AP – Wanted: One missing Russian church. Last seen in July. Reward for its return. Orthodox officials in a central Russian region say an abandoned church building that was to be put back into use has been stolen by local villagers.
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AP – As of Thursday, Nov. 13, 2008, at least 4,196 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.
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AP – Mexico City is giving out free Viagra and other impotence drugs to men 70 and older.
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AP – Japan will offer to loan up to $100 billion for an International Monetary Fund bailout fund to support nations reeling from the global financial crisis, a Japanese government official said Friday.
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AP – The Nicaraguan opposition is vowing to fight what it says are fraudulent election results.
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Reuters – Tens of thousands of refugees at a frontline camp in eastern Congo will be urgently moved to prevent them being caught in crossfire between rebels and the army, aid officials said on Thursday.
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AFP – Queen Elizabeth II hosted a glitzy gala dinner for her son Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace, as celebrations to mark his 60th birthday on Friday got into full swing.
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AP – Senior U.S. energy officials have criticized Russian natural gas projects during a visit to energy-rich Azerbaijan.
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AP – Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Thursday that U.S. President-elect Barack Obama’s move to the White House is a chance for a fresh start between the two powerful, nuclear-armed nations, whose ties have deteriorated over the past decade.
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AP – The toddler had been visited 60 times by social workers. A doctor examined him but missed the fact he had a broken back and eight fractured ribs. His mother managed to explain away his constant bruises time and time again.
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