World News
Last 7 Days
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| Coming Events |
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| coming Sat. |
Egypt |
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Abbas will meet Bush
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| coming Fri. |
Dominican Republic |
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Presidential elections |
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Peru |
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European Union-Latin America Summit |
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| coming Wed. |
Northern England |
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UEFA Cup Final |
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USA |
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Nebraska and West Virginia primaries
Stories |
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| Yesterday |
Serbia |
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Pro-West president declares win Boris Tadic Declared victory in parliamentary elections, a upset over ultranationalists who tried to exploit anger over Kosovo's independence
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Haiti |
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11 dead after overloaded ferry sinks Most of the 100 people aboard the crowded ferry were able to swim to safety. The boat sank after taking on water 150 yards from shore
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Lebanon |
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Hezbollah rocks eastern villages Control of several villages loyal to pro-government Druze leader Walid Jumblatt has been handed to the army after an attack by Hezbollah
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Zimbabwe |
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Official: runoff must be delayed The head of the electoral commission: Presidential runoff cannot take place in the time allotted by law
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Northern England |
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United claim 10th Premier League title Manchester United claimed the title with a 2-0 victory at Wigan Athletic on a dramatic final day of the season
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Myanmar |
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Relief boat sinks, leaving aid in river
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Myanmar |
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Burma eases restrictions on aid
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Istanbul |
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Massa completes title hat-trick
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Rome |
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Djokovic claims Rome Masters glory
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Pakistan |
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Judge row puts coalition in danger
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Sudan |
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Sudan cuts Chad ties over attack| Sudan is blaming it for helping rebels from Darfur to launch an attack on Sudan's capital, Khartoum | | |
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Oklahoma |
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Severe storms kill 18 in two U.S. states| Tornadoes and other severe weather swept across Oklahoma and Missouri. A tornado touched down in Ottawa County, killing six people | |
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Northern Lebanon |
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Violence reaches Tripoli
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Baghdad |
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Cease-fire reached in Sadr City
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Myanmar |
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Cyclone aid used to entice voters| As aid groups struggled to distribute supplies despite government obstacles, Myanmar TV was urging people to vote 'yes' in a referendum | |
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Beirut |
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Hezbollah to end Beirut seizure Hezbollah has agreed to withdraw its gunmen from Beirut after the Lebanese army settled tensions
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Sudan |
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Rebels 'reach Khartoum' Sudanese troops have clashed with rebels from Darfur outside the capital, prompting an overnight curfew in the city
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Vatican |
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Pope: Sex can become 'like a drug' Benedict XVI acknowledged that the teaching against birth control was difficult as he praised a 1968 Church document that condemned contrace...
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USA |
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Obama takes super-delegate lead
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Beirut |
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Army vows to resolve Hezbollah crisis
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Zimbabwe |
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Tsvangirai to run in second round
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Myanmar |
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Cyclone overshadows referendum
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Myanmar |
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Sporadic aid trickles into Burma
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| Fri. |
Myanmar |
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Burma warned over cyclone delays
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Beirut |
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Cabinet condemns Hezbollah 'coup'
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Canada |
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Quarantined train to be rolling soon
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Beirut |
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Hezbollah takes over west Beirut| Gunmen from the Shia militant group have seized most of western Beirut, driving out supporters of the Western-backed government | |
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Myanmar |
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U.N. 'furious' as Myanmar aid 'seized'| The World Food Program official is 'furious' over the government's refusal to allow the organization to distribute aid. The UN's World Food Pro... | |
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Austria |
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Judge prolongs Fritzl's custody |
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China |
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Death toll from virus reaches 32 |
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North Korea |
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Famine fears |
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Iraq |
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U.S.: al Qaeda in Iraq leader not captured |
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Georgia |
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EU: Ministers to visit Georgia |
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Myanmar |
