalist Haraz Ghanbari from the Associated Press showing Arizona Gov.

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Six new breeds to debut at Westminster Dog Show

Reuters - NEW YORK CITY: "New breed is a little bit of a misnomer because a lot of these breeds have been around for hundreds, or even thousands of years in some of the cases," said David Frei, the Westminster Kennel Club's director of communications told Reuters. Before b …

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Australian prime minister 'trapped' by Aboriginal protesters

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20-story buildings collapse in Rio, cause deaths

RIO DE JANEIRO -- Two downtown buildings collapsed Wednesday, leaving at least two dead inside the wreckage. Rescue crews pulled four people alive from the debris, officials said. One building was 20 stories tall; the other, 10, Reuters reported.

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One year on, Egypt will demonstrate and celebrate

Reuters reporting from Cairo: Egyptians head to Tahrir Square on Wednesday to mark the first anniversary of the uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak with some seeking a new revolt against army rule and others celebrating the changes already achieved. It is a year since protesters …

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Abandoned baby Borneo Pygmy elephant rescued

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Romney takes it to Gingrich at Florida debate

Michael O'Brien, msnbc.com reports: The former House speaker and the former Massachusetts governor began sniping early at Monday evening's  NBC News/National Journal/Tampa Bay Times debate; they carried on through much of the debate before finding more conciliatory turf whe …

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Man shot nail into brain and didn't know it

AP reports from Orland Park, Ill. — Gail Glaenzer still can't believe that her fiance unknowingly shot a nail into his skull, let alone that he posted a picture of the X-ray on Facebook during his ambulance ride between hospitals for surgery.

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Concrete balls deter train surfers in Indonesia

AP reports from Jakarta, Indonesia:  Indonesia has gone to imaginative extremes to try to stop commuters from illegally riding the roofs of trains — hosing down the scofflaws with red paint, threatening them with dogs and appealing for help from religious leaders. …

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Homes burn as high winds fuel blaze near Reno

NBC News, msnbc.com staff and news services reports: More than 10,000 people have been evacuated as a wind-driven wildfire burns out of control near Reno, The Associated Press reports.

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Lantern festival celebrates the year of the dragon

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Salvage experts weigh the options for Concordia

  AP reports from The Hague, Netherlands: The ship's owner and insurer have yet to decide which salvage company will be awarded the multimillion-dollar contract to remove the massive cruise ship, but experts are already speculating how the daunting task will be tackled.

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US Navy rescues Iranian fishermen, again

  Courtney Kube, NBC News reports: The guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey came to the rescue of a sinking Iranian fishing dhow in the Arabian Sea early Wednesday morning. An MH-60R Seahawk helicopter spotted the sinking dhow at 7:53 a.m.

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Watch the snow fall in time-lapse video from Seattle

  Msnbc.com's Jim Seida and John Brecher placed time-lapse cameras on an apartment building rooftop, inside a retirement community, near a potted plant and in one of their own living rooms to capture a rare lowland Pacific Northwest snowfall.

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Nadal advances to 3rd round at Australian Open

AP reports: Second-seeded Rafael Nadal maintained his perfect record against Tommy Haas, beating the veteran German 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 Wednesday in a second-round match at the Australian Open. With the knee heavily taped Wednesday, he showed no obvious signs of discomfort to advance  …

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Blazing saddles in Spanish festival for patron saint of animals

On the eve of Saint Anthony's Day, hundreds ride their horses trough the narrow cobblestone streets of the small village of San Bartolome during the "Luminarias," a tradition that dates back 500 years and is meant to purify the animals with the smoke of the bonfires and protect  …

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Cruise ship runs aground off Italy; deaths reported

msnbc.com staff reports: A cruise ship with up to 4,000 people on board ran aground on the island of Giglio, off the Tuscan coast, on Friday night, and UK media reported that at least two people died. The Telegraph said some passengers jumped from the steeply listing Cost …

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Complete Civil War submarine unveiled for first time

Reuters reports: NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — Confederate Civil War vessel H.L.

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Meet poodles Karin and Fuga, the newest recruits to Japanese police force

Asahi Shimbun reports: In an effort to strengthen public relations, the Tottori prefectural police appointed two female toy poodles as honorary dispatch section chiefs on Jan. 10, Dial 110 Day.

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"Harry Potter," Katy Perry and Robert Pattinson big People's Choice winners

  Perry won five trophies, including best female music artist and favorite song for "E.T." But the perky pop star pulled out of Wednesday's live TV ceremony following her split with British comedian Russell Brand two weeks ago. "Bridesmaids" won best comedy movie, while  …

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First vote cast in New Hampshire primary, at the stroke of midnight

Msnbc.com's Tom Curry reports:

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Alabama blanks LSU 21-0 for BCS title

AP reports: NEW ORLEANS - Jeremy Shelley kicked five field goals and Trent Richardson broke a 34-yard touchdown run late in the fourth quarter as No. 2 Alabama beat No.

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