Food scare haunts Bangladesh new year Category: World NewsPublish Date: 12-31-2007 11:59 PM -0800
DHAKA (Reuters) - Thousands of Bangladeshis queued up early on Tuesday at fixed rate food shops run by paramilitary troops in the capital Dhaka, as prices of rice and other consumables rose...[more]
Mission to free FARC hostages stalls Category: World NewsPublish Date: 12-31-2007 10:25 PM -0800
A mission to free three hostages held by leftist rebels in Colombia stalled, with the rebels and Colombian authorities trading blame for the delay.
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Hundreds hurt in Philippines New Year revelry Category: World NewsPublish Date: 12-31-2007 08:34 PM -0800
MANILA (Reuters) - About 450 people were injured by stray bullets and firecrackers as the Philippines held its traditionally raucous New Year festivities, but the number was far less than in...[more]
N. Korea misses nuke deadline Category: World NewsPublish Date: 12-31-2007 05:36 PM -0800
The Bush administration was hoping to spend the early hours of 2008 poring over a new document from the North Koreans: a full list of its nuclear secrets. No such luck.
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Reaction muted as N. Korea misses deadline Category: World NewsPublish Date: 12-31-2007 05:36 PM -0800
The Bush administration was hoping to spend the early hours of 2008 poring over a new document from the North Koreans: a full list of its nuclear secrets. No such luck.
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'Serious risk' in Kosovo, U.N. chief says Category: World NewsPublish Date: 12-31-2007 04:47 PM -0800
The political impasse over Kosovo's future cannot last much longer without "putting at serious risk" all the United Nations has achieved there, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Monday.[more]
At least 124 die in Kenya election violence Category: World NewsPublish Date: 12-31-2007 04:24 PM -0800
One of the most stable nations in East Africa descended further into chaos Monday after a disputed election triggered violence that has killed at least 124 people.
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