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- Obama caught up in controversial remarks
Caribbean News.Net
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has become a controversial figure almost overnight with his latest comments on Iraq.
- US man gives birth to baby girl
Caribbean News.Net
People magazine in the US has reported that Thomas Beatie, who was born a woman but lives as a man due to hormone treatment, has given birth to a girl at an Oregon hospital.
- Bush to attend Olympic ceremony
BBC
US President George W Bush will attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics, the White House says. Spokeswoman Dana Perino said Mr Bush will also visit South Korea and Thailand as part of...
- Zimbabwe opposition supporters seek refuge at embassy
The Herald
CELEAN JACOBSON JOHANNESBURG: Some 200 opposition supporters mobbed the US Embassy in Zimbabwe yesterday to seek refuge while the United States said it expects the UN to vote next week on...
- US employees snoop on private celebrity information
Caribbean News.Net
In the US, an internal State Department report suggests celebrities may have had their privacy breached by employees.
- Car bomb explodes near Baghdad morgue
Caribbean News.Net
A car bomb has exploded near one of Baghdad's major hospitals, killing four people and wounding 10.
- London police at a loss to explain shocking murder
Caribbean News.Net
Police in London have been shocked at a frenzied attack on two French students.
- Britain pours more money into Pakistan
Caribbean News.Net
Britain says it will double assistance to Pakistan to secure the trouble-plagued border, which is shared with Afghanistan.
- Opposition supporters arrested in Cuba
Caribbean News.Net
Eight people have been arrested in Cuba, in an action against opponents of the communist government.
- Medvedev says he will end corruption in Russia
Caribbean News.Net
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on says he will establish anti-corruption legislation by next year.
- Family says bulldozer driver not a terrorist
Caribbean News.Net
The family of a 30-year old East Jerusalem man who went amok Wenesday with a bulldozer, killing three people, say he was not a terrorist.
- McCain anti-Russia comments re-emerge
Caribbean News.Net
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has dismissed US presidential candidate John McCain's pledge to seek Russia's explusion from the G8 if he is elected.
- UK spending power
BBC
UK consumer spending power has fallen "dramatically" due to a large rise in the cost of living, research by Ernst & Young suggests. The average household is 15% worse off than it was five years...
- Colombian rebels tricked into releasing hostages
Caribbean News.Net
In an epic operation, the Colombian Army have infiltrated the ranks of the country's fiercest leftist rebels and rescued former presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt and 14 others without blood-letting or a bullet fired.
- Brazil to become grain bank for the world
Caribbean News.Net
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has announced an initiative, involving an investment of US$49 billion, to make Brazil the 'granary of the...
- Pakistan to host hockey tournament in memory of Benazir
Caribbean News.Net
Pakistan's hockey chief Thursday promised to host an international tournament next summer in the memory of former premier Benazir Bhutto, who was assassinated last year.
- Israeli rabbi invited to Saudi interfaith meeting
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
In this Jan. 25, 2007 file photo Rabbi David Rosen, president of the International Jewish Committee for Interreligious Consultations, is seen in Davos, Switzerland. Rosen will attend an interfaith...
- Obama says he might "refine" his Iraq position
Reuters
After heavy criticism from his Republican opponent John McCain, Obama said he would visit Iraq and Afghanistan later this summer. It will be his second visit to Iraq.
- Getting to the root of family trees
The Herald
... advertisement These kinds of unknown facts about relations are often what sparks people's lasting fascination with tracing their roots, and the Blakers' descendants might be intrigued to learn that...
- Staff shake-up part of
New York Post
Republican presidential candidate John McCain said Thursday that a shake-up in the leadership of his campaign was part of a "natural evolution" as the organization becomes more...
- Miniature dachshund gnaws off diabetic owner
New York Post
An Illinois woman says her beloved miniature dachshund gnawed off her right big toe while she was asleep. Linda Floyd told the Alton Telegraph for a story Wednesday that her...
- Iran attack against Israel is
Haaretz
Iran is likely to launch ballistic missiles against Israel and the United States and the NATO alliance should prepare for it, was the warning issued earlier this week by Admiral James Winnefeld...
- Ex-hostage reunited with children in Colombia
Reuters
Ingrid Betancourt, the symbol of rebel hostages in Colombia, hugged and wept with her children for the first time in six years on Thursday after a military rescue that dealt a...
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