Germany has confirmed three cases of swine flu - the most in Europe. The victims include two women, aged 22 and 37, and a man in his 30s. All had recently returned from Mexico. Full Story …
Russian warship captures suspected pirate vessel
A RUSSIAN warship has seized a ship near Somalia with 29 suspected pirates on board, according to Russian media sources. An unconfirmed report from state news agency RIA Novosti claims that destroyer …
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Sri Lanka Says Calls for Cease-Fire Are ‘Illogical’
Sri Lanka’s government rejected calls for a cease-fire with the Tamil Tiger rebels saying the conflict is an “internal affair” and a truce would be “illogical.” The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam …
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Germany confirms three cases of swine flu
Three cases of swine flu have now been confirmed in Germany, the latest European country to be hit by the increasingly global outbreak, authorities said on Wednesday. The Robert Koch Institute, …
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North Korea threatens new nuclear, ballistic missile tests
North Korea said on Wednesday it would conduct further nuclear tests and rocket launches if the UN Security Council did not apologize for its recent criticism of Pyongyang, South Korea's Yonhap said. …
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Napolitano: Border With Mexico to Stay Open for Now
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano rejected calls to close the U.S.-Mexico border in response to the swine flu outbreak, saying the costs to both countries at this point outweigh the medical …
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Canada Confirms Seven New Swine Flu Cases, Bringing Total to 13
anada confirmed seven new cases of swine flu today, bringing the country’s total to 13. Two cases were confirmed in Alberta, one in British Columbia and four in Ontario, Health Minister Leona …
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Terrorists finding safe havens in East Africa
There is growing evidence that battle-hardened extremists are filtering out of safe havens along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border and into East Africa, bringing sophisticated terrorist tactics that …
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10 killed by suspected insurgents in Thailand
Suspected Muslim rebels killed 10 civilians in a flurry of attacks in insurgency-plagued southern Thailand, the army said Tuesday on the fifth anniversary of a bloody assault by security forces …
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Shelling reported in Sri Lankan war zone
Government forces fired barrages of artillery into the northern war zone Tuesday, killing at least 11 civilians, a day after it pledged to stop such attacks because of the risk to innocent lives, a …
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