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BAGHDAD – U.S. officials withdrew on Wednesday from the vast Saddam Hussein-era palace they have occupied in Baghdad since 2003, a sign of the historic change of power when their troops come under Iraqi authority at midnight. Read more
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MOSCOW, Dec. 30 — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed a constitutional amendment Tuesday extending presidential terms in the country from four years to six, a change that many suspect is intended to benefit his predecessor — and possible successor — Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. Read more
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Dec. 30 — With Pakistan and its army distracted by revived hostilities with neighboring India, a brazen suicide bomb attack Sunday by Islamist radicals in a northwestern village served as a jolting reminder that Pakistan still faces a real war at home, from an enemy that increasingly threatens to destabilize the Muslim nation [...]
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NAIROBI, Dec. 29 — Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf resigned Monday, conceding that Islamist insurgents had overtaken much of the country and that he had been unable to unite the perpetually fragmented Horn of Africa nation. Read more
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At 5:30 a.m., everything is dark at the Baghdad Central Station. There are no passengers about, and most of the gates are still locked. The morning train, the only working train, leaves the station with a deep, heavy rhythm that vibrates through the six passenger cars. Only the engine has electricity. There are no lights. [...]
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JERUSALEM, Dec. 30 — Three Israeli leaders met in secret Friday to review the plan of attack, according to a government spokesman. The targets had been selected, the warplanes readied. Clear skies were forecast over the Gaza Strip. Read more
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GAZA (Reuters) – Israel on Wednesday said the time was not right for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and stepped up preparations for a possible ground offensive after Hamas’s long-range rockets hit another major population center. Read more
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SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Many investors said good riddance on Wednesday to one of the worst years on record and prayed that government rescue plans will pull the global economy out of its fierce tailspin later in the new year. Read more
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Israel has rejected international calls for a 48-hour truce in the Gaza Strip to allow in humanitarian aid, says a government spokesman. Read more
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LONDON (AFP) – World stocks on Wednesday brought down the curtain on a miserable year with modest gains but 2008 will be remembered for key markets shedding half their worth as the global economy endured a disastrous slowdown. Read more
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Play Video AP  – Israel pushes ahead as Gaza assault enters day 5 Slideshow: Israel launches airstrikes on Gaza Play Video Video: Israel keeps pressure on Hamas BBC Play Video Video: Pro-Israeli, Pro-Palestine Supporters Hold Protest CBS 2 / KCAL 9 Los Angeles AP – Palestinian mourners carry the body of 4-years-old girl, Haya Hamdan, killed with her [...]
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England footballer Steven Gerrard faces a maximum five-year jail term if convicted of assault. Read more
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They will have no more than £21.90 a week to pay for everything from clothes to toothpaste, books and phone calls. Read more
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Key world powers trying to promote Mideast peace today called on Israel and Hamas to implement an immediate cease-fire in Gaza and southern Israel, the UN said. 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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You may be wondering, after so many years of the tit-for-tat Middle East standoff and cease-fire after failed cease-fire, what made Israel suddenly unleash its air force on Hamas security installations in Gaza. Turns out in the past week, Hamas fired about 200 rockets on Israeli cities. In a must-read at the Huffington Post, Ilana [...]
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British Foreign Secretary David Miliband, speaking at a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Paris, said the EU could play a “significant role” on the Gaza/Israel border. Read more
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Matt Lucas has revealed that he would love Johnny Depp to guest star on Little Britain USA. Read more
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A Latvian citizen asked Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich to buy his country. The Latvian specified advantages of his country in the letter. “I would like you to consider the possibility of purchasing Latvia: the population is hard working and pleasant, environmentally clean area and plenty of space to dock your yacht,” the letter said. Over [...]