7 Palestinians Die in Israeli Airstrike; Hamas Rocket Kills Israeli Civilian

An Israeli civilian was killed in a rocket attack from Gaza by Hamas militants, the first such fatality in nine months, and at lease seven Palestinians, mostly militants, were killed in Israeli airstrikes. Among the dead in Gaza were two Palestinian teenagers who were killed as the Israeli Air Force retaliated against a rocket-launching […]

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Obama Picks Up Endorsement from Former Rival Dodd

Presidential candidate Barack Obama won the endorsement of former rival Chris Dodd on Tuesday as Hillary Clinton looked to an evening debate shake up a U.S. presidential race tilting against her. On the Republican side, Sen. John McCain was forced to apologize in Cincinnati after Bill Cunningham, a conservative radio talk show host who […]

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Suicide Bomb Kills 8 in Pakistan

In Pakistan, eight people were killed, including a senior army general, in a suicide comb attack on a military vehicle in the garrison city of Rawalpindi. An eyewitness and officials say, the suicide bomber struck the army vehicle on a busy road in Rawalpindi, instantly killing Lieutenant General Mushtaq Ahmed Baig and others. A […]

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Raul Castro Succeeds Fidel as Cuba’s President

Cuba’s parliament named Raul Castro became president on Sunday, ending nearly 50 years of rule by his brother Fidel but leaving the island’s communist system unshaken. Though the succession was not likely to bring a major shift in the communist government policies that have put it at odds with the United States. But many […]

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10 dead, 9 Missing in Brazil Shipwreck

In Brazil, a ferryboat carrying more than 100 passengers collided with a barge loaded with fuel tanks and sank to the bottom of the Amazon River on Thursday, officials said. 10 people died and 9 were mission and feared dead.
The Almirante Monteiro capsized at dawn near the isolated Brazilian town of Itacoatiara in the […]

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