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May 15, 2008

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.

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Colombia's Uribe accuses Managua of sheltering terrorists

(Tico Times) - Colombian President Alvaro Uribe has accused Nicaragua's Daniel Ortega of harboring “terrorists,” in reference to alleged members of a Colombia guerrilla group...

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Niger clears way to charge ex-PM

(BBC News) Niger's MPs lift the immunity of ex-Prime Minister Hama Amadou so he can be prosecuted for corruption....

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EU hails chance for pro-Europe government in Serbia

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union on Tuesday hailed an agreement between Serbia's Socialist and Democratic parties as a real chance to establish a pro-European...

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Indonesian police clash with protesters over fuel prices

JAKARTA - Indonesian police fired water cannons to break up a demonstration on Tuesday by about 1,000 stone-throwing protesters here who were demanding the president...

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World must manage water carefully: experts

SINGAPORE (AFP) - The world's water resources must be carefully managed to meet the needs of billions of people flocking to urban centres, experts said...

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Pressure mounts to call off Zimbabwe election

HARARE (Reuters) - African pressure mounted on Tuesday for President Robert Mugabe to call off a June 27 election after the U.N. Security Council issued...

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