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Tuesday, 06 January 2009 |
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Sri Lankan forces overran the Tamil Tigers' northernmost defence line Tuesday, forcing the rebels to retreat from one of their strongest fortifications, the military said.
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Tuesday, 06 January 2009 |
BEIJING - A Chinese woman has died from bird flu in a Beijing hospital after contracting the disease last month, the government said Tuesday.
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Tuesday, 06 January 2009 |
GAZA CITY, Gaza - Israeli shells slammed into Gaza and ground forces edged closer to major population centres Tuesday, taking more civilian lives after Israel ignored mounting international calls for an immediate cease-fire.
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Tuesday, 06 January 2009 |
KYIV, Ukraine - Ukraine's gas company Naftogaz said Tuesday that Russia's Gazprom slashed natural gas shipments to Europe by about two-thirds, while Balkan nations reported a complete shut off of Russian gas, in a sharp escalation of a struggle over energy that threatens Europe as winter sets in.
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Tuesday, 06 January 2009 |
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - Two gunmen shot a Muslim cleric to death inside a mosque in southern Afghanistan, the second such incident in the area in less than two weeks, an official said Tuesday.
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Tuesday, 06 January 2009 |
NEW DELHI - India's prime minister said the sophistication of the Mumbai siege means that Pakistani authorities must have had a hand in the attack, but he was careful Tuesday not to directly accuse Islamabad, keeping tensions between the nuclear-armed rivals at a low burn.
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Tuesday, 06 January 2009 |
KYIV, Ukraine - Ukraine's gas company Naftogaz said Tuesday that Russia cut natural gas supplies to Europe by about two-thirds, raising the stakes in a spiralling dispute between the two neighbours that bodes ill for European consumers.
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Tuesday, 06 January 2009 |
CFB PETAWAWA, Ont. - A Canadian Forces officer charged with second-degree murder in the death of a presumed enemy fighter in Afghanistan will have a custody hearing Tuesday afternoon at Canadian Forces Base Petawawa.
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Tuesday, 06 January 2009 |
NEW DELHI - India's prime minister says the sophistication of the Mumbai siege means the attackers "must have had the support of some official agencies in Pakistan."
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Tuesday, 06 January 2009 |
ADELAIDE, Australia - An Australian woman has been charged with murder after allegedly setting her husband's genitals on fire because she thought he was having an affair.
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Tuesday, 06 January 2009 |
ST. PAUL, Minn. - A Minnesota board on Monday certified results showing Democrat Al Franken winning the state's U.S. Senate recount over Republican Norm Coleman, whose lawyer promised a legal challenge that probably will keep the race in limbo for months.
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Monday, 05 January 2009 |
ADELAIDE, Australia - An Australian woman has been charged with murder after allegedly setting her husband's genitals on fire because she thought he was having an affair.
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Monday, 05 January 2009 |
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Israel ignored mounting international calls for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip on Monday and said it won't stop its crippling 10-day assault until "peace and tranquility" are achieved in southern Israeli towns in the line of Palestinian rocket fire.
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Monday, 05 January 2009 |
PARIS, Texas - A fire that started in a pile of donated clothes ripped through a homeless shelter in northeastern Texas early Monday, killing five residents.
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