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Group declares ceasefire in Nigeria's south (AP) Posted: 21 Sep 2008 03:09 AM CDT AP - Nigeria's main militant group declared a ceasefire in the southern oil region on Sunday, ending the worst spate of militant attacks in years to hit Africa's oil giant.

Olmert tells Cabinet he will resign (AP) Posted: 21 Sep 2008 02:47 AM CDT AP - Israel Radio says Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has told his Cabinet that he will resign.

Suicide bomb guts Pakistan Marriott hotel; 42 dead (AP) Posted: 21 Sep 2008 01:03 AM CDT AP - A suicide bomber detonated a dump truck packed with a ton of explosives outside the Marriott in Pakistan's capital Saturday, setting off a fiery blast that shattered the luxury hotel, killed at least 42 people and wounded hundreds, officials and witnesses said.

Bomb a warning to end Pakistan-US cooperation (AP) Posted: 21 Sep 2008 12:56 AM CDT AP - The brazen truck-bombing of the Marriott hotel in Islamabad on Saturday is a warning from Islamic militants to Pakistan's new civilian leadership that it should end already-strained cooperation with the United States to pursue al-Qaida and the Taliban, analysts said.

ANC forces South African President Mbeki to resign (AP) Posted: 20 Sep 2008 12:34 PM CDT AP - President Thabo Mbeki bowed to heavy pressure from his own party to resign Saturday, tossed to the sidelines of the economic powerhouse he built up as punishment for allegedly abusing his power in trying to quash a popular rival.

Six injured in car bomb blast in Spain's Basque country: official (AFP) Posted: 21 Sep 2008 02:00 AM CDT AFP - Six people were injured Sunday in a car bomb blast outside a police station in Ondarroa, in northern Spain's Basque country, in the second such attack in the region within hours, officials said.

Iraq: gunmen kill interior ministry official (AP) Posted: 21 Sep 2008 02:26 AM CDT AP - Iraqi officials say an interior ministry brigadier has been killed in a drive-by shooting in western Baghdad.

Venezuela criticizes McCain ad targeting Chavez (AP) Posted: 20 Sep 2008 04:05 PM CDT AP - Venezuela is taking issue with a John McCain campaign ad focusing on President Hugo Chavez.

South Africa's Mbeki to address nation after agreeing to resign (AFP) Posted: 20 Sep 2008 09:23 PM CDT AFP - Thabo Mbeki will on Sunday make a rare public address, a day after agreeing to calls by the governing African National Congress for him to stand down in the interests of party unity.

Al-Qaeda seen behind Pakistan carnage (AFP) Posted: 21 Sep 2008 02:59 AM CDT AFP - Rescue teams hunted for survivors Sunday in the ruins of Islamabad's Marriott Hotel, where a massive truck bomb killed at least 60 people in what officials said looked like the work of Al-Qaeda.

Australia's Qantas says A380 arrival heralds new era (AFP) Posted: 21 Sep 2008 01:15 AM CDT AFP - Qantas landed its first A380 superjumbo here on Sunday, hopeful that its arrival will boost the Australian carrier, which has recently faced a series of mechanical problems including a mid-air blast.

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