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Pakistan: Bhutto died of skull fracture(AP) (Asia news)
2007-12-29 00:16:00
Pakistan: Bhutto died of skull fracture(AP)AP - Benazir Bhutto died from a skull fracture suffered when her head slammed against her car during a suicide attack not from bullet wounds, the government said Friday. Rice hails democracy'champion'Bhutto(AFP) AFP - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Friday hailed Pakistan's slain former prime minister Benazir Bhutto as a"champion for democracy,"urging that reform in the volatile country continue. Analysis: Bhutto's death shakes Pakistan(AP) AP - Opposition leader Benazir Bhutto's assassination deals a stunning blow to liberal political forces in Pakistan and gathering unrest by her supporters risks tipping the volatile country into chaos. Pakistan: Al-Qaida behind Bhutto killing(AP) AP - Pakistan's government announced it had evidence that an al-Qaida operative was behind the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, who was laid to rest Friday as the army tried to quell a frenzy of rioting that left ...
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Brandy won't be charged in deadly crash(AP) (Entertainment News)
2007-12-29 00:16:00
Brandy won't be charged in deadly crash(AP) AP - The Los Angeles city attorney's office said Friday it will not charge Brandy in a deadly December 2006 freeway crash. Publishing hits and misses in 2007(AP)AP - It was the"confession"that nobody wanted to read in 2007 at least until they had the chance to read it. NEA Partners With Arena Stage for New Play Development Project(Playbill)Playbill - The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) announced a new program on Dec. 21, aiming to help"the nation's nonprofit theatres bring more new plays to full production." Bookmark to:
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Nigerian state refutes AI's secret execution'charge(AFP) (Africa News)
2007-12-29 00:15:00
Nigerian state refutes AI's secret execution'charge(AFP) AFP - Authorities in the northern Nigerian state of Kano Thursday rejected as"baseless"Amnesty International's recent accusation that Nigeria is secretly executing prisoners. Death toll in Egypt building collapse rises to 29(Reuters) Reuters - The death toll from the collapse of a12-storey residential building in Egypt's Mediterranean city ofAlexandria rose to 29 on Friday, security sources said. Sudan's new unity government heals rift(AP) AP - Sudan's president swore in a new unity cabinet on Thursday, officially ending a three-month-old opposition walkout and political crisis that had threatened to re-ignite Sudan's north-south civil war. Bookmark to:
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Nicaragua court probes Volz case(AP) (Latin America News)
2007-12-29 00:13:00
Nicaragua court probes Volz case(AP)AP - Nicaragua's Supreme Court on Wednesday said it had begun investigating two judges who overturned the 30-year sentence and conviction of an America n in the killing of his Nicaraguan girlfriend. Raul Castro says Fidel ready for new bid(AP) AP - Fidel Castro remains on the mend, gaining weight, exercising twice a day and continuing to help make the Cuban government's top decisions, his brother Raul Castro says. Alleged massacre mastermind re-arrested(AP) AP - Authorities on Sunday said they re-arrested the alleged mastermind of a 1997 massacre of 45 men, women and children in southern Mexico. For families, long wait for news of missing Cubans(Reuters) Reuters - Four times Maria Galban's brotherJorge tried to make the clandestine trip from Cuba to Floridaand failed. Now his family fears a fifth attempt to migrate mayhave ended with him losing his life at sea. Colombia accepts Venezuela help for hostage release(Reuters) Reuters -...
