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Phone saves man from gunshot
21/11/2008 12:00
A Louisiana man doesn't normally put his cellphone in his chest pocket, but he says it saved his life the one time he did.
Bomb hits funeral procession
21/11/2008 12:03
A bomb has ripped through a funeral procession in Pakistan, killing at least seven people and wounding at least 40.
Troops kill 40 militants
Rockets hit airport in Pakistan
Sleeping workers buried alive
21/11/2008 12:01
Two Indian construction workers were buried alive after a truck dumped a mound of earth over them, police say.
CIA 'withheld info'
21/11/2008 09:37
The CIA withheld information from the White House, Justice Department and Congress about the 2001 shooting down of a plane over Peru, a report shows.
CIA waterboarding 'endorsed'
Poland 'hosted CIA centre'
Olmert set for farewell talks
21/11/2008 09:36
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is heading to Washington for a "farewell" meeting with President George W Bush.
Israeli leaders on secret trip
Olmert warns of confrontation
Aus govt targets binge drinkers
21/11/2008 09:34
A drunken couple being laughed at while having sex in public is among images in a new campaign targeting binge drinkers.
Bets on Obama assassination
21/11/2008 09:34
Passions have flared in a US town over a sign in a store asking clients to place bets on an assassination of Barack Obama.
Hate crimes surge after election
Nicaragua's ruling party on top
21/11/2008 08:28
Nicaragua's ruling Sandinista party has won the large majority of municipal races, including the capital Managua, in local elections.
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Hillary nomination 'on track'
21/11/2008 07:35
President-elect Barack Obama is on track to nominate Hillary Clinton as secretary of state as early as next week, an aide says.
Obama signals priority
Clintons 'co-operating fully'
US attorney general collapses
21/11/2008 07:34
Attorney General Michael Mukasey collapsed during a speech and lost consciousness, a Justice Department official says.
Quake killed over 19 000 kids
21/11/2008 07:33
More than 19 000 schoolchildren died in an earthquake that struck Sichuan province in May, China has acknowledged.
School fires fleeing teacher
Quake parents demand answers
Mayor wins sexist 'award'
21/11/2008 07:33
A mayor who invited ugly women to move to his Outback town has won the "award" for the most sexist comment of the year.
'Ugly' women fight back
'Recruit ugly women'
Every dog has his drive
20/11/2008 22:48
Forget taking the dog for a walk. This pooch would rather drive - himself, that is.
Judge orders 5 freed from Gitmo
20/11/2008 22:48
A federal judge in Washington has ruled that five Algerians imprisoned at the Guantanamo Bay military camp have been illegally detained and ordered their release.
Lawyers see secret Gitmo camp
Trials for Gitmo detainees?
'Shut Guantanamo in 100 days'
US forces kill Qaeda leader
20/11/2008 22:37
US forces have killed a senior al-Qaeda leader wanted for planning suicide bombings, kidnappings and assassinations, the US military says.
'Hitler' fined for Nazi tribute
20/11/2008 22:37
Two Dutch men, including a Hitler lookalike, have been fined in Belgium for a Nazi tribute they staged at a German military cemetery in Flanders.
Visitors bathe in light red wine
20/11/2008 22:37
Visitors at a spa in Japan have braved the cold to dip in a wine bath for the midnight uncorking of this season's Beaujolais.
Group praises strike on pirates
20/11/2008 21:07
A maritime watchdog has praised the Indian navy's destruction of a pirate vessel off Somalia and urged others to follow suit.
Navy destroys pirate ship
Somali pirates 'out of control'
'Best Iron Age' loot found
20/11/2008 21:07
An Iron Age gold collar worth more than £350 000 unearthed by an amateur in a field in Britain has been described as the best find of its kind in 50 years.
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Defence Secretary Robert Gates has met with Barack Obama's defence team, opening a substantive phase of the transition. 
