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Feb 8, 2007 - 8:58:36 AM |
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Iraq Watch
Security crackdown under way in Baghdad
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Baghdad's streets were electric with tension Wednesday as U.S. officials confirmed the new security operation was under way. U.S. armor rushed through streets, and Iraqi armored personnel carriers guarded bridges and major intersections.
Feb 7, 2007 - 5:41:23 PM
Science & Tech
Rarely seen 'living fossil' shark caught off Tokyo
TOKYO (AFP) - A goblin shark -- a rarely seen species often called a "living fossil" -- was caught alive in Tokyo Bay but died after being put on display, an aquarium said.
Feb 7, 2007 - 5:13:59 PM
Caribbean Latin America News
Venezuela: Nation doesn't need U.S. aid
CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuela's foreign minister on Tuesday dismissed the U.S. government's decision to cut anti-drug aid to the South American nation, saying it does not need money from "the devil."
Feb 7, 2007 - 11:31:04 AM
Caribbean Latin America News
Cuba Episcopalians have 1st woman bishop
HAVANA - The Episcopal Church has named a woman as bishop in Cuba, the first such appointment by the church in the developing world, church officials said Tuesday.
Feb 7, 2007 - 11:25:51 AM
World
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Iraq Watch
U.S. military says copter down in Iraq
BAGHDAD, Iraq - A Sea Knight helicopter crashed Wednesday northwest of Baghdad, sending flames and black smoke into the sky, the fifth chopper lost in Iraq in just over two weeks. An Iraqi air force officer said it was downed by an anti-aircraft missile.
Feb 7, 2007 - 11:21:21 AM
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Iraq Watch
Al-Qaida-tied rebels claim hit on copter
CAIRO, Egypt - Al-Qaida-linked Sunni insurgents claimed responsibility Wednesday for the downing of a U.S. military helicopter northwest of Baghdad.
Feb 7, 2007 - 11:11:04 AM
Haiti
U.N. sends more peacekeepers to Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, The United Nations said Tuesday it will send 350 more peacekeepers to Haiti in the latest effort to flush out armed gangs from the capital's slums.
Jan 31, 2007 - 11:52:59 PM
Caribbean Latin America News
Venezuela rejects U.S. official's remarks
CARACAS, Venezuela - The Venezuelan government rejected comments by a senior U.S. official who called President Hugo Chavez a threat to democracy, saying they revealed that Washington's overtures for rapprochement were insincere.
Jan 31, 2007 - 11:42:22 PM
Caribbean Latin America News
Cuba marks 6 months without Fidel Castro
HAVANA - Cubans lined up Wednesday to buy newspapers featuring photographs of a stronger-looking Fidel Castro, with the communist government eager to show he is recovering after a half-year out of power even though a new collective leadership has taken firm control.
Jan 31, 2007 - 11:22:09 PM
US
Man arrested in Boston marketing ploy
BOSTON - Several illuminated electronic devices planted at bridges and other spots in Boston threw a scare into the city Wednesday in what turned out to be a publicity campaign for a late-night cable cartoon. Most if not all of the devices depict a character giving the finger.
Jan 31, 2007 - 11:09:42 PM
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