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    Observers say Zimbabwe poll unfair (Reuters)

    Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai gestures during a news conference at his home in Harare, June 27, 2008. (Philimon Bulawayo/Reuters)Reuters - Zimbabwe's one-candidate presidential election was not free and fair and it should be held again, African observers said on Sunday.


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    Sun, 29 Jun 2008 08:11:19 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
    McCain, Obama court Hispanic voters (AP)

    Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., reacts to a protester shouting during his speech to the National Association of Latino Elected Officials in Washington, Saturday, June 28, 2008. (AP Photo/LM Otero)AP - Presidential rivals John McCain and Barack Obama on Saturday vied for the support of Hispanics, beginning a four-month courtship of a pivotal voting constituency by vowing to revamp immigration policy.


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    Sat, 28 Jun 2008 23:30:53 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
    Chinese investor pays $2.1M to eat with Buffett (AP)

    Billionaire investor Warren Buffett eats ice cream at a Dairy Queen diner in Omaha, Neb., as he chats with Berkshire Hathaway shareholders in this Friday, May 3, 2002 file photo.  Someone will pay more than $2 million to have lunch with legendary investor Warren Buffett this year, more than three times as much as the charity auction raised last year. The Buffett auction ended at 9 p.m. Friday, and it wasn't clear if the $2 million lunch sets a new record.  (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, FILE)AP - A Chinese investment fund manager won the chance to have lunch with billionaire Warren Buffett by bidding $2.1 million in the most expensive charity auction ever held on eBay.


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    Sun, 29 Jun 2008 01:59:12 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
    As river rushes into Mo. town, residents file out (AP)

    A sandbag wall, built by the Missouri National Guard, was not enough to hold back the floodwaters of the Mississippi River, Saturday, June 28, 2008 in Winfield, Mo. The wall was built as a last ditch effort to save the area after the Pin Oak levee was breached Friday. (AP Photo/Tom Gannam)AP - A makeshift barrier holding back the Mississippi River failed early Saturday, swamping the low-lying part of the small community of Winfield and ending a valiant but ultimately doomed battle against the surging river.


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    Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:00:57 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
    Smoky skies threaten health in fiery California (AP)

    Haze from a wildfire covers a scenic view of the Pacific coastline along Highway 1 north of Big Sur, Calif., Friday, June 27, 2008. Fire crews continue to fight the Basin Complex fire, which is burning in the Los Padres National Forest near the coastal town of Big Sur. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)AP - Hundreds of lightning-sparked wildfires have turned the air of Northern California into an unhealthy stew of smoke and ash, forcing the cancellation of athletic events and other outdoor activities.


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    Sun, 29 Jun 2008 02:49:26 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
    Beef dispute confronts Rice on Korean visit (AP)

    South Korean protesters march to the Presidential House after a candlelight rally against imported U.S. beef in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, June 28, 2008. Despite a flurry of promising steps in efforts to get North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice found herself next door on Saturday defending the dignity of American cattle. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)AP - Beef bested bombs.


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    Sun, 29 Jun 2008 02:53:03 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
    `Dodgers beat Angels without a hit (AP)

    Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Jered Weaver wipes his face in the dugout after being taken out of the game against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the seventh inning of a baseball game in Los Angeles, Saturday, June 28, 2008. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)AP - Jered Weaver and Jose Arredondo combined to no-hit the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night — and it still wasn't good enough for the Los Angeles Angels.


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    Sun, 29 Jun 2008 05:48:22 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
    Pakistani forces take control of area in Khyber (AP)

    Soldiers of Pakistan's para-military force guard the main road, during a crackdown operation in Bara Akakheil in Pakistan's tribal area of Khyber on Saturday, June 28, 2008. Pakistani forces bombarded suspected militant hide-outs with artillery Saturday at the start of a major offensive against Taliban fighters threatening the main city in the country's volatile northwest, officials said. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)AP - Paramilitary troops returned Sunday to posts they had been forced to abandon and Pakistani forces widened their offensive against militants operating in a volatile tribal area along the Afghan border, an official said.


