AFP - Tibet's spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, has been pushing for talks with China on the future of his homeland for years but now is making clear they must be "serious discussions."
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Dalai Lama seeks 'serious' talks on homeland's future (AFP)
Posted: April 26th, 2008, 9:20am EDT
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Defending champion Higgins crashes out (AFP)
Posted: April 26th, 2008, 9:14am EDT
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AFP - John Higgins' defence of his World Snooker crown ended in bitter recriminations after a 13-9 second round defeat at the hands of Welshman Ryan Day on Saturday.
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Dalai Lama says he's ready for serious talks with China (AP)
Posted: April 26th, 2008, 8:41am EDT
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AP - The Dalai Lama said Saturday he welcomed China's offer to meet his envoy and said the two sides needed to talk seriously about how to resolve the problems that triggered riots in the Tibetan capital last month.
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Thousands attend Easter ritual at holy shrine in Jerusalem (AP)
Posted: April 26th, 2008, 7:40am EDT
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AP - Thousands of worshippers crowded Christianity's holiest shrine to celebrate the Easter Week holy fire ritual, police said.
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Official: 14-year-old Palestinian girl killed in Gaza clash (AP)
Posted: April 26th, 2008, 7:32am EDT
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AP - Israeli forces entered a northern Gaza town early Saturday and seized a local Hamas leader from his home amid heavy fighting with Palestinian gunmen, Hamas militants and a Palestinian health official said. The wanted man's 14-year-old daughter was killed in the clashes.
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200 Australian troops to quit East Timor (AP)
Posted: April 26th, 2008, 7:30am EDT
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AP - Australia will withdraw 200 troops from nearby East Timor because security in the restive nation has improved since rebel soldiers wounded the president, Australia's prime minister said Saturday.
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Military: Turkish planes, artillery bomb Kurdish rebels (AP)
Posted: April 26th, 2008, 6:26am EDT
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AP - Turkish warplanes and artillery units struck Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq who were preparing to cross the border to carry out attacks, the military said Saturday.
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Report: Brazil police kill 11 in raid (AP)
Posted: April 26th, 2008, 3:41am EDT
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AP - Police swarmed a Rio de Janeiro slum in search of a drug lord on Friday, touching off a shootout that killed 11 people including a 70-year-old woman, Brazil's government news agency said. Two bystanders were wounded. -
Police say bomb kills 2 officers in central Afghanistan (AP)
Posted: April 26th, 2008, 2:42am EDT
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AP - A police official says a roadside bomb destroyed a police vehicle, killing at least two officers in central Afghanistan.
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Zimbabwe police raid opposition, election offices (AP)
Posted: April 26th, 2008, 2:19am EDT
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AP - Zimbabwe's electoral commission said Saturday that a recount of votes for 10 parliamentary seats confirmed the original results, including opposition victories, making it unlikely that the ruling party can wrest control of parliament.
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Iraq militia leader: `open war' threat only against US (AP)
Posted: April 26th, 2008, 2:18am EDT
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AP - The U.S. military reported a relative lull in fighting Saturday, a day after radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr said his threat of an "open war" applied only to American-led foreign troops.
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Heavy security surrounds Olympic torch relay in Japan (AP)
Posted: April 26th, 2008, 2:05am EDT
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AP - Olympic torch bearers dashed past sporadic protests Saturday as heavy security marked the Japanese leg of the world relay streets lined by thousands of riot police and closely monitored by helicopters overhead.
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Official: Colombia to arrest ex-lawmaker (AP)
Posted: April 26th, 2008, 1:55am EDT
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AP - Colombia's Supreme Court ordered the arrest of an ex-congresswoman who says she reversed her position on a vote years ago in return for political favors from associates of President Alvaro Uribe, a government official said. -
Trio bitten by rabid puppy quarantined in Britain (AFP)
Posted: April 26th, 2008, 12:59am EDT
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AFP - Three people were bitten by a rabies-infected puppy dog in British quarantine, a Health Protection Agency (HPA) spokeswoman said Saturday.