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Friday, December 9, 2011
KOLKATA, India -- Medical staff fled as flames and smoke filled an Indian hospital early Friday, abandoning their patients to a fire that killed 89 people, officials said.
 Rome: Package Bomb Explodes, Injuring One
Children Killed As Syrian Forces Open Fire
Iranian TV Airs Footage Of Downed CIA Spy Drone
Putin Gets Chinese Peace Prize
DSK Surveillance Video Made Public
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