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UN and Red Cross halt Gaza aid deliveries after Israeli attacks on staff

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:42:34 +0000

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - The United Nations and the Red Cross halted aid deliveries to the Gaza Strip on Thursday after accusing Israeli forces of firing on their drivers, killing one. The threat of a ...

Strong quake shakes Costa Rican capital of San Jose; no injuries reported

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:35:13 +0000

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica - A strong earthquake shook the Costa Rican capital of San Jose on Thursday afternoon, sending frightened residents running into streets. There were no reports of injuries in t...

340 stricken with mysterious disease on cruise ship in Brazil

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:00:22 +0000

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Hundreds of passengers on a Swiss-owned cruise ship in northeastern Brazil were stricken with severe vomiting and diarrhea caused by a mysterious ailment, health officials sai...

Panda bites 3rd tourist in 2 years at zoo; victim recovering in hospital

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:00:12 +0000

BEIJING - A panda at the Beijing zoo bit his third tourist in two years - and this time, his jaws had to forced open to free the man, who jumped in to retrieve his son's toy. Gu Gu, a 110-kilogram ...

Shooting of unarmed man by officer sparks anger in California town

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:00:25 +0000

OAKLAND, Calif. - Police in the San Francisco Bay area say they have arrested at least 15 people after violence erupted during protests over the transit police shooting of an unarmed man at a train st...

Clinton team takes shape; Holbrooke and Ross to get high-profile jobs

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:33:29 +0000

WASHINGTON - Secretary of state-designate Hillary Clinton isn't waiting to be confirmed to name her team, settling already on several senior positions, say Democratic sources and officials familiar wi...

Venezuelan protesters back Chevez decision to expel Israeli envoy

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:33:33 +0000

CARACAS, Venezuela - Protesters condemning Israel's offensive in the Gaza Strip sprayed graffiti and hurled shoes at the country's embassy in Venezuela on Thursday, backing President Hugo Chavez's dec...

Thai police arrest American pedophile; extradion process underway

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:33:48 +0000

BANGKOK, Thailand - An American man wanted in Texas on child sex abuse charges was arrested Thursday in Thailand and could be sent to the United States within days, the district attorney's office in H...

Prosecutors say Madoff was ready to send out cheques worth $173 million

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:33:21 +0000

NEW YORK - Prosecutors say Bernard Madoff had $173 million in signed cheques in his office desk that he was ready to send out at the time of his arrest last month. The detail was provided in a cour...

New Yorkers not impressed with Caroline Kennedy's shaky entry into public eye

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:33:25 +0000

WASHINGTON - Caroline Kennedy's first tentative steps into the public spotlight in her bid for Hillary Clinton's Senate seat have been wobbly, her speech punctuated by nervous "you knows" and her lack...

Russia and Ukraine back off energy war, agree to send gas to EU customers

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:33:31 +0000

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Russia and Ukraine backed off from their energy war Thursday, promising to start resending Russian gas over Ukrainian pipelines to European Union customers shivering through a wide...

UN halts Gaza aid shipments after Israeli attacks on its staff

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:33:42 +0000

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - The United Nations halted deliveries to the Gaza Strip on Thursday after gunfire from an Israeli tank killed an aid truck driver, and the threat of a wider conflict arose when ...

New American-led international naval force to battle Somali pirates

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:33:06 +0000

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A new international naval force under American command will soon begin patrols to confront escalating attacks by Somali pirates after more than 100 ships came under siege...

U.S. Congress officially declares Barack Obama next president

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:33:23 +0000

WASHINGTON - Congress has officially declared Barack Obama the next president of the United States after tallying electoral college votes in a centuries-old tradition. The House of Representatives ...

Red Cross accuses Israel of delaying access to the wounded for days

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:09:40 +0000

GENEVA - The international Red Cross accused Israel on Thursday of "unacceptable" delays in letting rescue workers reach three Gaza City homes hit by shelling where they eventually found 15 dead and 1...