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Colombia accepts Venezuela help for hostage release(Reuters) (Latin Americ
2007-12-29 00:12:00
Colombia accepts Venezuela help for hostage release(Reuters ) Reuters - Colombia agreed on Wednesday to allowVenezuelan planes and helicopters to land in the country andpick up three hostages held for years by Marxist guerrillas,including a child born in captivity. Raul Castro says Fidel ready for new bid(AP) AP - Fidel Castro remains on the mend, gaining weight, exercising twice a day and continuing to help make the Cuban government's top decisions, his brother Raul Castro says. Bookmark to:
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Fujimori denies ordering'dirty war'against opponents(AFP) (Latin America N
2007-12-29 00:11:00
Fujimori denies ordering'dirty war'against opponents(AFP) AFP - Peru's former president Alberto Fujimori, on trial over army massacres during his regime, said Wednesday he had only set general policy lines and never drew up anti-terrorist tactics or ordered a"dirty war"against subversives. Bookmark to:
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Putin wants smooth transition to PM post(AP) (Europe News)
2007-12-29 00:10:00
Putin wants smooth transition to PM post(AP) AP - President Vladimir Putin urged the government Thursday to work hard before the March presidential election to ensure a smooth transition if he takes over as prime minister. 2 officers convicted in Chechnya deaths(AP)AP - Two Russian officers were convicted by a military court Thursday of killing three construction workers at checkpoint in Chechnya. Bookmark to:
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Seven militants killed in Israeli raids in Gaza: medics(AFP) (Middle East
2007-12-29 00:07:00
Seven militants killed in Israeli raids in Gaza : medics(AFP) AFP - Seven Palestinian militants, one of them a senior commander, were killed and 16 other people wounded in the Gaza Strip on Thursday in four Israeli raids on the Hamas-run territory, medics and witnesses said. Priests brawl at Bethlehem birthplace of Jesus(AFP) AFP - Seven people were injured on Thursday when Greek Orthodox and Armenian priests came to blows in a dispute over how to clean the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. Arab, Jewish women protest occupation(AFP) AFP - Hundreds of Jewish and Arab women staged a protest in Jerusalem on Friday against Israeli occupation of Palestinian land, witnesses said. Priests scuffle inside Bethlehem church(AP)AP - Robed Greek Orthodox and Armenian priests went at each other with brooms and stones inside the Church of the Nativity on Thursday as long-standing rivalries erupted in violence during holiday cleaning. Israel offers settlement concessions ahead of Bush visit: r...
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Egypt, Israel in new flap(AP) (Middle East News)
2007-12-29 00:06:00
Egypt, Israel in new flap(AP) AP - Egypt criticized Israeli plans to build new homes in disputed east Jerusalem, as key officials from the two nations met Wednesday amid a diplomatic flap over weapons smuggling into Gaza. Mideast talks already tangled a month after Annapolis summit(The Christian Science Monitor)The Christian Science Monitor - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas are set to meet Thursday amid rising tensions over whether the promises of peace they made a month ago in Annapolis, Md., can be fulfilled. Egypt's Mubarak tells Israel not to ruin ties(Reuters)Reuters - Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has toldIsrael not to spoil relations by criticizing Egypt's efforts toprevent weapons smuggling into the Gaza Strip. Mubarak says Israeli FM crossed red line in criticising Egypt(AFP) AFP - Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak slammed Israel's foreign minister for crossing a red line in her criticism of Cairo's efforts t...
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Sudan accuses Chad of troop incursion, bombardment(AFP) (World News)
2007-12-29 00:05:00
Sudan accuses Chad of troop incursion, bombardment(AFP) AFP - Sudan on Friday accused Chad of sending troops into its western province of Darfur and said Chadian warplanes had bombarded two areas in the region. Australian Guantanamo convict released(AP) AP - An Australian who became the first person convicted at an American war crimes trial since World War II was freed from prison on Saturday, after completing his U.S. imposed sentence. Lebanon again delays presidential vote(AP) AP - A parliamentary session to elect Lebanon's president was postponed for the 11th time Friday, with feuding factions deadlocked over a constitutional amendment and the shape of a future government. South Africa's Zuma to stand trial(AP) AP - JOHANNESBURG, South Africa The newly elected leader of South Africa's ruling party was ordered to stand trial on corruption and other charges next year, possibly derailing his attempts to become president. Hundreds of thousands mourn Bhutto(AP) AP -...
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Exchange of gunfire on Eritrea-Ethiopia border: UN(AFP) (Africa News)
2007-12-28 15:15:00
Exchange of gunfire on Eritrea -Ethiopia border: UN(AFP) AFP - The United Nations said Thursday that Eritrean and Ethiopian soldiers facing off along their disputed border exchanged gunshots a day earlier. Nigerian state refutes AI's secret execution'charge(AFP) AFP - Authorities in the northern Nigerian state of Kano Thursday rejected as"baseless"Amnesty International's recent accusation that Nigeria is secretly executing prisoners. French ...
