377 dead in west and central African floods UN
DAKAR – The United Nations said Tuesday that 377 people had died in flooding in central and west Africa, with nearly 1.5 million people affected since the start of the rainy season in June. 2010 has seen the largest number of people affected
Lawmaker Chile mine collapse warning ignored
SANTIAGO, Chile – A Chilean legislative commission is investigating reports that mining operators ignored danger warnings from a man who was later among 33 later trapped when a mine collapsed.Deputy Carlos Vilches, a commission member, said Tu

tea party gets tough with foes in media

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Members of what US conservatives call the “mainstream media know they are viewed as opponents by the Tea Party movement.But few expect to be handcuffed when they turn up at campaign events.However bizarre in its particulars, the arrest on Sunday of

cia admits errors led to afghanistan bombing

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The Central Intelligence Agency has acknowledged that a series of missteps and errors led to the worst attack on its staff in decades.Officials acknowledged on Tuesday that the agency had concerns about Humam Khalil Abu-Mulal al-Balawi for months be

canadian province casts doubt on bhp move

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The Canadian province of Saskatchewan is at odds with BHP Billiton over the Australian miner’s $39bn hostile offer for PotashCorp, raising the prospect that the deal might be rejected by the federal government.A person familiar with the deal said on

house sales gloom for builders

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The much hoped-for uplift in home sales at the start of autumn, a crucial period for UK housebuilders, has failed to materialise, according to a leading industry survey.The survey, conducted weekly by the Home Builders Federation, is for internal us

foreign raiders dominate uk m&a

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The value of cross-border mergers and acquisitions of UK-based companies so far this year has exceeded domestic-led deals for the first time, driven by increased appetite from groups in the US, Hong Kong and Germany.In the wake of the £11.6bn takeov

real salt lake beats cruz azul 3-1 in ccl

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SANDY, Utah - Paulo Araujo Jr.scored two goals and Collen Warner addedanother as Real Salt Lake beat Cruz Azul of Mexico in their final group stagematch in the CONCACAF Champions League on Tuesday night.The victory gave defending Major League Socce

guzman's late goal lifts saprissa past sounders

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SEATTLE - Josue Martinez scored on a shot that went in off the hands ofKasey Keller midway through the 87th minute, giving Saprissa of Costa Rica a 2-1victory against the Seattle Sounders on Tuesday night.That boosted the Costa Rican side into the

toronto edges arabe unido 1-0

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TORONTO - Nana Attakora's first-half goal lifted Toronto to a 1-0victory over Panama club Arabe Unido in a Group A game in the CONCACAF ChampionsLeague on Tuesday.Toronto and Arabe Unido had already been eliminated from finals contentionin the regi

real salt lake tops cruz azul 3-1

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SANDY, Utah - Paulo Araujo Jr.scored twice and Collen Warner added agoal to lead Real Salt Lake to a 3-1 victory over Cruz Azul of Mexico in theirfinal group stage match in the CONCACAF Champions League on Tuesday night.The victory gave Real Salt L