Australian investigators examine hole in jumbo jet |
| | | Australian investigators on Saturday began examining a Qantas jumbo jet which had to make an emergency landing after a large hole opened on its fuselage, a Philippine aviation official said. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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15 did, 100 hurt as blasts hit western India |
| | | At least 15 people were killed and another 100 wounded when a series of small explosions hit the western Indian city of Ahmadabad on Saturday, a day after seven similar blasts struck a southern city. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Newspaper reports Karadzic appeals extradition |
| | | Serbia's state-run daily says Radovan Karadzic's lawyer has filed a last-minute appeal against Karadzic's extradition to the United Nations war crimes court in the Netherlands. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Heavy rains kill 7 people in SKorea |
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US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 488 |
| | | As of Friday, July 25, 2008, at least 488 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures July 19 at 10 a.m. EDT. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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US woman gets asylum in Costa Rica |
| | | A Texas woman wanted by the FBI for international parental kidnapping has been awarded asylum in Costa Rica and cannot be extradited to the United States. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Officials: 2 militants killed |
| | | U.S.-led coalition forces killed an insurgent northeast of the capital while hunting for a militant suspected of aiding foreign fighters, according to a statement Saturday. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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China bends 1-child rule in quake area |
| | | Parents whose children died or were disabled in China's devastating earthquake will be allowed to have more children after lawmakers in the hardest-hit province waived strict family-planning controls, state media reported Saturday. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Report: Iran now has 6,000 centrifuges |
| | | President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Saturday that Iran now possesses 6,000 centrifuges, machines used to enrich uranium, the semi-official Fars news agency reported. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Drunken passengers force flight to land in Germany |
| | | Two drunken British women went on a rampage on a charter plane, hitting one flight attendant with a bottle of vodka and trying to open a cabin door as the aircraft was cruising over Austria at 10,000 meters (32,800 feet), police said Saturday. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,124 |
| | | As of Saturday, July 26, 2008, at least 4,124 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse |
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Canadian teen dies under asphalt at work site |
| | | A 15-year-old boy working in a crew paving a parking lot was killed Friday when he was buried by a mound of searing-hot asphalt, fire officials said. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse |
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'Candy Bomber' Sweetened Life of Berlin Kids |
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Obama urges Iran to accept EU nuclear proposal |
| | | Democratic Sen. Barack Obama, nearing the end of a fast-paced international campaign trip, warned Iran on Friday, "don't wait for the next president" to take office before yielding to Western demands to dismantle its nuclear weapons program. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse |
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Cambodians go to polls amid border row |
| | | Nationalist pride sweeping through Cambodia triggered by a border dispute with Thailand appeared to strengthen the popularity of longtime Prime Minister Hun Sen ahead of parliamentary elections Sunday. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse |
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For some Africans, Scrabble more than just a game |
| | | To compete in the Francophone World Scrabble Championship, 32-year-old Elisee Poka spent five days in a bus traversing Africa's potholed roads. His competitors from France arrived by plane. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse |
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Fatah supporters arrested in beachside blast |
| | | Hamas security arrested dozens of supporters of the rival Fatah group early Saturday, Fatah said, a day after a mysterious beachside blast killed five Hamas members and a 6-year-old girl. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse |
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Ukrainian president wants national church |
| | | The Ukrainian president on Saturday asked the world's Orthodox spiritual leader to bless the creation of a Ukrainian church that would be independent of the powerful Moscow patriarchate. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse |
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Pakistan Rejects Allied Security |
| | | The Pakistani Foreign Minister has told Sky News that British and American troops would not be welcome in Pakistan. | | From Sky News | Add a commentary | Report abuse |
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Rolling Stones Deal Blow to EMI |
| | | One of the world's most iconic bands has dealt a body blow to the world's most iconic music label. | | From Sky News | Add a commentary | Report abuse |
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