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US strikes NKorea from terror blacklist
AFP - 1 hour 28 minutes agoWASHINGTON (AFP) - - The United States on Saturday struck North Korea from a terror blacklist after saying Pyongyang agreed to steps to verify its nuclear disarmament and pledged to resume disabling its atomic plants. More »
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Peru's president names leftist as new prime minister
AFP - 1 hour 53 minutes agoLIMA (AFP) - - Peruvian President Alan Garcia on Saturday named Yehude Simon, a leftist governor once jailed for alleged links to outlawed Tupac Amaru rebels, as the country's next prime minister. More »
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Russia insists breakaway regions represented at Georgia talks
AFP - 2 hours 49 minutes agoMOSCOW (AFP) - - Russia indicated Saturday it would only participate in international talks on Georgia if representatives from the breakaway regions at the centre of the August hostilities were allowed to attend. More »
Hurricane Norbert crashes ashore in northwestern Mexico
AFP - Sunday, October 12LA PAZ, Mexico (AFP) - - Hurricane Norbert struck Mexico's northwest Pacific coast Saturday, ripping off roofs, knocking down trees and leaving more than 20,000 homes without electricity, local authorities said. More »
Mugabe hands key ministries to ZANU-PF
AFP - Sunday, October 12HARARE (AFP) - - Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe handed key ministries to his own party on Saturday, prompting an outraged opposition to warn that he may have jeopardised a four-week old power-sharing agreement. More »
Italian leftists stage two anti-Berlusconi protests
AFP - Sunday, October 12ROME (AFP) - - Activists from Italy's left took to the streets of Rome Saturday to protest against Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's conservative policies and his avoiding prosecution for alleged corruption. More »
Quake kills at least 13 in Chechnya
AFP - Sunday, October 12MOSCOW (AFP) - - A strong earthquake centred in the restive Russian region of Chechnya killed at least 13 people, injured more than 100 others and caused widespread havoc on Saturday, officials said. More »
NKorea TV shows photos of Kim inspecting military
AFP - Sunday, October 12SEOUL (AFP) - - North Korean television on Saturday showed photographs of Kim Jong-Il, the first time in almost two months the reportedly ailing leader has been pictured by the communist state's official media. More »
Turmoil rocks McCain campaign after double blow
AFP - Sunday, October 12DAVENPORT, Iowa (AFP) - - Turmoil rocked John McCain's White House bid Saturday after a probe accused his running-mate Sarah Palin of abuse of power and he was booed by supporters he told to cool anti-Barack Obama abuse. More »
At least 12 dead, 105 injured in Chechnya quake
AFP - Sunday, October 12MOSCOW (AFP) - - At least 12 people were killed and another 105 injured in an earthquake that shook the restive Russian region of Chechnya on Saturday, a government official said. More »
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