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Pakistan's government to deport Afghan refugees from tribal region
KHAR, Pakistan - Pakistan ordered the deportation of about 50,000 Afghan refugees in an insurgency-racked tribal region amid a major military offensive against al-Qaida and Taliban fighters. The go...
American election gets dirty as Obama, McCain swap personal attacks
WASHINGTON - The gloves are officially off in the countdown to the American election as a struggling John McCain attempts to set the economic crisis aside and renew his once-successful attacks on Bara...
At least 30 killed when 2 quakes hit Tibet; many houses collapsed
BEIJING - Two earthquakes jolted the capital of Tibet and surrounding areas Monday, killing more than 30 people and collapsing hundreds of houses, China's state news agency said. Rescuers rushed in to...
Taliban, Afghan officials meet in Saudi Arabia, but deny peace talks held
KABUL, Afghanistan - A former Taliban ambassador said Monday that hardline militants sat with Afghan officials and Saudi King Abdullah over an important religious meal in Saudi Arabia late last month ...
Two separate investigations into Palin's leadership beset by secrecy
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin says she's an open book regarding an abuse-of-power investigation. Apparently her staff doesn't feel the same way. While the A...
Hamas legislators say Abbas' term as Palestinian leader ends in January
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Hamas will cease to recognize Mahmoud Abbas as Palestinian president after Jan. 8 and replace him with one of its own leaders, according to a resolution approved by the Islamic...
EU sanctions against Mugabe to remain until power-sharing cabinet in place
LONDON - Britain says European Union sanctions against Zimbabwe will remain in place until there is a new power-sharing government in Harare. British Foreign Secretary David Miliband says that opti...
Fairgoers catch toddler dropped by Mom left dangling in carnival ride mishap
MIAMI - Fairgoers at a central Florida carnival caught a two-year-old girl whose mother was forced to drop her after they were both stranded nine metres off the ground on a ride. Paramedics later r...
Karadzic seeks evidence on alleged deal with U.S. granting him immunity
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic wants UN war crimes prosecutors to turn over any evidence they have about an alleged deal he cut to avoid prosecution. Karadzic ...
Scientists say 1 in 4 mammals threatened with extinction
WASHINGTON - Conservationists have taken the first detailed look at the world's mammals in more than a decade, and the news isn't good. "Our results paint a bleak picture of the global status of ma...
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