Taliban say they killed Korean hostage
GHAZNI, Afghanistan (Reuters): Taliban kidnappers shot dead a South Korean hostage and threatened to kill 22 others unless their demands were met by 8:30 p.m. yesterday, a Taliban spokesman said. A local government official confirmed the death.
Air chaos again, Lula fires Defence Minister
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP): Brazil's president fired his Defence Minister yesterday, hoping to bring an end to nearly a year of chaos in themilitary-controlled aviation system, including flight cancellations that have stranded thousands of travellers in the...
Southern Europe bakes in year's hottest weather
ATHENS, Greece (AP):Southern Europe sweltered through some of the year's hottest weather yesterday as the second major heat wave in a month sparked yet more forest fires and had power officials scrambling...
Oxford University escapes floods
OXFORD, England (AP): Oxford University escaped Britain's worst floods in 60 years as waters pushed through the Thames Valley yesterday.Most of the ancient university's buildings perched above swollen waterways that forced nearly100 residents from their...
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