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Gustav slams Cuba as powerful Category 4 hurricane (AP) Posted: 31 Aug 2008 12:17 AM CDT AP - Gustav slammed into Cuba's tobacco-growing western tip as a monstrous Category 4 hurricane Saturday while both Cubans and Americans scrambled to flee the storm as it roared toward the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico and New Orleans.

Thai lawmakers hold emergency session amid crisis (AP) Posted: 31 Aug 2008 02:41 AM CDT AP - Thailand's Parliament convened an emergency session Sunday at the request of the country's prime minister, who acknowledged that his administration cannot control spiraling anti-government protests.

Rescuers head to quake site in southwest China (AP) Posted: 31 Aug 2008 02:18 AM CDT AP - Rescue teams headed to China's southwestern Sichuan province after a 6.1 magnitude earthquake killed 22 people and injured hundreds, local authorities said Sunday.

Hundreds of thousands of Mexicans protest killings (AP) Posted: 31 Aug 2008 12:23 AM CDT AP - Hundreds of thousands of frustrated Mexicans, many carrying pictures of kidnapped loved ones, marched across the country Saturday to demand government action against a relentless tide of killings, abductions and shootouts.

UN: Georgians effectively blocked from homes (AP) Posted: 30 Aug 2008 07:13 PM CDT AP - Russian troops remaining in Georgian territory are effectively preventing Georgians from returning to their homes, a U.N. representative said Saturday.

Olympics: 2012 torch relay 'will not leave Britain': report (AFP) Posted: 31 Aug 2008 12:45 AM CDT AFP - The Olympic torch relay before the 2012 Olympics in London will be restricted to Britain after protests marred the worldwide relay ahead of the Beijing Games, a report said Sunday.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,151 (AP) Posted: 30 Aug 2008 06:09 PM CDT AP - As of Saturday, Aug. 30, 2008, at least 4,151 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Amazon deforestation on the rise (AP) Posted: 30 Aug 2008 07:25 PM CDT AP - Amazon deforestation jumped 69 percent in the past 12 months — the first such increase in three years — as rising demand for soy and cattle pushes farmers and ranchers to raze trees, officials said Saturday.

Gaddafi, Berlusconi sign accord worth billions (Reuters) Posted: 30 Aug 2008 10:28 PM CDT Reuters - Libya and Italy signed an accord on Saturday under which Italy will pay $5 billion in compensation for colonial misdeeds during its decades-long rule of the North African country.

Hindus say deal struck over Indian Kashmir shrine (AFP) Posted: 31 Aug 2008 02:43 AM CDT AFP - Hindus in Indian Kashmir on Sunday suspended protests after the government agreed to temporarily provide land to a Hindu trust managing a key pilgrimage in the Muslim-majority region.

Australia warns of high risk of terror attacks on US flights (AFP) Posted: 31 Aug 2008 12:18 AM CDT AFP - Australia on Sunday warned of a "high risk" of terror attacks on domestic and international flights in and to the United States, urging citizens to be vigilant while in the country.

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