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| Opposition: Turkey again shells Syria | | Turkey was shelling Syrian military sites near its border early Thursday, according to the opposition, even as the Turkish parliament was to convene an emergency session to consider granting authority to preemptively strike its neighbor. |
| Landslide buries 18 students in China | | A landslide in southwestern China on Thursday buried 18 primary school pupils who were studying during a weeklong public holiday to catch up on classes disrupted last month by a series of earthquakes in the region, state media reported. |
| 5 things we learned from the debate | | By most accounts, Republican challenger Mitt Romney was the clear winner of Wednesday's first debate with President Barack Obama. Romney engaged the incumbent while Obama looked down at his lectern. The challenger was a more forceful debater while Obama appeared less than engaged. |
| Oil, gas | | The facts show, and President Barack Obama and his Republican challenger Mitt Romney agree, that U.S. production of oil and gas have increased over the past four years. |
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