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Gustav swells to dangerous Category 3 hurricane off Cuba

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 11:54:55 +0000

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands - Gustav swelled to a fearsome Category 3 hurricane early Saturday with winds of 185 kilometres per hour as it approached western Cuba on a track to hit the U.S. Gulf Coast...

6.1 magnitude earthquake kills at least 3 in southwestern China

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 11:54:52 +0000

BEIJING - A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck China's southwestern Sichuan province today, killing at least three people. State media said the earthquake hit about 50 kilometres southeast of Panzhihu...

6.1-magnitude earthquake hits southwestern China

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:04:28 +0000

BEIJING - Chinese official media say a 6.1 magnitude earthquake has struck southwest Sichuan province. Xinhua News Agency says the earthquake hit Saturday about 50 kilometres southeast of Panzhihua...

Georgia invasion raises Ukraine issues for EU

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:04:22 +0000

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Russia's invasion of Georgia has turned the prospect of EU membership for Ukraine into a hot issue. Ukraine is hoping a summit with the EU in early September will for the first ...

Dalai Lama fasts for peace from hospital bed

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:04:31 +0000

MUMBAI, India - The Dalai Lama participated in a 12-hour fast for peace in Tibet on Saturday despite being hospitalized in western India, his spokesman said. The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader was...

Blast rocks Sri Lanka's capital, wounding 45

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 08:55:23 +0000

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - A bomb explosion in the heart of Sri Lanka's capital blamed on separatist Tamil Tiger rebels wounded at least 45 people Saturday, the military said. Military spokesman Brig. Ud...

Rescue boat capsizes in flood-ravaged northern India, killing 20

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 08:55:32 +0000

PATNA, India - Police say a boat rescuing people in flood-ravaged northern India has capsized killing 20 people. Superintendent of police O.N. Bhaskar says the accident occurred Friday night in Mad...

In New Orleans, no shelter for those who stay

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 08:55:30 +0000

NEW ORLEANS - Police with bullhorns plan to go street to street this weekend with a tough message about getting out ahead of Hurricane Gustav: This time there will be no shelter of last resort. The do...

Troop numbers in Kandahar rise by 800 as U.S. unit moves in to Maywand

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 07:44:52 +0000

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - Canadian troops in Kandahar are getting a boost as 800 American soldiers move in to assume operations in Maywand district. Dubbed the "wild west" of Kandahar province, Maywa...

Mother of missing Florida toddler arrested again

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 07:34:52 +0000

ORLANDO, Fla. - The mother of a missing Florida girl was arrested again Friday night - this time on cheque fraud and theft charges - just over a week after a bounty hunter bailed her out of jail. O...

Philippines arrest one of the alleged masterminds of ferry bombing

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 07:16:58 +0000

MANILA, Philippines - A Philippine anti-terrorism official says police have arrested one of the alleged masterminds of a ferry bombing that killed 116 people four years ago. Chairman of the Anti-Te...

Several militants killed in clashes, airstrikes, north of Kabul: U.S.

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 06:10:52 +0000

KABUL, Afghanistan - The U.S.-led coalition says several militants have been killed in clashes and airstrikes north of the Afghan capital Kabul. The coalition says in a Saturday statement its troop...

McCain taps Alaska governor Sarah Palin for VP

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 03:47:38 +0000

DAYTON, Ohio - Republican John McCain introduced first-term Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his vice presidential running mate Friday, a stunning selection of a little-known conservative newcomer who relis...

Two airliners nearly collide over Atlantic Ocean

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 03:47:49 +0000

WASHINGTON - Two airliners were one minute from colliding when at least one of the planes turned away from the other over the Atlantic Ocean this week, federal authorities said Friday. The National...

Antigua dismisses police chief, a former Cdn officer, amid spike in violence

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 03:47:46 +0000

ST JOHN'S, Antigua - Antigua has dismissed its police chief as the Caribbean island struggles with a spike in violence, including the high-profile slaying of two British honeymooners. Police Commis...