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Ethiopia inflicted losses on Ogaden rebels: army colonel(AFP) (Africa News
2007-12-28 15:14:00
Ethiopia inflicted losses on Ogaden rebels: army colonel(AFP) AFP - The Ethiopian army has inflicted losses on rebel fighters in the restive Ogaden region where the government is cracking down on insurgents, Colonel Tsegaye Gebretensae said in a statement Friday. Sudan's new unity government heals rift(AP) AP - Sudan's president swore in a new unity cabinet on Thursday, ...
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Swiss close probe into Bhutto's finances(AP) (Europe News)
2007-12-28 15:12:00
Swiss close probe into Bhutto's finances(AP)AP - Swiss authorities have closed an investigation into the late Benazir Bhutto for alleged money laundering but a parallel probe into her husband's activities continues, her lawyer said Friday. French jailed in Chad abduction fly home(AP) AP - Six French aid workers sentenced to eight years'forced labor in Chad for trying ...
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Irish singer Joe Dolan dies(AP) (Europe News)
2007-12-28 15:11:00
Irish singer Joe Dolan dies(AP)AP - Joe Dolan, one of Ireland's first pop music stars who entertained audiences for decades with Vegas-style showmanship, has died from a brain hemorrhage, his family announced. He was 68. Russia denies planning missiles for Iran(AP)AP - The federal agency overseeing Russia's military exports on Friday denied reports that the country ...
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Swiss close probe into Bhutto's finances(AP) (Europe News)
2007-12-28 15:10:00
Swiss close probe into Bhutto's finances(AP)AP - Swiss authorities have closed an investigation into the late Benazir Bhutto for alleged money laundering but a parallel probe into her husband's activities continues, her lawyer said Friday. Bookmark to:
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Reporter's dream forced Britain to admit nuclear test: document(AFP) (Euro
2007-12-28 15:09:00
Reporter's dream forced Britain to admit nuclear test: document(AFP)AFP - The British government was forced to admit it had sanctioned a nuclear weapons test in 1974 after a journalist dreamed one had taken place and wrote an article, newly released documents showed Friday. Swiss close probe into Bhutto's finances(AP)AP - Swiss authorities have closed an investigation ...
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Priests scuffle inside Bethlehem church(AP) (Middle East News)
2007-12-28 15:08:00
Priests scuffle inside Bethlehem church(AP)AP - Robed Greek Orthodox and Armenian priests went at each other with brooms and stones inside the Church of the Nativity on Thursday as long-standing rivalries erupted in violence during holiday cleaning. Israelis target rocket launching site in Gaza: military(AFP) AFP - Israeli forces fired a missile at a suspected rocket launch ...
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Mideast talks already tangled a month after Annapolis summit(The Christian
2007-12-28 15:07:00
Mideast talks already tangled a month after Annapolis summit(The Christian Science Monitor)The Christian Science Monitor - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas are set to meet Thursday amid rising tensions over whether the promises of peace they made a month ago in Annapolis, Md., can be fulfilled. Two Israelis, Palestinian killed in ...
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2 Israeli settlers killed in West Bank(AP) (Middle East News)
2007-12-28 15:06:00
2 Israeli settlers killed in West Bank(AP) AP - Unknown assailants fatally shot two Israeli settlers hiking in the West Bank on Friday, Israeli rescue services said. The attack followed an Israeli operation overnight in which troops killed a bodyguard for the Palestinians'chief negotiator. Two Israelis, Palestinian killed in West Bank: medics(AFP) AFP - Two young Israeli settlers ...
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Colombian hostage release isolates Uribe(AP) (World News)
2007-12-28 15:05:00
Colombian hostage release isolates Uribe (AP) AP - If Colombia's leftist rebels safely deliver three hostages to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, the goodwill gesture will likely increase pressure for major government concessions to secure the release 44 other high-profile captives. Group: Bin Laden to release Iraq message(AP) AP - Terror leader Osama bin Laden will release a new Internet ...
