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Peter Mandelson “dripped pure poison” about Gordon Brown into the ear of a senior Conservative just weeks before his extraordinary cabinet comeback, it was claimed last night. Read more
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LONDON (Oct. 6) – Taliban leaders are holding Saudi-brokered talks with the Afghan government to end the country’s bloody conflict — and are severing their ties with al Qaeda, sources close to the historic discussions have told CNN. Read more
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Meltdown: A Wall Street trader looks on nervously today as the Dow Jones plunged by more than 500 points to its lowest level for four years Read more
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Parents and teachers at the Melbourne primary school where controversial photographer Bill Henson scouted for young models have voiced support for the principal and her decision to allow him into the school grounds. Read more
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If you’re watching the news unfold in Latin America, here are the key stories to keep your eye on. Read more
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Saudi Arabia’s king called for greater dialogue and openness between the world’s monotheistic religions on March 24, 2008. In the face of rising tensions over Mohammed cartoons, al-Qaida claiming Pope Benedict XVI is leading a crusade, and a stalled Middle East peace process, King Abdullah‘s outreach took on extra weight. From the International Herald Tribune: [...]
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Check out one of the new features here at World News: a handy roundup of the top 10 stories to keep an eye on in Latin America. I’ll be moving on to each of the other regions featured here — Africa, Australia-Oceania, Central and East Asia, Eastern Europe and Russia, Western and Central Europe, the [...]
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Around the song circle at our neighborhood farmer’s market Sunday we started noodling around with a timely parody of Steve Goodman’s “Go Cubs Go.” We didn’t get very far, but I’m trusting some of you might be able to fill in the verses and write a fitting chorus as well. Read more
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2:35pm UK, Monday October 06, 2008 Seven Alaska state employees have agreed to testify in an investigation into whether Sarah Palin abused her powers as state governor. Sarah Palin speaks at [...]
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The DS Lite has huge untapped potential and will not be replaced by the DSi, according to a top Nintendo marketing executive. In an interview with Wired.com, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of sales and marketing, Cammie Dunaway, said that Nintendo is working hard to increase the machine’s user base, despite the emergence of [...]
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An earthquake happened in Kyrgyzstan at 22.00 (local time) on October 5. APA reports quoting RIA Novosti that the earthquake destroyed about 120 houses in the high-altitude village of Nura and killed 58 people. The quake was also felt in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Read more
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NAIROBI, Kenya – With a Russian frigate closing in and a half-dozen US warships within shouting distance, the pirates holding a tanker off Somalia’s coast might appear to have no other choice than to wave the white flag. Read more
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Remember how conservatives had their undies in bundle over Gwen Ifill moderating Thursday’s Veep debate? Well, some on the left are worrying about Tom Brokaw as moderator of Tuesday night’s throwdown. There’s already a Boot Brokaw online petition. The suggested replacements? Charlie Rose or Bill Moyers. Read more
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BERLIN, Oct. 5 — Chancellor Angela Merkel announced Sunday that Germany would guarantee all private bank accounts in an attempt to calm depositors as officials tried to resurrect a failed bailout plan for a blue-chip lender. Read more
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FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. — Pam Fleck has just finished vacuuming and scrubbing her mobile home into potpourri perfection when her phone rings and it’s her sister, Sherry. Sherry lives over in Brighton. She drives a school bus, likes to hunt and votes Republican. Read more
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HARARE, Zimbabwe, June 27 — President Robert Mugabe‘s militias drove a frightened electorate to the polls Friday, checking off names of voters and threatening vengeance on those who failed to cast ballots for the only man ever to rule Zimbabwe. Read more
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BAGHDAD, Oct. 5 — A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vest inside a home in northern Iraq as U.S. forces were trading gunfire with its occupants, according to the American military. Eleven Iraqis were killed in the operation early Sunday. No U.S. casualties were reported in the incident in Mosul, where war continues to rage [...]
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ISTANBUL, Oct. 4 — Turkey pressed neighboring Iraq on Saturday to take action against Kurdish rebels after they killed 15 Turkish soldiers near a border outpost, in the rebels’ single deadliest attack against Turkish forces this year. Read more
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BERLIN/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Germany offered a blanket bank deposit guarantee on Sunday in a bid to contain the spreading credit crisis as officials clinched deals to rescue Germany’s Hypo Real Estate and recapitalize two other European banks. Read more