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Killer Ike blasts Bahamas, aims at Cuba

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 16:17:16 -0400

Ike roared across low-lying islands Sunday as a Category 4 hurricane, destroying homes, sweeping away boats and bringing more rain to waterlogged communities in Haiti, where at least 10 more people drowned.

Hong Kong votes in legislative elections

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 14:51:23 -0400

Hong Kong voters turned out in thinner numbers Sunday for legislative elections that threatened to set back the pro-democracy opposition and its push for greater political freedoms in the Chinese-ruled territory.

Ike's floods add insult to Haiti's misery, kill 10

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 14:00:15 -0400

Haitians took to their roofs to escape rising floodwaters Sunday for the second time in a week as squalls from Hurricane Ike added insult to their misery, inundating homes and collapsing a bridge on the last open land route for aid to the desperate city.

Georgian president vows to reclaim 2 provinces

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 14:45:19 -0400

On the eve of a European Union shuttle mission to convince Russia to pull its troops back to prewar positions, Georgia's president vowed Sunday to regain control of two breakaway provinces with the help of "the rest of the world."

Egypt rock slide toll rises to 32

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 16:16:17 -0400

Hopes diminished Sunday for finding survivors among hundreds of people believed trapped beneath massive boulders that destroyed an impoverished neighborhood on Cairo's outskirts, killing at least 32 people, including whole extended families.

Canada's prime minister calls early election

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 14:42:14 -0400

Canada's prime minister on Sunday triggered an early election, dissolving Parliament in a bid to bolster his party's grip on power in a vote next month that will be the country's third national ballot in four years.

Health chiefs battle to bring back Iraqi doctors

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 12:55:13 -0400

A kidney specialist who fled Iraq's bombings, kidnappings and sectarian killings 20 months ago has reported back to work at his Baghdad hospital - one of some 800 doctors who have returned over the summer.

China's new prosperity fuels fitness craze

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 12:39:13 -0400

Several days a week, Wu Ruiyao hits the gym, where she sweats on a treadmill, tones her abs in a group exercise or stretches under the guidance of a personal trainer.

Sarkozy: unlikely diplomat in Russia-Georgia fight

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 14:01:14 -0400

He's not known for his diplomatic graces, but blunt-talking French President Nicolas Sarkozy looks like Europe's best bet for making peace between Russia and Georgia.

CERN fires up new atom smasher to near Big Bang

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 12:14:13 -0400

It has been called an Alice in Wonderland investigation into the makeup of the universe - or dangerous tampering with nature that could spell doomsday.