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Iranian economists criticize Ahmadinejad (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2008 03:24 AM CST AP - Iranian newspapers are reporting that 60 economists criticized President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad over his economic policies.

Collapsed Haiti school owner arrested; toll at 88 (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2008 03:13 AM CST AP - Haitian police on Sunday were holding the owner of a school that collapsed, killing at least 88 people and setting off a desperate search for survivors trapped in tons of rubble.

Russian nuke sub returns to base after 20 killed (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2008 03:30 AM CST AP - Russia's navy says the nuclear-powered submarine involved in an accident in the Sea of Japan that killed at least 20 people has returned to its base.

Congolese pack church services amid violence (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2008 03:11 AM CST AP - Thousands in eastern Congo have packed church services after rebels and pro-government militiamen executed civilians this week in two waves of terror that the top U.N. envoy to Congo says amount to war crimes.

Hurricane Paloma becomes Category 1 over Cuba (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2008 03:22 AM CST AP - Hurricane Paloma continues to weaken as is crawls across Cuba, but forecasters warn that life-threatening flash floods and mud slides are still possible.

Calzaghe dominates Jones to remain unbeaten in New York boxing showdown (AFP) Posted: 09 Nov 2008 02:40 AM CST AFP - Undefeated Welshman Joe Calzaghe recovered from a first-round knockdown and pummeled Roy Jones jnr until the final bell Saturday to earn a unanimous 12-round decision in a light heavyweight showdown at Madison Square Garden.

Mideast mediators meet in Egypt (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2008 02:11 AM CST AP - Mideast mediators have begun meeting in a bid to preserve U.S.-backed Israeli-Palestinian peace talks despite their looming failure to produce a deal by year's end.

In food crisis, Mexican valley offers lessons (AP) Posted: 08 Nov 2008 09:31 PM CST AP - On the walls of some farmhouses here, a photo of a one-time Iowa farm boy hangs along with a portrait of the pope. The American long ago wrought a kind of miracle in the wheat fields of this valley, one that today's world hungers for anew.

Bin Laden's son deported from Egypt (AFP) Posted: 09 Nov 2008 02:50 AM CST AFP - Osama bin Laden's son Omar was deported from Egypt on Sunday after returning from a failed bid for political asylum in Spain, his English-born wife Zaina Alsabah bin Laden told AFP.

Reporter recounts being held in Afghan cave (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2008 02:46 AM CST AP - Afghan kidnappers held a Canadian journalist for four weeks blindfolded in an underground cave in which she could barely stand, the journalist said in a videotape released Sunday.

New Zealand enters new era of conservative rule (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2008 02:09 AM CST AP - New Zealand entered a new era of conservative rule Sunday, with incoming Prime Minister John Key promising to be a moderate amid fears some of the country's policies on global warming and indigenous people could be rolled back.

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