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Gaza civilian toll rises; diplomats seek truce
(AP)
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:17:35 GMT
 AP - Israel ignored mounting international calls for a cease-fire and said it won't stop its crippling 10-day assault until "peace and tranquility" are achieved in southern Israeli towns in the line of Palestinian rocket fire.
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Ukraine: Russia cut gas to Europe by two-thirds
(AP)
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:33:44 GMT
AP - Ukraine's gas company Naftogaz said Tuesday that Russia cut natural gas supplies to Europe by about two-thirds, raising the stakes in a spiraling dispute between the two neighbors that bodes ill for European consumers.
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Wanted: Border monitors to oversee Gaza truce
(AP)
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:53:56 GMT
 AP - The contours of a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas are emerging, with diplomacy focusing on international guarantees, including foreign border monitors to oversee any agreement.
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US inaugurates $700 million embassy in Iraq
(AP)
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:39:34 GMT
 AP - The United States inaugurated its largest embassy ever on Monday, a fortress-like compound in the heart of the Green Zone ? and the most visible sign of what U.S. officials call a new chapter in relations between America and a more sovereign Iraq.
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Gaza hospital overwhelmed by dead, wounded
(AP)
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:32:25 GMT
AP - Wailing in grief, Salah Samouni banged his head against a wall inside the hospital morgue where the bodies of his three young nephews lay on the floor Monday.
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Porsche takes over Volkswagen: statement
(AFP)
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:28:21 GMT
 AFP - The German luxury sportscar maker Porsche has taken over Volkswagen, the biggest European car maker, by purchasing more than 50 percent of its shares, Porsche said.
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US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,221
(AP)
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:09:41 GMT
 AP - As of Monday, Jan. 5, 2009, at least 4,221 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.
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Guatemalan mudslide kills 35, injures 15
(AP)
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:25:00 GMT
 AP - Rescuers dug through tons of mud late Monday in search of more victims of a massive landslide that buried a long stretch of highway in northern Guatemala, killing at least 35 coffee workers and travelers using the road.
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Pirates attack French vessel off Nigerian coast
(AP)
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:50:01 GMT
 AP - Pirates hijacked a French boat and took its nine crew members hostage in the latest attack in some of the world's most dangerous waters off oil-rich southern Nigeria, the boat's owner said Monday.
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Mumbai attacks backed by official Pakistan agencies: Indian PM
(AFP)
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:48:45 GMT
 AFP - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday said the Mumbai attacks had the support of "some official agencies" in Pakistan, in his strongest accusation yet against the neighbouring country.
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Australia wife charged for setting husband on fire
(AP)
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:20:00 GMT
AP - An Australian woman has been charged with murder after allegedly setting her husband's genitals on fire because she thought he was having an affair.
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