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Cold weather hits Ahmadinejad’s politics (AP)

admin — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 20:49:11 +0000

AP – President Bush isn’t the only leader facing serious economic woes. Icy weather is causing big political trouble for Iran’s hard-line president, who is under attack for mismanaging the economy as the country runs perilously low on gas for heat.

Musharraf: Pakistan isn’t hunting Osama (AP)

admin — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 20:49:11 +0000

AP – Pervez Musharraf says he still gets the question a lot: When will Osama bin Laden and his top deputy be caught? The Pakistani president insists it’s more important for his 100,000 troops on the Afghan border to root out the Taliban than search for al-Qaida leaders.

UN: Human trafficking data needed (AP)

admin — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 20:49:10 +0000

AP – Better data is needed to determine the magnitude of human trafficking and some countries are not taking the problem as seriously as they should be, the U.N.’s top anti-crime official said Tuesday.

Israel eases blockade; Gaza lights on (AP)

admin — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 20:49:08 +0000

AP – Israel sent fuel to Gaza’s power plant on Tuesday, easing its five-day blockade of the Palestinian territory amid growing international concern about a humanitarian crisis.

Math professor appointed new PM of Central African Republic (AFP)

admin — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 20:49:06 +0000

AFP – The president of Central African Republic appointed Tuesday a 51-year-old math professor, Faustin-Archange Touadera, as the country’s new prime minister, state radio reported.

Mexico collars 11 alleged cartel hit men (AP)

admin — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 20:49:04 +0000

AP – Eleven alleged hit men for the powerful Sinaloa drug cartel were captured Tuesday at two Mexico City mansions stocked with grenades, automatic weapons and body armor a day after Mexican authorities reported nabbing one of the cartel’s leaders.

Kenya violence augurs ethnic split (AP)

admin — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 20:49:02 +0000

AP – For nearly 40 years, Josphat Mwangi lived on his farm in western Kenya, a six-acre plot of earth with a sparkling river in the distance.

North Korea to shut embassy in Australia (AP)

admin — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 20:49:00 +0000

AP – North Korea will close its embassy in Australia because it can no longer afford it, an official said Tuesday.

Suicide bomber attacks Iraqi school (AP)

admin — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 20:49:00 +0000

AP – A suicide bomber pushing an electric heater on top of a cart packed with explosives attacked a high school north of Baghdad on Tuesday, killing a bystander and injuring 21 people mainly youngsters and teachers.