Car bombs rip through Baghdad market; Iraq opens borders with Iran
Two car bombs exploded in an outdoor market in Baghdad on Sunday, killing at least 56 people and injuring scores in the deadliest …
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February 18, 2007
18,000 children die every day of hunger, U.N. says
Some 18,000 children die every day because of hunger and malnutrition and 850 million people go to bed every night with empty …
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British paper: Prince Harry to serve in Iraq
Prince Harry will be serving as a soldier in Iraq by the end of the month, a British newspaper reported Saturday, though government …
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More bird flu found in Moscow districts
A Russian official reported a fourth outbreak of dead domestic poultry in a suburban Moscow district Sunday as experts tightened …
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Pakistani police detain 36 people in probe into deadly courtroom bombing
Police in southwestern Pakistan detained 36 people, mostly Afghan refugees, for questioning about a suicide bombing inside a …
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Bomber kills 16 in Pakistan courtroom
A suicide bomber killed 16 people including a judge after blowing himself up inside a courtroom in a southwestern Pakistani …
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French Nazi-era collaborator Maurice Papon dies
Maurice Papon, a former Cabinet minister who became a symbol of France’s collaboration with the Nazis for his role in deporting …
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Report: Portuguese premier says draft abortion bill could be approved by end of March
Portugal’s prime minister said legislation relaxing the conservative Roman Catholic country’s strict law on abortion could be …
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Rice: Security crackdown in Baghdad may lead to political progress
The success of a new security crackdown in Baghdad will be measured largely on how well the U.S. backed government capitalizes …
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Venezuela’s Chavez calls for anti-imperialist unity as he woos Caribbean
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, seeking inroads in a region where the U.S. has long been the dominant influence, called on …
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