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Zimbabwe declares cholera emergency

The Zimbabwean government has declared a national emergency in the face of a cholera outbreak that has killed more than 560 people, the state-owned newspaper The Herald said Thursday.

Iraq OKs deadline for U.S. pullout

Iraq's presidency council Thursday approved the U.S.-Iraq security agreement -- the final step for the agreement to be ratified by the Iraqi government, a council spokesman said.

Rice: Pakistan knows it has to act

Pakistan understands the need to move "urgently and transparently" against militants within its borders, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has said after meetings with top Pakistani leaders. Rice is in Pakistan for talks aimed at easing tensions over last week's terror attack on Mumbai.

Clinton's nomination: Popular, but legit?

Polls show that Americans overwhelmingly approve of Sen. Hillary Clinton as secretary of state, but will the founding fathers veto this popular addition to Barack Obama's "team of rivals"?

Rogue FBI man breaks silence on mob hit

Former FBI agent John Connolly, whose fall from mob-buster to paid gangland flunky played out in a South Florida courtroom, broke his long silence today in a packed courtroom. Connolly denied having any role in a 1982 mob hit, telling the family of slain businessman John Callahan: "It's heartbreaking to hear what happened to your father and to your husband. ... My heart is broken when I hear what ...

Mother guilty of daughter's 24-day kidnap

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Canadian PM: I can suspend Parliament

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Thursday that Canada's governor general has allowed him to suspend Parliament.

Falluja school bombing buries students

Two suicide bombers on Thursday simultaneously struck the Iraqi city of Falluja, destroying a school and killing at least 15 people -- including some of the students -- an Interior Ministry official said.

Thai king too sick for birthday speech

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Text message surgery saves teen's life

A British surgeon amputated the arm of a wounded teenager in Congo, Africa with help from instructions sent to him by text message.

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:36:16 EST

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Stocks tumble ahead of jobs report

Stocks tumbled Thursday as a rash of job cuts at major companies added to jitters ahead of the November jobs report.

The car of the future: It flies

Carl Dietrich always dreamed of building a flying car. Instead, the pragmatic inventor ended up creating what he calls a roadable aircraft, a plane that folds up its wings on landing and takes to the highway. In 2010, after three years of development, his vehicle, the Transition, will be available to ...

Treasury mulls plan to lower mortgage rates to 4.5%

Lobbyists are pushing the Treasury Department to consider a plan to purchase mortgage-backed securities in the hopes of driving mortgage rates to as low as 4.5%, an industry source said.

In tough times many dip into retirement savings

As the economic crisis continues to hammer Americans, many are turning to desperate measures by dipping into their retirement funds to make ends meet, according to a survey released Thursday.

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:33:09 EST

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