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Scandal hits famed Oxford debating club (AP)
Posted: February 6th, 2008, 12:09pm EST
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AP - Corrupt campaigning practices. Charges of sexual harassment. Racial and gender issues. A presidential election thrown out, the winner disqualified, the loser withdrawn. -
21 killed, 100 wounded in Somalia attack (AP)
Posted: February 6th, 2008, 11:44am EST
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AP - A grenade attack in northeastern Somalia killed 21 people and wounded 100, officials said Wednesday, raising the toll a day after the explosion. -
Militants declare cease-fire in Pakistan (AP)
Posted: February 6th, 2008, 10:16am EST
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AP - A coalition of Taliban militants in northwestern Pakistan declared an "indefinite" cease-fire Wednesday in fighting against security forces. The government said it was preparing for peace talks.
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US says al-Qaida in Iraq using children (AP)
Posted: February 6th, 2008, 10:15am EST
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AP - Videotapes seized during U.S. raids on suspected al-Qaida in Iraq hide-outs show the terror group training young boys to kidnap and assassinate civilians, U.S. and Iraqi officials said Wednesday.
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New Thai government takes office (AP)
Posted: February 6th, 2008, 9:30am EST
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AP - Thailand made an uneasy return to democracy Wednesday with the swearing-in of a Cabinet dominated by loyalists to the prime minister ousted nearly 17 months ago in a military coup.
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Kenya opposition threatens new rallies (AP)
Posted: February 6th, 2008, 9:30am EST
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AP - Kenya's opposition threatened mass rallies Wednesday to stop a gathering of African foreign ministers in Nairobi because they were not consulted about the meeting.
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US, Iraqi raids net 20 suspects (AP)
Posted: February 6th, 2008, 5:04am EST
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AP - U.S. and Iraqi forces detained 20 suspected insurgents in four days of raids across Iraq, the U.S. military said Wednesday.
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Shrine bombing kills 1 in south Thailand (AP)
Posted: February 6th, 2008, 5:02am EST
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AP - Suspected Muslim insurgents detonated a bomb near a Chinese shrine in southern Thailand on Wednesday, killing one soldier and wounding six other people. -
BSkyB chalks up net loss in first half (AFP)
Posted: February 6th, 2008, 4:44am EST
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AFP - British satellite broadcaster BSkyB, controlled by media tycoon Rupert Murdoch, on Wednesday posted a net loss in the first half of its financial year while seeing a gain in revenues.
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BHP Billiton raises Rio Tinto takeover bid (AFP)
Posted: February 6th, 2008, 4:44am EST
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AFP - BHP Billiton sweetened its hostile takeover bid for Rio Tinto on Wednesday by lifting its valuation of the mining giant to 147.4 billion dollars as it seeks to exploit a resources boom driven by China.
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Niger Delta militants kill policeman, kidnap politician 's wife (AFP)
Posted: February 6th, 2008, 4:37am EST
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AFP - Armed men killed a policeman in an overnight attack and kidnapped the wife of a prominent politician in southern Nigeria's oil hub Port Harcourt, a military spokesman said Wednesday.
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Beatles guru Maharishi Mahesh Yogi dies (AP)
Posted: February 6th, 2008, 4:03am EST
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AP - Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, a guru to the Beatles who introduced the West to transcendental meditation, died Tuesday at his home in the Dutch town of Vlodrop, a spokesman said. He was thought to be 91 years old.
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Overseas voting: online for the 1st time (AP)
Posted: February 6th, 2008, 2:34am EST
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AP - Americans seeking a change in foreign policy and a new national image abroad flocked to churches in Rome, town halls in England and an Irish pub in Hong Kong on Tuesday to vote in a Democrats Abroad primary.
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8 dead in Israeli strikes in Gaza (AP)
Posted: February 6th, 2008, 2:03am EST
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AP - Israel launched airstrikes against militants firing rockets from the Gaza Strip on Wednesday and vowed to maintain a war "on all fronts" until the territory's Hamas rulers halt attacks.
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Chad soldiers block flight from capital (AP)
Posted: February 6th, 2008, 1:05am EST
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AP - Chad's president said his government was in control of the entire country Wednesday, speaking publicly for the first time since rebels tried to overthrow him.