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- Obama caught up in controversial remarks
Atlanta News.Net
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has become a controversial figure almost overnight with his latest comments on Iraq.
- US man gives birth to baby girl
Atlanta News.Net
People magazine in the US has reported that Thomas Beatie, who was born a woman but lives as a man due to hormone treatment, has given birth to a girl at an Oregon hospital.
- Bush will attend China Olympics opening
CNN
Some senators, including Hillary Clinton, sent Bush letter urging him not to attend A number of world leaders have said they will not attend Not attending: Angela Merkel, Poland's Donald Tusk, U.K.'s...
- 200 seek refuge at US Embassy in Zimbabwe
New York Post
About 200 Zimbabwe opposition supporters sought refuge Thursday at the U.S. Embassy in Harare amid new reports of violence against dissenters.
- US employees snoop on private celebrity information
Atlanta News.Net
In the US, an internal State Department report suggests celebrities may have had their privacy breached by employees.
- Car bomb explodes near Baghdad morgue
Atlanta News.Net
A car bomb has exploded near one of Baghdad's major hospitals, killing four people and wounding 10.
- London police at a loss to explain shocking murder
Atlanta News.Net
Police in London have been shocked at a frenzied attack on two French students.
- Britain pours more money into Pakistan
Atlanta News.Net
Britain says it will double assistance to Pakistan to secure the trouble-plagued border, which is shared with Afghanistan.
- Opposition supporters arrested in Cuba
Atlanta News.Net
Eight people have been arrested in Cuba, in an action against opponents of the communist government.
- Medvedev says he will end corruption in Russia
Atlanta News.Net
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on says he will establish anti-corruption legislation by next year.
- Family says bulldozer driver not a terrorist
Atlanta News.Net
The family of a 30-year old East Jerusalem man who went amok Wenesday with a bulldozer, killing three people, say he was not a terrorist.
- US military chief says attacking Iran would be extremely stressful
Atlanta News.Net
America's military chief has dampened expectations that the United States is preparing a military attack on Iran.
- McCain anti-Russia comments re-emerge
Atlanta News.Net
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has dismissed US presidential candidate John McCain's pledge to seek Russia's explusion from the G8 if he is elected.
- Over 18,000 UK women trafficked by sex gangs
Atlanta News.Net
Police in Britain have warned that teenage girls are being abducted and trafficked around the country for sex.
- Jungle rebels tricked into freeing hostages
CNN
Government spies pull a fast one on FARC rebels Agents wormed way into rebel leadership, positioned hostages for rescue Hostages whisked away on helicopter that rebels think is one of theirs About 60...
- Brazil to become grain bank for the world
Atlanta News.Net
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has announced an initiative, involving an investment of US$49 billion, to make Brazil the 'granary of the...
- Pakistan to host hockey tournament in memory of Benazir
Atlanta News.Net
Pakistan's hockey chief Thursday promised to host an international tournament next summer in the memory of former premier Benazir Bhutto, who was assassinated last year.
- Four injured in clash
KeralaNext
The incident happened when a mob belonging to Other Backward Class community demanding Scheduled Tribe(ST) status clashed with the police, they said. People of the OBC community had declared a...
- Zimbabwe decision expected tomorrow
New Zealand Herald
Zimbabwe's cricketing future is set to be decided tomorrow when the International Cricket Council holds an unscheduled third day of debate on whether the African country should have its...
- Hezbollah swap to take place next week
Haaretz
During their talks, Dekel and Konrad will set the terms for the implementation of the swap deal.Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said in a video-linked Beirut press conference Wednesday that the...
- Colombia rescue hinged on rebel disarray, payback
New York Post
Its success hinged entirely, its planners said Thursday, on a near-total breakdown in communications between the isolated guerrilla jailers and their commanders - the net result of years of intense...
- Despite fire, some in Big Sur refuse to evacuate
New York Post
Still, some people defied orders to evacuate the Big Sur area and stayed behind to try to save their homes and businesses from the blaze, which has burned 100 square miles of the Los Padres National...
- Obama opens door to altering his Iraq policy
New York Post
Democrat Barack Obama opened the door Thursday to altering his plan to bring U.S. troops home from Iraq in 16 months based on what he hears from military commanders during his...
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