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Gaza civilian toll rises; diplomats seek truce (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2009 12:17 AM CST AP - Israel ignored mounting international calls for a cease-fire and said it won't stop its crippling 10-day assault until "peace and tranquility" are achieved in southern Israeli towns in the line of Palestinian rocket fire.

Russian gas shipments to Balkans via Ukraine cease (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2009 03:59 AM CST AP - Turkey, Romania, Greece and other Balkan nations reported a complete shut off of Russian gas shipped via Ukraine Tuesday, in a sharp escalation of a struggle over energy that threatens Europe as winter sets in.

India: Pakistanis "must have" backed Mumbai attack (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2009 03:53 AM CST AP - Pakistani authorities "must have had" a hand in the deadly Mumbai siege, India's prime minister said Tuesday, stopping just short of directly accusing Islamabad of aiding the gunmen.

Wanted: Border monitors to oversee Gaza truce (AP) Posted: 05 Jan 2009 04:53 PM CST AP - The contours of a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas are emerging, with diplomacy focusing on international guarantees, including foreign border monitors to oversee any agreement.

Member of Iraq president party killed in drive-by (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2009 03:54 AM CST AP - Iraqi police say gunmen have killed a member of President Jalal Talabani's political party in a drive-by shooting in the northern city of Kirkuk.

Russian gas situation 'dramatically' worse: EU official (AFP) Posted: 06 Jan 2009 04:00 AM CST AFP - The situation with deliveries of Russian gas to Europe "changed very dramatically" overnight and is "getting worse," a top member of a European Union delegation in Kiev said on Tuesday.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,221 (AP) Posted: 05 Jan 2009 08:09 PM CST AP - As of Monday, Jan. 5, 2009, at least 4,221 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Guatemalan mudslide kills 35, injures 15 (AP) Posted: 05 Jan 2009 09:25 PM CST AP - Rescuers dug through tons of mud late Monday in search of more victims of a massive landslide that buried a long stretch of highway in northern Guatemala, killing at least 35 coffee workers and travelers using the road.

Pirates attack French vessel off Nigerian coast (AP) Posted: 05 Jan 2009 04:50 PM CST AP - Pirates hijacked a French boat and took its nine crew members hostage in the latest attack in some of the world's most dangerous waters off oil-rich southern Nigeria, the boat's owner said Monday.

Private TV station attacked in Sri Lanka: police (AFP) Posted: 06 Jan 2009 03:44 AM CST AFP - Attackers torched a private TV station in Sri Lanka Tuesday after it was labelled "unpatriotic" for its coverage of the war against Tamil rebels, police and media activists said.

Australia wife charged for setting husband on fire (AP) Posted: 05 Jan 2009 10:20 PM CST AP - An Australian woman has been charged with murder after allegedly setting her husband's genitals on fire because she thought he was having an affair.

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