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10 Killed in Rebel Attack in Northeast India

Separatist militants opened fire with automatic weapons on Muslim villagers in remote northeastern India, killing at least 10 people in two attacks, police said Friday. Four people were wounded.

Rebels from one faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland were behind the attacks late Thursday, said L.R. Bishnoi, the inspector general of police in the Kokrajhar district of Assam state.

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Bombs Kill Soldier, Policeman ahead of Egypt Campaign

Bombers killed a policeman and a soldier in Egypt Friday, hours before campaigning starts for presidential polls which the former army chief who deposed an elected Islamist leader is expected to win.

Militants have unleashed a wave of attacks targeting security forces since the military ousted president Mohammed Morsi last July, while security forces have waged a deadly crackdown on Morsi's supporters and his Muslim Brotherhood movement.

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U.S. Jail Explosion Kills 2 Inmates, Injures Dozens

At least two inmates were killed and more than 100 people injured when an apparent explosion destroyed part of a jail in the southern U.S. state of Florida, officials said Thursday.

The blast "resulted in a partial building collapse" at Escambia County Central Booking Facility in Pensacola, Florida, officials said on the county website.

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Isle Royale Wolf Decline Boosts Moose

Isle Royale National Park's inbred gray wolf population remains dangerously low for a third consecutive year, while the moose on which they feed have doubled during the same period — trends that could lead to long-term problems for the Lake Superior archipelago's ecosystems, scientists said Wednesday.

Only nine wolves roamed the park this winter — one more than the eight recorded last year, which was the lowest total since wildlife biologists began observing the relationship between Isle Royale wolves and moose in the late 1950s. The study is the world's longest of a predator-prey relationship in a closed ecosystem.

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Colorado Symphony Links up with Pot Industry

The Colorado Symphony Orchestra said Tuesday it will play a series of "cannabis-friendly" fundraising concerts sponsored by the state's burgeoning pot industry.

The state's only full-time professional orchestra hopes the unusual shows dubbed "Classically Cannabis: The High Note Series" will boost its audience as it struggles with dwindling attendance and shrinking budgets.

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Death Toll in Philippine Clashes Rises to 26

The death toll from clashes between Philippine troops and Muslim militants who launched a surprise attack to regain control of a jungle training camp in a southern province has risen to 26, officials said Thursday.

Capt. Maria Rowena Muyuela, the regional military spokeswoman, said the latest field reports showed 25 Abu Sayyaf militants have been killed and 24 wounded. One Philippine marine had died and 19 were wounded.

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Tunisia Turns to Star Wars to Boost Tourism

Two dozen white-clad Imperial Troopers and other Star Wars characters marched Wednesday down a stately, tree-lined avenue in Tunis — a site where activists once fought riot police during the 2011 Arab Spring revolutions.

The empire was not striking back against the poster child for Arab democracy — just an innovative campaign to encourage tourists to return to this sunny desert-and-beach nation in North Africa.

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Spain Economic Recovery 'Gathering Pace'

Spain's economic recovery will gather pace this year but unemployment is set to remain above 20 percent until 2017, according to government predictions Wednesday.

Economy Minister Luis de Guindos said Spain's economy should grow by 1.2 percent in 2014 and 1.8 percent in 2015 as the country recovers from a double-dip recession that ended late last year and destroyed millions of jobs. The growth figures were upwardly revised from the previous predictions of 0.7 percent and 1.5 percent.

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Ancelotti Quenches Madrid Thirst for Decima Chance

A jubilant Real Madrid celebrated the opportunity to play for "La Decima" on Wednesday after coach Carlo Ancelotti quenched an obsessive 12-year wait to reach the Champions League final.

Madrid sailed there for the first time since 2002 thanks to Tuesday's 4-0 win at titleholder Bayern Munich for a 5-0 aggregate semifinal victory.

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Banana-Thrower Seized for Racial Insult on Alves

Spanish police arrested the man who racially insulted Barcelona defender Dani Alves by throwing a banana at him, with reports on Wednesday claiming the perpetrator worked for Villarreal.

Police confirmed 26-year-old David Campayo Lleo was arrested, with Spanish media reporting he was fired from his role on the coaching staff of one of the club's youth teams.

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