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HAVANA (Reuters) – Hurricane Ike moved off Cuba into the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday on a path that should steer it away from the heart of the U.S. offshore oil patch after ripping the island from one end to the other. Read more
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US President George W Bush has announced that about 8,000 US troops will be withdrawn from Iraq by February – with 4,500 being sent to Afghanistan. Read more
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In a broadcast monitored in Seoul, Korean Central Television showed North Korea’s No. 2 leader and other officials and military officers atop a viewing stand. Kim Jong Il was not shown. Read more
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RUSSIA was given an extra month to withdraw its troops from Georgia yesterday after a tense meeting with European Union leaders in Moscow. Read more
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There was no sign of Kim at a parade and celebration Tuesday marking the 60th anniversary of North Korea’s founding, and the country’s state media was silent about his absence. His last reported public appearance was in mid-August. Read more
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A baby boy had his back broken at the climax of eight months of violence leading to his death, the Old Bailey heard today. Read more
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SYDNEY – Two would-be robbers got more than they expected in their attempt to rob a Sydney fruit and vegetable shop – a beating. Read more
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The trial of Michel Fourniret — who reportedly enlisted his wife’s help to seize virgin girls to rape and kill — began March 27, 2008, with Fourniet refusing to speak unless court went into closed session and refusing to let the press take his photograph. The Times of London reported the gory details: “The couple [...]
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Opposition leader Asif Ali Zardari, head of the Pakistan People’s Party since his wife Benazir Bhutto was assassinated last year, succeeded Pervez Musharraf as president on Saturday with a little more than two-thirds of the vote in parliament. Dawn has a good story with a “what now?” angle: “…Political sources said the presidency, which [...]
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[Barack Obama] ran for the state legislature and he got elected, and nearly 130 times he couldn’t make a decision. He couldn’t figure out whether to vote yes or no. It was too tough. He voted . . .”present.” . . . For president of the United States, it’s not good enough to be present. [...]
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North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-Il has reportedly failed to appear at the country’s 60th anniversary parade – amid rumours that he is seriously unwell. Reclusive leader Kim Jong-Il [...]
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The BBC has revealed the nine couples taking part in Raymond Blanc’s reality series The Restaurant. The contestants include South Wales couple Laura and Peter with an idea for “The Welsh Wok” Chinese restaurant; mother and daughter Annette and Kashelle from South Yorkshire, who are hoping to launch a Caribbean-themed menu; and Lindsie and Tim, [...]
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A jury yesterday convicted three young Britons of conspiracy to commit murder in an alleged Al Qaeda plot to blow up passenger jets bound for North America, but acquitted the accused ringleader and failed to reach a verdict for four others arrested. Read more
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Times of London Loading new images… Last updated: 4:55 amSeptember 8, 2008 Posted: 3:56 amSeptember 8, 2008 The husband of a murdered Lebanese pop diva has spoken for the first time of how she feared she would be killed by a hit man allegedly [...]
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GOP VP nominee Sarah Palin is a newcomer, but she’s using the oldest political tactic ever: If you repeat an inaccurate statement enough times, it becomes fact — at least in the ears of folks who barely pay attention to politics. As GOP consultant Mike Murphy would say, this is all so “cynical.” Read more
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Stocks have risen in value in Europe and Asia since yesterday’s announcement by U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson that the U.S. government plans to bail out the ailing mortgage giants Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. The assumption among investors is that Uncle Sam’s action “will shore up the mortgage market” in the United States. (Bloomberg) [...]
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To get “Yoduk Story” produced, the director had to put his kidney up for collateral. Read more
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LONDON, Sept. 8 — A British jury reached a split decision Monday in Britain’s most high-profile terrorism case, convicting three men of conspiracy to murder but reaching no decision on whether they intended to destroy transatlantic airliners with liquid bombs. Read more
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ISLAMABAD, Sept. 8 — At least 20 people were killed and 25 others injured Monday after several missiles fired by unmanned U.S. Predator drones hit a religious school and the house of a powerful Taliban commander in northwest Pakistan, near the border of Afghanistan, according to witnesses and a Pakistani security official. Read more