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Somali president names new prime minister

Headline News - Tue, 12/16/2008 - 10:02
Somali president Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed Tuesday appointed a new prime minister -- but the previous prime minister is refusing to accept his dismissal.
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Iraqis urge government to free shoe-thrower

Headline News - Tue, 12/16/2008 - 08:38
The brother of the journalist now famous for hurling his shoes at President Bush said his sibling's actions were "spontaneous" and represented millions of Iraqis who want to "humiliate the tyrant."
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Sicilian mafia 'decapitated' by raid

Headline News - Tue, 12/16/2008 - 08:03
Italian paramilitary police have carried out a massive raid against the Sicilian mafia in Palermo, "decapitating" the organization's leadership structure, the head of the city's carabinieri said.
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Palestinian militant shot dead by Israeli forces

Headline News - Tue, 12/16/2008 - 06:49
Israeli security forces shot and killed a Palestinian militant near the West Bank town of Jenin, Palestinian and Israeli authorities said.
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ASEAN sets summit date, forges charter

Headline News - Tue, 12/16/2008 - 03:42
A summit of Association of Southeast Asian Nations leaders will take place late February in Thailand, its government announced, a day after Abhisit Vejjajiva was picked as prime minister and ASEAN's charter came into force.
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Canada: Two diplomats missing in Niger

Headline News - Tue, 12/16/2008 - 01:55
Two Canadian diplomats have been reported missing in Niger, the Canadian government said Monday, adding that both men work for the United Nations.
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Former Ecuadorian president Cordero dies

Headline News - Tue, 12/16/2008 - 01:22
Former Ecuadorian President Leon Febres Cordero died of cancer Monday afternoon. He was 77.
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Priest decries Playboy cover resembling Mary

Headline News - Mon, 12/15/2008 - 21:11
Playboy magazine issued an apology Monday for the cover of its Mexican edition, which features an Argentine model in what many observers say is meant to be a depiction of the Virgin Mary.
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Anti-kidnapping consultant kidnapped in Mexico

Headline News - Mon, 12/15/2008 - 20:36
An American anti-kidnapping consultant was kidnapped in Mexico, according to the Houston-based security firm he works for.
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Attacks in Iraq kill 20 people

Headline News - Mon, 12/15/2008 - 19:29
Deadly attacks in northern Iraq on Monday left nine people dead -- including seven from one family -- while attacks near Baghdad left 11 dead, authorities said.
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Monks brawl before religious ceremony

Headline News - Sun, 11/09/2008 - 09:55
An unusual sight greeted Jerusalem police as they entered one of Christianity's holiest sites Sunday morning: dozens of monks punching and kicking each other in a massive brawl.

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Tropical storm Paloma slams into Cuba

Headline News - Sun, 11/09/2008 - 09:43
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Russia: Fire system poisoned 20 killed on sub

Headline News - Sun, 11/09/2008 - 08:05
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Bali bombers buried after execution

Headline News - Sun, 11/09/2008 - 07:37
The bodies of the men executed for the deadly 2002 bombings of two nightclubs in Bali, Indonesia, returned to their villages Sunday, hours after they were put to death by firing squad.

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Freed Canadian reporter: I was kept in cave

Headline News - Sun, 11/09/2008 - 05:59
A Canadian journalist, who was freed Saturday after a month in captivity, said her abductors kept her in an underground cave but didn't mistreat her.

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Germany marks pogrom that led to Holocaust

Headline News - Sun, 11/09/2008 - 05:29
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Police detain owner of collapsed Haiti school

Headline News - Sun, 11/09/2008 - 03:04
Authorities have detained the owner of a Haitian school that collapsed on Friday, killing at least 84 students, sources said.

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Possible war crimes in Congo, U.N. says

Headline News - Sat, 11/08/2008 - 09:59
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Global markets slide on grim corporate outlook

Headline News - Thu, 10/23/2008 - 16:58
Stocks in Asian and Pacific markets fell in trading Thursday following a dramatic day in Wall Street that saw a more than 500-point drop.

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Another Iraq province back in Iraqi control

Headline News - Thu, 10/23/2008 - 16:14
A suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden vehicle into the Iraqi labor minister's convoy Thursday, killing nine people, officials said.

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