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Three Canadian soldiers on patrol in Afghanistan killed by IED, one injured

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:21:19 +0000

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - Three Canadian soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan by an improvised explosive device as a "much more aggressive" insurgency exacted another deadly toll on NATO soldiers in...

Experts piecing together final moments of Spanish air crash that killed 153

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:36:16 +0000

MADRID, Spain - The jetliner that crashed in Madrid abandoned a first takeoff attempt because of an air gauge that showed overheating, but experts said it was unlikely the gauge was a factor in the ac...

McCain, Obama agree told hold 3 presidential debates this fall

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:02:24 +0000

WASHINGTON - John McCain and Barack Obama have agreed to hold three presidential debates and one vice-presidential debate this fall. The announcement of the debates was made Thursday in a joint sta...

16-year-old dies after being shot in high school cafeteria in Knoxville, Tenn.

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:02:32 +0000

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - A 16-year-old student has died after being shot in a high school cafeteria in Knoxville, Tenn.. Police say the shooting occurred at Central High School shortly after 8 a.m. Thurs...

Twin suicide bombings at Pakistan arms complex; 59 killed, 70 wounded

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:02:18 +0000

WAH, Pakistan - Taliban suicide bombers blew themselves up at the gates of Pakistan's main weapons complex outside the capital of Islamabad on Thursday, killing 59 people and wounding 70 amid growing ...

Shippers seek UN action after 3 ships hijacked in a single day off Somalia

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:02:22 +0000

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Shipping officials are calling for UN action after pirates seized three ships Thursday off the coast of Somalia. Noel Choong of the International Maritime Bureau calls the ...

Three Canadian soldiers killed by improvised explosive device in Afghanistan

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:02:29 +0000

KANDAHAR - Three Canadian soldiers have been killed in Zhari district in Afghanistan by an improvised explosive device. One soldier was also seriously injured after the device detonated near their ...

Senior Russian diplomat says Russia reconsidering co-operation with NATO

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:02:20 +0000

MOSCOW - A senior Russian diplomat says Moscow is reconsidering its co-operation with NATO. The Interfax news agency quotes Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko as saying the Kremlin wants to ...

British court backs release of alleged Guantanamo 'torture' documents

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:44:30 +0000

LONDON - A British court has given Foreign Secretary David Miliband a week to reconsider his decision to withhold secret documents that could prove that a man held in Guantanamo Bay was tortured. T...

Russian court delays Khodorkovsky parole decision

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:44:32 +0000

CHITA, Russia - Jailed Russian tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky told a Siberian court at the start of his parole hearing Thursday that he does not plan to return to the oil industry, where he made his fort...

Mass. principal in pregnancy pact has new job at Catholic elementary school

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:20:33 +0000

GLOUCESTER, Mass. - The former principal of a Massachusetts high school who told Time magazine there was a pact among some students to get pregnant now has a new job. Joseph Sullivan resigned last ...

Taliban claims responsibility for attack at Pakistani arms factory; 50 dead

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:45:43 +0000

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Two suicide bombers blew themselves up at the gates of Pakistan's main weapons complex outside the capital of Islamabad on Thursday, killing 50 people and wounding more than 100....

Tropical storm Fay brings flooding to Florida; alligators seen in the streets

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:45:40 +0000

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - Tropical storm Fay continued to hover just offshore Thursday as it poured more rain on Florida's central Atlantic coast. Hundreds of homes have been flooded, trapping residen...

Taliban claims responsibility for attack at Pakistani arms factory; 46 dead

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:49:32 +0000

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Two suicide bombers blew themselves up at the gates of Pakistan's main weapons complex outside the capital of Islamabad on Thursday, killing 46 people and wounding 70. Pakista...

Japanese woman, 61, gives birth to own grandchild; egg donated by daughter

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:49:30 +0000

TOKYO - A 61-year-old Japanese woman has reportedly given birth to her own grandchild, using an egg donated by her daughter. The Suwa Maternity Clinic in Nagano, northwest of Tokyo, said it perform...