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22:51:31: US port evacuated after bomb alert
19:00:30: Red Cross delivers aid in Lebanon
18:43:44: Lebanese cabinet approves army deployment
18:09:29: Grenade blast kills four in Hindu temple
18:00:32: Terror suspects were inexperienced - Pakistan
17:34:39: EU countries wait for UN talks before making troops pledge
17:32:06: Former Paraguayan dictator Stroessner dies in Brazil
17:09:12: Police expect 1,000 dead in southern Ethiopia floods
17:07:04: Hague tribunal envoy discusses plans for Mladic arrest
17:06:18: 'Claustrophobic' passenger sparks plane scare
16:54:35: Woman wounded in 2004 Belsan School siege dies
15:51:27: London-to-Washington flight diverted to Boston
15:25:45: Germany: Shoot down hijacked planes
15:16:35: Sharon 'stable' after double-pneumonia scare
14:33:23: Turkish WHO director nominated for top UN health post
13:59:01: Baghdad bomb blast kills eight
13:14:19: France calls for Israel to end blockade of Lebanon
12:14:57: Russia warns Japanese: Stay out of disputed waters
12:03:05: 15 die in Turkey in falls from rooftops
11:46:52: Two-headed snakes on display in US
11:32:28: Hamas and Abbas agree to form joint government
10:22:12: Bali bombing convict to be freed
10:10:00: Fragile peace holds in Lebanon
10:03:57: September 11 World Trade Centre emergency calls to be released
09:14:03: Car bomb kills eight in central Baghdad
08:33:35: Australia spurns global warming initiative
08:28:54: South Africa dismisses 2010 World Cup fears
08:27:30: Traditional mourning period begins for Maori queen
08:26:36: Ethiopia: Floods death toll climbs to 194
08:24:56: Gerald Ford admitted to hospital for unspecified tests
07:46:06: Tamil Tiger rebels killed in Sri Lanka gun battle
07:07:14: World 'woefully unprepared' to spread Aids treatments
06:45:53: Israeli Army heads for home
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