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Coup in Guinea follows death of President Conte (AP) Posted: 23 Dec 2008 03:42 AM CST AP - A military-led group declared a coup in the West African nation of Guinea on Tuesday, announcing it had dissolved the government and constitution hours after the death of the country's longtime dictator.

US, Russian space station crew conduct spacewalk (AP) Posted: 23 Dec 2008 02:54 AM CST AP - American and Russian crewmen installed a probe Tuesday aimed at tracking down problems with a Russian module attached to the international space station and conducted an array of other maintenance and scientific work during a six-hour spacewalk.

Karzai attends memorial for 3 killed in US raid (AP) Posted: 23 Dec 2008 03:40 AM CST AP - President Hamid Karzai attended a memorial ceremony Tuesday for three Afghans killed in an overnight raid by U.S. forces, an incident Karzai has asked America's top military officer to investigate.

Chinese court rejects parents' earthquake lawsuit (AP) Posted: 23 Dec 2008 01:44 AM CST AP - A court in southwestern China has rejected a lawsuit filed by a group of parents seeking compensation for the deaths of their children when their classrooms crumbled during a devastating earthquake in May, one of the parents said Tuesday.

Ailing Japanese emperor waves to birthday crowd (AP) Posted: 23 Dec 2008 03:44 AM CST AP - Japan's emperor waved to a crowd of well-wishers on his 75th birthday Tuesday, assuring the nation that his health was improving after a series of illnesses.

2 Germans freed by kidnappers in Yemen return home (AP) Posted: 23 Dec 2008 03:26 AM CST AP - A Yemeni airport official says two Germans held hostage by tribesmen in Yemen for five days are returning home.

4,300-year-old pharaonic tombs unveiled near Cairo (AP) Posted: 22 Dec 2008 08:20 PM CST AP - A pair of 4,300-year-old pharaonic tombs discovered at Saqqara indicate that the sprawling necropolis south of Cairo is even larger than previously thought, Egypt's top archaeologist said Monday. The rock-cut tombs were built for high officials — one responsible for the quarries used to build the nearby pyramids and another for a woman in charge of procuring entertainers for the pharaohs.

Mexico honors soldiers beheaded by drug cartels (AP) Posted: 22 Dec 2008 07:14 PM CST AP - The decapitated bodies of the soldiers lined a major boulevard, accompanied by a sign: "For every one of mine that you kill, I will kill 10." A bag of their heads, some still gagged with tape, was found nearby.

Seven Russian tourists dead in Egypt coach crash (AFP) Posted: 23 Dec 2008 02:32 AM CST AFP - Seven Russian tourists were killed when their coach overturned on a highway near the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Dahab, according to a new death toll on Tuesday.

Chinese pandas arrive in Taiwan (AP) Posted: 23 Dec 2008 03:10 AM CST AP - A pair of giant pandas has arrived in Taiwan as a gift from China in the latest move symbolizing warming ties between the rivals.

Australia admits errors made in Indian 'terror' doctor case (AFP) Posted: 23 Dec 2008 12:39 AM CST AFP - The Australian government Tuesday admitted mistakes were made at the highest level when it wrongfully charged an Indian doctor over a botched British terror plot and forced him to leave the country.

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