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Sudan arrests opposition leader after rebel attack

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KHARTOUM, May 12, 2008 AFP Sudan arrested Islamist opposition leader Hassan alTurabi and at least four other members of his party on Monday after an attack by Darfur rebels on the capital, which has led to the rupture ...

Polish woman who saved 2,500 Jewish children dies

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WARSAW AFP Irena Sendler, a Polish woman who saved 2,500 Jewish children from the Warsaw Ghetto during the Nazi occupation in World War II, died Monday in Warsaw aged 98, her daughter confirmed. She died today, Janina ...

Children Killed In China Earthquake

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Four children have been killed and more than 100 injured by an earthquake which toppled schools in China. The quake, which measured 7. 5 on the Richter scale, hit Sichuan province. Tremors were felt across ...

Quake jolts southwest China

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BEIJING Reuters An earthquake with a magnitude of 7. 8 struck China's Sichuan province on Monday, less than 100 km 60 miles from the provincial capital of Chengdu, followed by a series of smaller tremors. ...

Israel resumes fuel supplies to Gaza power plant

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GAZA Reuters Israel resumed fuel shipments to Gaza's main power station on Monday, a senior generating plant official said. The power station shut down on Saturday, leaving about half of the ...

Earthquake Shakes Buildings Across Asia

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An earthquake measuring 7. 5 on the Richter scale has hit China's Sichuan province. The tremor was felt across the entire region shaking buildings in the capital, Beijing, as well as the Thai capital, ...

Austrians get their kit off for art

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Nearly 2,000 volunteers have got their kit off for a photo shoot at an Austrian soccer stadium. It's the latest work by photographer Spencer Tunick, who has made a name for himself with his ...

US aid flight heads to cyclonehit Myanmar

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YANGON AFP The United States on Monday dispatched its first aid flight to Myanmar, where some 1. 5 million survivors of a massive cyclone are still waiting for help as the relief effort ...

Zimbabwe may bar Western observers from runoff s

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HARARE AFP Zimbabwe's government will bar Western countries from observing a runoff election unless they remove sanctions against President Robert Mugabe's regime, state media reported ...

Strong quake rocks southwest China

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A major earthquake measuring 7. 5 on the Richter scale has shaken China's Sichuan province. It was not immediately clear if there are any casualties or damage from the tremor, which was ...