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    Southern China flooding kills 57, more rain ahead (AP)

    In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency,  residents use rafts to sail through flooded streets in Yangshuo County, southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Friday, June 13, 2008. Heavy rains in southern China triggered floods that killed six people and forced the evacuation of 150,000 residents, state media reported Saturday.  (AP Photo/Xinhua, Cheng Ruihua)AP - Massive flooding across a broad stretch of southern China killed almost 60 people and forced 1.3 million others from their homes, state media reported Monday.


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    Mon, 16 Jun 2008 07:09:33 GMT - Yahoo! News: World News
    Afghans support Karzai Pakistan threat (AP)

    Afghan President Hamid Karzai gestures during a press conference at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, June 15, 2008. Karzai has issued a forceful warning to militants in Pakistan, saying he will send Afghan troops across the border to combat Taliban insurgents. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)AP - Hundreds of Afghans gathered in eastern Afghanistan Monday in support of President Hamid Karzai's threat to send troops after Taliban militants inside Pakistan, officials said.


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    Mon, 16 Jun 2008 08:04:20 GMT - Yahoo! News: World News
    U.S. airlines seek help to defer China and other services (Reuters)
    Reuters - U.S. airlines say they cannot afford to fly new routes or maintain all flights to China and other countries that restrict access, but they still want to keep their rights to serve those destinations. -- read full article
    Sun, 15 Jun 2008 18:12:04 GMT - Yahoo! News: World News
    Yobo stars again as Nigeria keep winning (AFP)

    Everton defender Joseph Yobo, pictured in February 2008, grabbed the winner as Nigeria triumphed 1-0 in Equatorial Guinea Sunday to maintain a perfect record in the 2010 World Cup-African Nations Cup qualifiers.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - Everton defender Joseph Yobo grabbed the winner as Nigeria triumphed 1-0 in Equatorial Guinea Sunday to maintain a perfect record in the 2010 World Cup-African Nations Cup qualifiers.


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    Sun, 15 Jun 2008 18:18:04 GMT - Yahoo! News: World News
    'Chemical Ali' on trial denies killing civilians (AP)

    Iraqi security forces arrive in Amarah, 320 kilometers (200 miles) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq on Sunday, June 15, 2008. Helicopters blanketed Amarah with pamphlets Saturday urging residents to cooperate with Iraqi security forces as they prepare for a new operation against Shiite militia fighters in the oil-producing southern city.Iraqi soldiers accompanied by American military advisers have begun moving into Amarah, capital of Maysan province and the purported hub of weapons smuggling from nearby Iran. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)AP - A cousin and top deputy of Saddam Hussein on Sunday denied opening fire on Iraqi civilians during a Shiite uprising in 1991 but acknowledged executing an Iranian national accused of sabotage.


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    Sun, 15 Jun 2008 17:52:16 GMT - Yahoo! News: World News
    Macedonia holds peaceful poll re-run under EU gaze (Reuters)
    Reuters - A huge police operation in Macedonia ensured a partial re-run of parliamentary elections on Sunday passed peacefully after the European Union warned that the country's membership bid was on the line. -- read full article
    Sun, 15 Jun 2008 18:38:29 GMT - Yahoo! News: World News
    Runoff election won't end Zimbabwe's crisis (AP)

    Morgan Tsvangirai talks to journalists after getting off his campaign bus in Harare, Wednesday, June, 11, 2008,  Tsvangirai's campaign bus  was unveiled to the public at the party's headquarters. Tsvangirai faces President Robert Mugabe in a run off presidential elections set for June 27. (AP Photo)AP - Andrew Makoni wants change in Zimbabwe, his homeland. But he won't be there to vote for it. Instead, the human rights lawyer will be in neighboring South Africa, hiding from government-hired killers he says have targeted him.


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    Sun, 15 Jun 2008 17:17:38 GMT - Yahoo! News: World News
    Bush is straight-talker, so what's EU-3? (AP)

    US President George W. Bush and his wife Laura as they arrive at Windsor Castle to visit Britain's Queen Elizabeth II Sunday June 15, 2008.  Heading into two days of talks, U.S. President George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown plan to swap strategies on how to reduce their military forces in Iraq and halt Iran's nuclear ambitions. The two leaders will also discuss Middle East peace, climate change, trade and Northern Ireland governance, Bush's national security adviser Stephen Hadley told reporters traveling with the president on Sunday. (AP Photo /  Dominic Liplinski, Pool)AP - President Bush is a straight-talking guy, so what's he doing talking about the EU-3?


