Tamil Tiger rebels say they are willing to abide by a truce which Sri Lanka's government is abandoning.
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LAHORE, Pakistan (AFP) - At least 22 police and four civilians were killed in a suicide bomb attack Thursday outside the high court in the commercial heart of Lahore, Pakistan's second largest city.
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AFP - Wire stories | 10 Jan 2008 | 11:57 am
President Bush says an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal is possible in his term, on a landmark West Bank trip.
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BBC News | World | UK Edition | 10 Jan 2008 | 11:53 am
Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes skipped the festivities following her 'Mad Money' film premiere.
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BAGHDAD (AP) -- U.S. bombers and jet fighters unleashed 40,000 pounds of explosives during a 10-minute airstrike Thursday, flattening what the military called al-Qaida in Iraq safe havens on the southern outskirts of the capital....
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AP - U.S. bombers and jet fighters unleashed 40,000 pounds of explosives during a 10-minute airstrike Thursday, flattening what the military called al-Qaida in Iraq safe havens on the southern outskirts of the capital.
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A new generation of power stations providing "cleaner, more secure and affordable" energy is backed by ministers.
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The world's cheapest car has made it's first public outing in Indiain an event ranked by its makers alongside the Wright brothers' first manned flight.
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President George W Bush arrived in Israel to give fresh impetus to the stalled Middle East peace process he launched just six weeks ago.
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AP - Johnny Grant, the avuncular honorary mayor of Hollywood who traveled the world as Tinseltown's No. 1 cheerleader for more than a half-century, has died. He was 84.
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AP - John McCain, meet Mike Huckabee. You're now rivals.
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AP - One year after President Bush announced his politically unpopular plan to send thousands more troops to Iraq, Democrats are struggling to counter the administration's argument that the buildup succeeded.
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Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 10 Jan 2008 | 11:35 am
AP - The Pentagon is preparing to send at least 3,000 Marines to Afghanistan in April to bolster efforts to hold off another expected Taliban offensive in the spring, military officials.
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) - For the world's cheapest car, it was one luxury arrival.
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Lawyers for Canadian serial killer Robert Pickton file an appeal against his six murder convictions.
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BBC News | World | UK Edition | 10 Jan 2008 | 11:31 am
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) -- President Bush on Thursday predicted that a Mideast peace treaty would be completed by the time he leaves office, but undercut that optimism with harsh criticism of Hamas militants who control part of the land that would form an eventual independent Palestine....
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AP - President Bush on Thursday predicted that a Mideast peace treaty would be completed by the time he leaves office, but undercut that optimism with harsh criticism of Hamas militants who control part of the land that would form an eventual independent Palestine.
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LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) -- A suicide bomber blew himself up among police deployed outside a court in eastern Pakistan ahead of a planned anti-government protest Thursday, killing at least 22 people and wounding more than 70, officials and witnesses said....
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AP - A suicide bomber blew himself up among police deployed outside a court in eastern Pakistan ahead of a planned anti-government protest Thursday, killing at least 22 people and wounding more than 70, officials and witnesses said.
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Colombia agrees to a new Venezuelan mission to secure the release of two hostages held by Farc rebels.
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BBC News | World | UK Edition | 10 Jan 2008 | 11:23 am
Reuters - Iran released a video on Thursday which
it said showed its boats did not threaten U.S. navy vessels in
the Gulf, countering Washington's account of the event which
President George W. Bush called "a provocative act."
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TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran released a video on Thursday which it said showed its boats did not threaten U.S. navy vessels in the Gulf, countering Washington's account of the event which President George W. Bush called "a provocative act".
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Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki swears in new ministers two weeks after disputed elections led to violence.
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BBC News | World | UK Edition | 10 Jan 2008 | 11:17 am
US warplanes drop tonnes of bombs on suspected al-Qaeda targets on the outskirts of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - President George W. Bush told Palestinians on Thursday he believed they would sign a peace treaty with Israel within a year that would give them their own state.
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A US judge rejects a call for a separate inquiry into the CIA's destruction of tapes of terror suspects being interrogated.
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NEW DELHI (AFP) - India's Tata Group unveiled Thursday a 2,500-dollar car billed as the world's cheapest amid predictions the no-frills compact could revolutionise how the nation of 1.1 billion people travels.
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A homicide bomber blew himself up among police officers outside a court in eastern Pakistan Thursday, killing at least 22 people and wounding dozens of others minutes before a planned anti-government protest.
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About 3.1 million people between the ages of 12-25 have used cough and cold medicine to get high, the government reported.
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VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog chief heads for Iran on Thursday to push for full transparency over its past and present atomic activity amid simmering U.S.-Iranian tensions after a naval incident in the Gulf.
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BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. warplanes dropped 40,000 pounds of bombs on Thursday in a sudden and massive strike on more than 40 al Qaeda targets clustered in date palm groves on Baghdad's southern outskirts, the military said.
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President Bush predicts a new Mideast peace treaty before the end of term, makes first visit to Palestinian territories.
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NAIROBI (AFP) - Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki swore in new cabinet members Thursday as his opposition rival was locked in crisis talks to resolve turmoil sparked by a presidential poll that he claims to have won.
