 | Bin Laden to release Israel message
A terrorism monitoring group says Osama bin Laden plans to release a new Internet message dealing with Israel and the Palestinians.
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 | Nigerian pipeline fire kills about 100 people
Red Cross officials say about 100 people died when a ruptured pipeline caught fire in Nigeria.
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 | Iraqi forces hunt door-to-door for Mosul militants
Iraqi troops are going house-to-house in Mosul today, searching for al-Qaida in Iraq militants.
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 | Myanmar: Cyclone death toll passes 43,000
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies estimated yesterday that the total death toll may be between 68,833 and 127,990.
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 | China quake death toll exceeds 19,500, could rise to 50,000
China has issued a rare public appeal for rescue equipment, anything from hammers to rubber boats.
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 | Myanmar 'warns' against hoarding foreign aid
Myanmar's junta says legal action will be taken against people who trade, hoard or misuse international aid intended for cyclone survivors.
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 | Bush condemns anti-semitism
President Bush says Americans believe in Israel's right to defend itself from extremists and "killers pledged to its destruction."
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 | Provincial official: 15 die in Afghan suicide bomb
A provincial official in Afghanistan says a suicide bomber wearing a burqa has killed 15 people and wounded 22 others in a crowded market.
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 | Venezuela tells Colombia not to build U.S. base
President Hugo Chavez is warning Colombia not to build a U.S. base on its border with Venezuela.
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 | Bush delivers a message of hope to Israelis
President Bush told Israelis that some day, every child in the Middle East will live in peace and freedom.
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 | Missile strike hits Pakistan village, 12 killed
A suspected missile strike has killed about a dozen people in a Pakistan border village.
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 | Suicide bomber kills 22 in attack west of Baghdad
Iraqi police say a suicide bomber killed 22 people and wounded at least 35 at the funeral of a Sunni school principal west of Baghdad.
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 | Cyclone death toll could top 130,000
The Red Cross says as many as 130-thousand people in Myanmar could be dead following a devastating cyclone there earlier this month.
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 | Gaza rocket hits Israeli city
Israeli TV stations are reporting that a rocket fired from Gaza has exploded in a shopping center in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon.
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 | China says cracked dam now considered safe
The Chinese government says a dam that had developed "extremely dangerous" cracks is now considered safe after being inspected by experts.
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