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West-Bank-Arafat-Exhumation

The Investigative Committee into Yasser Arafat's death will hold a news conference Saturday at the PLO offices in Ramallah ahead of Monday's planned exhumation of the former PLO leader's body.

Movember first person

I feel an obligation to stand with my father-in-law, to support and honor him in the best and only way I know how following his prostate cancer diagnosis. When people stop me at work and ask me why I shaved my beard off, I have a great excuse to talk about him and the type of man he is. Ultimately, I think that's what Movember is all about.

Movember preview

Seeing more mustaches this month? Many of them may be fighting cancer. On November 1, global health charity Movember kicked off its signature event, a monthlong campaign encouraging participants to grow mustaches (or "mo"s) to raise cancer-fighting awareness and funds.

Opinion-Johnson-Progress-Neglected

We've finally emerged from the season in which Americans were asked by the pollsters and politicians: "Are you better off today than you were four years ago." But sometimes, author Steven Johnson says, it's important to contemplate the question of progress from a longer view: How are we doing on the scale of a

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INTERNATIONAL

Congo-Unrest

As rebels fight their way through the vast Democratic Republic of Congo, aid groups are warning of escalating risks of diseases and abductions facing victims fleeing the violence and uncertainty. International organizations, including Oxfam, World Vision and the United Nations, have been forced to abandon operations in eastern Congo.

Pakistan-Violence

Seven people died, including three children, in a blast targeting a Shiite religious procession in Pakistan Saturday, police spokesman Khalid Sohail said.

Sierra-Leone-President-Wins

Sierra Leone's incumbent president won re-election and was sworn in for a second term, pledging to boost the economy of the nation scarred by years of civil war.

Floating-cemetery

Yet another passenger ship could be about to anchor in Hong Kong's popular waters, but berths aboard this particular vessel will be more permanent.