KOSOVO: Independence declared - Serbia, Russia urge nations not to recognise breakaway republic
PRISTINA (AP): Kosovo declared itself a nation yesterday, mounting a brash and historic bid to become an "independent and democratic state" backed by the United States and key European allies, but bitterly contested by Serbia and Russia....
UNITED STATES - Face of killer?
DEKALB, Illinois (AP): The man who carried out a deadly university campus shooting rampage had the look of a boyish graduate student - except that his arms were covered with disturbing images, including a doll from the horror movie Saw...
Online gun dealer linked to Virginia, Illinois massacres
MADISON, Wisconsin (AP):The online gun dealer who sold a weapon to the Virginia Tech shooter said it was an unnerving coincidence that he also sold handgun accessories to the man who killed five students at Northern Illinois University....
Northern Rock nationalised
LONDON (AP): Northern Rock, which suffered the first run on a British bank in 140 years, will be nationalised after the government confirmed yesterday that it had failed to reach a private-sector deal.Treasury Chief Alistair Darling ended months of speculation ...
Opposition warns of fraud-hit polls
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP):Opposition leaders warned yesterday against massive fraud as Pakistanis prepared to choose a new parliament in an election seen as a major step towards democracy that could determine the political survival of President Pervez Musharraf....
Suicide bomber kills 80
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP): A suicide bomber penetrated a crowd of hundreds watching a dog-fighting competition in the Taliban's former stronghold yesterday, killing up to 80 people.The bombing, one of the bloodiest since the hard-line regime's 2001...
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