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Burma 'wants aid not foreigners' Burma wants supplies but not foreign aid workers, hours after the UN chief urged military leaders to prioritise relief work
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Moscow |
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Tanks rejoin V-Day parade
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Bolivia |
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Bolivians to hold confidence vote |
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Washington |
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U.S. agrees to EU's Iran nuclear plan |
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Jerusalem |
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Olmert faces new corruption probe Prime Minister is suspected of illicitly accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars before becoming PM
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Beirut |
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Five killed in gun battles
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Northern Iraq |
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Leader of al Qaeda in Iraq captured
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New Jersey |
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Global manhunt ends in pedophile's arrest
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Chile |
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Plume seen for hundreds of miles |
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Mexico |
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Federal police chief slain |
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Myanmar |
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Rotting corpses pile up Cyclone survivors have insufficient fuel to burn the corpses of the dead as the military junta continues to block access for aid groups
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Zimbabwe |
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Journalists, lawyer arrested
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Myanmar |
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UN 'disappointed' at Burma access
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Austria |
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Incest dad: I cared for my secret family |
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Lebanon |
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Hezbollah warns cabinet of 'war' |
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Moscow |
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Russia expels US embassy staff |
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Jerusalem |
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Israel marks its 60th anniversary Israelis thronged streets as fireworks opened the celebrations to mark the anniversary of the founding of the Jewish State
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Spain |
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Real Madrid celebrated league title |
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Argentina |
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Farmers resume strike |
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Washington |
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Colombian warlord pleads not guilty |
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Tibet |
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Olympic flame lit on Everest peak Chinese climbers bearing the flame have reached the summit. The climbers lighting the torch before taking the final steps up to the summit
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Myanmar |
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Fears storm toll could soar
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Guantanamo |
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Gitmo detainee became suicide bomber
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Japan |
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6.8 earthquake shakes Tokyo |
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Brazil |
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Man acquitted in U.S. nun's assassination |
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Rome |
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Nadal suffers rare loss on clay |
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Moscow |
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Russia swears in new president Dmitry Medvedev wasted no time, naming his predecessor Vladimir Putin as his new prime minister two hours after he was sworn in
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Myanmar |
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Cyclone victims 'storm' reopened shops
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USA |
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Clinton vows to continue campaign |
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Tibet |
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Everest camps repaired for torch ascent |
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| Tue. |
Japan |
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China-Japan leaders hold summit On the first full day of his state visit to Japan, the Chinese President Jintao has held talks with the Japanese PM, Fukuda
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Indiana |
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H. Clinton narrowly won Indiana primary
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North Carolina |
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Obama wins North Carolina vote Barack Obama has beaten Hillary Clinton in the N. Carolina primary, but it is too early to call Indiana's vote
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US Georgia |
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Death row inmate executed |
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Yemen |
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Somalis into Yemen in record numbers |
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Myanmar |
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Relief groups scramble to aid Myanmar |
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Myanmar |
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Cyclone death toll jumps to 22,000 41,000 missing after the catastrophic cyclone that battered the country. The U.N. estimated up to a million could be homeless
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Indiana |
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Last big primaries for Democrats |
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Somalia |
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Civilians 'routinely targeted' for brutality |
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Italy |
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Sprint king Petacchi given doping ban |
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Iraq |
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3,500 U.S. troops to head home from Iraq |
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| Mon. |
Myanmar |
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Death toll from cyclone more than 15,000 At least 10,000 killed in the township of Bogalay alone. Survivors were facing their 3rd night without electricity. 10-hour storm left swathes...
