Russia says it is ready to negotiate with Georgia
UNITED NATIONS (AP) RUSSIA DECLARED itself ready to make peace with Georgia and United Nations (UN) officials confirmed yesterday that Georgia was prepared to negotiate with Russia by withdrawing troops from the breakaway province of South Ossetia and creating a safe travel zone...
City locks down after bombings
KUQA, China (AP): Soldiers with machine guns guarded the sidewalks and police yelled at residents who tried to leave their homes in China's restive Muslim territory yesterday, hours after officers battled bomb-tossing assailants in the second daring...
Body of man executed in US returns
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP):The body of a Honduran migrant executed in Texas has been returned to his homeland for burial.Relatives say the execution of Heliberto Chi, 29, last Thursday was unfair. Relatives gathered to meet his returning coffin...
War, poverty driving up HIV cases
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP):Poverty and the movement of war-displaced populations have driven the number of HIV/AIDS infections higher in Sudan, though a lack of data is preventing health officials from getting a full picture of the virus' spread, experts said...
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