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Tuesday, August 19, 2008 - Web posted at 8:43:09 AM GMT Sudan's Bashir arrives in Turkey for summit ANKARA - Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir arrived in Istanbul yesterday for a summit of African and Turkish leaders, his first trip abroad since the International Criminal Court prosecutor called for his arrest over war crimes in Darfur. |
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Philippine rebels kill 28 in new attacks * ILIGAN - Muslim separatist rebels killed at least 28 civilians and three soldiers yesterday in a series of pre-dawn attacks in the restive southern Philippines, witnesses and officials said. At least 30 feared dead in Haiti from Fay * PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - A bus trying to cross a river flooded by Tropical Storm Fay foundered in the water and at least 30 people were swept to their deaths, a Haitian lawmaker said yesterday. Tropical storm lashes Cuba with winds, rain * HAVANA - Tropical Storm Fay pounded Cuba with torrential rain and wind yesterday, prompting authorities to evacuate dozens of low-lying communities, cancel carnival celebrations in a central of province and warn of flooding. China confiscates Bibles from US Christians * BEIJING - Chinese customs officials confiscated more than 300 Bibles on Sunday from four American Christians who arrived in a southwestern city with plans to distribute them, the group's leader said. Engine access panel falls off Qantas flight * SYDNEY, Australia - An engine access panel fell off a Qantas Airways jumbo jet en route to Singapore from Melbourne, Australia, on Friday, the latest in a string of incidents for the airline. |
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