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Suicide blast in northwest Pakistan kills 6
Friday, 5 December 2008, 6:28 am
KOHAT, Pakistan (Reuters) - A suicide car-bomb killed at least six people in northwest Pakistan Friday in an attack security officials said was apparently aimed at minority Shi’ite Muslims.
Passengers rescued from Antarctic cruise ship
Friday, 5 December 2008, 6:23 am
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - More than 100 passengers and crew were evacuated on Friday from a luxury Antarctic cruise ship that ran aground the previous day during a trip to observe seals, penguins and w. […]
Afghan jail operation kills 8 prisoners in Kabul
Friday, 5 December 2008, 6:18 am
KABUL (Reuters) - Eight prisoners were killed and 15 others were wounded after Afghan security forces clashed with inmates during a search operation in an Afghan prison near Kabul, an official said.
U.S. says time for Mugabe to go
Friday, 5 December 2008, 6:16 am
HARARE (Reuters) - The United States said on Friday that President Robert Mugabe’s departure from office was long overdue and a food crisis and cholera epidemic in Zimbabwe meant it was now vital for. […]
India admits security lapses in Mumbai attacks
Friday, 5 December 2008, 6:02 am
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India’s new home minister said on Friday last week’s Mumbai attacks had revealed security lapses and that evidence clearly showed longtime enemies from neighboring Pakistan were. […]
Powerful head of Russian Orthodox church Alexiy dies
Friday, 5 December 2008, 5:54 am
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Patriarch Alexiy II, the head of Russia’s powerful Orthodox Church, has died at his residence at the age of 79, a church spokesman said on Friday.
India and Russia sign deal for new nuclear plants
Friday, 5 December 2008, 5:28 am
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Russia President Dmitry Medvedev Friday signed agreements to develop new nuclear plants in India as the countries sought to deepen ties beyond their historic defense and weapon s. […]
Japan opens nationality to kids born out of wedlock
Friday, 5 December 2008, 4:38 am
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan on Friday passed a bill to grant citizenship to more children born out of wedlock to foreign women and Japanese men, in a change that has sparked calls from lawmakers for DNA t. […]
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Global crisis ends Honda F1 era
Friday, 5 December 2008, 6:30 am
Japanese car giant Honda is quitting Formula One, blaming the world economic crisis.
Khmer trial clears final hurdle
Friday, 5 December 2008, 6:29 am
Judges rule that Khmer Rouge prison chief Duch will not face more charges, paving the way for his trial in Cambodia next year.
Kenyan girls flee circumcision
Friday, 5 December 2008, 6:24 am
At least 300 girls are hiding in Kenya to escape forced female circumcision.
Russian Orthodox Church head dies
Friday, 5 December 2008, 5:58 am
The head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Alexiy II, has died at the age of 79, Church officials say.
India-Russia nuclear deal signed
Friday, 5 December 2008, 5:35 am
Visiting Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signs a landmark deal to build four nuclear power plants in India.
Israeli West Bank forces on alert
Friday, 5 December 2008, 5:26 am
Israeli forces are on high alert following the eviction of Jewish settlers from a building in the West Bank city of Hebron.
Pakistan suicide attack kills six
Friday, 5 December 2008, 5:04 am
Officials say a suicide car bomb attack that has killed six in north-western Pakistan may have been sectarian.
Paris thieves steal $100m jewels
Friday, 5 December 2008, 5:02 am
Thieves - some dressed as women - steal 80m euros ($102m) of jewellery from one of Paris’ most exclusive shops.
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U.S. says Mugabe’s time is up (Reuters)
Friday, 5 December 2008, 6:30 am
Reuters - The United States said on Friday that President Robert Mugabe’s departure from office was long overdue and a food crisis and cholera epidemic in Zimbabwe meant it was now vital for the inter. […]
Bank of America gets EU’s OK to buy Merrill Lynch (AP)
Friday, 5 December 2008, 6:24 am
AP - European Union antitrust regulators on Friday cleared Bank of America Corp. to buy Merrill Lynch & Co., saying they saw no problems with the $50 billion takeover that will create the largest U.S.. […]
Robbers in drag get euro80M in Paris jewelry theft (AP)
Friday, 5 December 2008, 6:22 am
AP - Armed robbers some dressed in drag made off with euro80 million ($100 million) in loot from a lightning-fast jewelry store theft in central Paris, in what police Friday called one of France. […]
Iranian militants killed 16 kidnapped police (AP)
Friday, 5 December 2008, 6:22 am
AP - Iranian state radio says police are confirming that a militant group active in Iran has killed all 16 police officers it abducted in June.
Report: IMF team expected in Turkey this month (AP)
Friday, 5 December 2008, 6:10 am
AP - A team from the International Monetary Fund is expected in Turkey following an upcoming Muslim religious holiday, the state-run Anatolia news agency reported Friday.
Israel’s military on alert for settler violence (AP)
Friday, 5 December 2008, 6:09 am
AP - Israel placed military and police forces on alert Friday to head off new violence after the evacuation of a disputed West Bank building brought tensions between the government, extremist settlers. […]
Rice: ‘It’s well past time’ for Mugabe to leave (AP)
Friday, 5 December 2008, 5:16 am
AP - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Friday that it is “well past time” for Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe to leave office as evidenced by the nation’s calamitous cholera epidemic and hea. […]
Top Indian official admits ‘lapses’ in attacks (AP)
Friday, 5 December 2008, 5:07 am
AP - India’s top law enforcement official admitted Friday there were government “lapses” in last week’s terror attack on Mumbai, amid a public uproar over security and intelligence failures in the dea. […]
