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Freed Betancourt makes radio broadcast to jungle hostages
AFP - 2 hours 25 minutes agoPARIS (AFP) - - Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt sent a radio message Sunday to all hostages still in the grips of FARC rebels, as she recovered in Paris from her six-year ordeal, her sister said. More »
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Heatwave looms over exhausted California firefighters
AFP - Monday, July 7LOS ANGELES (AFP) - - Exhausted firefighters raced to contain hundreds of wildfires raging across California as forecasters warned on Sunday that a looming heatwave was set to deliver drier, hotter conditions. More »
Suicide bomber at Pakistan Red Mosque rally kills 15
AFP - Monday, July 7ISLAMABAD (AFP) - - A suicide bomber killed 15 people Sunday in an attack on police guarding an Islamist rally to mark the anniversary of an army raid on the radical Red Mosque in Pakistan's capital, officials said. More »
UAE scraps billions in Iraqi debt, names Baghdad envoy
AFP - Monday, July 7ABU DHABI (AFP) - - The oil-rich United Arab Emirates on Sunday waived Iraq's debt of nearly seven billion dollars and named an envoy to Baghdad, in a twin boost timed with a visit by Iraq's prime minister. More »
Claims of more Afghans killed in US-led strikes
AFP - Monday, July 7JALALABAD, Afghanistan (AFP) - - An Afghan district governor accused the US-led coalition of killing nearly two dozen civilians in an air strike on a wedding party on Sunday but the force insisted only militants died. More »
Anwar's opposition holds rally as Malaysian turmoil deepens
AFP - Monday, July 7KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - - Some 15,000 Malaysians massed at a stadium Sunday for an anti-inflation rally organised by Anwar Ibrahim's opposition alliance amid deepening political turmoil. More »
Iraq attacks kill 15
AFP - Monday, July 7BAGHDAD (AFP) - - At least 15 people were killed across Iraq on Sunday, including six in a Baghdad car bombing, a day after Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said the capital had thwarted a siege by foreign-backed terrorists. More »
Blast kills 11 Pakistani policemen
AFP - Monday, July 7ISLAMABAD (AFP) - - At least 11 policemen were killed in an apparent suicide bombing that targetted police deployed at a rally near Pakistan's Red Mosque, a security official said Sunday. More »
Malaysia seeks Interpol help to find missing investigator in murder claim
AFP - Monday, July 7KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - - Malaysian police said Sunday they had asked Interpol to help find a private investigator who has been reported missing since making explosive claims linking the deputy premier to a murder. More »
Mongolia parties end talks without agreement
AFP - Monday, July 7ULAN BATOR (AFP) - - Mongolia's political parties ended talks Sunday failing to agree on how to address complaints over last week's elections after allegations of fraud led to deadly riots in the capital. More »
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