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McCain cutting into Obama numbers
Chicago News.Net
John McCain, the presumptive Republican nominee, has dramatically sliced into Democratic rival Barack Obama's lead in most nationwide polls, bringing the presidential race to a dead heat.
Spanair victims prove difficult to identify
Chicago News.Net
The identification of bodies of victims in Wednesday's plane crash in the Spanish capital Madrid will take time according to a Red Cross spokeswoman.
Glitter destined to roam the world
Chicago News.Net
Gary Glitter has nowhere to go and no friends to turn to after he was told on Wednesday he could not enter Hong Kong.
Afghan bomb kills 3 Canadian soldiers
USA Today
KABUL, Afghanistan Canada's Department of National Defense says a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan has killed three Canadian soldiers.
Saudi terror suspects given back by Yemen
Chicago News.Net
Yemen has extradited to Saudi Arabia eight Saudis, one week after Yemeni police uncovered suspected plots by Al Qaeda to carry out terrorist attacks in Yemen and Saudi Arabia.
Bush insists South Ossetia and Abkhazia are in Georgian territory
Chicago News.Net
US President George Bush has said the US willwork with allies to ensure that Abkhazia and South Ossetia remain part of Georgia.
Musharraf will remain in Pakistan says spokesman
Chicago News.Net
Former president and army chief Pervez Musharraf will stay in Pakistan and has no immediate plans to leave the country, his spokesman has said.
Missile raids increasing in Pakistan badlands
Chicago News.Net
Missiles have been fired from Afghanistan into Pakistan, killing at least eight people.
African refugee re-settlement stopped in US
Chicago News.Net
African refugees to the US may find it harder to be admitted after DNA testing revealed many people were lying about having relatives in the country.
Rice tells Russia not to make threats
Chicago News.Net
The United States and Poland have signed the US missile defence deal, much to the annoyance of Russia.
Captain Cook artefact to be auctioned
Chicago News.Net
Christie's auction house in London will auction an Aboriginal boomerang collected by the explorer Captain James Cook.
Parent airline of crashed jet calls accident
Chicago News.Net
SAS Group chief executive Mats Jansson has described the plane crash that killed over 140 people in Madrid as 'deeply tragic' and expressed his sympathy for the victims.
Man survives serious suicide attempt
Chicago News.Net
An 84-year-old Argentine man in the southeast Argentinean town of Punta Alta who shot himself five times in the head in an apparent suicide attempt has survived miraculously.
Sarkozy flies to Kabul after 10 French soldiers die
Chicago News.Net
France's President Nicolas Sarkozy visited French troops in Kabul Wednesday to pay respects to ten French soldiers who were killed in a fierce battle just 50 kilometers outside Kabul.
More Than 150 Die in Madrid Plane Crash
Gadsden Times
PARIS — More than 150 people were killed Wednesday afternoon when an airliner taking off en route to a Canary Islands resort swerved off the end of a runway at Madrid’s airport, crashed...
Usain Bolt smashes 200 metres world record to win gold
Chicago News.Net
Usain Bolt of Jamaica has smashed the world record in the 200 metres final on Wednesday, to take the gold medal at the Beijing Olympics.
More deadly car bombings plague Algeria
Chicago News.Net
Two more deadly car bombings have rocked Algeria, killing at least 11 people according to state radio.
Bush lauds U.S. War on Terror
Chicago News.Net
U.S. President George Bush has defended the U.S. war on terror and his administration's efforts to keep pressure on terrorists.
Government loses Guantanamo ruling
The Independent
Two judges in the High Court in London said they concluded that the Foreign Secretary was under a duty to "disclose in confidence" to Binyam Mohamed's legal advisers in Guantanamo Bay certain...
Teen dies in US school shooting
IOL
Chicago - A 16-year-old boy was shot dead by a second student Thursday in a school cafeteria in Knoxville, Tennessee, police said. The student suspected of killing the boy was arrested six minutes...
McCain-Lieberman coziness irks conservatives
CNN
Sen. Joe Lieberman slated to speak on first night of Republican Convention Speculation that former Democrat could be McCain's running mate irks conservatives Giuliani says Republicans will accept...
Plane Crash in Spain Kills 153; Only 19 Survive
RedOrbit
Posted on: Thursday, 21 09:00 CDT By HAROLD HECKLE By Harold Heckle The Associated Press MADRID, Spain A jetliner heading to the Canary Islands crashed during takeoff Wednesday, turning...
A busy month for Bolivian witches
International Herald Tribune
EL ALTO, Bolivia : Huddled near one stall selling more than a dozen llama fetuses, another hawking porcupine tails and yet another offering bottles of homemade singani, the dangerously potent...

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