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Gaza truce proposed after Israeli shell kills 30
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GAZA CITY, Gaza (AP) — France and Egypt announced an initiative to stop the fighting in Gaza late Tuesday, hours after Israeli mortar shells exploded near a U.N. school sheltering hundreds of people d » Full Story
Member of Iraq president party killed in drive-by
January 7, 2009
BAGHDAD (AP) — Gunmen have killed a member of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani’s political party in a drive-by shooting in the northern city of Kirkuk, Iraqi police officials said Tuesday. Subh » Full Story
Grand Canyon, Loch Ness compete as nature wonders
January 7, 2009
GENEVA (AP) — The Grand Canyon, Mount Everest and Loch Ness will vie with more than 200 other spectacular places in the next phase of the global competition for the New 7 Wonders of Nature, organizers » Full Story
Report: Al-Qaida No. 2 blames Obama for Gaza fight
January 7, 2009
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) — Al-Qaida’s No. 2 leader lashed out at President-elect Barack Obama in a new audio message Tuesday, accusing him of not doing anything to stop Israel’s offensive in the Gaza Strip, » Full Story
NKorea to hold parliamentary election in March
January 7, 2009
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea announced Wednesday it will elect new members of its rubber stamp legislature in March, following months of delay amid speculation about the health of leader Kim » Full Story
Gunmen attack TV station in northern Mexico
January 7, 2009
MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) — Masked gunmen opened fire and tossed a grenade at a Mexican television station as it aired its nightly newscast Tuesday, leaving behind a message warning the station about its » Full Story
Oil hovers above $48 as demand, Gaza clash mulled
January 7, 2009
SINGAPORE (AP) — Oil prices were steady above $48 a barrel Wednesday in Asia as investors juggled tensions in the Middle East and more bad U.S. economic news suggesting slowing crude demand.
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Aruba prosecutor: End is near in Holloway case
January 7, 2009
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Aruban prosecutors said Tuesday their investigation into the 2005 disappearance of U.S. teenager Natalee Holloway is nearing the end and appealed for anyone with informati » Full Story
Death certificate: Travolta son killed by seizure
January 6, 2009
FREEPORT, Bahamas (AP) — Jett Travolta's body shows no sign of head trauma and his death certificate says he was killed by a seizure, an undertaker said Monday, after doctors performed an autopsy on t » Full Story
Taliban whopper: claim 5,220 foreign troops killed
January 6, 2009
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban has long exaggerated its military successes, but its figures for 2008 may be the militia's most startling claims yet.
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The Taliban claims its forces » Full Story