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Gates endorses big expansion of Afghan army
Posted on Aug 08, 2008 - 1:07 pm
AP - Defense Secretary Robert Gates has endorsed a new five-year, $17 billion plan to increase the size of the Afghan army by about 50,000 troops.
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New Paraguay leader distances self from farmers
Posted on Aug 08, 2008 - 1:07 pm - AP
AP - Paraguayan president-elect Fernando Lugo says he does not support landless peasants who plan to invade farms in three northern states of the South American country.
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Iraqis excited about Olympics, regret small team
Posted on Aug 08, 2008 - 1:07 pm - AP
AP - Iraqis powered their generators and gathered with friends Friday as excitement grew over the Olympics. But many were disappointed that their national team was represented by only four athletes after a dispute with the International Olympic Committee.
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Mbeki heads to Zimbabwe amid signs of progress in crisis talks
Posted on Aug 08, 2008 - 12:47 pm - AFP
AFP - South African President Thabo Mbeki will visit Zimbabwe this weekend to meet the country's political rivals, his government said Friday, amid signs power-sharing talks have moved closer to a deal.
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EU tightens sanctions on Iran over nuclear program
Posted on Aug 08, 2008 - 12:47 pm - AP
AP - The European Union tightened trade sanctions against Iran Friday for defying a long-standing international demand to freeze uranium enrichment.
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Dundee United land Sunderland striker O'Donovan
Posted on Aug 08, 2008 - 12:47 pm - AFP
AFP - Scottish Premier League club Dundee United signed Sunderland striker Roy O'Donovan on a season-long loan on Friday.
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MSF urges SAfrica to give 'viable options' to displaced foreigners
Posted on Aug 08, 2008 - 12:28 pm - AFP
AFP - Humanitarian body Doctors Without Borders Friday urged South Africa to provide "viable options" for thousands of displaced foreigners whose camps are due to be closed next week.
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Car bomb in Iraq kills 16, wounds 20 in Tal Afar
Posted on Aug 08, 2008 - 12:28 pm - AP
AP - Iraqi police say at least 16 people have been killed and 20 wounded when a car bomb struck a market in the northern city of Tal Afar.
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UK bank RBS posts giant half-year loss
Posted on Aug 08, 2008 - 12:28 pm - AP
AP - Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC on Friday reported a half-year loss of 802 million pounds (US$1.5 billion), forced deep into the red by 5.9 billion pounds (US$11.4 billion) in write-downs as the U.S. subprime credit crisis exacted more pain fully a year after it began.
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Italian contraction sets eurozone alarm bells ringing
Posted on Aug 08, 2008 - 12:09 pm - AFP
AFP - The Italian economy contracted in the second quarter, official data showed on Friday, adding to a deepening sense of gloom about the eurozone economy amid a flurry of bad news for the 15-nation bloc.
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Shrine clash threatens to tear Kashmir from India
Posted on Aug 08, 2008 - 11:30 am - AP
AP - It started as a small demonstration against a plan to build bathrooms and shelters for Hindu pilgrims visiting a shrine in Kashmir.
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Pietersen century puts England on top in SAfrica Test
Posted on Aug 08, 2008 - 11:30 am - AFP
AFP - Kevin Pietersen hit a century in his first match as captain to put England in a powerful position on the second day of the fourth and final Test against South Africa at the Oval Friday.
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Italy's economy contracts, bringing recession close
Posted on Aug 08, 2008 - 11:30 am - AFP
AFP - The Italian economy contracted in the second quarter, official data showed on Friday, bringing the country close to recession in a move that analysts said was an early warning of a broader eurozone slowdown.
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Beshir names administrator for Sudan oil flashpoint
Posted on Aug 08, 2008 - 11:11 am - AFP
AFP - Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir on Friday appointed by decree a chief administrator for the contested oil district of Abyei, where fighting last May threatened to reignite a north-south civil war.
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China storms to centre stage as Beijing Games open
Posted on Aug 08, 2008 - 10:52 am - AFP
AFP - The 29th Olympic Games, costing an estimated 40 billion dollars and battered by political and environmental concerns, was declared open on Friday as China displayed its credentials as a modern, confident nation.
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Hurricane Hernan forms off Mexico's Pacific coast
Posted on Aug 08, 2008 - 10:52 am - AP
AP - The National Hurricane Center says Hurricane Hernan has formed far off Mexico's Pacific coast and is expected to remain far from land.
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Americans convicted in Montenegro claim innocence
Posted on Aug 08, 2008 - 10:52 am - AP
AP - Two U.S. citizens convicted in Montenegro of plotting an ethnic Albanian rebellion in the country said in an interview Friday that they are innocent, and they accused the authorities of torture.
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Sri Lanka's Mendis restricts India in final Test
Posted on Aug 08, 2008 - 10:33 am - AFP
AFP - Sri Lanka's Ajantha Mendis and debutant Dammika Prasad restricted India to a modest first innings score of 249 in the third and final Test here on Friday despite a defiant last-wicket stand.
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Man sets himself alight in anti-China protest
Posted on Aug 08, 2008 - 10:33 am - AP
AP - A man doused himself with gasoline and set himself alight during a protest Friday by ethnic Uighurs outside the Chinese Embassy in Turkey.
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Anti-China protests worldwide as Olympics begin
Posted on Aug 08, 2008 - 10:33 am - AP
AP - An anti-China protester set himself on fire outside the Chinese Embassy in the Turkish capital and demonstrators raised the Tibetan flag Friday in defiance in London in protests worldwide timed to coincide with the start of the Beijing Olympics.
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Tibetan monks attempt to storm Chinese embassy in India
Posted on Aug 08, 2008 - 10:13 am - AFP
AFP - Tibetan Buddhist monks Friday tried to storm the heavily guarded Chinese embassy complex in New Delhi as the Olympic Games opening ceremony got underway in Beijing, police said.
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Sudan names joint administration for oil flashpoint
Posted on Aug 08, 2008 - 10:13 am - AFP
AFP - Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir on Friday appointed an administrator for the contested oil district of Abyei, where fighting last May threatened to reignite a north-south civil war.
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