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Zimbabwe violence escalates

Christian Science Monitor (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago

Opposition activists have been targeted and killed. South African President Thabo Mbeki arrived in Zimbabwe Friday for talks with President Robert Mugabe.

Pythons cause scare at German post office

USA Today (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago

A trio of packaged pythons has caused a scare at a German post office.

China producer price index surge 8.1%

USA Today (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago

China's producer price index, a key indicator of inflation, rose 8.1% in April over the same month a year earlier, the government ...

Diageo brews Irish Guinness overhaul

USA Today (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago

Guinness beer owner Diageo PLC rattled an Irish icon Friday, announcing plans to lay off more than half of its brewery workers, ...

AP: Iraqi extremists fire rockets at Green Zone

USA Today (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago

Shiite extremists have fired several rockets toward the heavily protected Green Zone and some of them fell short.

Mbeki mum on talks with Mugabe as election attacks continue - Summary

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago

Johannesburg - South African President Thabo Mbeki held talks Friday with President Robert Mugabe on the country's post- election impasse as foreign ambassadors visited the victims of attacks carried out by Mugabe-loyal youth militia. Mbeki is the 14...

Housing aid bill faces veto by President Bush

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Democrats' plans to help hundreds of thousands of homeowners struggling with rising subprime mortgage rates and plummeting house values could be sidetracked by President Bush's threatened veto and the opposition of many congressional Republicans.

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Hezbollah Offensive in the Battle for Beirut

ABC News (Free subscription) | 37 minutes ago

Hezbollah and government forces clash on Lebanon's streets.

New Signs of Attacks in Zimbabwe as Mbeki Arrives

New York Times (Free subscription) | 47 minutes ago

As South Africa’s president arrived for talks, new evidence emerged of government attacks on the opposition.

Israel Readying for a Post-Olmert Era

New York Times (Free subscription) | 50 minutes ago

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is a survivor, but he faces a bribery inquiry that is widely viewed as a serious threat.

Austrian father: I knew what I did was not right

USA Today (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

Josef Fritzl said he knew it was wrong to hold his daughter captive in a locked cellar for 24 years but said he tried to care ...

Opponents: Israeli PM should resign

USA Today (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

Ehud Olmert's political opponents demanded his resignation Friday, saying new allegations that the Israeli prime minister illegally ...

N. Zealand: Whaling dispute turns diplomatic

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Pro- and anti-whaling lobbies want to end their acrimonious disagreements of recent years and pursue a more diplomatic solution ...

Shiite Militias Seize Beirut Neighborhoods

New York Times (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago

Pro-government fighters have mostly abandoned their posts and handed their weapons over to the Shiite militias.

Myanmar Turns Back Foreign Aid Workers

New York Times (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago

Myanmar is willing to receive disaster relief from the outside world but not relief workers, the country's military government said.

Sweden Car Market to 2010

bharatbook | 03/14/2008

This report includes data on new car registrations in Sweden, including the segmentation by fuel, and marque. The databook also includes the historic and forecast car parc, including segmentation by fuel, age and marque. Scope of this report Contains information on 4 categories: New Car Registrations, New Car Registrations by Marque, Car Parc and Car Parc by Marque. Provides market volume by segment

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Freight Transport Report Lithuania

anonymous (Free subscription) | 02/26/2008

Bharatbook.com is proud to promote the new report “Freight Transport Report Lithuania” ( http://www.bharatbook.com/detail.asp?id=18581 ) from its vast collection of informative market research reports. Independent 5-year Freight Transport industry forecasts for Lithuania. Original Freight Transport market research and Freight Transport sector trend analysis for the Lithuania Freight Transport industry.

Freight Transport Report Poland

anonymous (Free subscription) | 02/26/2008

Bharatbook.com is proud to announce the new report “Freight Transport Report Poland” ( http://www.bharatbook.com/detail.asp?id=18582 ). Independent 5-year Freight Transport industry forecasts for Poland. Original Freight Transport market research and Freight Transport sector trend analysis for the Poland Freight Transport industry. Competitive intelligence, Polish Freight Transport company rankings