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Landslide destroys 100 houses in Philippines

Aug 9, 2011

SUBIC, Philippines (AP) ― Heavy rains have triggered a landslide that destroyed about 100 houses in a mountainside village west of Manila.Mayor Jefferson Khonghun says no injuries were reported as the 300 or so villagers had fled the area in time.Khonghun says he had posted guards to watch condition
Syria assault town, replaces defense minister

Aug 9, 2011

Envoys from India, Brazil and South Africa head to Damascus to appeal for end to violenceBEIRUT (AP) ― Syrian President Bashar Assad replaced his defense minister Monday with the army chief of staff in the midst of a brutal military crackdown on a 5-month-old uprising, the state-run news agency said
Deadly crash highlights role of U.S. elite forces

Aug 9, 2011

KABUL (AP) ― The loss of dozens of elite American troops to a Taliban rocket-propelled grenade is a window on the war to come ― focused increasingly on the type of special operations the troops were pursuing when their helicopter crashed.The U.S. military released new details Monday about the crash
US mom who killed son agonized over school costs

Aug 9, 2011

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Ben Barnhard finally had reason to be optimistic this summer: The 13-year-old shed more than 100 pounds (45 kilograms) at a rigorous weight-loss academy, a proud achievement for a boy who had endured classmates' taunts about his obesity and who had sought solace in the quiet of hi
Professional statistician wins lottery four times

Aug 9, 2011

A woman from Texas has reportedly won the lottery four times, prompting interest towards the secret of the unbelievable luck.Joan R. Gither, 63, has won four fortunes worth millions of dollars in the span of 15 years. First she won $5.4 million in 1993, and 10 years later $2 million. Then, another t
Britain burns: Riots spread through UK cities

Aug 9, 2011

LONDON (AP) -- A chaotic wave of violence and looting raged across London and spread to three other major British cities on Tuesday, as authorities struggled to contain the country's worst unrest since race riots set the capital ablaze in the 1980s.British police officers stand around as a car, back
U.N. chief to Fukushima evacuees: Hang in there

Aug 8, 2011

FUKUSHIMA, Japan (AFP) ― U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon on Monday pledged the world body’s solidarity with Japan after its quake, tsunami and nuclear disaster and encouraged radiation evacuees to “hang in there”.Traveling in the disaster-struck northeast, Ban became one of the most senior foreign leaders to
Dalai Lama’s successor sworn in

Aug 8, 2011

DHARAMSHALA, India (AFP) ― Lobsang Sangay, a 43-year-old Harvard scholar, was sworn in Monday as head of the Tibetan government in exile, replacing the Dalai Lama as the movement’s political leader.In an historic shift from the dominance of Tibetan politics by religious figures, the new prime minist
New unrest in north London night after riot

Aug 8, 2011

LONDON (AP) ― New unrest erupted on north London’s streets, a day after rioting and looting in a deprived area amid community anger over a fatal police shooting.Police on Sunday deployed extra officers on the streets to prevent a repeat of Saturday’s violence in north London’s Tottenham area, which
Police: 8 shot to death in Ohio, including child

Aug 8, 2011

COPLEY, Ohio (AP) -- A family argument Sunday in Ohio ended in the shooting deaths of eight people in two places, including an 11-year-old, and two more people were wounded, authorities said Sunday.Members of the Akron Police Department talk to an unidentified woman who claimed to be a relativ
Activists say Syrian troops kill at least 52

Aug 8, 2011

BEIRUT (AP) -- Syrian forces intensified their crackdown on an eastern city Sunday as they try to keep the anti-government uprising from escalating during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The assault and similar operations in at least two other towns killed at least 52 people, according to hum
M.K. International explores Africa, emerging markets

Aug 7, 2011

“We need to set up long-term strategic planning. Continuing to push the activities and keeping patient are the key words to develop stronger but successful relations with Africa. Selective business and concentration is essential to achieve the goals of African business in public and private sectors,
Cte d’Ivoire celebrates independence anniversary

Aug 7, 2011

The Republic of Cte d’Ivoire celebrated its 51st national day on Sunday. In South Korea, the event will to be marked by a reception given by his Excellency EKRA Kouassi Florent, Ambassador of Cte d’Ivoire on Monday at 6:30 p.m. at Lotte Hotel in Seoul. Ambassador Ekra Kouassi Florent of
Hiroshima marks atomic bombing

Aug 7, 2011

HIROSHIMA (AP) ― The Japanese city of Hiroshima on Saturday marked the 66th anniversary of the bombing, as the nation fights a different kind of disaster from atomic technology ― a nuclear plant in a meltdown crisis after being hit by a tsunami.The site of the world’s first A-bomb attack observed a
Israelis protest cost of living

Aug 7, 2011

JERUSALEM (AP) ― At least a quarter of a million Israelis, fed up with the mounting cost of living, poured into the streets of the country’s major cities Saturday night to demand that their leaders address their plight ― and proving by their tremendous numbers that they will not go away.The sn