Russia promises to start Georgia pullback |
| | | TBILISI (Reuters) - Russia said it would complete a pullback of troops in Georgia by the end of Friday but it stopped short of the extensive withdrawal demanded by the West, saying it would keep a force deep inside Georgia's heartland. | | From Reuters | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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US coalition: 30 militants killed in Afghanistan |
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UK loses prisoner data in latest computer stumble |
| | | In another embarrassing stumble with computerized data, Britain's government confirmed Thursday that a contractor lost a memory device containing information on every prison inmate in England and Wales. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Bolt gets 3rd gold, record as Jamaica wins relay |
| | | Usain Bolt helped Jamaica win the 400-meter relay final in 37.10 seconds Friday night for his third gold medal and third world record of the Olympics. | | From The Washington Times | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Chavez bashes executives of Mexico's Cemex |
| | | President Hugo Chavez lashed out at Mexican cement company Cemex on Thursday, calling its executives irresponsible and disrespectful after they vowed to seek international arbitration over the nationalization of their Venezuelan unit. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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US, Iraq close in on deal for pullout of US troops |
| | | Iraq and the U.S. pushed close to a deal Thursday setting a course for American combat troops to pull out of major Iraqi cities by next June, with a broader withdrawal from the long and costly war by 2011. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Australian officials euthanize lost baby whale |
| | | An injured and abandoned baby humpback whale that spent nearly a week bonding with boats in waters off north Sydney was euthanized by wildlife officials Friday after veterinarians determined it was too weak to survive on its own. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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List of US News' top 10 national universities |
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Suicide bombers kill 67 at Pakistani arms factory |
| | | Suicide bombers killed 67 people at Pakistan's largest arms factory Thursday in one of the country's deadliest terror attacks, adding to turmoil from political squabbling that is threatening to tear apart the ruling coalition now that Pervez Musharraf has quit as president. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Chile puts higher gas subsidy for congress on hold |
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South Korea's Lee calls for stronger military |
| | | South Korea's president said Friday his country needs a stronger military to cope with threats from abroad, amid rising tension with its nuclear-armed neighbor, North Korea. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Georgia sees Russia scheming to stay longer |
| | | At the Russian-controlled roadblocks around Gori, the deadpan soldiers are firm but restrained, searching cars and checking identification, but not too rigorously. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Passenger Train Derails In Portugal |
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Madrid Crash Victims Identified |
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Canada confirms 3rd death in listeriosis outbreak |
| | | A third death has been confirmed in a nationwide listeriosis outbreak that might be linked to tainted meat products, Canadian health officials said Friday. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Bush seeks to protect 3 Pacific island chains |
| | | President Bush next week will seek formal comment from his Cabinet agencies on a plan that could make three of the world's most remote and pristine island chains off limits to commercial fishing and mineral exploration. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Panama creates controversial intelligence force |
| | | Panama, which has no army, is creating a new intelligence agency and a border police force, prompting concerns of a return to its militarized past. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse |
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US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,145 |
| | | As of Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008, at least 4,145 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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Anti-graft police probe Nigerian Obama fundraiser |
| | | Police questioned the head of the Nigerian Stock Exchange on Thursday in connection with a glitzy fundraiser meant to drum up African support for U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse |
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Russia and West at odds over UN Georgia resolution |
| | | Russia and key Western nations remained at odds Thursday over a U.N. resolution aimed at bringing peace to Georgia, with the U.S., France and Britain insisting on immediate withdrawal of Russian troops and a commitment to Georgia's territorial integrity. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse |
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