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Chad hunger overshadowed by Niger food crisis

Niger is seen at the centre of a looming food crisis in the Sahel, the strip of land stretching across the south of the Sahara where some 10 million …
Reuters

Poland earmarks cash for flood victims as deaths rise

A young girl drowned while playing under a bridge on Tuesday, bringing the death toll to 16 since the middle of May, Polish media reported. River …
Reuters

Polish airforce chief in Kaczynski cockpit

Still, the disclosure may reinforce speculation that the pilots decided to land their Tu-154 military plane at Smolensk airport against the advice …
Reuters

Ex-Detroit mayor senteced to 5 years in prison

Kilpatrick asked Judge David Groner to show him compassion during the Tuesday hearing. But Groner said "that ship has sailed." Kilpatrick was led from …
Interns

ArcelorMittal becomes London 2012 sponsor

The company was unveiled Tuesday as a "tier two" domestic sponsor by London organizers. ArcelorMittal is providing 16 million pounds ($23 million) for …
Interns

Menus still calorie-laden despite new laws

A pancake breakfast providing 1,380 calories, a single-serve pizza that packs two days’ worth of sodium and a pasta dish swimming in four day’s …
Reuters

Police arrest 32 across Europe in Irish gang crackdown

The arrests in Britain, Spain and Ireland were aimed at a gang which Irish police, who are trying to clamp down on organized crime, suspect of drugs …
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Poland’s flood moves north; evacuees return

Interior Minister Jerzy Miller said rescuers were working to pump water from flooded houses in southern Poland, where the rain-swollen Vistula River …
Interns

Update: North Korea says cutting all ties with South Korea

The move is the latest in mounting tension on the peninsula following the sinking in March of the Cheonan naval vessel, killing 46 South Korean …
Reuters

Update: One child dead, 4 injured in eastern Turkey blast

Ozalp district mayor Murat Durmaz said the explosion occurred just outside a firing range in the province of Van, near the border with …
Reuters

Ethiopian poll marred by violence

"The European Union observation mission considers that the playing field for the 2010 election was not sufficiently balanced, leaning in favour of the …
Reuters

Sikorski: Next year in EU will be year of Eastern Partnership

"Next year, under the presidency of Hungary and Poland, of course, will be the year of the Eastern Partnership, because both countries believe that …
Interfax-Ukraine

Police question Israel’s Olmert in bribery probe

Olmert has vehemently denied wrongdoing. Media have reported that he took hefty bribes while mayor of Israel’s Jerusalem municipality between …
Reuters

Australia miners suffer setback in anti-tax campaign

Miners including Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton and Fortescue Metals Group have lashed out the 40 percent tax proposed by Canberra this month, saying it …
Reuters

North Korea puts military on alert

The report by the South’s Yonhap news agency immediately hit already nervous Seoul financial markets, with the main share index dropping more than …
Reuters

Over 300 dead birds are likely Gulf spill victims

The 316 dead birds collected along the shores of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida — plus 10 others that died or were euthanized at wildlife …
Reuters

Incumbent ousted in Trinidad election

Former Attorney General Kamla Persad-Bissessar is set to become the first woman prime minister in the energy-rich Caribbean nation. She heads the …
Reuters

Japan may clamp down on North Korea remittances

But Finance Minister Naoto Kan suggested stricter sanctions might be largely symbolic. Japan already has measures in place, including a trade ban and …
Reuters
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