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Threatened Christians flee Mosul

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 17:54:58 EDT

At least 900 Christian families have fled Mosul in the last week, terrified by a series of killings and threats by Muslim extremists ordering them to convert to Islam or face possible death, officials said Saturday.

Hurricane Norbert tears into Mexico, weakens

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 20:33:24 EDT

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U.S. takes North Korea off terror list

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 20:51:06 EDT

The U.S. says North Korea has agreed to every nuclear inspection demand the Bush administration has sought, so the North is being dropped from a U.S. terrorism blacklist.

Fury as Mugabe party gets key ministries

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 07:36:35 EDT

Robert Mugabe's political rivals Saturday accused the Zimbabwean president of "ambush" in allocating key ministries to his own party in defiance of a power-sharing agreement aimed at ending political turmoil in the country.

Jubilant return for tsunami province rebel

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 05:16:40 EDT

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Police: Austria's Haider dies in car accident

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 13:01:54 EDT

Far-right Austrian politician Joerg Haider has died in a car accident, Austrian police said Saturday.

Earthquake kills 12 in Chechnya

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 21:05:16 EDT

At least 12 people were killed Saturday in an earthquake in Russia's Chechnya region, Russian news agencies reported.

Bomb carnage at Pakistan tribal gathering

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:48:50 EDT

A suicide bomber targeted a tribal gathering in north-west Pakistan Friday evening, Pakistani authorities have said, killing 15 people and injuring more than two dozen.

Cross-Kashmir train launched amid curfew

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 05:32:39 EDT

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh inaugurated the first intra-Kashmir train Saturday, even as police and paramilitary enforced an undeclared curfew in parts of Srinagar, the capital of Indian-administered Kashmir.

U.S. says it would support talks with Taliban

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:15:30 EDT

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said the United States would be prepared to reconcile with the Taliban if the Afghan government pursued talks to end the seven-year conflict in that country.