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Nine American soldiers were killed in the first two days of a new American drive to kill al-Qaeda in Iraq fighters holed up in ...
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USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 10 Jan 2008 | 10:32 am
U.S. warplanes drop 40,000 pounds of explosives on targeted Al Qaeda in Iraq safe havens during 10-minute air raid.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank (AFP) - US President George W. Bush said on Thursday he believed a Middle East peace treaty would be signed by the time he leaves office in a year, despite scepticism among Israelis and Palestinians.
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AFP - Wire stories | 10 Jan 2008 | 10:18 am
LONDON (AFP) - The Bank of England unveils its latest decision on interest rates later Thursday, with analysts predicting a tough call amid a gloomy outlook on the consumer front.
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LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - A suicide bomb attack killed at least 22 people, most of them policemen, in Pakistan on Thursday, deepening a sense of insecurity weeks before an election that could weaken President Pervez Musharraf's grip on power.
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Reuters: Top News | 10 Jan 2008 | 9:56 am
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (Reuters) - The unpredictable fight for the White House went national on Wednesday as candidates fanned out across the United States and Democrat Barack Obama bounced back from a surprise loss to Hillary Clinton to grab a coveted union endorsement.
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Reuters: Top News | 10 Jan 2008 | 9:53 am
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) -- Iran aired video Thursday of its boats and U.S. naval ships in the Persian Gulf in an apparent attempt to show that there was no confrontation between the vessels....
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A suicide bomber has killed at least 20 people ahead of a planned protest by lawyers in the Pakistani city of Lahore.
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Telegraph News | Top News | 10 Jan 2008 | 8:01 am
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US Defense Secretary Robert Gates is considering sending some 3,000 additional marines to Afghanistan to boost forces ahead of a Taliban spring offensive, a Pentagon spokesman said Wednesday.
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AFP - Wire stories | 10 Jan 2008 | 7:51 am
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- A NATO vehicle struck a mine in southern Afghanistan, killing one soldier and wounding another, while a militant attack in the east left a policeman dead, officials said Thursday....
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WASHINGTON (AFP) - After an energy-sapping slog for votes across the frozen north, White House hopefuls fanned out Thursday as the 2008 presidential race went national in a series of battleground states.
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Johnny Grant, a tireless show business figure dubbed the "honorary mayor of Hollywood" for his devotion to the historic movie industry hub, died on Wednesday, the Los Angeles Police Department said. He was 84.
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Lloyd Kraal, a one-time maintenance supervisor at the San Francisco Zoo, claims his complaints about the response to a 2005 tiger attack on a zookeeper were ignored.
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Johnny Grant, the avuncular honorary mayor of Hollywood who traveled the world as Tinseltown's No. 1 cheerleader for more than a half-century, has died. He was 84.
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BEIJING (AP) -- Declaring war on the "white pollution" choking its cities, farms and waterways, China is banning free plastic shopping bags and calling for a return to the cloth bags of old - steps largely welcomed by merchants and shoppers on Wednesday....
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Hurricane Katrina victims have filed some 489,000 with the federal government over damage caused by breaks in the levees, including one for $3 quadrillion.
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New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson ended his campaign for the presidency Wednesday after twin fourth-place finishes that showed ...
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Scientists have discovered a pair of genetic mutations that markedly boost a child's risk of autism, according to research out ...
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Four readers who have been profiled in the annual USA TODAY Weight-Loss Challenge share their insights and lessons so others ...
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USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 10 Jan 2008 | 4:50 am
Republican John McCain, fresh from his decisive victory in the New Hampshire primary, returned Wednesday to the state that gave ...
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USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 10 Jan 2008 | 4:41 am
You'd think they were electing their own president the way Europeans are following the U.S. presidential primaries this year.
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CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- Colombian rebels on Wednesday provided a pickup location for two women they have held hostage for years, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said, and the Colombian government gave him the green light to launch a rescue mission....
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AP Top International News At 6:43 a... | 10 Jan 2008 | 3:36 am
The Food and Drug Administration ordered seven pharmacies Wednesday to stop making "false and misleading" claims about custom-made ...
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With just more than a year left in office, Education Secretary Margaret Spellings says she plans to take matters into her own ...
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- U.N. peacekeeping forces lack the troops and equipment necessary to improve the situation in violence-wracked Darfur and will continue to be ineffective until mid-2008, the U.N. peacekeeping chief cautioned Wednesday....
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President George W Bush arrived in Israel to give fresh impetus to the stalled Middle East peace process he launched just six weeks ago.
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Telegraph News | Top News | 10 Jan 2008 | 12:01 am
John Cleese, the actor and comedian, is to separate from his wife after 19 years of marriage, it has been disclosed.
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Telegraph News | Top News | 10 Jan 2008 | 12:01 am
A schoolgirl hanged herself from a tree with her scarf after she was bullied by classmates for wearing "dresses rather than trendy outfits", a friend has claimed.
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British soldiers have been put at risk of contracting deadly diseases from contaminated American blood, it was claimed last night.
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Telegraph News | Top News | 10 Jan 2008 | 12:01 am
More than half a million children are being taught in under-performing schools, official league tables show today.
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Telegraph News | Top News | 10 Jan 2008 | 12:01 am
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