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Update: Up to 100 feared buried in Guatemala landslides

The weekend death toll from slides and flooding caused by the rains has already reached 36 and the fire department said on Sunday that as many as …
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Spectator dies as plane hits crowd at German airshow

A police spokesman from the city of Nuremberg said the plane veered off the runway into the crowd when trying to take off. Another 20 people were …
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Congo boat catches fire, capsizes; 200 feared dead

If confirmed, the incident would be the deadliest boat capsize reported in the Central African nation this year, and among the worst riverboat …
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More talk of Belgium split as coalition talks fail

Each fresh election brings bickering between leaders of the Dutch-speaking majority and the poorer French-speaking region, and months of tortuous …
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Obama to propose permanent research tax credit

The proposal would cost $100 billion over 10 years, and Obama would pay for the plan by closing other corporate tax breaks, said the official, who …
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12 killed in suicide assault on Iraq army base

The assault began when a minibus packed with explosives was driven at the back gate of the base, followed by one or two suicide bombers on foot who …
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Afghan captors release Japanese reporter

Kosuke Tsuneoka, a freelance journalist and veteran of war zones, was released Saturday night in good health and was at the Japanese Embassy in Kabul, …
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Japanese rider dies after a shocking crash

Doctor Claudio Costa, part of the motorcycling world championship’s medical team, told reporters the news. Riders in the premier MotoGP class were …
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Seven killed in suicide assault on Iraq army base (update)

Two attackers blew themselves up at the back gate of the compound after being shot, while a third detonated a minibus packed with explosives at the …
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Netanyahu: Peace deal requires new approach

Netanyahu, back from a Washington peace summit with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at which they agreed to try to reach a framework accord within …
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Support for Berlusconi’s party falls further

Berlusconi’s People of Freedom party would get 29.7 percent of the vote if elections were held now, down two points from July, according to an ISPO …
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Anglo Irish says EU wants it to shut down

"The European Commission is saying, ‘this bank has dropped 25 billion euros ($33.5 billion) and it doesn’t deserve to survive’, and they’re right. But …
Reuters

French hostages in Afghanistan well

Herve Ghesquiere and Stephane Taponier, television journalists for France 3, were captured on Dec. 29 last year in Kapisa province, northeast of the …
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Taliban vow to disrupt Afghan parliamentary poll

The Sept. 18 parliamentary election is seen as a litmus test of stability in Afghanistan before U.S. President Barack Obama conducts a war strategy …
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Basque separatists ETA announce ceasefire – Gara (update)

Gara did not make clear whether the ceasefire was permanent or temporary. Interior ministry officials declined to comment. ETA has been responsible …
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Taliban threaten to disrupt Afghanistan election

"We are against it and will try with the best of our ability to block it. Our first targets will be the foreign forces and next the Afghan ones. So we …
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Basque separatists ETA announce ceasefire – Gara

Gara did not make clear whether the ceasefire was permanent or temporary. No one at the Spanish Interior Ministry could be reached for comment.
Reuters

Afghan governor says kidnapped Japan journalist freed (update)

Kosuke Tsuneoka, a 41-year-old freelance journalist, was at Japan’s embassy in the Afghan capital, Kabul, Kyodo news agency reported earlier on …
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