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    Sun, 15 Jun 2008 17:28:06 GMT - Yahoo! News: World News
    Karzai threatens to send forces into Pakistan (AP)

    Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks at a news conference in Kabul June 15, 2008. Karzai threatened on Sunday to send troops into neighbouring Pakistan to kill Taliban militants if they continue cross-border attacks into Afghanistan. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood (AFGHANISTAN)AP - Afghan President Hamid Karzai threatened Sunday to send Afghan troops after notorious Taliban leaders inside Pakistan in an angry warning to his eastern neighbor that he will no longer tolerate cross-border attacks.


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    Sun, 15 Jun 2008 18:44:04 GMT - Yahoo! News: World News
    Bush soaks in Europe like only a president can (AP)

    Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh, left, with US President George Bush and his wife Laura, right, looking at some armour in St George's Hall, Windsor Castle Sunday June 15, 2008. Heading into two days of talks, U.S. President George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown plan to swap strategies on how to reduce their military forces in Iraq and halt Iran's nuclear ambitions. The two leaders will also discuss Middle East peace, climate change, trade and Northern Ireland governance, Bush's national security adviser Stephen Hadley told reporters traveling with the president on Sunday. (AP Photo / Dominic Liplinski, Pool)AP - Tea at Windsor Castle with Queen Elizabeth II, bike rides in a Paris park and the lush German countryside, a stunning view from a Renaissance villa outside Rome, a rare stroll with the pope in the Vatican's private gardens?


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    Sun, 15 Jun 2008 18:50:33 GMT - Yahoo! News: World News
    Rice criticizes Israel on West Bank settlements (AP)

    U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice speaks during a press conference with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, not pictured, following their meeting in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Sunday, June 15, 2008. U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made it clear Sunday she is unhappy about Israel's ongoing construction in areas Palestinians want for their future state, giving the issue prominent mention ahead of meetings with Israeli leaders. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)AP - Israel's persistent building of Jewish homes on disputed land undermines the U.S.-backed attempt to write an Israeli-Palestinian peace draft this year and invites questions about Israel's motives, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Sunday.


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    Sun, 15 Jun 2008 18:22:38 GMT - Yahoo! News: World News
    Sensitive China quake photo removed (AP)

    Children prepare to present flowers at a ceremony to mark the progress of reconstruction efforts in Dujiangyan, southwestern China's Sichuan province, Saturday, June 14, 2008. Chinese authorities face a enormous task of restoring life to normal for millions of survivors of the May 12 earthquake. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)AP - A photograph hinting at shoddy school construction was pulled from an exhibition about last month's devastating earthquake, an apparent indication of rising government sensitivity over an issue that has already prompted angry protests from parents of children killed.


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    Sun, 15 Jun 2008 08:50:01 GMT - Yahoo! News: World News
    Anjouan votes to replace ousted president (AFP)

    Supporters of presidential candidate Moussa Toybou attend his campaign rally in Anjouan, Comoros on June 12. The Comoros isle of Anjouan went to the polls to elect a new president three months after rebel leader Mohamed Bacar was ousted by an African Union-backed military force.(AFP/File/Ibrahim Youssouf)AFP - The Comoros isle of Anjouan went to the polls on Sunday to elect a new president three months after rebel leader Mohamed Bacar was ousted by an African Union-backed military force.


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    Sun, 15 Jun 2008 08:46:53 GMT - Yahoo! News: World News
    Argentina raises 'Che' Guevara statue (AP)

    Children unveil a statue of Cuba's Argentine born revolutionary hero Ernesto 'Che' Guevara marking the 80th anniversary of his birth in Rosario, Argentina, Saturday, June 14, 2008.(AP Photo/Matias Sarlo )AP - The Argentine city of Rosario has inaugurated a monument honoring native son Ernesto "Che" Guevara.


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    Sun, 15 Jun 2008 01:49:21 GMT - Yahoo! News: World News
    Rice to press Israelis on settlements (AP)
    AP - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says she will press Israeli officials about settlement construction during her visit to the region. -- read full article
    Sun, 15 Jun 2008 06:18:38 GMT - Yahoo! News: World News
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