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How the guppy and other stuff got named(AP) (Entertainment News)
2007-12-26 20:16:00
How the guppy and other stuff got named(AP)AP -"The Reverend Guppy's Aquarium"(Gotham Books, 266 pages,$20), by Philip Dodd: Ever wonder how the Jacuzzi got its name? Or the Frisbee? Or leotards and silhouettes? All these things were named after people, and this book tells you how. Rapper misses hearing on gun charge(AP) AP - Rap performer Yung ...
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Death toll from Egypt tower block collapse rises to 19(AFP) (Africa News)
2007-12-26 20:16:00
Death toll from Egypt tower block collapse rises to 19(AFP) AFP - The death toll from the collapse of an apartment block in Egypt rose to 19 on Wednesday as searchers pulled five more bodies from the rubble, the official MENA news agency reported. Bookmark to:
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Raul Castro says Fidel ready for new bid(AP) (Latin America News)
2007-12-26 20:15:00
Raul Castro says Fidel ready for new bid(AP) AP - Fidel Castro remains on the mend, gaining weight, exercising twice a day and continuing to help make the Cuban government's top decisions, his brother Raul Castro says. A Cuban is at home in two worlds(AP) AP - He fled Cuba in 1961, but still calls Fidel Castro his ...
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Chavez signs new energy deal with Cuba(Reuters) (Latin America News)
2007-12-26 20:14:00
Chavez signs new energy deal with Cuba (Reuters ) Reuters - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavezbolstered his cooperation with Cuba on Saturday by signingenergy, farming and finance accords, including a deal to expandof one of his socialist ally's oil refineries. Nicaragua frees US man; man in hiding(AP) AP - America n Eric Volz went into hiding Friday after hastily leaving Nicaragua, where ...
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Gers keep up title pressure on Celtic(AFP) (Europe News)
2007-12-26 20:13:00
Gers keep up title pressure on Celtic (AFP) AFP - Rangers secured a vital 3-1 victory at home to Motherwell in the Scottish Premier League on Wednesday but they were pushed all the way by the side sitting third in the table. Russian plane crosses into Finnish airspace: Finland(Reuters)Reuters - Finland's border guard isinvestigating why a Russian aircraft ...
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Birmingham boost survival hopes(AFP) (Europe News)
2007-12-26 20:12:00
Birmingham boost survival hopes(AFP) AFP - Alex McLeish's Birmingham boosted their prospects of Premier League survival after beating fellow strugglers Middlesbrough 3-0 at St Andrews on Wednesday. Calls for compassion ring on Christmas(AP) AP - Amid celebrations and signs of hope in Iraq and the West Bank, political and religious leaders marked Christmas Day by calling for peace, ...
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Gers keep up title pressure on Celtic(AFP) (Europe News)
2007-12-26 20:11:00
Gers keep up title pressure on Celtic (AFP) AFP - Rangers secured a vital 3-1 victory at home to Motherwell in the Scottish Premier League on Wednesday but they were pushed all the way by the side sitting third in the table. Christmas jeers for Allardyce as Wigan escape drop zone(AFP) AFP - Newcastle were booed off the pitch ...
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Gers keep up title pressure on Celtic(AFP) (Europe News)
2007-12-26 20:10:00
Gers keep up title pressure on Celtic (AFP) AFP - Rangers secured a vital 3-1 victory at home to Motherwell in the Scottish Premier League on Wednesday but they were pushed all the way by the side sitting third in the table. Serbs to say"No"to EU over Kosovo independence(Reuters) Reuters - Serb parliamentarians of all majorparties lined up on ...
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Bethlehem sermon calls for peace in the Middle East(AFP) (Middle East News
2007-12-26 20:09:00
Bethlehem sermon calls for peace in the Middle East (AFP) AFP - The Catholic leader in the Holy Land again called for peace in the Middle East on Tuesday as he addressed thousands of Christians gathered at the traditional site of Jesus's birth. Poll shows peace pessimism(AP) AP - Israelis and Palestinians responding to a survey believe a recent ...
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Pilgrims flock to most peaceful Bethlehem in years(Reuters) (Middle East N
2007-12-26 20:08:00
Pilgrims flock to most peaceful Bethlehem in years(Reuters ) Reuters - Thousands of pilgrimsflocked to Bethlehem on Monday for a Christmas mass whichPalestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Western powers hopewill highlight the benefits of peacemaking. Bookmark to:
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