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Results 1 - 20 of 2,783,536 in World News

  1. China Raises Quake Death Toll Above 32,000Read the original story

    3 min ago | Voice of America

    Earthquake survivors carrying their belonging, evacuate to higher ground from center of earthquake-hit Beichuan County, Sichuan province, 17 May 2008 China's state media says the confirmed death toll from the ...

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    Related Topix: China, Asia

  2. This will cap Lions career, says GeechRead the original story

    3 min ago | IcWales

    THIS will be Ian McGeechan's last Lions tour and London Wasps have played a major role in rekindling his desire to coach at the highest level.

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  3. Bush urges Mideast leaders to advance democracyRead the original story

    3 min ago | Journal Gazette

    Israel got glowing praise from President Bush earlier this week. On Sunday, the Arab world got a stern lecture, on the need to spread freedoms and isolate state sponsors of terror that he said are holding the ...

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    Related Topix: George Bush, US News, Israel, Middle East, Palestine, TX

  4. - Our best chance has gone,' admits RaeRead the original story

    3 min ago | IcWales

    May 18 2008 by Blair Wood, Wales on Sunday 'Our best chance has gone' GAVIN RAE has admitted he will always be haunted by the fact yesterday's defeat to Portsmouth was the best chance he will ever get to win ...

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    Related Topix: Europe, United Kingdom

  5. International outrage mounts against MyanmarRead the original story

    3 min ago | Journal Gazette

    Thousands of children who survived Myanmar's cyclone will starve to death in two to three weeks unless food is rushed to them, an aid agency warned Sunday.

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    Related Topix: Thailand, Southeast Asia, Burma, Yangon, Burma

  6. Search for China earthquake survivors bleakRead the original story

    4 min ago | Journal Gazette

    The search for survivors in the rubble of China's powerful earthquake grew bleak Sunday, with rescuers in some areas no longer listening for trapped victims.

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    Related Topix: Geology, Science, Technical Services, China, Asia

  7. Qatar talks between feuding Lebanese bog downRead the original story

    4 min ago | Examiner.com

    May 18, 2008 2:31 AM By HUSSEIN DAKROUB, AP Lawmaker Mohammed Raad, right, who heads Hezbollah's delegation in Qatar, talks to journalists ahead of the Lebanese government and Hezbollah-led opposition leaders ...

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    Related Topix: Qatar, Middle East, Lebanon, Jabal Lubnan, Lebanon, Beirut, Lebanon

  8. Sad truth strikes quake survivorsRead the original story

    4 min ago | San Francisco Chronicle

    "Yesterday we could still hear the kids," said Wang Tongtian, who was napping when Monday's quake hit, burying his son's kindergarten class.

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    Related Topix: Family, Kids, China, Asia

  9. 'it Was a Show': Diplomats unswayed as junta displays its own aid...Read the original story

    4 min ago | San Francisco Chronicle

    The stage-managed tour appeared aimed at countering global criticism of the junta's failure to provide for survivors of Cyclone Nargis, which left at least 134,000 people dead or missing.

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    Related Topix: Burma, Southeast Asia, Yangon, Burma

  10. Road to Egypt beginsRead the original story

    5 min ago | Droitwich Spa Advertiser

    GOLFERS from Bromsgrove and Droitwich are being invited to enter one of Europe's biggest amateur competitions - where they can qualify to play in the grand final at a luxury beach resort in Egypt.

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    Related Topix: Droitwich, England, Bromsgrove, England, United Kingdom, England, United Kingdom

  11. Firefighters tackle chalet blazeRead the original story

    5 min ago | BBC

    Firefighters were called out to tackle a chalet fire in Worcestershire during the night.

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    Related Topix: United Kingdom, Stourport, England, England, United Kingdom, Hereford, England, Worcester, England

  12. Australian Convict Index, 1788-1868Read the original story

    5 min ago | Family Research

    Source Information: Reakes, J., comp. Australian Convict Index, 1788-1868 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001.

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    Related Topix: Australia, Oceania

  13. Maryborough, Queensland Australia Immigrants from the British Isles & Germany 1861-91Read the original story

    5 min ago | Family Research

    Source Information: Reakes, J., comp.. Maryborough, Queensland Australia Immigrants from the British Isles & Germany 1861-91 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001.

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    Related Topix: Australia, Maryborough, Australia, Queensland, Australia

  14. StumpedRead the original story

    5 min ago | The Nation

    Former Prime Minister Owen Arthur yesterday presented two "mystery" documents at a Barbados Labour Party Northern Zonal Conference, terming them "dangerous" proposals purportedly made to Government by Peter ...

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    Related Topix: Barbados, Central America

  15. SIGNSPOTTINGRead the original story

    5 min ago | San Francisco Chronicle

    Gregarious monk: Sure, these holy men in Chiang Mai, Thailand, can chat sans the Internet, but can they Google, blog and podcast? Submit your unintentionally funny sign photos to www.signspotting.com . If we ...

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    Related Topix: Thailand, Chiang Mai, Thailand

  16. Four held after beach drugs watchRead the original story

    6 min ago | BBC

    Four suspected drugs smugglers are being questioned at a Kent police station after being arrested after landing on a beach near Folkestone.

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    Related Topix: Folkestone, England, United Kingdom, England, United Kingdom

  17. Israeli police to question Olmert againRead the original story

    6 min ago | WQXI-AM Atlanta

    The Associated Press Sunday, May 18, 2008 An Israeli police spokesman says investigators are summoning Prime Minister Ehud Olmert for a second round of questioning about money he accepted from an American ...

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    Related Topix: Israel, Middle East

  18. Hawaii is costliest U.S. state for touristsRead the original story

    6 min ago | San Francisco Chronicle

    CRUISING New mishap backs Queen Victoria curse Talk about lowering the resale value.

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  19. 'A race against time' in MyanmarRead the original story

    6 min ago | St. Paul Pioneer Press

    It is a life-or-death question: If millions of people are at risk, is it acceptable to sit on the sidelines and watch an undemocratic and unprepared regime mismanage a crisis? With the death toll climbing from ...

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    Related Topix: Burma, Yangon, Burma

  20. Game onRead the original story

    6 min ago | The Nation

    And players should be able to start dropping in their coins from this weekend. However, operators have been forced to make a slight change to the machines involved, removing a special feature so they can ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Cricket