New NZ government will have Maori ministers (AP)

AP – The party representing New Zealand’s indigenous Maori people will get its first Cabinet posts under a multiparty deal Prime Minister-elect John Key signed Sunday to form a center-right minority government.
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AP – A raid by coalition troops in eastern Afghanistan killed five al-Qaida associated militants and eight others were detained, including a militant leader, the U.S. military said in a statement Sunday.
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AFP – Andy Murray says he has no regrets about his draining win over Roger Federer after he slumped to a straight-sets defeat to Nikolay Davydenko in the Masters Cup semi-finals.
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AP – An official says an armed group has hijacked a cargo ship carrying 23 crew members, including five South Koreans, off the coast of Somalia.
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AP – The United States will withdraw about 20 Apache attack helicopters from South Korea for redeployment in Iraq and Afghanistan next year, the U.S. military said Sunday.
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AP – More than 1,500 demonstrators marched through the violence-plagued border city of Tijuana on Saturday to protest the current of killings and kidnappings.
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AFP – Tiny, poverty stricken Guinea Bissau, seen as a major African drugs hub, goes to the polls Sunday for parliamentary elections observers hope will bring stability to the West African nation.
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AFP – Arsenal’s title challenge suffered a hammer blow on Saturday as a 2-0 home defeat at the hands of Aston Villa left them nine points adrift of the Premier League pacesetters Chelsea and Liverpool.
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AFP – Rangers manager Walter Smith says he is not worried by his side’s failure to kill off games early on after his side’s narrow 2-1 win over St Mirren on Saturday.
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AFP – South Africa coach Peter de Villiers warned his side to gear up for a fierce England backlash after watching the Springboks struggle to get the better of a spirited Scotland outfit 14-10 at Murrayfield on Saturday.
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