Somali pirates seize tanker, cargo ship (AP)

AP - Somali pirates seized a ship carrying fertilizer from the U.S. in the Indian Ocean and a British-flagged chemical tanker in the heavily patrolled Gulf of Aden — the first merchant vessel to be hijacked in the gulf in nearly six months, officials said Tuesday

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Powerful earthquake rocks western Indonesia (AP)

AP - A powerful underwater earthquake rocked western Indonesia Wednesday, triggering a tsunami alert for countries along the Indian Ocean and sending panicked residents out of their houses.

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Plane with Comoros crash survivor arrives in Paris (AP)

AP - A young girl believed to be the only survivor of an Indian Ocean plane crash flew back to Paris from the Comoros Islands on Thursday to the waiting arms of her father and siblings.

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French: 1 black box found from Yemeni plane crash (AP)

AP - France’s transport minister says one of the black boxes of the Yemeni jetliner that crashed in the Indian Ocean has been found.

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California, other states face tough budget choices (AP)

AP - The California Senate has shut down for the night after failing to approve a stopgap plan to stave off the need for IOUs and ease the state’s $24.3 billion budget deficit.

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Court rulings loom on campaign funds, civil rights (AP)

AP - The Supreme Court will have a new look — and perhaps a new member — but the same right-of-center tilt when the justices return in late summer to deal with unfinished business about money in campaigns.

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Sri Lanka says all civilians out of war zone (AP)

AP - The Sri Lankan military says all the civilians who had been trapped in the northern war zone have escaped.

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