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Pakistani quake leaves 150 dead, 15,000 homeless (AP) Posted: 29 Oct 2008 04:01 AM CDT AP - A strong earthquake struck before dawn Wednesday in southwestern Pakistan, killing at least 150 people, injuring scores more and leaving an estimated 15,000 homeless, officials said.

Congolese army claims attack by Rwandan troops (AP) Posted: 29 Oct 2008 02:24 AM CDT AP - Bombs, rockets and mortars were exploding in eastern Congo, and the Congolese army is claiming it came under attack by troops from neighboring Rwanda.

Pakistan to US: Stop missile strikes near border (AP) Posted: 29 Oct 2008 02:41 AM CDT AP - Pakistan's Foreign Ministry says it has summoned the U.S. ambassador to call for an end to missile strikes on militant targets in Pakistan's border region.

Report: NKorea's Kim suffers 'serious' setback (AP) Posted: 29 Oct 2008 03:19 AM CDT AP - South Korean intelligence indicates that ailing North Korean leader Kim Jong Il suffered a serious health setback and has been hospitalized, a newspaper reported Wednesday.

Report: China to hold talks with Dalai Lama envoys (AP) Posted: 29 Oct 2008 03:19 AM CDT AP - China will hold a new round of talks with representatives of the Dalai Lama, state media reported Wednesday, days after the exiled spiritual leader said he had given up on persuading Beijing to allow greater autonomy for Tibet.

Stocks soar 5.59% (AFP) Posted: 29 Oct 2008 04:26 AM CDT AFP - London stocks rallied by 5.59 percent in morning trading on Wednesday, accelerating initial gains as investors took their cue from a sharp overnight rally in New York, dealers said.

Israeli troops kill Palestinian in West Bank (AP) Posted: 29 Oct 2008 04:11 AM CDT AP - Palestinians say Israeli troops have killed a farmer in a nighttime raid in the West Bank.

Mexico approves watered-down oil industry reform (AP) Posted: 28 Oct 2008 11:04 PM CDT AP - Mexico's Congress passed a watered-down energy industry reform Tuesday that enables private contractors to participate in the state-owned oil business but won't likely draw enough investment to reverse declining production in the third-largest oil supplier to the United States.

Congo rebels push toward key city (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 29 Oct 2008 03:00 AM CDT The Christian Science Monitor - – Congolese rebels continued their march toward the regional capital of Goma on Tuesday, driving panicky Army soldiers and tens of thousands of displaced civilians out onto the muddy roads ahead of them.

Indonesia's ex-central bank chief guilty of graft (AP) Posted: 29 Oct 2008 04:26 AM CDT AP - Indonesia's former central bank governor was sentenced Wednesday to five years in jail and fined $22,500 in connection with an $11 million corruption case — the latest in a string of scandals to hit the bank.

Former Australian terror suspect evades prison (AP) Posted: 29 Oct 2008 01:07 AM CDT AP - An Australian man who spent time at an al-Qaida training camp and met Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan was sentenced Wednesday to nine months in prison but freed because of time already served.

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