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Judge throws out Conrad Black's plea not to put him in jail

2008-02-02T03:21:00.007-08:00

Conrad Black's plea for a judge to keep him out of jail until the appeal in his fraud case has been thrown out of court Read More

Irish cardinal attempts to block publication of child abuse files

2008-02-02T03:21:00.005-08:00

Two of Ireland's top Catholic clerics clash in court over secret church files Read More

Gunmen hit Israeli Embassy in Mauritania

2008-02-02T03:21:00.003-08:00

At least one gunman opened fire on the Israeli Embassy in Mauritania early Friday, setting off a gunbattle with guards that wounded three people, Israeli and Mauritanian officials said. Read More

Irish cardinal attempts to block publication of child abuse files

2008-02-02T03:21:00.001-08:00

Two of Ireland's top Catholic clerics clash in court over secret church files Read More

Street dancers open Rio's crazy carnival (AP)

2008-02-02T00:20:00.007-08:00

AP - To the sound of blasting samba, men dressed as nuns swilled beer and danced down the cobblestoned streets of a Rio hillside Friday night to kick off five days of uninhibited carnival madness.

Leaders discuss Kenya, Chad crises as Africa summit wraps up (AFP)

2008-02-02T00:20:00.005-08:00

AFP - African Union leaders gathered in Ethiopia were set Saturday to discuss means of containing the violence in Kenya and Chad during a special meeting on the last day of their summit.

Rival Kenyan parties: Violence must end

2008-02-02T00:20:00.003-08:00

Rival Kenyan parties: Violence must end
Rival parties in Kenya said Friday they had agreed to take immediate action to end violence after a month of deadly turmoil over a disputed presidential election.

Bad news for Royal Mail? EU bans postal monopolies from 2011

2008-02-02T00:20:00.001-08:00

Bad news for Royal Mail? EU bans postal monopolies from 2011
National monopolies for mail delivery in the European Union will be dismantled by 2011, with postal companies free to operate in any of the EU's 27 countries - meaning the Royal Mail could face threats by European competitors on British soil

Van der Sloot denies Holloway connection (AP)

2008-02-01T21:16:00.007-08:00

AP - Dutch student Joran van der Sloot denied Friday that he had anything to do with Natalee Holloway's disappearance, saying he lied when he told someone privately he was involved.

NATO row develops as US begs France and Germany to send more troops to Afghanistan

2008-02-01T21:16:00.005-08:00

Division is looming in the NATO alliance after the US begged its European allies to send more troops to Afghanistan, but was refused by France and Germany. The row comes as a top al Qaeda leader in Afghanistan has been killed in a US missile strike, a rare victory as the country slides towards a 'failed state' Read More

Chinese workers suffer in snowstorms (AP)

2008-02-01T21:16:00.003-08:00

AP - Hu Qingyuan camped out Friday, waiting for a train to take him home for the Chinese New Year holiday � his only chance each year to see his wife and 8-year-old son.

US military deaths in Iraq at 3,943 (AP)

2008-02-01T21:16:00.001-08:00

AP - As of Friday, Feb. 1, 2008, at least 3,943 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes eight military civilians. At least 3,209 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.

Street dancers open Rio's crazy carnival (AP)

2008-02-01T19:13:00.007-08:00

AP - To the sound of blasting samba, men dressed as nuns swilled beer and danced down the cobblestoned streets of a Rio hillside Friday night to kick off five days of uninhibited carnival madness.

Poland may host U.S. defense system

2008-02-01T19:13:00.005-08:00

Poland may host U.S. defense system
Poland said Friday it has reached an agreement in principle with the United States on plans to install a missile defense system on Polish territory.

NATO row develops as US begs France and Germany to send more troops to Afghanistan

2008-02-01T19:13:00.003-08:00

Bolivian plane crash-lands, all survive (AP)

2008-02-01T19:13:00.001-08:00

AP - A plane carrying more than 150 people crash-landed in a bog in eastern Bolivia on Friday after fierce storms turned it away from its destination and it tried to reach another airport hundreds of miles away, according to officials and news reports. All on board survived.

Hollywood A-list turns out to hear Clinton and Obama hint at running together

2008-02-01T15:17:00.001-08:00

Hollywood A-list turns out to hear Clinton and Obama hint at running together
It was billed as 'Fight Night', 'The Final Showdown', and even 'The Democrats' Ali versus Frazier'. But in the end, the first one-to-one TV debate between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton was not so much a punchfest as a barbed match of who could be the most polite

Anti-malaria efforts yield new success

2008-02-01T15:16:00.005-08:00

Anti-malaria efforts yield new success
Widespread use of insecticide-treated mosquito nets and state-of-the-art drugs has succeeded in cutting malaria deaths in half in two countries most heavily affected by the disease, Rwanda, and Ethiopia, the World Health Organization reports.

Kenya rivals agree to act on violence (AP)

2008-02-01T15:16:00.003-08:00

Kenya rivals agree to act on violence (AP)

AP - Kenya's rival sides said Friday they had agreed to take action to end monthlong violence from a disputed presidential election, but the death toll mounted when police fired on mobs setting homes and businesses ablaze in the west of the country.

British troops 'killed a PoW and mutilated bodies of Iraq rebels'

2008-02-01T15:16:00.001-08:00

British troops killed a prisoner and mutilated the bodies of 20 Iraqi insurgents, it was claimed in court yesterday. Other captives are also said to have been abused or tortured in the aftermath of a gun battle in southern Iraq in May 2004 Read More

Mentally retarded women used in bombings (AP)

2008-02-01T13:02:00.007-08:00

Mentally retarded women used in bombings (AP)

AP - Two mentally retarded women strapped with remote-control explosives � and possibly used as unwitting suicide bombers � brought carnage Friday to two pet bazaars, killing at 73 people in the deadliest day since Washington flooded the capital with extra troops last spring.

Scientists develop tearless onion

2008-02-01T13:02:00.005-08:00

Scientists develop tearless onion
Cooks may no longer have to suffer stinging eyes and crying in the kitchen

Europe boosted by prospect of takeovers (FT.com)

2008-02-01T13:02:00.003-08:00

FT.com - A new wave of bid activity helped European stock markets defy the gloom in the financial sector this week. Read More

British paedophile jailed in Sweden for infecting two women with HIV

2008-02-01T13:02:00.001-08:00

A Swedish court on Friday sentenced a British man to 14 years in prison for infecting two young women with HIV and putting 13 more at risk of infection Read More

Irish cardinal attempts to block publication of child abuse files

2008-02-01T11:07:00.007-08:00

Irish cardinal attempts to block publication of child abuse files
Two of Ireland's top Catholic clerics clash in court over secret church files