AP - Revelers wrapped up Brazil's wild carnival bash with the popular Gala Gay ball Tuesday night on Rio de Janeiro's streets, littered with feathers and sequins after five days of partying.
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Brazil's carnival ends with gay ball (AP)
Posted: February 5th, 2008, 10:45pm EST
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Saudi activists' kin plead to king (AP)
Posted: February 5th, 2008, 9:07pm EST
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AP - Families of several imprisoned pro-reform activists in Saudi Arabia have drafted a letter to King Abdullah asking him to either release their loved ones, jailed for over a year without charges, or bring them to trial. -
At least 3 Iraqis killed in US raid (AP)
Posted: February 5th, 2008, 12:19pm EST
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AP - About 50 dead bodies were discovered Tuesday in a mass grave northwest of Baghdad, Iraqi officials said.
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Hamas claims credit for suicide attack (AP)
Posted: February 5th, 2008, 11:51am EST
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AP - Israeli attacks killed eight Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday and the Islamic militant group claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing in Israel.
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Bangladesh gas worker 'took 145 million dollars in bribes' (AFP)
Posted: February 5th, 2008, 11:44am EST
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AFP - An employee of Bangladesh's biggest state-owned gas company who earned a mere 100 dollars a month allegedly used his position to pocket a colossal 145 million dollars in bribes over 12 years, an official said Tuesday.
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Kenya crisis causing economic downturn (AP)
Posted: February 5th, 2008, 11:43am EST
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AP - Business leaders warned Tuesday of an economic downturn in Kenya after weeks of political violence that has left hundreds of thousands homeless and scared off tourists.
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Japan resumes whaling in Antarctic waters: reports (AFP)
Posted: February 5th, 2008, 11:42am EST
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AFP - Japan has confirmed resuming whaling in Antarctic waters after environmental protesters stopped obstructing Japanese whalers there, press reports said Tuesday.
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France unveils super-fast train (AFP)
Posted: February 5th, 2008, 11:32am EST
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AFP - French engineering giant Alstom unveiled a new super-fast train on Tuesday which it claims will be quicker, cleaner and bigger than its Japanese and German rivals.
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Chad rebels threaten new attack (AP)
Posted: February 5th, 2008, 10:22am EST
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AP - Chad's capital was mostly quiet Tuesday but rebels seeking to oust the president kept to the fringes of the city and threatened a fresh attack. France said it was prepared to intervene militarily to help the government repel the assault if necessary.
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Chad rebels threaten new attack (AP)
Posted: February 5th, 2008, 10:22am EST
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AP - Chad's capital was mostly quiet Tuesday but rebels seeking to oust the president kept to the fringes of the city and threatened a fresh attack. France said it was prepared to intervene militarily to help the government repel the assault if necessary.
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Brazil samba group in Rio finale frenzy (AP)
Posted: February 5th, 2008, 9:23am EST
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AP - Reigning champion Beija Flor closed out Rio's Samba parade Tuesday with gold-encrusted and winged dancers in a pre-dawn pageant honoring the Amazon state of Amapa and its pre-Columbian civilizations.
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Aruba sees secret video in Holloway case (AP)
Posted: February 5th, 2008, 6:20am EST
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AP - A hidden-camera interview with a Dutch student saying missing teenager Natalee Holloway was dead and that he had a friend dump her body at sea is admissible in court, the chief Aruban prosecutor said.
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World Bank urges counter-opium measures (AP)
Posted: February 5th, 2008, 5:00am EST
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AP - The world needs to invest more than $2 billion in irrigation, roads and other rural development to wean Afghanistan off booming opium cultivation, a development bank report said Tuesday.