Tense Georgia awaits Russian truce signature
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AP - Russian soldiers dug foxholes 30 miles outside of Georgia’s capital Saturday while Georgian police milled about, a quietly tense scene reflecting the uncertainty in the troubled region as both sides waited for Russia’s president to sign a proposed truce.
Bomb strikes pilgrims in Iraq for 3rd straight day
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AP - A car bomb exploded Saturday as Shiite pilgrims were boarding minibuses in Baghdad, killing at least six people, officials said. It was the third consecutive day that extremists targeted travelers en route to the holy city of Karbala.
Sharif’s party: No legal immunity for Musharraf
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AP - The second-largest party in Pakistan’s ruling coalition held firm Saturday against providing President Pervez Musharraf legal guarantees against prosecution, a stance that could prove a hurdle in efforts to avoid his impeachment.
Bush may take Moscow to task for Georgia invasion
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AP - Beyond pushing Russia to get its troops out of Georgia, President Bush and his national security advisers are contemplating how best to take Moscow to task for invading its neighbor an act the president calls “completely unacceptable to the free nations of the world.”
Georgia leader signs truce, but will Russia leave?
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AP - Georgia’s president grudgingly signed a truce with Russia Friday, even as he denounced the Russians as invading barbarians and accused the West of all but encouraging them to overrun his country. A stone-faced Condoleezza Rice, standing alongside, said Russian troops must withdraw immediately from their smaller neighbor.
BAA may be ordered to sell off some airports: chairman
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AFP - The chairman of BAA said he expected Britain’s biggest airport operator to be ordered to break up the company, in an interview Saturday, which would mean selling off some of its key airports.
Bomb in Baghdad strikes Shiite pilgrims, kills 6
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AP - Iraqi police and hospital officials say a car bombing targeting Shiite pilgrims in Baghdad has killed six people and wounded 11 others.
Tropical Storm Fay to cross Haiti on Saturday
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AP - Forecasters say Tropical Storm Fay likely will cross over Haiti on Saturday morning and continue toward Cuba.
Colonel and soldier killed in bomb attack in Algeria
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AFP - A colonel in the Algerian army and another soldier were killed this week in a bomb attack in the Jijel region, 360 kilometres (224 miles) east of Algiers, Algerian newspapers reported Saturday.
Charges drawn up against Pakistan’s Musharraf
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Reuters - Pakistan’s ruling coalition has
prepared impeachment charges against President Pervez Musharraf
focusing on violation of the constitution and misconduct, a
coalition official said on Saturday.
Engine access panel falls off Qantas flight
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AP - 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.
AP - Russia’s defense chief says the military has competed its withdrawal of forces from most of Georgian territory.
AP - Pakistan’s main ruling party on Friday proposed the widower of assassinated former premier Benazir Bhutto as Pakistan’s next president, making Asif Ali Zardari the clear front-runner.
AP - The crowd’s hostility was unmistakable. Each time they passed Indian soldiers, thousands chanted the name of one of South Asia’s most violent Islamic groups.
