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Belgrade's US Embassy set on fire
BELGRADE, Serbia - Serb rioters broke into the U.S. Embassy Thursday and set fire to an office after a large protest against Kosovo's independence that drew an estimated 150,000 people. Masked attackers broke into the building, which has been closed this week, and tried to throw furniture from an office.
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U.K. probe nets Iraqi, Jordanian doctors
GLASGOW, Scotland - Doctors from Iraq and Jordan were among the seven suspects arrested in the failed car bombings in London and at Glasgow's airport, officials said Monday. A witness said police were closing in on the terror network...
Jul 2, 2007 - 12:42:35 PM
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Police re-open London road after searching suspicious vehicle
LONDON (AFP) - Police re-opened a major London road Friday after investigators spent several hours searching a suspicious vehicle, following the discovery of a massive bomb in the capital, a spokeswoman said.
Jun 29, 2007 - 4:08:24 PM
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Explosives-packed car defused in London
LONDON - Police in London's bustling nightclub and theater district on Friday defused a bomb that could have killed hundreds after an ambulance crew spotted smoke coming from a Mercedes ...
Jun 29, 2007 - 3:48:17 PM
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Conservatives lead in French election
PARIS - Voters resoundingly endorsed President Nicolas Sarkozy's plans to overhaul the French economy, giving his party a commanding lead Sunday in the first round of elections for parliament.
Jun 10, 2007 - 9:59:08 PM
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05/15/2008 12:03 AM
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Rescuers at China quake epicenter, digging by hand
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 AP - Soldiers rushed to shore up a dam cracked by this week's powerful earthquake, and rescuers came by helicopter and ship Wednesday into the isolated epicenter but still were forced to dig for survivors with their bare hands.
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05/14/2008 06:09 PM
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China: Troops rush to plug dam cracks
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 AP - Hundreds of dams around the epicenter of China's earthquake have been damaged and Chinese troops scrambled Wednesday to plug cracks and open sluices to prevent flooding of already devastated communities.
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05/15/2008 12:13 AM
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Red Cross: Up to 128,000 may have died in Myanmar
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 AP - The Red Cross estimated Wednesday that the cyclone death toll in Myanmar could be as high as 128,000 — a much larger figure than the government tally. The U.N. warned a second wave of deaths will follow unless the military regime lets in more aid quickly.
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05/14/2008 11:02 PM
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UN chief secures support for more access in Myanmar
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 AP - A frustrated U.N. chief said Wednesday he secured support from Myanmar, its neighbors and key donors Wednesday to increase the flow of cyclone relief aid and to convene a possible donors' conference this month.
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05/14/2008 06:16 PM
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Lebanese Cabinet reverses anti-Hezbollah decisions
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 AP - The U.S.-backed Cabinet on Wednesday reversed measures against the militant Hezbollah movement that set off Lebanon's worst violence since the 1975-90 civil war.
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05/14/2008 11:16 PM
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Officials look to solve Stanford's cricket investment problems
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 AFP - Cricket chiefs are seeking a compromise to salvage Texan billionaire Allen Stanford's multi-million pound investment in English cricket which threatens to run into conflict with the sport's laws.
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05/14/2008 09:16 PM
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Court: American to testify in Olmert investigation
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AP - An American businessman will give evidence in court this month as part of an investigation into allegations that Prime Minister Ehud Olmert accepted illegal donations, according to court records released Wednesday.
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