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SpaceX rocket launch aborted in last half-second before liftoff because of engine problem

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - A new private supply ship for the International Space Station remained stuck on the ground Saturday after rocket engine trouble led to a last-second abort of the historic flight.

Canadian-owned I'll Have Another wins Preakness, keeps Triple Crown bid alive

BALTIMORE - Canadian-owned I'll Have Another overtook Bodemeister, blazing down the stretch to win the Preakness in the final strides Saturday and keep alive his hopes of winning the Triple Crown.

Hollywood star Will Smith slaps male television reporter who tries to kiss him in Moscow

MOSCOW - Hollywood star Will Smith slapped a male television reporter who he said tried to kiss him on the lips as he walked down the red carpet for the Moscow premiere of "Men in Black III."

It's glitter and bare skin, as Vienna's staid city hall hosts mega-party AIDS fundraiser

VIENNA - Some were hot Saturday at Vienna's Life Ball, a glitzy mega-party at Vienna's City Hall staged to raise funds for fighting AIDS. And some were not.

Blind Chinese activist who escaped house arrest arrives in US after negotiated departure

BEIJING, China - A blind Chinese legal activist who was suddenly allowed to leave the country has arrived in the United States.

At the start: Torch relay for 2012 London Olympics begins its journey

LAND'S END, England - British sailing hero Ben Ainslie kicked off the torch relay for the 2012 London Olympics on Saturday with a stroll through teary, flag-waving crowds who cheered the arrival of the flame to Britain.

7 Irish republicans face charges, including 'directing terror,' in new crackdown on Real IRA

DUBLIN - Seven Irish republicans, including three relatives of a senior reputed Real IRA member and four others allegedly operating a forest rifle range, were arraigned Saturday on terror charges following a security sweep against militants plotting to sabotage Northern Ireland's peace process.

'Gossip Girl' star Ed Westwick taps into romantic side for 'Romeo and Juliet' film at Cannes

CANNES, France - From the Upper Eastside to the south of France - via medieval Italy - Ed Westwick is on the move.

Bomb outside Italian school named for wife of slain anti-Mafia hero kills 1 student, wounds 7

ROME - A bomb exploded on Saturday outside an Italian high school named after the wife of an assassinated anti-Mafia prosecutor, killing one student and wounding at least seven others, officials said.

Car bomb in eastern Syrian city kills 9 as attacks on security offices become more common

BEIRUT - A car bomb in the parking lot of a Syrian military compound killed at least nine people Saturday, the latest in increasingly frequent bombings in the country's major cities to target the regime's security services.

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