3/18/2008

Belgian parties reach government deal

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No new primary for Florida Democrats

After weeks of negotiations, the Florida Democratic Party said Monday that it will not hold a second primary in the state.

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3/17/2008

Human rights groups see disaster in Iraq

As the war in Iraq reaches its five-year anniversary this week, two of the worlds leading humanitarian groups issued extensive reports Monday describing a crisis of huge proportions with little reason for hope.

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U.S. urges restraint over Tibet protests

The United States is urging Chinese restraint after days of violent protests in Tibet, even as a deadline passed for anti-Chinese protesters to surrender. Death tolls from the violence vary. Exiled Tibetan independence campaigners say at least 80 people died while Chinese authorities put the figure lower.

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British PM: Iraq war inquiry in future

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Irish crackdown on craic for St. Patricks

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U.N. urges action over glacial loss

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Sarkozys party thrown out in key cities

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Four FBI agents hurt in Pakistan

Four of the 12 people wounded in the weekend bombing of an Islamabad restaurant are U.S. FBI agents, a high-ranking federal source told CNN on Sunday.

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3/16/2008

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Hot Hamilton avoids Melbourne chaos

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John McCain takes campaign to Iraq

Sen. John McCain arrived in Baghdad Sunday as part of a U.S. congressional delegation visiting Iraq, the U.S. Embassy confirmed.

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McCartney faces $25M divorce decision

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McCartney faces $25M divorce decision

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20 dead in Pakistan missile strike

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Astronauts begin building mega-bot

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Crane falls in NYC; 4 dead

Four people died and at least five were trapped Saturday after a crane collapsed in midtown Manhattan, emergency management officials said.

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3/15/2008

Blasts hurt hundreds in Albania

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Pre-Inca temple uncovered in Peru

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Space robot powers up

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Pre-Inca temple uncovered in Peru

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Hospital staff face sack for Britney snoop

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Severe storms whip Atlanta

Waves of severe storms continued to whip Georgia Saturday morning, hours after a tornado destroyed homes and damaged buildings in downtown Atlanta.

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Homes flattened as severe winds hit Atlanta

A possible tornado swept through downtown Atlanta Friday night, disrupting a college basketball game and damaging the building that houses CNN.

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Report: Anti-Semitism on the rise globally

A report from the U.S. State Department details an upsurge across the world of hostility and discrimination toward Jewish people. It says that although Nazism is widely rejected, blatant forms of anti-Semitism are embraced and employed by the extreme fringe, and new forms of anti-Semitism are reflected in rhetoric that compares Israel to the Nazis.

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3/14/2008

Riots, gunfire as Tibet unrest grows

Witnesses tell CNN that shots have rung out, tear gas filled the streets and buildings have been torched as unrest continues in the Tibetan capital Lhasa. The protests -- initiated by Buddhist monks -- appear to be targeting Han Chinese, sources say.

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Report: Anti-Semitism on the rise globally

A report from the U.S. State Department details an upsurge across the world of hostility and discrimination toward Jewish people. It says that although Nazism is widely rejected, blatant forms of anti-Semitism are embraced and employed by the extreme fringe, and new forms of anti-Semitism are reflected in rhetoric that compares Israel to the Nazis.

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33 bodies found behind Mexico house

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Kidnap children return to Chad homes

Nearly 100 children at the center of an international scandal that left them stranded at an orphanage in remote eastern Chad returned home after nearly five months Friday, and were being reunited with their families.

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Angry Serbs storm Kosovo courthouse

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Reports: Riots in Tibet as unrest grows

Witnesses have told CNN that tear gas has filled the streets and shots rung out as unrest continues in the Tibetan capital Lhasa. Vehicles and stores are reported to have been torched as protests against Chinese rule gather pace.

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Source: Severed fingers of Iraq hostages tested

The U.S. military in Iraq recently received the severed fingers of five men kidnapped in Iraq, a law enforcement source told CNN. FBI spokesman Debra Weierman said it confirmed the DNA of U.S. citizens Paul Reuben, Jonathon Cote, Joshua Munns and Ronald Withrow, and Austrian Bert Nussbaumer.

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Sarkozy touts Mediterranean plan

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3/13/2008

Gold, oil, hit new highs amid U.S. economy fears

World stock markets have been shaken as problems with the ailing U.S. economy continue to unnerve markets. Gold passed $1,000 per ounce as investors sought refuge from shares while oil again hit a new high and the dollar hit a 12-year low.

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Gold, oil, hit new highs amid U.S. economy fears

World stock markets have been shaken as problems with the ailing U.S. economy continue to unnerve markets. Gold passed $1,000 per ounce as investors sought refuge from shares while oil again hit a new high and the dollar hit a 12-year low.

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Comedian Shandling testifies against private eye

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Democrats try to settle Florida primary row

Florida Democrats want a new primary vote, and state party officials have a proposal for recouping the 210 delegates that the Sunshine State lost when it moved its primary ahead of the approved time frame.

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Kidnapped archbishop found dead in Iraq

A Christian archbishop kidnapped in northern Iraq last month has been found dead, according to a Nineveh province deputy governor in the town of Mosul.

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Kidnapped archbishop found dead in Iraq

A Christian archbishop kidnapped in northern Iraq last month has been found dead, according to a Nineveh province deputy governor in the town of Mosul.

