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Typhoon Kills 8 in Philippines, Stalks Taiwan

Posted August 28th, 2011 at 11:50 am (UTC-5)
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Taiwan is bracing for a deadly typhoon headed north from the Philippines, where it lashed the main island of Luzon with days of torrential rains and high winds, killing at least eight people. Forecasters charted the slow-moving Typhoon Nanmadol about 200 kilometers south of Taipei early Monday, with evacuations of coastal areas under way. The […]

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Libyan Rebels Capture Coastal Town

Posted August 28th, 2011 at 11:25 am (UTC-5)
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Libyan rebels say they have captured the coastal town of Bin Jawad after several days battling fighters loyal to Moammar Gadhafi. The anti-Gadhafi forces say they seized the town on Sunday. Bin Jawad is about 520 kilometers east of the capital, Tripoli. Rebels say they are surrounding Mr. Gadhafi’s hometown, Sirte, and are negotiating with […]

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3 Turkish Soldiers, 2 Kurdish Rebels Killed in Southeast Turkey

Posted August 28th, 2011 at 11:20 am (UTC-5)
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Turkish officials say a roadside bomb has killed three soldiers and wounded two others in the country’s southeast, where Kurdish rebels have been intensifying attacks on government troops. The officials say the blast happened early Sunday, as a Turkish military convoy was passing by in Hakkari province. Rebels of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, […]

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South African Police Investigate Controversial Facebook Photo

Posted August 28th, 2011 at 11:10 am (UTC-5)
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South African police are investigating a photo on Facebook that shows a white man with a rifle posing with what appears to be the lifeless body of a black child. The photo was posted on the social networking site in the profile of a user called “Eugene Terrorblanche.” The name is similar to that of […]

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Tropical Storm Irene Moves Into Northeastern US

Posted August 28th, 2011 at 11:05 am (UTC-5)
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Floodwaters are receding in New York City as Tropical Storm Irene moves farther up the eastern U.S. coast, leaving a soaked, battered landscape in its wake. Irene was downgraded to a tropical storm as it approached the city early Sunday, but it still managed to flood some streets and a traffic tunnel in lower Manhattan, […]

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Militants Attack NATO base in Southern Afghanistan

Posted August 28th, 2011 at 11:05 am (UTC-5)
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A group of suicide attackers and gunmen attacked a NATO reconstruction base in southern Afghanistan, but failed to breach its defenses. Officials say the attackers struck the base in Qalat, the capital of Zabul province. One of the attackers detonated a bomb outside the gate of the base, while the others fired shots. One of […]

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Nepal Parliament Elects Maoist PM

Posted August 28th, 2011 at 10:05 am (UTC-5)
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Nepal’s parliament has elected a senior Maoist leader as the country’s new prime minister. Baburam Bhattarai, a member of the United Communist Party of Nepal, won 340 votes in the 601-seat parliament Sunday after receiving the backing of the country’s smaller political parties. He defeated Ram Chandra Poudel of the Nepali Congress party, who received […]

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Arab League to Send its Chief to Syria in Peace Mission

Posted August 28th, 2011 at 10:00 am (UTC-5)
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The Arab League says it will send its secretary-general to Syria to try to find a solution for the country’s strife — a violent government crackdown on a five-month-old pro-democracy uprising. The Arab bloc announced the initiative early Sunday after an emergency meeting in Cairo, but did not say when its chief, Nabil Elaraby, will […]

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Deadly Hurricane Irene Moves Into Northeastern US

Posted August 28th, 2011 at 9:55 am (UTC-5)
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Hurricane Irene has been downgraded to a tropical storm, but continues to pound the U.S. east coast with heavy rains and strong winds as it moves over New York City. The storm made landfall in North Carolina Saturday morning. It has killed at least eight people and paralyzed ground and air traffic in its journey […]

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Typhoon Kills 8 in Philippines, Heads for Taiwan

Posted August 28th, 2011 at 9:35 am (UTC-5)
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Taiwan is bracing for a deadly typhoon headed north from the Philippines, where it lashed the main island of Luzon with days of torrential rains and high winds, killing at least eight people. Late Sunday, forecasters placed the slow-moving Typhoon Nanmadol about 250 kilometers south of Taipei. Official media reported evacuations of coastal areas were […]

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