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TBILISI, Georgia - Georgia said Friday it will sever diplomatic ties with Moscow to protest the presence of Russian troops on its territory. Russia criticized the move, pinning blame for a breakdown in relations on Tbilisi.
September 13, 2008
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By MISHA DZHINDHZIKHASHVILI
Associated Press Writer
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Associated Press
BEIRUT, Lebanon - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday rejected the idea that Palestinian refugees living in Lebanon might be forced to stay there permanently, saying they should have the right to return home.
September 12, 2008
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By BASSEM MROUE
Associated Press Writer
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Associated Press
ROME - An art museum in northern Italy said Thursday it will continue displaying a sculpture portraying a green frog nailed to a cross that has angered Pope Benedict XVI and local officials.
September 12, 2008
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By ARIEL DAVID
Associated Press Writer
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Associated Press
DUSHANBE, Tajikistan - China and several Central Asian nations rebuffed Russia's hopes of international support for its actions in Georgia, issuing a statement Thursday denouncing the use of force and calling for the respect of every country's territorial integrity.
September 12, 2008
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By OLGA TUTUBALINA and PETER LEONARD
Associated Press Writer
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Associated Press
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - The ruling Hamas movement replaced hundreds of striking teachers with its own supporters Wednesday, purging Gaza's schools of political rivals and deepening its control of this coastal territory.
September 11, 2008
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By IBRAHIM BARZAK
Associated Press Writer
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Associated Press
TRIPOLI, Libya - Two hijackers who commandeered a jetliner from Sudan's Darfur region and diverted it to a remote desert airstrip in southern Libya surrendered and freed all hostages Wednesday after a daylong standoff, officials said.
September 11, 2008
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By KHALED EL-DEEB
Associated Press Writer
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Associated Press
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistani troops drove off a Taliban attack on a fort and pounded another band of militants holed up in a health center, officials said Wednesday as fighting spread to a third area of the tribal belt along the Afghan border.
September 11, 2008
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By STEPHEN GRAHAM
Associated Press Writer
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Associated Press
JERUSALEM - Scientists using American space technology have started a huge project to digitally photograph the Dead Sea Scrolls, the oldest known version of the Hebrew Bible, and post it on the Internet for all to see, Israeli authorities said Wednesday.
September 11, 2008
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By IAN DEITCH
Associated Press Writer
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Associated Press
VENICE, Italy - George Clooney and Brad Pitt: Bachelor and family man.
September 11, 2008
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The Associated Press
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Associated Press
BATUMI, Georgia - A U.S. military ship loaded with aid docked at a southern Georgian port Wednesday, and Russia sent three missile boats to another Georgian port as the standoff escalated over a nation devastated by war with Russia.
September 11, 2008
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By SERGEI GRITS and JIM HEINTZ
Associated Press Writer
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Associated Press
HARARE, Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe's opposition accused President Robert Mugabe of abandoning talks aimed at forming a unity government, and said Wednesday he would fail if he tried to rule alone.
September 11, 2008
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By ANGUS SHAW
Associated Press Writer
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Associated Press
MOSCOW - Russia could cut poultry and pork import quotas by hundreds of thousands of tons, the country's agriculture minister said Wednesday. The move could hit American producers hard and comes amid heightened tensions between Moscow and Washington over the war in ex-Soviet Georgia.
September 11, 2008
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By CATRINA STEWART
Associated Press Writer
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Associated Press
SHANGHAI, China - The murder case was supposed to be simple: A jobless man accused of killing six police officers in a rare stabbing rampage in China's largest city.
September 11, 2008
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By CARA ANNA
Associated Press Writer
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Associated Press
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Dissidents in Malaysia's ruling party clamored for the prime minister to resign Wednesday after opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim returned to Parliament with a sweeping election victory.
September 11, 2008
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By SEAN YOONG
Associated Press Writer
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Associated Press
MOSCOW - Russia could cut poultry and pork import quotas by hundreds of thousands of tons, the country's agriculture minister said Wednesday. The move could hit American producers hard and comes amid heightened tensions between Moscow and Washington over the war in ex-Soviet Georgia.
September 11, 2008
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By CATRINA STEWART
Associated Press Writer
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Associated Press
