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(AP)
 AP - Suspected militants bombed a bus carrying prisoners in northwest Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least nine people as fighting between security forces and extremists flared across the country's tribal belt.
(Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:11:44 GMT)
Thai protesters defy court order to leave compound
(AP)
 AP - Demonstrators armed with golf clubs, batons and bamboo sticks defied a court order to end their occupation of the prime minister's office compound on Thursday, vowing to remain until the country's leaders resign.
(Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:26:27 GMT)
Western nations warn Russia to `change course'
(AP)
 AP - Western leaders warned the Kremlin on Wednesday to "change course," hoping to keep the conflict from growing into a new Cold War after tensions broadened to imperil a key nuclear pact and threaten U.S. meat and poultry trade with Russia.
(Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:50:23 GMT)
Gustav stalls offshore in Haiti after killing 23
(AP)
 AP - Gustav stalled offshore Wednesday and poured more misery onto Haiti after landslides and flooding killed 23 people. Oil workers began leaving their rigs and New Orleans drew up evacuation plans as forecasters warned the storm could plow into the U.S. Gulf coast as a major hurricane.
(Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:35:12 GMT)
Critics want Malaysia PM to resign over Anwar win
(AP)
 AP - Dissidents in Malaysia's ruling party clamored for the prime minister to resign Wednesday after opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim returned to Parliament with a sweeping election victory.
(Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:26:02 GMT)
Miliband warns Russia over new Cold War
(AFP)
 AFP - Foreign Secretary David Miliband reiterated the government's warning to Russia not to start a new Cold War but said Thursday that Western attempts to isolate Moscow would be counterproductive.
(Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:27:30 GMT)
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,148
(AP)
 AP - As of Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008, at least 4,148 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.
(Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:33:57 GMT)
Judge orders English ballot printed in Puerto Rico
(AP)
AP - A federal judge on Wednesday ordered election officials to add an English translation to Spanish-only ballots for November elections.
(Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:20:01 GMT)
Mugabe to name Zimbabwe cabinet despite opposition: minister
(AFP)
 AFP - Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe will defy the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) and form a new government, deputy information minister Bright Matonga said Thursday.
(Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:31:17 GMT)
Thai PM says 'no showdown' with protesters
(AFP)
 AFP - Thailand's embattled prime minister vowed Thursday to end massive rallies against his rule without force -- raising the spectre of a prolonged siege of Bangkok's main government compound.
(Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:35:17 GMT)
13 former students allege abuse at Australian Catholic school
(AFP)
 AFP - Australian police said Wednesday they were investigating allegations that 13 former students were molested at a private Catholic boarding school for boys nearly 30 years ago.
(Wed, 27 Aug 2008 08:14:45 GMT)
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