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    Sun, 29 Jun 2008 07:47:13 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
    Reports: Model dies in fall from NYC building (AP)

    In this Sept. 7, 2007 file photo, fashion model Ruslana Korshunova wears a design during a presentation of The Cynthia Rowley 2008 spring/summer collection in New York.   Korshunova, 20, fell to her death from her Manhattan apartment building Saturday, June 28, 2008 in an apparent suicide, published reports said.  Police said the fall was under investigation.   (AP Photo/Diane Bondareff)AP - A European Vogue cover model fell to her death from her Manhattan apartment building Saturday in an apparent suicide, published reports said.


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    Sun, 29 Jun 2008 03:45:16 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
    Malaysia's Anwar accused of sodomy again (AP)

    In this March 11, 2008 file photo, Anwar Ibrahim gestures as he speaks at a news conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Police and politicians say Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has been accused of sodomizing a male aide, sparking speculation that he might be arrested on the same charge that led to his imprisonment a decade ago. Anwar has denied Saturday, June 28, 2008 the allegation that has surfaced in a police complaint lodged against him, insisting it is 'a complete fabrication' meant to block his political resurgence after the opposition made major inroads in March general elections. (AP Photo/GT Howe, File)AP - Police began an investigation Sunday into an allegation that opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim sodomized his male aide, sparking speculation he could be sent back to prison on the same charge that led to his ouster from Malaysia's government a decade ago.


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    Sun, 29 Jun 2008 08:21:28 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
    Rights group: Post-election violence in Zimbabwe (AP)

    Results of elections are posted outside a polling station in Harare, Zimbabwe, Saturday, June 28, 2008,  a day after a presidential runoff was held in the country. Many Zimbabweans deliberately defaced their ballots in the vote with President Robert Mugabe as the sole candidate, and voted only out of fear, the head of a foreign observer mission said Saturday. Contrary to the state-run newspaper's report of a 'massive turnout' in Friday's election, Marwick Khumalo, head of the Pan-African Parliament observer mission, said the turnout was 'very, very low.' (AP Photo)AP - Supporters of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe used batons and thick sticks to beat people who couldn't prove they voted in a runoff election in which the longtime ruler was the only candidate, an international rights group said Sunday.


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    Sun, 29 Jun 2008 08:32:12 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
    Kidnapped Danish, Swedish aid workers freed in Somalia (AFP)

    A Somali soldier in Mogadishu. Two mine-clearing experts -- a Dane and a Swede -- were released Saturday along with a local colleague hours after they were kidnapped by Islamist militants in Somalia, the United Nations said.(AFP/File/Jose Cendon)AFP - Two mine-clearing experts -- a Dane and a Swede -- were released Saturday along with a local colleague hours after they were kidnapped by Islamist militants in Somalia, the United Nations said.


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    Sat, 28 Jun 2008 17:25:36 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
    Mugabe awaits victory confirmation after one-man poll (AFP)

    Zimbabwe's opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai speaks to the media in Harare on June 27, 2008. Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe awaited confirmation Saturday of his victory in a one-man election, branded a sham by the opposition and the West, as preparations were made for a rapid swearing-in.(AFP/File/Alexander Joe)AFP - Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe awaited confirmation Saturday of his victory in a one-man election, branded a sham by the opposition and the West, as preparations were made for a rapid swearing-in.


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    Sat, 28 Jun 2008 18:09:53 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
    Iraq police find 7 bodies, suspected al Qaeda jail (Reuters)
    Reuters - Police raiding a suspected al Qaeda hide-out found a secret prison and the bodies of seven Iraqis bearing gunshot wounds and torture marks, Iraqi police said on Saturday. -- read full article
    Sat, 28 Jun 2008 11:47:57 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
    Iran says Gulf oil route at risk if attacked (Reuters)

    Iran's Revolutionary Guards commander Mohammad Ali Jafari attends Friday prayer in Tehran September 14, 2007. (Morteza Nikoubazl/Reuters)Reuters - The Revolutionary Guards said Iran would impose controls on shipping in the vital Gulf oil route if Iran was attacked and warned regional states of reprisals if they took part, a newspaper reported on Saturday.


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    Sat, 28 Jun 2008 11:05:33 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
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