AFP – The US-led force in Afghanistan said Saturday its troops had killed 10 militants, including foreign fighters, in an operation against the Al-Qaeda-linked Haqqani militant network.
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AP – U.S. forces say coalition troops have attacked a bomb-making cell in eastern Afghanistan, killing 10 militants.
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AP – To the wail of conch shells and the thunder of cannon fire, crimson-clad soldiers pulled a gilded chariot containing the body of the revered Thai king’s sister to a seven-story pyre where she will be cremated Saturday.
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Reuters – California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Friday ordered preparations for rising sea levels from global warming, a startling prospect for the most populous U.S. state with a Pacific Ocean coastline stretching more than 800 miles (1,290 km).
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AFP – Taiwanese prosecutors on Saturday questioned former president Chen Shui-bian’s wife in a corruption probe, days after the ex-leader was detained in connection with the same case.
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AFP – Luiz Felipe Scolari insists Didier Drogba shouldn’t be subjected to a public witch-hunt after the controversial Chelsea striker was hit with an FA charge.
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AP – Fidel Castro said late Friday that the election of a new president will not bring change to the United States, but failed to mention Barack Obama by name.
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AP – Thais by the thousand lined capital streets early Saturday as soldiers pulled a chariot holding the remains of the king’s sister, part of a six-day cremation ceremony that promises a temporary halt to the country’s divisive political conflict.
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AFP – Chinese President Hu Jintao begins a Latin America tour on Monday, taking in Costa Rica, Cuba and Peru, as China tightens economic ties and the region hopes for help in tougher times.
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AFP – US President George W. Bush gave Australia’s prime minister a less than warm welcome at a White House dinner amidst controversy over a leaked conversation between them, a report said Saturday.
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