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Irish setter Thendara Satisfaction, known as Jagger, runs in this undated image, made available from Oakdene.Be on Monday. The 3-year-old Irish setter died last Friday shortly after competing at Crufts, the U.K.'s top dog show. His owners say he was poiso

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A Dog Show Mystery: Irish Setter Dies; Owners Say He Was Poisoned

7:12pm March 09, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

Jagger's owners say there was "no doubt" the 3-year-old was "maliciously poisoned" at Crufts, Britain's top dog show, after eating cubes of beef laced with slug killer.

A handout image from Solar Impulse 2 shows the solar-powered airplane flying at the start of an attempt to make a historic round-the-world journey.

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Solar-Powered Airplane Embarks On Attempt To Fly Around The World

3:20pm March 09, 2015

by Bill Chappell

The trip began Monday morning in Abu Dhabi, with a 13-hour trip to Muscat, Oman. On Tuesday, the plane flies to India.

Vatican Says Ransom Sought For Missing Michelangelo Letters

9:31am March 09, 2015

by Sylvia Poggioli

In a development reminiscent of a Dan Brown thriller, the Vatican confirmed a report that it has received a ransom demand for the return of two stolen letters written by the renaissance master Michelangelo. It's the first time the theft has been revealed. A spokesman said the Vatican refused to pay.

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App Aims To Track Engrained Corruption In Lebanon

9:30am March 09, 2015

by Alice Fordham

A Lebanese lawyer has come up with a smartphone app that lets people anonymously report government corruption. It's helping shed light and might changes bad habits.

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A woman wears a face mask on a hazy January day in downtown Shanghai. China has ordered a popular anti-pollution film removed from major online outlets. In Xi'an, two people who had protested against smog were reportedly detained.

Anti-Smog Film Is Pulled In China; Protesters Reportedly Detained

9:22am March 09, 2015

by Bill Chappell

A human rights group says police in China detained two people for protesting the government's approach to smog. A popular film about the same topic was recently removed from major websites.

A Film From Mali: The Day Before The Music Died

8:34am March 09, 2015

by Aaron Cohen

The Last Song Before the War presents the glorious sounds of the 2011 Festival in the Desert, held shortly before Islamic extremists took over the region and banned music.

The British rock band Deep Purple, shown here in 1971, wrote the hit song

A Swiss Town, A Casino Fire And 'Smoke On The Water'

8:00pm March 08, 2015

by Peter Kenyon

This lakeside town of Montreux just hosted talks on Iran's nuclear program. But music fans know it for its rich musical heritage, including a starring role in "Smoke On The Water."

A trespasser stands and walks along the roof at House of Commons early Sunday morning in London. The unidentified man was taken into custody after spending about eight hours wandering around the roof of the Palace of Westminster.

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What Was This Man Doing On The Roof Of The British Parliament?

4:04pm March 08, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The 23-year-old trespasser, whom police have yet to identify, spent eight hours casually walking around on top of the Palace of Westminster.

A lot of the airborne particles in the Earth's atmosphere come from natural sources, such as desert dust (red-orange) and sea salt (blue). But there's also soot from fires (green and yellow) and sulfur emissions (white) from burning fossil fuel.

Why China's Pollution Could Be Behind Our Cold, Snowy Winters

2:39pm March 08, 2015

by Michaeleen Doucleff

A video from NASA shows how air pollution moves around the world. So what happens when emissions from Asia blow across the Pacific Ocean to North America?

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Boko Haram Reportedly Swears Allegiance To The Islamic State

2:14pm March 08, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The message purporting to be from the Nigerian extremist group was posted to Twitter pledging to follow the Caliph and to obey ISIS "in times of difficulty and prosperity."