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U.N.: Congo sex attacks exceed 500 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:44:09 EDT U.N. officials estimated more than 500 rapes and other sexual attacks in eastern Congo in July and August, more than double the previous estimate. N. Korean gathering may set up handover of power Wed, 08 Sep 2010 02:10:56 EDT North Korea's political leaders are expected to meet this month in a rare gathering, possibly to set the stage for the handover of power from Kim Jong Il to his youngest son. 18 dead in shoe factory shooting in Honduras Wed, 08 Sep 2010 01:01:13 EDT Eighteen people died in a shooting Tuesday afternoon at a shoe factory in San Pedro Sula in northern Honduras, police said. Netanyahu eyes Mideast peace deal in year Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:07:01 EDT Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a Jewish New Year greeting he promised to strive for a peace agreement by this time next year but said there is no guarantee of success. 2 U.S. soldiers in Iraq killed Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:43:44 EDT Two U.S. soldiers were killed in northern Iraq on Tuesday, the U.S. military said. Pakistan blast kills at least 20 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:15:29 EDT An explosion apparently targeting a police barracks in Pakistan's northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday left at least seven people dead, including two children, a Kohat district police official said. Van der Sloot says he's sorry for Holloway lies Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:11:24 EDT In a jailhouse interview with a Dutch television station, Joran van der Sloot said he is remorseful for telling so many stories regarding the 2005 disappearance of Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway, but once again denied culpability in the case. Election deadlock broken in Australia Tue, 07 Sep 2010 05:55:31 EDT Two independent lawmakers from rural Australia broke a parliamentary deadlock on Tuesday, siding with Prime Minister Julia Gillard to return the Labor Party to power. Thousands strike in France over pension reforms Wed, 08 Sep 2010 02:00:07 EDT Thousands of workers across France were staging a one-day strike Tuesday to protest government plans to raise the retirement age. Mozambique announces subsidy after price hikes spark riots Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:35:41 EDT In the aftermath of riots that killed 13 people and left over 400 injured, the Mozambican government announced Tuesday that it would implement a price subsidy program to offset price hikes on virtually all basic necessities including bread, water and energy. |