Yahoo! News: World News (18 unread)
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Somali pirates hijack Jordanian ship carrying aid (AP)
Posted: May 17th, 2008, 12:42pm EDT
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AP - Somali pirates hijacked a Jordanian ship carrying humanitarian aid to Mogadishu on Saturday in the latest in a string of attacks off the lawless Somali coast, the head of a seafarer's association said. -
Arab village's fence war wins some Israeli hearts (AP)
Posted: May 17th, 2008, 12:41pm EDT
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AP - Every Friday for more than three years, schoolteacher Abdullah Abu Rahma has grabbed a bullhorn and a Palestinian flag and marched a few hundred yards from his West Bank village to a 10-foot-tall mesh fence and an inevitable confrontation with the Israeli army. -
China clinch badminton's Uber Cup in Olympic warning (AFP)
Posted: May 17th, 2008, 12:18pm EDT
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AFP - Invincible China clinched their sixth consecutive Uber Cup team championship Saturday, toppling Indonesia 3-0 to send an ominous warning ahead of the Beijing Olympics.
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Rain frustrates England at Lord's (AFP)
Posted: May 17th, 2008, 12:07pm EDT
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AFP - Rain continued to frustrate England's attempt to build a first innings lead in the first Test against New Zealand at Lord's here Saturday.
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Brazil's illegal logging hard to combat (AP)
Posted: May 17th, 2008, 11:46am EDT
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AP - Federal agents swooped in to close sawmills and confiscate wood in a government crackdown on illegal logging less than three months ago.
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US House speaker Nancy Pelosi visits Iraq (AP)
Posted: May 17th, 2008, 11:09am EDT
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AP - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a top Democratic critic of the U.S.-led war in Iraq, expressed confidence during a visit to Iraq on Saturday that expected provincial elections will promote national reconciliation.
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Tsvangirai postpones Zimbabwe return after threat (AP)
Posted: May 17th, 2008, 8:49am EDT
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AP - Assassination threats have derailed plans by Zimbabwe's opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai to return home to campaign for the presidential runoff vote, a party official said Saturday.
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German saved after buried in China's earthquake (AP)
Posted: May 17th, 2008, 4:00am EDT
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AP - Thousands of Chinese earthquake victims fled areas near the epicenter Saturday, fearful of floods from rivers blocked by landslides rattled loose in this week's powerful temblor.
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Bush pivots to Arab side of Mideast peace dispute (AP)
Posted: May 17th, 2008, 3:55am EDT
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AP - President Bush, trying to reassure Palestinians wary of his dedication to their side in the Mideast peace dispute, said Saturday that he is "absolutely committed" to getting an Israeli-Palestinian accord by the end of the year.
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North Korea welcomes US food aid offer (AP)
Posted: May 17th, 2008, 3:53am EDT
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AP - North Korea welcomed on Saturday a U.S. offer of food aid, saying the assistance would help alleviate shortages and improve relations between the two countries. -
China's premier is hero of quake rescue effort (AP)
Posted: May 17th, 2008, 3:47am EDT
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AP - The popular hero of China's earthquake rescue effort isn't a strapping firefighter or a seasoned cop it's the country's bespectacled premier who's been clambering over piles of rubble to rally victims in the hardest-hit areas.
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Latin America-Europe leaders make pledges (AP)
Posted: May 17th, 2008, 3:45am EDT
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AP - European and Latin American leaders have pledged to fight poverty, global warming and high food prices, presenting a show of unity amid a festering conflict between two South American nations.
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Dominican Republic president declares victory (AP)
Posted: May 17th, 2008, 3:41am EDT
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AP - President Leonel Fernandez declared victory early Saturday in the Dominican Republic's national election and pledged to continue pushing forward economic projects that have helped pull the Caribbean nation's economy out of crisis.
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Islamist fighters seize town in Somalia (AP)
Posted: May 17th, 2008, 3:21am EDT
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AP - A human rights leader says Islamist fighters have seized a southern town in Somalia that is a major agricultural center, compelling hundreds of refugees to flee.
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Abducted Pakistani diplomat freed (AP)
Posted: May 17th, 2008, 3:08am EDT
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AP - The brother of Pakistan's ambassador to Afghanistan says the envoy has been released three months after he was kidnapped near the border between the two countries. -
10 militants, 4 Afghans in violence (AP)
Posted: May 17th, 2008, 2:50am EDT
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AP - A series of clashes, airstrikes and bomb blasts left 10 militants and four civilians killed in Afghanistan, officials said Saturday.
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Death toll from Myanmar cyclone nearly doubles (AP)
Posted: May 17th, 2008, 2:44am EDT
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AP - A French navy ship carrying 1,000 tons of food idled near Myanmar's coast Saturday, awaiting permission from the uncooperative ruling military regime to dock in the cyclone-devastated Irrawaddy delta.
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Australian fugitive returns to Melbourne amid tight security (AFP)
Posted: May 17th, 2008, 2:02am EDT
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AFP - Australia's most wanted fugitive landed in Melbourne on a flight from Greece amid tight security on Saturday, more than two years after fleeing his homeland.