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| 2008 |
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| Yesterday |
Lebanon |
Hezbollah rocks eastern villages
Control of several villages loyal to pro-government Druze leader Walid Jumblatt has been handed to the army after an attack by Hezbollah
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| Yesterday |
Northern Lebanon |
Violence reaches Tripoli
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| Yesterday |
Baghdad |
Cease-fire reached in Sadr City
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| Sat. |
Beirut |
Hezbollah to end Beirut seizure
Hezbollah has agreed to withdraw its gunmen from Beirut after the Lebanese army settled tensions
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| Sat. |
Sudan |
Rebels 'reach Khartoum'
Sudanese troops have clashed with rebels from Darfur outside the capital, prompting an overnight curfew in the city
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| Sat. |
Beirut |
Army vows to resolve Hezbollah crisis
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| Fri. |
Beirut |
Cabinet condemns Hezbollah 'coup'
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| Fri. |
Beirut |
Hezbollah takes over west Beirut| Gunmen from the Shia militant group have seized most of western Beirut, driving out supporters of the Western-backed government | |
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| Fri. |
Iraq |
U.S.: al Qaeda in Iraq leader not captured |
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| Thu. |
Moscow |
Tanks rejoin V-Day parade
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| Thu. |
Beirut |
Five killed in gun battles
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| Tue. |
Somalia |
Civilians 'routinely targeted' for brutality |
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| Tue. |
Iraq |
3,500 U.S. troops to head home from Iraq |
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| 2008 |
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| coming Sat. |
Egypt |
Abbas will meet Bush
|
| coming Fri. |
Dominican Republic |
Presidential elections |
|
| coming Fri. |
Peru |
European Union-Latin America Summit |
|
| coming Wed. |
Northern England |
UEFA Cup Final |
|
| Tomorrow |
USA |
Nebraska and West Virginia primaries
|
|
| 2008 |
|
| Yesterday |
Haiti |
11 dead after overloaded ferry sinks Most of the 100 people aboard the crowded ferry were able to swim to safety. The boat sank after taking on water 150 yards from shore
|
| Yesterday |
Myanmar |
Relief boat sinks, leaving aid in river
|
| Yesterday |
Oklahoma |
Severe storms kill 18 in two U.S. states| Tornadoes and other severe weather swept across Oklahoma and Missouri. A tornado touched down in Ottawa County, killing six people | |
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| Sat. |
Myanmar |
Cyclone aid used to entice voters| As aid groups struggled to distribute supplies despite government obstacles, Myanmar TV was urging people to vote 'yes' in a referendum | |
|
| Sat. |
Myanmar |
Cyclone overshadows referendum
|
| Sat. |
Myanmar |
Sporadic aid trickles into Burma
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| Fri. |
Myanmar |
Burma warned over cyclone delays
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| Fri. |
Canada |
Quarantined train to be rolling soon
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| Fri. |
China |
Death toll from virus reaches 32 |
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| Fri. |
North Korea |
Famine fears |
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| Thu. |
Chile |
Plume seen for hundreds of miles |
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| Thu. |
Myanmar |
Rotting corpses pile up Cyclone survivors have insufficient fuel to burn the corpses of the dead as the military junta continues to block access for aid groups
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| Wed. |
Myanmar |
Fears storm toll could soar
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| Wed. |
Japan |
6.8 earthquake shakes Tokyo |
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| Wed. |
Myanmar |
Cyclone victims 'storm' reopened shops
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| Tue. |
Myanmar |
Cyclone death toll jumps to 22,000
41,000 missing after the catastrophic cyclone that battered the country. The U.N. estimated up to a million could be homeless
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| Mon. |
Myanmar |
Death toll from cyclone more than 15,000 At least 10,000 killed in the township of Bogalay alone. Survivors were facing their 3rd night without electricity. 10-hour storm left swathes...
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| 2008 |
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| Wed. |
Argentina |
Farmers resume strike |
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| Wed. |
Myanmar |
Cyclone victims 'storm' reopened shops
|
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| 2008 |
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| coming Wed. |
Northern England |
UEFA Cup Final |
|
| Yesterday |
Northern England |
United claim 10th Premier League title Manchester United claimed the title with a 2-0 victory at Wigan Athletic on a dramatic final day of the season
|
| Yesterday |
Istanbul |
Massa completes title hat-trick
|
| Yesterday |
Rome |
Djokovic claims Rome Masters glory
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| Wed. |
Spain |
Real Madrid celebrated league title |
|
| Wed. |
Tibet |
Olympic flame lit on Everest peak
Chinese climbers bearing the flame have reached the summit. The climbers lighting the torch before taking the final steps up to the summit
