AP – A Nigerian communications satellite built and launched by China has been knocked out of service due to a power failure, a spokeswoman for China’s launch services provider said Thursday.
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AP – An Afghan health official says a suicide car bomb attack against a U.S. military convoy has wounded 57 civilians.
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AFP – Unidentified gunmen kidnapped an Iranian diplomat Thursday, killing his Pakistani police guard in the latest attack in the northwestern province bordering Afghanistan, police said.
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AP – The downfall of the former Taiwanese president, captured in striking images of the ex-leader being led away to jail, has called into question whether his pro-independence movement has been sidelined as a vibrant political force.
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Reuters – Organisers of golf’s Singapore Open voiced their dismay on Thursday at British Open runner-up Ian Poulter’s decision to withdraw on the eve of the $5 million (3.4 million pound) event.
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AP – Police say gunmen have kidnapped an Iranian diplomat after killing his guard in Pakistan’s volatile northwest.
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AP – U.S. investigators have found no evidence of foul play in a mysterious plane crash that killed Mexico’s second-most powerful official, the American ambassador said Wednesday.
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AFP – Thailand’s political upheaval may briefly halt for the funeral this weekend of the king’s sister, but the royal event comes at a time of rare tussles over the palace’s loyalties, analysts say.
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AP – Cuba replaced its foreign investment minister Wednesday in a high-profile Cabinet change, but did not explain the move.
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AFP – Sudan’s President Omar al-Beshir has called an immediate ceasefire in Darfur and a campaign to disarm feared militias in a speech dismissed by rebels as a propaganda stunt for the West.
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