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HIV Infections on the Rise in High-Risk Groups, UN Says

37 minutes ago |AOL News

(March 16) -- HIV infection rates among high-risk groups like gays, drug users and sex workers are on the rise around the world, The Associated Press reports, with U.N. AIDS agency chief Michel Sidib ...

The Filter: Small Quake Rattles The Daily Beast

43 minutes ago |AOL News

(March 16) -- With so many news aggregators out there, who can keep up? AOL News filters the filters to steer you to the headlines that really matter. Skip Those, Read This: The Daily Beast leads wit ...

Thai Protesters to Splash Blood on Leaders' Offices

4 hours 1 minute ago |AOL News

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(March 16) -- Opposition protesters in Thailand are holding a blood drive today aimed at collecting enough blood to splash on the offices of government ministers who took power by military coup more ...

Panda Is Emblem of This Year's Earth Hour

2 hours 4 minutes ago |AOL News

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(March 16) -- Talk about pand-ering for attention. Mei Lan, a U.S.-born giant panda, is the new global ambassador of Earth Hour, a movement that aims to get people around the world to turn off nones ...

Pakistan Returns Free Helicopters to US

15 hours 6 minutes ago |AOL News

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WASHINGTON (March 15) -- Less than a year ago, the United States rushed four Russian-built Mi-17 helicopters to Pakistan after an urgent request from the country's senior leadership. Now those helico ...

Fiji Declares Emergency as Cyclone Tomas Hits

4 hours 16 minutes ago |AOL News

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(March 16) -- Fiji has declared a state of emergency and evacuated up to 20,000 residents as Cyclone Tomas rips through the Pacific island nation, flattening homes and generating up to 25-foot waves. ...

Irish Catholic Leader Won't Quit Over Priest 'Crimes'

3 hours 15 minutes ago |AP

DUBLIN (March 16) -- Ireland's senior Roman Catholic, Cardinal Sean Brady, says he will not resign despite admitting he helped the church collect evidence against a child-molesting priest - and never ...

Girding for the Wall Street Vs. Main Street Fight

20 hours 26 minutes ago |AOL News

(March 15) -- Shielding Americans from shady credit card fees, protecting taxpayers from financial bailouts, saving banks from becoming "too big to fail," policing hedge funds, and safeguarding the c ...

US Consulate Victims in Mexico 'Targeted,' FBI Says

15 hours 44 minutes ago |AOL News

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WASHINGTON (March 15) -- Three people with ties to the U.S. Consulate slain in the violent Mexican town of Ciudad Juarez on Saturday were not victims of a drive-by shooting as first reported, the FBI ...