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| Wed. |
Rome |
Nadal suffers rare loss on clay |
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| Wed. |
Tibet |
Everest camps repaired for torch ascent |
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| Tue. |
US Georgia |
Death row inmate executed |
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| Tue. |
Italy |
Sprint king Petacchi given doping ban |
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| 2008 |
|
| Fri. |
Austria |
Judge prolongs Fritzl's custody |
|
| Thu. |
Jerusalem |
Olmert faces new corruption probe Prime Minister is suspected of illicitly accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars before becoming PM
|
| Thu. |
Northern Iraq |
Leader of al Qaeda in Iraq captured
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| Thu. |
New Jersey |
Global manhunt ends in pedophile's arrest
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| Thu. |
Mexico |
Federal police chief slain |
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| Thu. |
Austria |
Incest dad: I cared for my secret family |
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| Wed. |
Washington |
Colombian warlord pleads not guilty |
|
| Wed. |
Guantanamo |
Gitmo detainee became suicide bomber
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| Wed. |
Brazil |
Man acquitted in U.S. nun's assassination |
|
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| 2008 |
|
| coming Sat. |
Egypt |
Abbas will meet Bush
|
| coming Fri. |
Dominican Republic |
Presidential elections |
|
| coming Fri. |
Peru |
European Union-Latin America Summit |
|
| Tomorrow |
USA |
Nebraska and West Virginia primaries
|
| Yesterday |
Serbia |
Pro-West president declares win Boris Tadic Declared victory in parliamentary elections, a upset over ultranationalists who tried to exploit anger over Kosovo's independence
|
| Yesterday |
Zimbabwe |
Official: runoff must be delayed The head of the electoral commission: Presidential runoff cannot take place in the time allotted by law
|
| Yesterday |
Myanmar |
Burma eases restrictions on aid
|
| Yesterday |
Pakistan |
Judge row puts coalition in danger
|
| Yesterday |
Sudan |
Sudan cuts Chad ties over attack| Sudan is blaming it for helping rebels from Darfur to launch an attack on Sudan's capital, Khartoum | | |
|
| Sat. |
Myanmar |
Cyclone aid used to entice voters| As aid groups struggled to distribute supplies despite government obstacles, Myanmar TV was urging people to vote 'yes' in a referendum | |
|
| Sat. |
Vatican |
Pope: Sex can become 'like a drug' Benedict XVI acknowledged that the teaching against birth control was difficult as he praised a 1968 Church document that condemned contrace...
|
| Sat. |
USA |
Obama takes super-delegate lead
|
| Sat. |
Beirut |
Army vows to resolve Hezbollah crisis
|
| Sat. |
Zimbabwe |
Tsvangirai to run in second round
|
| Sat. |
Myanmar |
Cyclone overshadows referendum
|
| Sat. |
Myanmar |
Sporadic aid trickles into Burma
|
| Fri. |
Myanmar |
Burma warned over cyclone delays
|
| Fri. |
Beirut |
Cabinet condemns Hezbollah 'coup'
|
| Fri. |
Myanmar |
U.N. 'furious' as Myanmar aid 'seized'| The World Food Program official is 'furious' over the government's refusal to allow the organization to distribute aid. The UN's World Food Pro... | |
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| Fri. |
Georgia |
EU: Ministers to visit Georgia |
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| Thu. |
Myanmar |
Burma 'wants aid not foreigners' Burma wants supplies but not foreign aid workers, hours after the UN chief urged military leaders to prioritise relief work
|
| Thu. |
Moscow |
Tanks rejoin V-Day parade
|
| Thu. |
Bolivia |
Bolivians to hold confidence vote |
|
| Thu. |
Washington |
U.S. agrees to EU's Iran nuclear plan |
|
| Thu. |
Jerusalem |
Olmert faces new corruption probe Prime Minister is suspected of illicitly accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars before becoming PM
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| Thu. |
Zimbabwe |
Journalists, lawyer arrested
|
| Thu. |
Myanmar |
UN 'disappointed' at Burma access
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| Thu. |
Lebanon |
Hezbollah warns cabinet of 'war' |
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| Thu. |
Moscow |
Russia expels US embassy staff |
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| Wed. |
Jerusalem |
Israel marks its 60th anniversary Israelis thronged streets as fireworks opened the celebrations to mark the anniversary of the founding of the Jewish State
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| Wed. |
Moscow |
Russia swears in new president Dmitry Medvedev wasted no time, naming his predecessor Vladimir Putin as his new prime minister two hours after he was sworn in
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| Wed. |
USA |
Clinton vows to continue campaign |
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| Tue. |
Japan |
China-Japan leaders hold summit On the first full day of his state visit to Japan, the Chinese President Jintao has held talks with the Japanese PM, Fukuda
|
| Tue. |
Indiana |
H. Clinton narrowly won Indiana primary
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| Tue. |
North Carolina |
Obama wins North Carolina vote Barack Obama has beaten Hillary Clinton in the N. Carolina primary, but it is too early to call Indiana's vote
|
| Tue. |
Yemen |
Somalis into Yemen in record numbers |
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| Tue. |
Myanmar |
Relief groups scramble to aid Myanmar |
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| Tue. |
Indiana |
Last big primaries for Democrats |