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Haiti riotsHungry Haitians take to the streets
At least five people have died during a week of protests against rising food costs in Haiti, which have doubled in the past year. Riots broke out across the island, including in Port-au-Prince, where thousands surrounded the presidential palace
France trails pirated yacht
The French navy is in negotiation with East African pirates who hijacked a French luxury yacht along with its 30 crew members. The boat has anchored off the coast of Somalia in an area known to be a pirate hangout

Texas authorities raid polygamists' compound
A government operation in rural Texas removed more than 400 children from a polygamist Mormon sect on Monday, after abuse allegations surfaced. The fundamentalist group has been reeling since former leader Warren Jeffs was convicted last year of arranging statutory rapes

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