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Massive boulders crashed down on a shantytown on the outskirts of Cairo Saturday, killing at least two dozen people and burying many more under tons of rubble, Egyptian authorities said. (Sept. 9)

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A suicide car bomber killed at least 12 people in a devastating attack in northwestern Pakistan on Saturday, just as lawmakers around the country were electing a successor to ex-President Pervez Musharraf. (Sept. 6)

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Ukraine should not be intimidated by its giant neighbor Russia and the United States is committed to Ukraine's security, U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney pledged Friday, during a closely watched trip to the ex-Soviet republic. (Sept. 5)

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The first shipload of aid sailed into a crumbling port on the outskirts of Gonaives, Haiti on Friday. Tens of thousands of the area's residents have had little to eat or drink since Tropical Storm Hanna flooded the city several days ago. (Sept. 5)

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Vice President Dick Cheney met with Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko Friday. Her aides say the two discussed regional security and stability. (Sept. 5)

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Passengers angry about train delays during peak hours in Argentina set trains alight in at least two locations around the capital Buenos Aires on Thursday. (Sept. 5)

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Rain and wind strike the Dominican Republic as Tropical Storm Hanna passes by.

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Demonstrating Washington's support for war-ravaged Georgia, U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney condemned Russia for what he called an 'illegitimate, unilateral attempt' to redraw this U.S. ally's borders by force. (Sept. 4)

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While officials from Nassau to South Carolina were keeping an eye on Tropical Storm Hanna, behind it, Hurricane Ike was gaining strength as it lumbered across the Atlantic as a powerful Category 4 storm. (Sept. 4)

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Pakistan stands with the U.S. against international terrorism, the Muslim nation's presidential front-runner wrote in a column appearing Thursday amid furor over a U.S.-led cross-border attack in Pakistani territory. (Sept. 4)

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Vice President Dick Cheney has condemned Russia for what he says is an "illegitimate, unilateral attempt" to change Georgia's borders by force. Cheney made the statements while meeting with the Georgian president in Tbilisi. (Sept. 4)

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Parts of Haiti remain under water and cut off from the rest of the country after Hurricane Hanna dumped inches of rain. Peacekeepers have found hundreds of people in the region flooded from their homes. (Sept. 4)

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Vice President Dick Cheney has arrived in Georgia, in a show of support for the South Caucasus nation and its pro-Western president. His visit comes one day after the White House announced a huge aid package for Georgia. (Sept. 4)

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The pilots of the Spanair passenger jet that crashed last month in Madrid failed to extend wing flaps that are needed to give the aircraft enough lift for takeoff, according to a person familiar with the investigation. (Sept. 3)

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South Korea announced Wednesday that North Korea has started restoring its nuclear facilities following a recent threat to do so, but the United States said it appeared Pyongyang had not actually taken such a step. (Sept. 3)

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Pushing back against an increasingly aggressive Moscow, President Bush said Wednesday the U.S. will send an extra $1 billion to Georgia to help the pro-Western former Soviet republic in the wake of Russia's invasion. (Sept. 3)

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Snipers fired on the motorcade for Pakistan's prime minister on Wednesday as it drove to the airport to pick him up, striking his car window at least twice, officials said. Neither the prime minister nor his staff were in the vehicles. (Sept. 3)

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Soldiers and aid workers pressed efforts to rescue hundreds of thousands of people still stranded after weeks of flooding in northern India, as those safe on dry land settled in at camps that will likely house them for months. (Sept. 3)

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North Korea has begun to reassemble its main nuclear facility, citing a delayed removal from a U.S. list of terror sponsors, Japanese media and Fox News reported Wednesday. (Sept. 3)

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The U.S. Embassy says U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney has arrived in Azerbaijan, as part of a tour in support of Russia's southern neighbors. Cheney is expected to meet with Azerbaijan's president and other top leaders on Wednesday. (Sept. 3)

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Hurricane Gustav scored a direct hit on the tiny Isle of Youth, about 60 miles off Cuba's south coast, as a Category 4 hurricane. There was major damage. Relief supplies are now being delivered. (Sept. 3)

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Thailand's embattled leader struggled to keep the peace and his grip on power after declaring a state of emergency that was openly flouted by thousands of anti-government protesters in the capital. (Sept. 2)

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Moscow shrugged off the EU demands to withdraw its troops from the so-called security zones it carved out of Georgian territory and threatened to mount an unspecified response to the presence of NATO ships off Georgia's Black Sea coast. (Sept. 2)

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Hundreds of thousands have been left stranded by massive flooding that has inundated a large swath of the country. (Sept. 2)

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Japan's ruling party moved quickly to find a new leader after Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda resigned suddenly. His resignation comes after a deadlock in parliament stalled government for the past year. (Sept. 2)

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American forces on Monday handed over security responsibility to the Iraqis in a province that the U.S. once feared was lost. It's a sign of the stunning reversal of fortunes since local Sunnis turned against al-Qaida in Iraq. (Sept. 1)

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Former hostage Ingrid Betancourt, who was recently rescued from Columbia's rebel group, FARC, called her meeting with Pope Benedict 'a dream come true.' She says her religious faith helped her survive the six-year ordeal. (Sept 1)

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Thailand's prime minister has declared a state of emergency in the capital after street fighting overnight between opponents and supporters of the government left one man dead and dozens of people injured. (Sept. 1)

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Cubans continued to repair their damaged homes and infrastructure on Monday, after Hurricane Gustav roared across the island and into the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico. (Sept. 1)

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin aided a program to track the tigers by shooting a 5-year-old female cat with a tranquilizer gun after it had freed itself from a restraint. (Sept. 1)

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The Dalai Lama's spokesman says the Tibetan spiritual leader has been discharged from the hospital where he has been undergoing tests for abdominal discomfort. (Sep. 1)

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A monstrous Hurricane Gustav smashed tens of thousands of homes, toppled trees and telephone poles and washed out roads, but no deaths were reported as the storm roared across western Cuba. (Aug. 31)

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The government commandeered private boats on Sunday in a desperate effort to reach hundreds of thousands of people trapped after a monsoon-swollen river burst its banks and spilled over the vast plains of northern India. (Aug. 31)

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Georgia says it is severing diplomatic ties with Moscow to protest the presence of Russian troops on its territory. However, Russia dismissed the move, saying it would only make things worse. (August 29)

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The Dalai Lama was admitted to a hospital in this western Indian city on Thursday to undergo tests for abdominal discomfort, his spokesman said. (Aug. 28)

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Russian forces turned over 12 Georgian soldiers on the border of one of the separatist provinces under its control Thursday after the short war that outraged the West and brought Moscow's military deep into Georgia. (Aug. 28)

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Tropical Storm Gustav was heading toward Jamaica early Thursday while many miles away, residents in the New Orleans area watched it with a nervous eye. (Aug. 28)

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The Kosi River in India has spilled its banks, stranding more than one million people. Soldiers and air force helicopters are providing relief to those who are trapped. So far, more than 800 people have died during India's monsoon season. (August 28)

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Passengers from the plane hijacked from Sudan's Darfur region said on Wednesday they were told the plane had been seized because of the situation in Darfur. After 22 hours, they were freed and the gunmen surrendered. (August 27)