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Icy weather kills 7 Vietnamese, 20,000 livestock
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) -- An official and state-controlled media say a cold spell over the past three weeks has killed at least seven people as well as more than 20,000 cows and buffalos....
Mexico shock verdict puts legal reform on trial
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- The trial in the murder of a 16-year-old girl found burned in a trash pile was supposed to showcase U.S.-backed reforms to Mexico's secretive justice system: Three judges, in the presence of the victim's family, the defendant and their lawyers would announce their verdict in open court....
Here come the bets: Royal wedding fuels UK wagers
LONDON (AP) -- How long will Kate make William wait at the aisle? What color will the queen wear to the wedding? And will Harry be sober enough to deliver the best man's speech?...
India confirms life term for murder of missionary
NEW DELHI (AP) -- India's top court Friday confirmed the life sentence given to a Hindu who burned to death an Australian missionary and his two young sons outside a church in eastern India....
Palestinian protesters confront French FM in Gaza
EREZ CROSSING, Gaza Strip (AP) -- Dozens of Palestinians enraged by France's sympathy for an Israeli soldier held by Gaza militants ambushed the French foreign minister's motorcade in the Gaza Strip on Friday, pelting it with eggs and hurling a shoe that narrowly missed hitting her....
French FM accosted on her way into Gaza
EREZ CROSSING, Gaza Strip (AP) -- A crowd of furious Palestinian protesters have tried to block the French foreign minister on her way into the Gaza Strip, jumping on her vehicle and lying on the road....
Scientists try to mate Galapagos tortoise _ again
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) -- Will Lonesome George ever become a dad?...
Scientists try to mate Galapagos tortoise _ again
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) -- Will Lonesome George ever become a dad?...
US: Haiti needs credible elections
UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said Thursday that Haiti must accept the Organization of American States' call to replace the candidate backed by President Rene Preval in a disputed presidential election....
Tunisia's Islamists eye place in politics
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) -- For decades, Tunisians espousing political Islam were banned, jailed and forced underground by their country's autocratic regime....













