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September 7, 2008

Thousands of Australia's koalas felled by land-clearing: WWF

SYDNEY (AFP) — Australian koalas are dying by the thousands as a result of land clearing in the country's northeast, while millions of birds and reptiles are also perishing, conservation group WWF said Sunday.

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CURRENT HEADLINES

China sets dates for space launch

(BBC News) China will launch its third manned space mission in late September, state-run news agency Xinhua reports....

Thousands of Australia's koalas felled by land-clearing: WWF

SYDNEY (AFP) — Australian koalas are dying by the thousands as a result of land clearing in the country's northeast, while millions of birds and...

Tsvangirai challenges Mugabe to new election

GWERU, Zimbabwe (Reuters) - Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai said on Sunday his party would rather quit power-sharing talks than sign an unsatisfactory deal and...

Angola ruling party set for big win in disputed poll

LUANDA (Reuters) - The leader of Angola's largest opposition party said on Sunday he was contesting the results of the country's parliamentary election, which showed...

US takes over key mortgage firms

President Bush says the US is taking over two mortgage giants because they posed "an unacceptable risk" to the economy....

Caribbean lashed by Hurricane Ike

Thousands of people hunker down across the Caribbean as Hurricane Ike pounds the region, on course for Cuba....