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Aboriginal ceremony held in Australia’s Parliament

Published February 12, 2008

>CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - Aborigines in white body paint danced and sang traditional songs in Australia's national Parliament on Tuesday in a historic ceremony many hoped would mark a new era of race...

Gophers open season 3-3 in Jacksonville

by Trevor Born
Published February 11, 2008

The Minnesota softball team's trip to Florida may be a good indication of how this season could end up. The Gophers split the six-game weekend, losing two to an undefeated Southern Illinois squad, splitting...

Zimbabwe candidate rejects criticism that he is a Western pawn

Published February 8, 2008

>HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) - A former loyalist now trying to unseat President Robert Mugabe on Thursday rejected the ruling party's accusations that he is a pawn of the West. The challenge by former finance...

Struggling Gophers can rebound at home

by Zach Eisendrath
Published February 8, 2008

After starting the spring season with a pair of losses last weekend, the Minnesota men's tennis team will certainly have their share of opportunities to rebound over the next few days. Coach Geoff Young's...

Coleman opposes limiting interrogations

Published February 7, 2008
The Intelligence Authorization Act would prohibit certain CIA methods.

Canada’s anti-terror law allowing indefinite detention of suspects

Published February 7, 2008

>TORONTO (AP) - Canada's lower house Wednesday passed a revised anti-terrorism law that remains one of the country's most contentious, allowing the government to detain foreign terror suspects indefinitely...

Turkey’s parliament votes to lift Islamic head scarf ban at universities

Published February 7, 2008

>ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Lawmakers voted early Thursday to approve a constitutional amendment allowing female students to enter universities wearing Islamic head scarves - a move some Turks see as a threat...

Ecuador’s Tungurahua volcano erupts, prompts evacuation order for 3,000

Published February 7, 2008

.QUITO, Ecuador (AP) - Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano shot columns of ash miles into the air Wednesday, as officials ordered the evacuation of 3,000 villagers living near its slopes. Some 1,000 villagers...

U.S. Peace Corps suspends Kenya operations

Published February 6, 2008

>NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - The U.S. Peace Corps said Tuesday it had temporarily suspended its operations in Kenya following weeks of violence over a disputed election. While no Peace Corps volunteers have...

McCain wins big; Clinton, Obama split

Published February 6, 2008

.WASHINGTON (AP) - John McCain's string of cross-country victories put him on the brink of being unstoppable - and showed his appeal across all segments of the Republican Party. Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton...

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