"The United Nations has shipped another convoy of emergency food supplies to the Vanni region of northern Sri Lanka, as part of its ongoing humanitarian aid effort assisting thousands of people forced from their...
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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin told reporters that they will be eliminating the border between Russia and South Ossetia, after Russia recognized the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. "The border between Russia and South Ossetia may cease to exist, according...
"A judge ruled this week that the Office of Administration (OA), part of the Executive Office of the President (EOP), is exempt from Freedom of Information Act requests because it is not an “agency” under the law. The ruling adds to the inconsistent and somewhat arbitrary...
Considering what ensued after this visit, it's hard to imagine there will be much political fallout for these representatives."The Justice Department said Wednesday that Saddam Hussein’s principal foreign...
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"The Swedish prosecutor Håkan Roswall has announced the charges against four individuals involved with The Pirate Bay. The four, aged 23 to 37, are being charged with “assisting copyright infringement” of 4...
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"The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration has launched a new consumer health care website aimed at assisting Floridians in search of accurate and trusted health care information. The newly designed site builds on past developments by combining...
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Update: POMPANO BEACH, Fla. -- The man suspected of
fatally shooting a jail transport deputy and stealing the transport van
outside a Pompano Beach strip club Wednesday morning has been taken
into custody,...
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OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public Contributor If accused Saudi businessman and former resident of British Columbia is
convicted the ramifications both politically and diplomatically will be
horrific for Canada, and...
Columbian President Alvara Uribe today thanked the UN for the help it has given the country with its drug trafficking problem and internally displaced people.Speaking at the General Assembly in New York, Uribe...
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"* President Putin appointed Valentin Sobolev as acting Security Council head following his approval of Igor Ivanov's resignation, the Kremlin said on its website
* Russia is ready to discuss assisting in deactivating North Korea's nuclear facilities, a Russian envoy said at...
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"Houses were evacuated in the east coast resort of Filey after flash flooding left 3ft (0.91m) of water in homes.
North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service received about 60 calls from residents and businesses relating to flooding.
Meanwhile, the RNLI were called to help a...
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"Kenya sealed its border with Somalia on Tuesday and sent troops to reinforce the area, as Islamist fighters headed south following last week's capture of the Somali capital Mogadishu. Kenyan authorities have increased the vigilance of their refugee screening because of the...
"Deposed prime minister Laisenia Qarase says Fiji is sliding into dictatorship as he denied claims he was plotting to set up a de facto government.
Military ruler Frank Bainimarama, who seized power last week, said yesterday he had received information that Mr Qarase was...