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Strong quake off Indonesia injures 38, damages buildings - Update
Jakarta - At least 38 people were injured and several buildings damaged when when a powerful earthquake struck Monday off Indonesia's Sumbawa island, an official said. There were unconfirmed reports that two people were killed in Bima district of Wes...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-09 ] Category : [ Asia (World) ]

Fort Hood offers prayers for victims of mass shooting - Summary
Fort Hood, Texas - Chaplains offered words of comfort at Sunday services and tended to the spiritual needs of a flock shocked by a mass shooting at the US Army's Fort Hood. Investigators con...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-09 ] Category : [ US (World) ]

Powerful quake rattles Indonesia's Sumbawa Island
Washington/Jakarta - An earthquake registering a magnitude of 6.7 on the Richter scale shook the Indonesian island of Sumbawa, the US Geological Survey reported early Monday. The epicentre was in the eastern part of the island, which lies about 1,300...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-08 ] Category : [ Asia (World) ]

Germans, Americans honoured for roles in bringing down Berlin Wall
Berlin - US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called Sunday on leaders to bring down the walls of the 21st century, as she accepted an award for the role of the American people in the fall of the Berlin Wall 20 years ago. There is no wall we...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-08 ] Category : [ Europe (World) ]

Berlin 'divided' again to mark fall of Berlin Wall - Summary
Berlin - Thousands flocked Sunday to the centre of Berlin ahead of celebrations to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the barrier that divided Germany until 1989 - symbolized Sunday by a row of giant domino stones set up throughout the c...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-08 ] Category : [ Europe (World) ]

Indicted Sudanese president cancels visit to Turkey
Istanbul - Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court for alleged war crimes in Darfur, has cancelled a scheduled visit to Turkey, Turkish media reported Sunday. Al-Bashir had intended to attend an economic s...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-08 ] Category : [ Africa (World) ]

EXTRA: Obama welcomes approval of Iraq election law as 'milestone'
Washington- US President Barack Obama said Sunday the approval of Iraq's election law was a signficant breakthrough for the Iraqi people on their road towards scheduled national elections in January. The passing of the law was an important milesto...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-08 ] Category : [ US (World) ]

Senior US senator demands 'terrorism' probe into army killings
Washington - Senior US senator Joe Lieberman has called for a congressional investigation to establish whether the mass shooting at the US Army's Fort Hood in Texas were motivated by terrorism. There had been strong warning signs that the alleged g...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-08 ] Category : [ US (World) ]

Iraq parliament approves long delayed elections law
Baghdad- Iraqi lawmakers voted on a long delayed new election bill that will pave the way for national elections in January. A debate over the conduct of elections in the oil-rich disputed city of Kirkuk has forestalled a vote several times in recent...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-08 ] Category : [ Middle East (World) ]

Taiwan shelves 9 Mirage jets due to lack of spare parts
Taipei - The Taiwan Air Force has shelved nine Mirage 2000-5 jets due to a lack of spare parts supplied by France, a newspaper report said Sunday. The China Times quoted an unnamed Air Force official as saying that the jets had been mothballed with a...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-08 ] Category : [ Asia (World) ]

Strong quake off Indonesia injures 38, damages buildings - Update

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Powerful quake rattles Indonesia's Sumbawa Island

Sevilla recover third place on comeback win over Villarreal - Summary

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Germans, Americans honoured for roles in bringing down Berlin Wall

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Berlin 'divided' again to mark fall of Berlin Wall - Summary

More than 90 dead in floods in El Salvador

Valencia cruise up to third by beating Zaragoza - Update

Indicted Sudanese president cancels visit to Turkey

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Bremen, Hamburg held, Hertha slip to another defeat - Summary

Bremen, Hamburg held, Hertha slip to another defeat - Update

EXTRA: Obama welcomes approval of Iraq election law as 'milestone'

Djokovic knocks Federer off in Basle upset - Summary

Terry on target as Chelsea beat United - 2nd Update

Senior US senator demands 'terrorism' probe into army killings