377 dead in west and central African floods UN
DAKAR – The United Nations said Tuesday that 377 people had died in flooding in central and west Africa, with nearly 1.5 million people affected since the start of the rainy season in June. 2010 has seen the largest number of people affected
Lawmaker Chile mine collapse warning ignored
SANTIAGO, Chile – A Chilean legislative commission is investigating reports that mining operators ignored danger warnings from a man who was later among 33 later trapped when a mine collapsed.Deputy Carlos Vilches, a commission member, said Tu

santos reaches quarterfinals with 6-1 win

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MEXICO CITY - Mexican club Santos guaranteed itself a quarterfinals spot inthe CONCACAF Champions League, defeating Municipal of Guatemala 6-1 on Tuesdayin the last group game for both clubs.Daniel Luduena and Oribe Peralta each scored two goals fo

u.s.-pakistan dialogue faces prickly issues

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WASHINGTON – U.S and Pakistani officials on Wednesday begin a third round of wide-ranging talks to broaden relations beyond the war against Islamist insurgents, but analysts expected little headway because of differing strategic interests.Of

investors join forces in bofa bond fight

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Some of the world’s largest institutional investors have joined forces with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to recover losses on more than $47bn in mortgage-backed securities issued by Countrywide Financial, the consumer lender acquired by Bank

wenger rules out rooney raid after gunners romp

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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger ruled out entering the race to sign Wayne Rooney after watching the Gunners turn on a dazzling display of goalscoring.The Gunners swept aside Shakhtar Donetsk 5-1 at the Emirates on Tuesday to go three points clear at t

china's private airlines still face unfriendly skies

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It had all the elements of a classic case study in the successes of China's economic miracle - a poster child for the virtues of purging the old socialist, state-controlled model for a new and more open one.When China flung the doors of its airline

carl pope texas oil loses a round

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Californians have begun to vote.There are dozen of important races -- but California's the only state where global-warming policy is actually on the ballot.Two big Texas oil refiners (Valero and Tesoro) linked up with right-wing political forces and

uk unveils spending cuts to tackle huge deficit

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LONDON – Britain will unveil billions of pounds in public spending cuts Wednesday in a sweeping review of government expenditure expected to trigger half a million job losses as it tackles a huge deficit.Prime Minister David Cameron's Conserv

mexico's largest pot bust likely hit sinaloa gang

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MEXICO CITY – Mexico's largest-ever seizure of marijuana packaged for sale is even bigger than the original estimate of 105 tons and probably belonged to the country's most powerful drug-trafficking cartel, authorities said Tuesday.The Sinaloa