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Hong Kong leads Asia stock plunge

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Shuttle Endeavour docks with space station

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3/12/2008

Clinton fundraiser quits amid race row

An unapologetic Geraldine Ferraro said Wednesday that her comments about the impact of Barack Obamas race on the electorate were taken out of context, and she stands by her words.

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Pentagon: Resignation does not mean Iran war

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has dismissed as ridiculous any suggestion that the resignation of Adm. William Fallon, pictured, Americas military chief in the Middle East, signals the United States is planning to go to war with Iran.

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Girl killed as gunman fires on orphanage

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Girl killed as gunman fires on orphanage

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Lost whales follow dolphin to safety

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Pentagon: Resignation does not mean Iran war

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has dismissed as ridiculous any suggestion that the resignation of Adm. William Fallon, pictured, Americas military chief in the Middle East, signals the United States is planning to go to war with Iran.

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Lost whales follow dolphin to safety

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Doctor arrested for 3 Australian patient deaths

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3/11/2008

Australia cancel Pakistan cricket tour

Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland tells reporters that they are pulling out of this months tour of Pakistan because of security fears. His announcement comes on a day that at least 20 people are killed by two bomb blasts in Lahore.

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Doctor arrested for 3 Australian patient deaths

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Obama wins in Mississippi, CNN projects

U.S. Senator Barack Obama will win the Mississippi Democratic primary, CNN projects. The state has 33 Democratic delegates up for grabs. Meanwhile, CNN estimates show that Obama won last weeks Texas Democratic caucuses and will get more delegates out of the state than rival Hillary Clinton, who won the states primary.

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Mary Ann from Gilligans Island busted

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Sources: N.Y. governor spent $15K on call girls

Aides to crime-fighting New York Governor Eliot Spitzer and the states lieutenant governor have begun planning for a possible transition after federal prosecutors linked Spitzer to a high-end prostitution ring, a top legislative staffer said Tuesday.

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Obama wins in Mississippi, CNN projects

U.S. Senator Barack Obama will win the Mississippi Democratic primary, CNN projects. The state has 33 Democratic delegates up for grabs. Meanwhile, CNN estimates show that Obama won last weeks Texas Democratic caucuses and will get more delegates out of the state than rival Hillary Clinton, who won the states primary.

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Sources: N.Y. governor spent $15K on call girls

Aides to crime-fighting New York Governor Eliot Spitzer and the states lieutenant governor have begun planning for a possible transition after federal prosecutors linked Spitzer to a high-end prostitution ring, a top legislative staffer said Tuesday.

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Doctor arrested for 3 Australian patient deaths

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Sources: N.Y. governor spent $15K on call girls

Campaigning New York Governor Eliot Spitzer came under mounting pressure to resign Tuesday, a day after the key ally of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton was linked to a prostitution ring.

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Goa murder girls mom in police probe

The mother of a British girl found dead in Goa last month is facing police questions about negligence, her lawyer said Tuesday.

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Goa murder girls mom in police probe

The mother of a British girl found dead in Goa last month is facing police questions about negligence, her lawyer said Tuesday.

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Goa murder girls mom in police probe

The mother of a British girl found dead in Goa last month is facing police questions about negligence, her lawyer said Tuesday.

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Saudi woman in YouTube driving protest

A Saudi woman has posted a video of herself driving on YouTube in an effort to urge the Saudi government to expand the rights of women to drive in Saudi Arabia.

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Mississippi Democrats head to polls

One of the most Republican states in the nation takes center stage Tuesday in the battle for the Democratic presidential nomination.

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Myanmar leader snubs U.N. envoy

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Three suicide blasts kill 12 in Pakistan

At least 12 people were killed Tuesday in three suicide bombings in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore, police reported.

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3/10/2008

Aussie rules vs. American football sparks brawl

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U.N. blasts Israels West Bank housing plan

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon criticized Israel on Monday for planning to build housing units in a West Bank settlement, saying the decision conflicts with Israels obligation under the road map for Middle East peace.

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Oil surges to $108 a barrel

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Zimbabwe: Blacks to control all firms

Zimbabwes President Robert Mugabe has signed a law handing majority ownership of all businesses to indigenous Zimbabweans. Foreign- and white-owned companies operating in the country will have to surrender at least 51 percent control to blacks.

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Travel chaos as severe weather hits UK

British forecasters were warning of severe weather, including blizzards and strong gales, across the British Isles Monday.

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U.N. Myanmar envoy meets Suu Kyi

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Report: China kills Olympics plotters

Chinese police killed alleged terrorists plotting to attack the Beijing Olympics, while a flight crew managed to prevent an apparent attempt to crash a Chinese jetliner in a separate case last week, officials said Sunday.

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3/09/2008

Anti-Musharraf parties to share power

Shortly after making their coalition official, Pakistans main opposition parties on Sunday called on President Pervez Musharraf to immediately convene parliament.

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Venezuela, Colombia restore ties

The Venezuelan government on Sunday announced it is re-establishing normal diplomatic ties with Colombia after the two South American countries resolved their differences over Colombias recent cross-border attack on rebels in Ecuador.

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Train-bus collision kills 18 in Argentina

A train slammed into a chartered bus on Sunday killing 18 people and injuring 50, police said.

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3/08/2008