Japan: U.S. Pushes To Halt Humpback Whale Hunt
The United States is pushing Japan to suspend its hunt of humpback whales, and the American ambassador to Tokyo said an agreement to stop it may have already been reached....
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22 Year Old Who Marks 3,000 US Deaths In Iraq
The grieving father of the 3,000th American soldier killed in Iraq has paid tribute to his son, as President George W.......
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Enfin ... Nicolas Sarkozy Ties The Knot With A New Mme Sarkozy
THE French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, married Carla Bruni, the supermodel and singer, at the Elysée Palace yesterday. The recently divorced Sarkozy, 53, exchanged rings with Bruni, 40, in fron...
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UN Official Detained In Somalia
The head of U.N. food agency operations in Mogadishu was taken away Wednesday by 50 to 60 heavily armed government security officers who had stormed the U.N. compound there....
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NZ Nats Promise Rate Cut
New Zealand’s Opposition National Party pledges to reduce interest rates by curbing government spending and increasing productivity if it wins next year’s election....
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