TUCSON, Ariz. — Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, other survivors of the Tucson shooting rampage and numerous others will come together in the close-knit southern Arizona city on Jan. 8 to commemorate the one-year mark of that tragic day and remember those who died. A number of events are planned that Sunday, although it remained unclear Thursday which Giffords will attend or whether she will make any public statements. Read full article > >

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UTVIKA, Norway — Survivors of the massacre of 69 people at a youth camp on a Norwegian island on Saturday revisited the scene of the killings to grieve their lost friends. Up to 1,000 survivors and relatives were expected on Utoya island, accompanied by police and medical staff, to face the painful memories of the shooting spree by a right-wing extremist. Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg said he too would visit Utoya, “to take part in their mourning and be there for them (the survivors).” Read full article > >

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TOKYO – Overwhelmed by a still-growing catastrophe, Japanese authorities struggled Monday to reach buried survivors and the missing, faced roadblocks in delivering aid and raced to contain an expanding nuclear emergency.

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Japan earthquake and tsunami death toll expected to exceed 10,000; survivors worry about supplies

TOKYO – Overwhelmed by a still-growing catastrophe, Japanese authorities struggled Monday to reach buried survivors and the missing, faced roadblocks in delivering aid and raced to contain an expanding nuclear emergency.

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Japan earthquake and tsunami death toll expected to exceed 10,000; survivors worry about supplies

Two British nationals are among the survivors from the Philippines bus siege in which eight tourists died, the Foreign Office says.

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