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Obama discounts race as a factor in presidential election

Published April 28, 2008

The candidate disregarded Clinton's challenges to debate before May 6.

Massive gunbattles break out in Tijuana; 13 dead, 9 wounded

Published April 28, 2008

.TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) - Massive gunbattles broke out between suspected drug traffickers who fired at each other while speeding down heavily populated streets of this violent border city early Saturday,...

Penguin gets back in the swim of things

Published April 25, 2008

Biologists have created a wetsuit for an African penguin that was going bald.

Bush opposes housing rescue package

Published April 25, 2008

.WASHINGTON (AP) - A top housing official said Thursday that the Bush administration "strongly opposes" Democrats' housing rescue package, calling it a bailout that would expose taxpayers to excessive...

Ex-prosecutor: Arrest shows reach of 1980s spy ring

Published April 24, 2008

The operation was much larger than was known before, the former U.S. attorney said.

UN says Darfur conflict is getting worse, with perhaps 300,000 dead and no prospect of peace

Published April 23, 2008

>UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The conflict in Darfur is getting worse, with full deployment of a new peacekeeping force delayed until 2009 and no prospect of a political settlement for a war that has killed...

Costa Rica rejects asylum request from Colombian presidential confidante Mario Uribe

Published April 23, 2008

.SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica (AP) - Costa Rica has rejected a political asylum request by a Colombian presidential confidante accused of having ties with right-wing paramilitaries. The Foreign Ministry...

Pirates attack in Gulf of Aden

Published April 22, 2008

.MADRID, Spain (AP) - Pirates in the lawless Gulf of Aden fired on a Japanese oil tanker Monday, unleashing hundreds of gallons of fuel into the sea, a day after a Spanish tuna boat was hijacked using...

In Europe, drinking young begets trouble

Published April 21, 2008

.VIENNA, Austria (AP) - A 13-year-old schoolgirl in southern Austria celebrated the start of her spring break with a bottle of schnapps. She ended up in intensive care. In other countries across Europe,...

Iranian, Afghan forces trade gunfire at southwestern border; one civilian killed

Published April 21, 2008

.KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghan police clashed with Iranian forces at the southwestern border between the two countries, leaving one civilian dead and two Iranian officers wounded, officials said Sunday. The...