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Hijacker returned to Croatia after US jail term

Posted on Jul 24, 2008 - 6:08 pm
AP - A man who served 32 years in a U.S. prison for hijacking a plane and planting a bomb that killed a policeman returned home to Croatia on Thursday after being paroled.

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Home of Indian opposition MP attacked over vote loss
Posted on Jul 24, 2008 - 10:46 am - AFP
AFP - Indian opposition supporters attacked the home of a party MP Thursday in retaliation for his failure to go against the government in a parliament confidence vote, police and witnesses said.

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Hyundai Motor profit slips as sales rise
Posted on Jul 24, 2008 - 4:21 am - AP
AP - South Korea's Hyundai Motor said Thursday that its second-quarter net profit declined nearly 11 percent despite higher sales, and vowed to fight high oil prices by aggressively exporting more fuel efficient vehicles.

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Helicopter rescues 2 Italian climbers in Pakistan
Posted on Jul 24, 2008 - 3:42 am - AP
AP - A Pakistani official says an army helicopter has saved two Italian climbers from one of the world's highest mountains.

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Hynix to shut US plant as chip prices slump
Posted on Jul 23, 2008 - 9:17 pm - AFP
AFP - South Korea's Hynix Semiconductor announced it will shut its US plant because of a global slump in the price of memory chips.

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Hurricane Dolly hammers northern Mexico
Posted on Jul 23, 2008 - 8:01 pm - AP
AP - Hurricane Dolly toppled trees and sent billboards flying in the Mexican city of Matamoros on Wednesday, and authorities south of the U.S. border warned of possible flooding.

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Hitachi, GE to develop smaller nuclear reactors
Posted on Jul 23, 2008 - 11:21 am - AFP
AFP - Japan's Hitachi and US giant General Electric will team up to sell midsize nuclear reactors to meet growing demand for power facilities in Southeast Asia, a Hitachi spokesman said Wednesday.

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Handshakes and smiles at North Korea meeting
Posted on Jul 23, 2008 - 7:48 am - Reuters
Reuters - Ministers from six nations involved in nuclear talks with North Korea, including U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, held a rare meeting on Wednesday that China said showed a "political will" to move the disarmament process forward.

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Hardline Islamist takes over Somali opposition
Posted on Jul 23, 2008 - 3:18 am - AP
AP - A fundamentalist Muslim whom the U.S. suspects of collaborating with al-Qaida says he has taken over leadership of Somalia's opposition.

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Heavy security takes the fun out of Sri Lankan weddings
Posted on Jul 21, 2008 - 11:08 pm - AFP
AFP - Ahead of a South Asia regional summit in early August, the Sri Lankan government has dealt weddings yet another blow by ordering five-star hotels to cancel all banquet hall and restaurant bookings for a week.

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Haitians recycle to survive
Posted on Jul 21, 2008 - 6:19 pm - AP
AP - Haitians facing widespread unemployment or a minimum wage of less than US$2 a day are turning to the junk that litters the streets for survival.

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Husband of British singer Amy Winehouse jailed
Posted on Jul 21, 2008 - 11:52 am - AFP
AFP - The husband of troubled British singer Amy Winehouse was jailed for 27 months Monday for attacking a pub landlord and perverting the course of justice.

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HBOS says rights issue flops amid 'fierce financial storm'
Posted on Jul 21, 2008 - 8:58 am - AFP
AFP - Lender HBOS failed on Monday to raise almost 4.0 billion pounds from shareholders to boost finances hit by the global credit crisis, forcing the underwriting banks to step in.

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HBOS reports flop in attempt to raise Â£4bln
Posted on Jul 21, 2008 - 4:28 am - AFP
AFP - An attempt by bank HBOS to raise 4.0 billion pounds from shareholders to bolster finances hit by the credit crisis flopped on Monday, and underwriting banks were set to pick up the tab.

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Haiti food aid lags, hunger deepens
Posted on Jul 20, 2008 - 3:39 pm - AP
AP - Every inch of Rivilade Filsame's body hurt, from his swollen, empty stomach to his dried-out, wrinkled skin. The 18-month-old had been crying for so long in the hospital malnutrition ward that his mother no longer tried to console him.

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Heartbroken KJ vows to bounce back
Posted on Jul 20, 2008 - 2:02 pm - AFP
AFP - KJ Choi was left heartbroken after his dream of becoming the first Asian to win a major was shattered by a final round 79 at the British Open.

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Hamilton wins German Grand Prix
Posted on Jul 20, 2008 - 8:55 am - AFP
AFP - Lewis Hamilton won the German Grand Prix here on Sunday to take the lead in the overall standings with his second successive victory after the British Grand Prix a fortnight ago.

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History beckons for Open leaders
Posted on Jul 20, 2008 - 6:02 am - AFP
AFP - A place in history beckoned for the leaders of the 137th British Open on Sunday as Greg Norman set out to defend a two-shot lead on the final day.

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Hamilton relishes pole as teams consider future of F1
Posted on Jul 20, 2008 - 4:46 am - AFP
AFP - Lewis Hamilton had only his nerves to fight on Sunday morning as he relished his prospects of winning the German Grand Prix from pole position.

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Hundreds of thousands gather for pope's youth finale
Posted on Jul 19, 2008 - 6:49 pm - AFP
AFP - Up to half a million Catholic faithful began gathering in Sydney to see Pope Benedict XVI lead a giant mass Sunday that will provide a dramatic finale to a week of World Youth Day festivities.

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Hard life for Indian sculptor after train bombings
Posted on Jul 19, 2008 - 1:03 pm - AP
AP - That one time, hanging out the open door of the crowded train was lucky for Mahendra Pitale. Had he been sitting inside the train car, the 34-year-old sculptor almost certainly would have been killed when the bomb exploded.

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Hamilton on pole for German GP
Posted on Jul 19, 2008 - 10:48 am - AFP
AFP - Lewis Hamilton laughed off rumours that he is about to join Ferrari and instead said he was hoping to deliver a one-two triumph for McLaren in Sunday's German Grand Prix.

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