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Zimbabwe's Tsvangirai Delays Return Over 'Plot'

Saturday, May 17, 2008 8:56:00 PM

Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai postponed his return home on Saturday to contest an election run-off after his party said it had discovered an assassination plot against him.   Full Story

Rain Deepens Burma Misery; Casualty Tolls Jump

Saturday, May 17, 2008 8:55:00 PM

YANGON—Torrential tropical downpours lashed Burma's cyclone-hit Irrawaddy delta on Friday as thousands of destitute victims took to roadsides to beg for help to supplement the meagre trickle of ai ...   Full Story

Australia's 'Fat Tony' Flies Home to Jail

Saturday, May 17, 2008 8:25:00 PM

MELBOURNE —Like an episode from the hit mafia TV series the Sopranos, Australian mobster "Fat Tony" has finally been extradited from Greece to serve his 12 year jail sentence for cocaine trafficking ...   Full Story

Election Propels Dominican President to Third Term

Saturday, May 17, 2008 8:20:00 PM

President Leonel Fernandez swept to a third term in the Dominican Republic, propelled back into office by what many see as his success in pulling the Caribbean country out of a deep economic slump.   Full Story

Motorbike Suicide Bomber Kills 10 in Sri Lanka

Friday, May 16, 2008 8:30:00 PM

A suicide bomber crashed his motorbike into a police bus in the Sri Lankan capital on Friday, killing 10 people, and authorities said Tamil Tiger rebels were to blame.   Full Story

Telephone Monitoring During Olympic Games Powered by European Companies

Friday, May 16, 2008 8:17:00 PM

The Green Party of the European Parliament hosted a conference on May 15, entitled "Olympic Rights for Human Games."   Full Story

Lebanese to Hold Crisis Talks in Qatar

Friday, May 16, 2008 8:04:00 PM

Rival Lebanese leaders are scheduled to talks in Qatar on Friday aiming to end a protracted political conflict that pushed the country to the brink of a new civil war.   Full Story

Three Killed as Violence Mars Dominican Election

Friday, May 16, 2008 8:02:00 PM

Three people, including a former congressman, were shot and killed as violence marred the close of campaigning before Friday's presidential election in the Dominican Republic, authorities said.   Full Story

Long-awaited Legislation Will Protect Canada's Heritage Lighthouses

Friday, May 16, 2008 6:22:00 PM

After almost a decade of struggle, a Senate bill that would empower communities to help preserve Canada's heritage lighthouses finally cleared both Houses of Parliament last week.   Full Story

Nigeria Pipeline Blast Kills at Least 100, Red Cross Reports

Thursday, May 15, 2008 8:41:00 PM

IJEGUN, Nigeria—At least 100 people were killed and scores injured when fuel from a pipeline ruptured by an earthmover caught fire and exploded in a Nigerian village near the biggest city of Lagos, th ...   Full Story

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