AP - Russia warned Kosovo's leaders Wednesday that if they declare independence the territory will never become a member of the United Nations or other international political institutions.
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Russia warns Kosovo on independence (AP)
Posted: January 16th, 2008, 11:28pm EST
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Machines keeping Suharto alive (AP)
Posted: January 16th, 2008, 11:02pm EST
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AP - Former Indonesian dictator Suharto's care during his two-week hospitalization has sparked quiet debate on end-of-life issues in this predominantly Muslim nation.
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Hostage letters recount jungle hell (AP)
Posted: January 16th, 2008, 7:16pm EST
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AP - A satchel of letters carried out of the jungle by two women freed by Colombian rebels details the heart-wrenching suffering and depredation of the hostages they left behind.
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Kenya police chief says protesters shot (AP)
Posted: January 16th, 2008, 3:35pm EST
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AP - The police chief in this opposition stronghold said she ordered her officers to fire on a rioting crowd, saying she was forced to because police were overwhelmed during protests over disputed elections.
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Suicide attack kills 8 in Iraq (AP)
Posted: January 16th, 2008, 3:34am EST
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AP - A women wearing a belt strapped with explosives blew herself up near a popular market and a Shiite mosque in restive Diyala province north of the capital Wednesday, killing eight civilians and wounding seven others, police said.
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Bird flu cull begins in eastern India (AFP)
Posted: January 16th, 2008, 3:31am EST
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AFP - Health officials in eastern India began the slaughter of tens of thousands of chickens Wednesday, a day after New Delhi confirmed an outbreak of the deadly avian flu in the region.
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Israel to evacuate 2 settler outposts (AP)
Posted: January 16th, 2008, 3:24am EST
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AP - Israeli forces were on their way Wednesday to evacuate two settler outposts in the West Bank, officials said, amid U.S. insistence such encampments be dismantled to pave the way for a peace deal with the Palestinians. -
High-seas whaling standoff draws in Tokyo, Canberra (AFP)
Posted: January 16th, 2008, 3:16am EST
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AFP - A high-seas standoff between Japanese whalers and militant anti-whaling activists in the icy waters of the Antarctic drew the governments of Australia and Japan into the fray Wednesday.
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Opposition figure heads Kenya parliament (AP)
Posted: January 16th, 2008, 3:14am EST
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AP - Legislators chose an opposition member as parliament speaker in a close vote Tuesday, giving a victory to foes of Kenya's president as they prepared for mass protest rallies that raised fears of new violence over last month's disputed election.
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Bus bombing kills 23 in Sri Lanka (AP)
Posted: January 16th, 2008, 3:12am EST
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AP - A roadside bomb ripped through a packed civilian bus Wednesday, killing 23 people in southeastern Sri Lanka as the government officially withdrew from a tattered cease-fire with Tamil Tiger rebels.
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Jesuits to choose new superior (AP)
Posted: January 16th, 2008, 3:08am EST
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AP - The Jesuits, one of the world's largest Roman Catholic religious orders, are meeting in Rome to elect a new leader and chart a future amid a decline in their numbers and lingering tensions in their relationship with the Vatican. -
Egypt's stalled reforms haunt Bush trip (AP)
Posted: January 16th, 2008, 3:06am EST
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AP - Egypt was meant to be a test case for President Bush's push for greater democracy in the Middle East. But stalled reforms and bitterness over the jailing of hundreds of dissidents are haunting his visit here Wednesday.
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Cambodia bars US actress from holding Darfur ceremony: official (AFP)
Posted: January 16th, 2008, 2:31am EST
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AFP - Actress Mia Farrow has been barred from holding a ceremony at a notorious Khmer Rouge prison as part of a campaign to pressure China to end abuses in Darfur, a Cambodian official said Wednesday.
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Castro looks frail, alert in new photos (AP)
Posted: January 16th, 2008, 1:33am EST
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AP - Fidel Castro looked frail but alert and even playful in a series of official photographs taken during a meeting with Brazil's president on Tuesday, the first images of the ailing Cuban leader released in about three months.
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St. Lucia welcomes Taiwan's leader (AP)
Posted: January 16th, 2008, 12:07am EST
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AP - Singing schoolchildren and red carpets welcomed Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian to St. Lucia on Tuesday for his first visit since the small Caribbean island shifted diplomatic ties to Taipei instead of rival China.