It's 6: Phelps keeps going with another gold medal |
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Rice says she will visit Libya |
| | | Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says she will visit Libya before the Bush administration leaves office to celebrate a dramatic turnaround in U.S. ties with the former pariah state. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Aid pours into Georgia, S. Ossetia still cut off |
| | | GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations and Red Cross have poured hundreds of tonnes of aid supplies into Georgia, but need better security conditions before deploying in South Ossetia, the two bodies said on Friday. | | From Reuters | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Russia: US missiles in Poland won't go unpunished |
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Germany's Steffen wins Olympic 100 free |
| | | Britta Steffen of Germany has won the 100-meter freestyle at the Beijing Olympics, holding off world record-holder Libby Trickett of Australia. | | From The Washington Times | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Rice offering Georgia imperfect peace plan |
| | | Choosing expediency over principle, the United States and its allies are pushing Georgia's pro-Western government to accept major concessions in a cease-fire with Russia. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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15 killed in truck crash in southern Philippines |
| | | Police say at least 15 hitchhikers have been killed and 14 others injured when the truck they were riding in plunged into a ravine in a southern Philippine mining area. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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U.S. coach Lang Ping returns to native land |
| | | Revered for her role as the "Iron Hammer" linchpin of the Chinese volleyball team on world championship and Olympic gold medal-winning teams, Jenny Lang Ping felt suffocated a dozen years ago. | | From The Washington Times | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Charges Over Honeymoon Murders |
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Thai court rules case against Thaksin can proceed |
| | | The corruption trial of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his wife can proceed even though the couple fled to Britain earlier this week, a Thai court ruled Friday. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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5 deported from China after 'Free Tibet' stunt |
| | | Five foreign activists were deported Friday after they scaled a landmark building in Beijing to unfurl a "Free Tibet" banner over the top of an Olympic Games billboard in the latest protest during the games. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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US dollar, gold rise in European morning trading |
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Guantanamo prisoner boycotts war crimes trial |
| | | An alleged al-Qaida recruiter said Friday he wants nothing to do with his trial at Guantanamo Bay, calling it a "legal farce" and telling his Pentagon-appointed lawyer not to defend him. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Cycling star LeMond, exclusive club settle lawsuit |
| | | Cycling star Greg LeMond has reached a $39.5 million settlement with the owners of the exclusive Yellowstone Club, as control over the mountain retreat for the ultra-rich shifts from founder Tim Blixseth to his estranged wife. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Person of the Week: Riding the Waves to Rehabilitation |
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Wiesenthal Center calls for action by Venezuela |
| | | A leading anti-Semitism watchdog group said Thursday that a meeting between Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and Jewish leaders is a positive step but that the government must take concrete action to improve relations. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse |
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Refugees return to burnt-out homes in Philippines |
| | | MANILA (Reuters) - Refugees in the southern Philippines went home to rubble and ash on Friday after fierce fighting between government troops and Muslim separatists destroyed their villages. | | From Reuters | Add a commentary | Report abuse |
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Onslaught in Georgia leaves US rethinking ties to Russia |
| | | WASHINGTON - Russia's military offensive into Georgia has jolted the Bush administration's relationship with Moscow, senior officials said yesterday, forcing a wholesale reassessment of American dealings with Russia and jeopardizing talks on everything from halting Iran's nuclear ambitions to reducing strategic arsenals to cooperating on missile defenses. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse |
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2 arrested in Guatemala murder of US tourist |
| | | A Guatemalan prosecutor says two brothers have been detained in the murder of an American tourist last weekend. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse |
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US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,141 |
| | | As of Thursday, Aug. 14, 2008, at least 4,141 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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