Main opposition parties aim to form new gov't
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP): Pakistan's two main opposition parties announced yesterday they would form a new government together after their victory in elections this week, but skirted the issue of whether they would push for the ouster of United States-backed President Pervez Musharraf...
McCain denies report he favoured female lobbyist
WASHINGTON (AP):John McCain's march to the Republican presidential nomination was sidetracked yesterday as he denied a romantic relationship with a female lobbyist and rejected a newspaper report that he improperly favoured her client's claims that hit...
Ten dead, nine missing after ferryboat sinks in Amazon River
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP): A ferryboat carrying more than 100 passengers collided with a barge carrying fuel tanks and sank to the bottom of the Amazon River yesterday, officials said. At least 10 people died, and another nine were missing and feared dead....
Canadian government says it will end Afghanistan mission in 2011
TORONTO (AP): Canada's leader said yesterday the country's troops will leave southern Afghanistan in 2011, a departure from the government's previous position that it would review the mission then. Prime Minister Stephen Harper unveiled a new motion aimed...
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