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Auditors: Private security in Iraq costs over ${dlvDollarSign}6BAt least 170 dead as quake hits southwest PakistanCongo soldiers fleeing Goma along with refugees21 victims dead in Somalia suicide attacksQuartet to discuss Israel-Palestinians peace talksPM says paying back British savers would cripple Iceland: reportUS military deaths in Iraq war at 4,189Church of Maradona celebrates idol's birthdayZambians vote for new president after leader diedExplosion in Bangkok wounds 10 at protest siteNZ surgeons cut giant tumor from baby
Auditors: Private security in Iraq costs over ${dlvDollarSign}6B
Wed, 29 Oct 2008 09:50 pm PDT
AP - No one knows for sure, but auditors think the U.S. has paid well over ${dlvDollarSign}6 billion
to private security companies who've been guarding diplomats, troops, Iraqi officials
and reconstruction workers in Iraq. Full Story
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At least 170 dead as quake hits southwest Pakistan
Wed, 29 Oct 2008 09:14 pm PDT
AP - Desperate villagers clawed through piles of mud and timber looking for victims of
an earthquake that collapsed thousands of homes in southwestern Pakistan before dawn
Wednesday, killing at least 170 people. Full Story
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Congo soldiers fleeing Goma along with refugees
Wed, 29 Oct 2008 06:33 pm PDT
AP - Firing wildly, Congolese soldiers commandeered cars, taxis and motorbikes Wednesday
in a retreat from advancing rebel fighters, joining tens of thousands of terrified
refugees struggling to stay ahead of the violence. Full Story
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21 victims dead in Somalia suicide attacks
Wed, 29 Oct 2008 04:57 pm PDT
AP - A wave of suicide bombings killed more than 20 people Wednesday in northern Somalia,
striking just as international leaders held talks on ending decades of deadly turmoil
in this chaotic African nation. Full Story
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Quartet to discuss Israel-Palestinians peace talks
Wed, 29 Oct 2008 09:32 pm PDT
AP - A senior Palestinian official said Wednesday the Quartet of Middle East peacemakers
will meet early next month at Sharm el-Sheik to assess progress in Israeli-Palestinian
peace talks. Full Story
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PM says paying back British savers would cripple Iceland: report
Wed, 29 Oct 2008 08:17 pm PDT
AFP - Icelandic Prime Minister Geir Haarde said in an interview published Thursday that
his country cannot afford to fully compensate British savers who lost money in its
stricken banks, as it would be crippled. Full Story
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US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,189
Wed, 29 Oct 2008 04:36 pm PDT
AP - As of Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008, at least 4,189 members of the U.S. military have
died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press
count. Full Story
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Church of Maradona celebrates idol's birthday
Wed, 29 Oct 2008 09:47 pm PDT
AP - Members of the Church of Maradona had two reasons to celebrate on Wednesday. Full Story
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Zambians vote for new president after leader died
Wed, 29 Oct 2008 09:44 pm PDT
AP - Zambians were voting for a new president Thursday, and the main contenders said economic
progress was their top goal as the global financial crisis cast a shadow over the
southern African country's ballot. Full Story
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Explosion in Bangkok wounds 10 at protest site
Wed, 29 Oct 2008 09:40 pm PDT
AP - A blast wounded 10 people in Thailand's capital Thursday when assailants hurled an
explosive device at anti-government protesters who have camped out for the past two
months to block access to the prime minister's office. Full Story
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NZ surgeons cut giant tumor from baby
Wed, 29 Oct 2008 09:01 pm PDT
AP - Doctors removed a tumor from an East Timorese baby that was almost one-third the
child's body weight during a life-saving operation in New Zealand, officials said
Thursday. Full Story
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