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2009-07-04 15:33
Syria reports first case of swine flu
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - Syria's Health Ministry has confirmed the country's first case of swine flu.
The ministry says an Australian woman of Syrian origin arrived in the country five days ago on a flight from Australia and tested positive for swine flu on Thursday.
Saturday's statement says memb ..
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2009-07-04 15:32
Indonesian democracy focused on more stability
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Just over a decade ago, mobs torched buildings across Indonesia's capital in an uprising that toppled a 32-year military dictatorship.
Today the world's fourth largest country, with its fragile democracy, is relatively peaceful as it heads toward Wednesday's presidenti ..
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2009-07-04 15:31
SKorea says North fires 7 missiles off east coast
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea fired seven ballistic missiles off its eastern coast Saturday, South Korea said, a violation of U.N. resolutions and an apparent message of defiance to the United States on its Independence Day.
The launches, which came two days after North Korea fired wha ..
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2009-07-04 15:30
Pakistani airstrikes kill at least 12 militants
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistani warplanes and helicopter gunships pounded Taliban positions in the country's volatile northwest on Saturday, killing at least 12 suspected insurgents, security officials said, as the government kept up pressure on Islamist militants along the Afghan border.
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2009-07-04 15:27
At least 9 killed in bus accident in eastern India
NEW DELHI (AP) - A bus overtaking another vehicle at high speed as they crossed a bridge in eastern India crashed through the railings and fell nearly 30 feet (9 meters) onto a railroad track Saturday, leaving at least nine people dead, a news report said.
Another 40 passengers were injured, 12 ..
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2009-07-04 15:25
2 US troops die in attack on base in Afghanistan
KABUL (AP) - Taliban militants fired rockets and mortars at a U.S. base in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, killing two American troops and wounding several more in a two-hour battle, officials said.
During the clash, which ended only after U.S. forces called in airstrikes, a suicide bomber dro ..
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2009-07-04 15:07
F1's Ecclestone criticized after Hitler comments
LONDON (AP) - Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone faced criticism from politicians and Jewish groups Saturday after being quoted as saying that Adolf Hitler «got things done.
In an interview with London's The Times newspaper, Ecclestone expressed a preference for «strong leaders,» citing for ..
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2009-07-04 14:56
Pope urges G8 leaders to act on crisis
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Benedict XVI has urged G-8 leaders meeting next week in central Italy to rewrite global financial rules and defend the world's poor from the effects of the economic downturn.
In a letter to Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi, who will chair the summit, Benedict appealed ..
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2009-07-04 14:55
At least 6 killed in bus accident in eastern India
NEW DELHI (AP) - A bus overtaking another vehicle at high speed as they crossed a bridge in eastern India crashed through the railings and fell nearly 30 feet (9 meters) onto a railroad track Saturday, leaving at least six people dead, a news report said.
Another 40 passengers were injured, 12 ..
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2009-07-04 14:54
A look at the key players in Bulgaria's elections
Key players in Bulgarian parliamentary elections Sunday
BOIKO BORISOV, 50: Two-time mayor of Sofia. In 2006, Borisov formed his party Citizens for the European Development of Bulgaria, or GERB, which won the most seats in last month's election for European Parliament. GERB is tipped to win the m ..
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2009-07-04 14:38
A look at Bulgaria's general election
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) - Facts and figures on Bulgaria's parliamentary elections Sunday
AT STAKE: All 240 seats in the unicameral Parliament.
PARTIES: The main players among the 18 registered parties and coalitions are the Citizens for the European Development of Bulgaria, or GERB Party, the Socia ..
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2009-07-04 14:31
Ireland seeks release of Darfur aid workers
DUBLIN, Ireland (AP) - Ireland says its ambassador in Cairo is on his way to Khartoum to try help free two aid workers kidnapped in Darfur.
The Department of Foreign Affairs said Saturday the envoy was traveling to Sudan «as a matter of urgency» to seek the release of 32-year-old Irishwoman S ..
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2009-07-04 14:30
Albanian Opposition threatens street protests
TIRANA, Albania (AP) - Albania's opposition Socialists charged Saturday that the ruling Democrats were improperly trying to influence the country's lengthy vote count by declaring victory before all ballots from last week's national election were tallied.
Albania joined NATO in April and has be ..
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2009-07-04 14:25
Officials: Israeli sub crosses Suez Canal
JERUSALEM (AP) - An Israeli submarine crossed through the Suez Canal last month as a part of a military training exercise, defense officials said Saturday.
The move is believed to have been made as a warning to Iran of the Jewish state's capabilities and and to show that Israel and Egypt, are c ..
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2009-07-04 14:24
Indonesian democracy focused on more stability
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Just over a decade ago, mobs torched buildings across Indonesia's capital in an uprising that toppled a 32-year military dictatorship.
Today the world's fourth largest country, with its fragile democracy, is relatively peaceful as it heads toward Wednesday's presidenti ..
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2009-07-04 14:23
Bosnia terror convict moved to Swedish prison
STOCKHOLM (AP) - A 21-year-old man has been transferred to a prison in his native Sweden after serving a four-year sentence in Bosnia on a charge of plotting a terror attack.
Mirsad Bektasevic was born in the Balkans but later obtained Swedish citizenshipHe was convicted with three other people ..
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2009-07-04 14:18
Myanmar denies UN chief's request to see Suu Kyi
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Saturday he was «deeply disappointed» after Myanmar's military ruler rejected his second and final request to meet jailed opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Ban met with Senior Gen. Than Shwe for another inconclusive round of tal ..
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2009-07-04 14:10
2 US troops die in attack on base in Afghanistan
KABUL (AP) - Taliban militants fired rockets and mortars at a U.S. coalition base in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, killing two American troops and wounding several more in a two-hour battle, officials said.
During the clash, which ended only after U.S. forces called in airstrikes, a suicide ..
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2009-07-04 14:09
VP Biden celebrates July 4 with US troops in Iraq
BAGHDAD (AP) - Vice President Joe Biden celebrated the Fourth of July with his son and other American troops in Iraq on Saturday, a day after warning Iraqi leaders that U.S. assistance will be jeopardized if the country reverts to ethnic and sectarian violence.
Biden began Independence Day by g ..
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2009-07-04 14:08
More than 300,000 flee homes as south China floods
BEIJING (AP) - Authorities have moved more than 300,000 people from their homes in southern China after heavy rain toppled houses, flooded roads and damaged a dam, Chinese state media said Saturday.
Three people have died in the three days of rain, and four are missing in Jiangxi and Guangxi pr ..
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