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Nigeria pipeline blast kills at least 100: Red Cross
IJEGUN, Nigeria (Reuters) - At least 100 people were killed and scores injured when fuel from a pipeline ruptured by a bulldozer caught fire and exploded on Thursday in a village near Nigeria's biggest city of Lagos, the Red Cross said.
UN sends envoy as Myanmar stalls on cyclone aid
UNITED NATIONS (AFP) - UN humanitarian chief John Holmes plans to travel to cyclone-hit Myanmar in the next days to persuade its military rulers to open up to foreign aid, the United Nations said Thursday.
Council backs stronger U.N. presence in Somalia
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution on Thursday that opens the door to a stronger U.N. presence in Somalia and possible deployment of U.N. peacekeepers in the lawless Horn of Africa country.
Iraqi PM vows to impose order in al Qaeda haven
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki vowed on Thursday to impose law and order in northern Iraq and said an offensive against al Qaeda militants would end the "dark days" of shootings and bomb attacks.
Radar map peels back secrets of Martian north pole
WASHINGTON (AFP) - A radar map of the Martian north pole reveals a four-layer ice structure laid down over a period of five million years, on top of sedimentary rocks hundreds of kilometers thick, scientists said Thursday in a report.
Thousands flee north-south clashes in Sudan oil town
ABYEI, Sudan (Reuters) - Thousands of civilians fled clashes between Sudan's former north-south civil war foes in the oil-rich central town of Abyei on Thursday before a ceasefire was agreed, officials said.
China says quake toll likely above 50,000
YINGXIU: China said on Thursday that over 50,000 people had likely died in the devastating earthquake that hit its southwest as time runs out to save survivors buried in the rubble of broken communities.
French teachers go on strike over job cuts
PARIS (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of French teachers and other public sector workers went on strike on Thursday to protest against job cuts and reforms announced by conservative President Nicolas Sarkozy's government.
IMF chief says worst of financial crisis is over
BRUSSELS (AFP) - The worst of the financial sector crisis is over although the impact on the broader economy will likely drag on in coming months, IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn said on Thursday.
Burmese refugees struggle to survive
BURMA (Spiegel Online) - The situation in Burma is growing more dire, as the secretive ruling government refuses to allow international aid workers access to the areas worst hit by Cyclone Nargis. For refugees, the aftermath is a daily nightmare. Here a Burmese man collects water near the town of Labutta, the heart of the area hit by the cyclone.
China says quake toll could rise above 50,000
YINGXIU, China (Reuters) - The death toll from China's earthquake could soar to more than 50,000, state media reported on Thursday, as rescuers struggled to help survivors and hope faded for thousands buried under rubble.
Myanmar junta insists aid effort running smoothly
YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar's military government said on Thursday its cyclone relief effort was moving along swiftly even as foreign powers warned of starvation and disease among up to 2.5 million people left destitute by the storm.
Russia, China, India seek Afghan anti-drug "belt"
YEKATERINBURG, Russia (Reuters) - China, India and Russia called on Thursday for the creation of a security belt around Afghanistan to halt the spread of heroin.
Italy arrests hundreds in illegal immigrants swoop
ROME (Reuters) - Italian police arrested hundreds of suspected illegal immigrants on Thursday in a sign of the new right-wing government's determination to clamp down.
Indian police probe bombing leads
JAIPUR, India (Reuters) - Indian police probed on Thursday whether Indian Islamist groups or Bangladeshi infiltrators were behind bombings in a popular Indian tourist city that killed 61 people this week, but made no major arrests.
Zimbabwe wants opposition to help it probe violence
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU-PF party has called for joint investigations with the opposition into post-election violence that has raised tension ahead of a run-off presidential poll, a state-run paper said on Thursday.
Dalai Lama attacks China at start of Western tour
FRANKFURT: The Dalai Lama lashed out on Thursday at the recent "suppression" of anti-Chinese unrest in Tibet, as he arrived in Germany at the start of a tour of Western powers in the run-up to the Beijing Olympics.
Bush vows to support Israel against 'terror'
JERUSALEM (AFP) - Visiting US President George W. Bush vowed on Thursday to support Israel in battling "terror" groups as the nation marks its 60th anniversary still struggling to find peace with Arab neighbours.
SKorea seeks direct talks with NKorea over food aid
SEOUL : South Korea said Thursday it wants direct talks with North Korea to discuss how to provide badly needed food aid, apparently softening its position that the communist state must first ask for help.
Lebanese to hold crisis talks in Qatar
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Rival Lebanese leaders are scheduled to talks in Qatar on Friday aiming to end a protracted political conflict that pushed the country to the brink of a new civil war.
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