Russian forces still entrenched in Georgia |
| | | Russian forces built ramparts around tanks and posted sentries on a hill in central Georgia on Saturday, digging in despite Western pressure for Moscow to withdraw its forces under a cease-fire deal signed by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Britain's 'Great Haul Of China' |
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Turkey says its planes hit PKK group in Iraq |
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Tsvangirai says Zimbabwe talks going "very well" |
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Australia defeats US to win women's 400 medley |
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Israel approves release of 200 jailed Palestinians |
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Pakistan coalition readies Musharraf impeachment |
| | | Pakistan's ruling coalition took another step Sunday toward impeaching President Pervez Musharraf, finalizing the charges to be launched against the former army chief if he refuses to resign. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Man Tasered By Cops Dies |
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Canada wins gold in men's 8 rowing |
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4 Philippine soldiers, 3 militia killed in ambush |
| | | Muslim guerrillas killed four soldiers and three militiamen in an ambush on a military convoy Sunday in the volatile southern Philippines, officials said. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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2 bombs explode in Spanish resorts; no injuries |
| | | Two small bombs blamed on Basque separatist group ETA exploded at tourist resorts in southern Spain on Sunday, authorities said. No injuries were reported, but more than 10,000 people were evacuated from a harbor area. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Iran says it launched satellite into space |
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Joys, burdens of being best face Phelps now |
| | | He stood, literally, on top of the world: Everest. The highest mountain on earth. "Another few weary steps and there was nothing above us but the sky," Sir Edmund Hillary wrote of that moment in 1953 when he and guide Tenzing Norgay became the first to the zenith. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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'Blind Eye To Child Sex Tourists' |
| | | A charity has accused the Government of turning a blind eye to paedophiles who abuse children abroad. | | From Sky News | Add a commentary | Report abuse |
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US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,143 |
| | | As of Saturday, Aug. 16, 2008, at least 4,143 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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Georgia: Russian-Backed Separatists Seize Villages |
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Antigua Police 'Close' To Charges |
| | | Police in Antigua are reportedly "much closer" to charging the alleged killers of honeymoon couple Ben and Catherine Mullany. | | From Sky News | Add a commentary | Report abuse |
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Afghans shift independence celebration to secret venue |
| | | Afghanistan has changed the venue for its independence celebration on Monday to an undisclosed location, an official said, after President Hamid Karzai survived an attempt on his life by Taliban in a military parade in April. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse |
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30 Taliban fighters killed in Afghanistan clashes |
| | | Separate clashes in Afghanistan's south and east last week killed 30 Taliban fighters, officials said Sunday. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse |
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Suffering is relative for inflation-hit Saudis |
| | | With inflation rising across the Gulf Arab region, Saudi Arabia's perennial problem of unequal distribution of wealth has never been so obvious. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse |
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