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Hillary Clinton's female supporters wonder what if - and when
NEW YORK - Philipina Heintzman, 81, drove 130 kilometres across the South Dakota prairie to experience history in the making: a woman running for president, something she never dreamed as a child that...
Turkey says gunmen attacked guards near its embassy in Baghdad
ISTANBUL, Turkey - Turkey's Foreign Ministry says gunmen shot and injured a Turkish police officer near the country's embassy in Baghdad. The ministry says unidentified gunmen opened fire on a grou...
Queen's eldest grandson to marry Canadian fiancee with minimum of pomp
LONDON - Canadian Autumn Kelly has arrived at Windsor Castle for her marriage to Peter Phillips, the eldest grandson of the Queen. The bride was whisked this morning to the castle's 15th-century St...
British prime minister accuses Myanmar junta of 'inhuman' behaviour
LONDON - Britain's prime minister has accused authorities in Myanmar of behaving inhumanely by preventing foreign aid from reaching victims of this month's devastating cyclone. Gordon Brown says th...
Myanmar gives Thai, Indian doctors permission to enter the country
BANGKOK, Thailand - Myanmar's military junta has given permission to Thai and Indian health workers to help cyclone victims in areas that have been off limits to most foreigners, raising hopes that ot...
Pirates hijack Jordanian ship off Somali coast; details unclear
NAIROBI, Kenya - Somali pirates hijacked a Jordanian ship Saturday in the latest in a string of attacks off the lawless coast of Somalia, the head of a seafarer's association said. Andrew Mwangura ...
Queen's eldest grandson to marry Canadian with minimum of pomp,
LONDON - The eldest grandson of Queen Elizabeth is marrying a Canadian management consultant Saturday in a private ceremony at Windsor Castle. Peter Phillips and Autumn Kelly were due to wed in the...
French navy ship hovers outside Myanmar, awaiting permission to land aid
YANGON, Myanmar - A French navy ship carrying aid material idled near Myanmar's coast Saturday, awaiting permission from the ruling military regime to dock in the cyclone-devastated Irrawaddy delta. ...
Former archbishop of Canterbury asks Iraqi militants to release 5 Britons
LONDON - A former Church of England leader has appealed for militants to release five British civilians kidnapped in Iraq a year ago. Former Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey released a video t...
Zimbabwe's Tsvangirai postpones return after assassination threat
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - A Zimbabwe opposition spokesman says threats of assassination have derailed plans for party leader Morgan Tsvangirai to return home. Spokesman George Sibotshiwe says pa...
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