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BAGHDAD (AFP) - Two large explosions struck central Baghdad on Sunday morning, just days after the US military declared an end to combat operations in Iraq, AFP journalists reported.Published 5 days, 11 hours, 53 minutes ago |
SYDNEY (AFP) - Australia's conservative leader Tony Abbott told three minority MPs who will decide if he should become prime minister that he was offering a "fresh start" in an 11th-hour plea for their support.Published 5 days, 12 hours, 14 minutes ago |
JERUSALEM (AFP) - Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak was to travel to Moscow late on Sunday for talks with senior officials, his spokesman said.Published 5 days, 12 hours, 30 minutes ago |
SYDNEY (AFP) - Australia's conservative chief Tony Abbott told three minority lawmakers who will decide if he should become prime minister that he offered a "fresh start" in an eleventh-hour plea for their support.Published 5 days, 13 hours, 43 minutes ago |
BEIJING (AFP) - Authorities in eastern China covered up an outbreak of cholera for 12 days out of fears that publicising the often fatal disease would shock the local population, state press said Sunday.Published 5 days, 14 hours, 11 minutes ago |
MONTREAL (AFP) - Earl lost its tropical storm status over Canada, US government forecasters announced, adding they had stopped monitoring the weather event.Published 5 days, 15 hours, 22 minutes ago |
CHISINAU (AFP) - Europe's poorest country Moldova votes Sunday in a referendum aimed at ending a protracted political stalemate and paving the way for the selection of a new president.Published 5 days, 15 hours, 54 minutes ago |
KABUL (AFP) - Taliban insurgents appear to be making good on threats to kill candidates in Afghanistan's parliamentary elections, adding a grim dimension to the ambitions of political hopefuls in the war-torn country.Published 5 days, 16 hours, 43 minutes ago |
GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories (AFP) - Israeli warplanes launched three strikes against the southern Gaza Strip, killing one, wounding three and leaving one more missing, Palestinian medical and security sources said.Published 5 days, 17 hours, 7 minutes ago |
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States likely will need to keep thousands of troops in Iraq beyond 2011 to keep a lid on sectarian tensions and to bolster Baghdad's fledgling military, experts and former officers say.Published 5 days, 17 hours, 37 minutes ago |
