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Panel urges UN to consider anti-terrorism agency

Posted on Jul 24, 2008 - 9:39 pm
AP - A Swiss-led, five-nation panel proposed Thursday that the United Nations assert itself as leader of a global fight against terrorism and establish a new agency or program to coordinate that effort.

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Publisher: Egypt bans book critical of Mubarak
Posted on Jul 24, 2008 - 3:15 pm - AP
AP - The publisher of a book critical of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's regime says the book has been banned in Egypt.

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Pound slides on weak retail data
Posted on Jul 24, 2008 - 11:43 am - AFP
AFP - The pound extended earlier losses Thursday as it fell prey to weak data, this time on the state of UK retail sales which suffered a massive slump in June.

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Pakistan FM rules out foreign 'invasion' against extremists
Posted on Jul 24, 2008 - 10:26 am - AFP
AFP - Pakistan will not allow foreign troops in to its tribal areas to root out extremists threatening coalition troops in neighbouring Afghanistan, its foreign minister said here Thursday.

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Pete Doherty fined for breaking photographer's lens
Posted on Jul 24, 2008 - 10:26 am - AFP
AFP - A court on Thursday ordered musician Pete Doherty to pay damages to a photographer, after he smashed her camera as she tried to snap him before he returned to a clinic for drug treatment.

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Powerful aftershocks hit China quake area, 1 dead
Posted on Jul 24, 2008 - 5:00 am - Reuters
Reuters - At least three powerful aftershocks hit southwest China's quake area on Thursday, killing one elderly person and injuring more than a dozen, the official Xinhua news agency said.

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Palestinians: Jewish settlers smash village
Posted on Jul 24, 2008 - 5:00 am - AP
AP - Palestinian security says more than 20 Jewish settlers have attacked a Palestinian village in the West Bank, smashing cars and windows and cutting electricity wires.

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Petrol tanker fire kills at least 12 in Nigeria: witness
Posted on Jul 24, 2008 - 4:41 am - AFP
AFP - A petrol tanker burst into flames in Nigeria's main city Lagos, killing at least 12 people and leaving several others with severe burns, witnesses and local television said Thursday.

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Peru wants jail for nude woman who used flag as saddle
Posted on Jul 23, 2008 - 8:01 pm - Reuters
Reuters - A naked model photographed using Peru's flag as a saddle while mounted on a horse will face charges that could put her in jail for up to four years for offending patriotic symbols, the country's defence minister said on Wednesday.

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Powerful earthquake hits Japan, dozens injured
Posted on Jul 23, 2008 - 8:01 pm - AP
AP - A powerful earthquake struck off the northern Japanese coast early Thursday, injuring at least 91 people, triggering landslides and cutting power to thousands of people, officials said.

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Powerful earthquake hits northern Japan
Posted on Jul 23, 2008 - 4:48 pm - AFP
AFP - A powerful earthquake shook northern Japan early Thursday, injuring at least 90 people as its force shattered windows and set off fires in an area hit by a deadly tremor just a month ago.

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Pentagon to recommend more troops for Afghanistan
Posted on Jul 23, 2008 - 4:29 pm - AP
AP - A senior Pentagon official tells The Associated Press that top military leaders are expected soon to recommend to Defense Secretary Robert Gates which additional U.S. troops could be sent to Afghanistan over the next month or so.

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Pakistan warns of new nuclear arms race with India
Posted on Jul 23, 2008 - 3:31 pm - AP
AP - Pakistan has warned a deal leading to increased Indian access to nuclear fuel could accelerate the atomic arms race between the rivals, according to a letter obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press.

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Pakistan winds up operation in northwest, says military
Posted on Jul 23, 2008 - 12:38 pm - AFP
AFP - The Pakistani army Wednesday wound up an operation in a restive northwestern town near the Afghan border after clearing the area of Taliban forces, the military said.

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Pound rises against dollar
Posted on Jul 23, 2008 - 11:01 am - AFP
AFP - The pound was back near the $2 dollar mark after a hawkish set of minutes to the last rate-setting meeting at the Bank of England.

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Pakistan vows not to allow militants to plot attacks
Posted on Jul 23, 2008 - 10:42 am - Reuters
Reuters - Pakistan said on Wednesday it would neither allow Islamist militants to plot attacks on its soil nor let foreign troops take military action on its territory.

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Pirates seize ship with 20 Filipinos off Somalia
Posted on Jul 23, 2008 - 3:57 am - AP
AP - Pirates have seized a cargo ship with 20 Filipino sailors on board off the coast of Somalia, a Philippine government official said Wednesday.

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Pirates off Somalia seize ship with 20 Filipinos
Posted on Jul 23, 2008 - 2:59 am - AP
AP - A Philippine government official says a ship with 20 Filipino sailors has been hijacked off the coast of Somalia.

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Pakistan government pressed on missing persons
Posted on Jul 23, 2008 - 12:06 am - AP
AP - An international rights group is urging Pakistan's new government to investigate the disappearance of hundreds of people allegedly at the hands of its security agencies.

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Palestinian attacks using construction vehicle
Posted on Jul 22, 2008 - 5:04 pm - AP
AP - A Palestinian attacker turned a construction vehicle into a fearsome weapon in downtown Jerusalem just hours before Barack Obama's visit Tuesday, ramming a bus, overturning a car and injuring five people before he was shot dead.

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Pound slides against dollar
Posted on Jul 22, 2008 - 12:16 pm - AFP
AFP - The pound slid against the dollar on Tuesday after an official from the US Federal Reserve indicated interest rates could be set to rise even further.

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Pack your bags for Baghdad? Iraq looks to tourism
Posted on Jul 22, 2008 - 12:15 pm - AP
AP - Someone had fun tinkering with the airline board at the old, disused terminal at Baghdad International Airport. It advertises a "special flight" on Japan Airlines from Basra to Sydney, Australia, while a flight from Baghdad to Mexico City is "delayed."

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