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Death, damage, chaos in Katrina's path
Hellish scenes of death, damage, and chaos wracked the US Gulf Coast on Wednesday as overwhelmed authorities tried to rescue the living and count the dead amid the destruction left by powerful Hurricane
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Indonesia frees hundreds of Aceh rebel prisoners
Tears of joy and hope flowed in Indonesia Wednesday as authorities freed more than 1,400 rebel Acehnese prisoners detained around the country, meeting a key condition of an historic peace pact.
 
Manmohan invites Hurriyat for talks
Carrying forward his peace initiative in Jammu and Kashmir, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday invited the moderate Hurriyat Conference leaders for talks on September 5, marking the separatist
 
Russain leader to face Beslan mothers
Meeting will set 'precedent' for Russia
The mothers of children killed in the Beslan school hostage crisis one year ago have become a serious political force in Russia and President Vladimir Putin's meeting with them this week sets a crucial
 
Tony Blair back to work after 'secret' Barbados holiday
British Prime Minister Tony Blair returned to work at his official London residence on Wednesday after what was supposed to have been a secret 25-day summer break in Barbados.
 
New poll finds Bush ratings down
President George W. Bush's approval rating slipped to a career low of 45 percent on concerns over the Iraq war and spiraling US fuel prices, according to an ABC News/Washington Post poll published onTuesday.
 
One killed in southwest Pakistan bomb blast
A man was killed and two others were wounded by a bomb blast near a paramilitary facility in a remote southwestern Pakistan town Wednesday, police said.
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'Our tsunami,'
Mississippi hurricane survivors say
"It was like our tsunami," Vincent Creel, a spokesman for the Mississippi Gulf Coast city of Biloxi, said on Tuesday.
Many people were probably trapped in their homes by the ferocious wall of water.

 
Netanyahu urges Israel to build more settlements
Benjamin Netanyahu launched his campaign to oust bitter rival Ariel Sharon as Israel's prime minister with a call on Wednesday for massive new West Bank settlement construction.
 
Clarke 'will get Tories in power'
Ex-chancellor Ken Clarke has launched his bid to be the next Conservative leader saying he is "popular" enough to get the party back into power.
 
World's oldest person dies in Netherlands
A woman listed as the world's oldest person died Tuesday at age 115, according to the director of the home for the elderly where she lived.
 

 
   
 
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