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Western nations warn Russia to `change course'
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 AP - Western leaders warned the Kremlin on Wednesday to "change course," hoping to keep the conflict from growing into a new Cold War after tensions broadened to imperil a key nuclear pact and threaten U.S. meat and poultry trade with Russia.
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| Date Posted : Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:50:23 GMT |
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Gustav stalls offshore in Haiti after killing 23
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 AP - Gustav stalled offshore Wednesday and poured more misery onto Haiti after landslides and flooding killed 23 people. Oil workers began leaving their rigs and New Orleans drew up evacuation plans as forecasters warned the storm could plow into the U.S. Gulf coast as a major hurricane.
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| Date Posted : Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:35:12 GMT |
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Thai protest refuses order to leave gov't compound
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 AP - Demonstrators occupying the grounds of the prime minister's office formed human chains around their leaders Thursday, hoping to prevent their arrest for organizing the takeover.
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| Date Posted : Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:38:38 GMT |
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Violence spreads across Pakistan border belt
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 AP - Suspected militants bombed a bus carrying prisoners in northwest Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least nine people as fighting between security forces and extremists flared across the country's tribal belt.
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| Date Posted : Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:37:01 GMT |
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Critics want Malaysia PM to resign over Anwar win
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 AP - Dissidents in Malaysia's ruling party clamored for the prime minister to resign Wednesday after opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim returned to Parliament with a sweeping election victory.
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| Date Posted : Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:26:02 GMT |
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Accor posts drop in first-half profit
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 AFP - French hotel and services group Accor on Thursday reported declining first-half profits, but said it expected its annual pre-tax operating profit to be higher than in 2007.
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| Date Posted : Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:38:46 GMT |
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US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,148
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 AP - As of Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008, at least 4,148 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.
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| Date Posted : Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:33:57 GMT |
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Judge orders English ballot printed in Puerto Rico
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| AP - A federal judge on Wednesday ordered election officials to add an English translation to Spanish-only ballots for November elections. |
| Date Posted : Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:20:01 GMT |
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Mugabe to name Zimbabwe cabinet despite opposition: minister
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 AFP - Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe will defy the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) and form a new government, deputy information minister Bright Matonga said Thursday.
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| Date Posted : Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:31:17 GMT |
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GM to put $200 million in India engine plant
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| Reuters - General Motors Corp on Thursday
said it would invest more than $200 million initially in a
powertrain plant in India, as the troubled carmaker aims to
double its share of a fast-growing but increasingly competitive
market. |
| Date Posted : Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:47:37 GMT |
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13 former students allege abuse at Australian Catholic school
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 AFP - Australian police said Wednesday they were investigating allegations that 13 former students were molested at a private Catholic boarding school for boys nearly 30 years ago.
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| Date Posted : Wed, 27 Aug 2008 08:14:45 GMT |
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