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Israeli warplanes hit smuggling tunnels in Gaza (AP) Posted: 28 Jan 2009 01:38 AM CST AP - Israeli warplanes pounded smuggling tunnels under the Gaza-Egypt border early Wednesday, a day after a Palestinian bomb killed an Israeli soldier and the Israeli military vowed to respond harshly to any further attacks.

After offensive, posters of dead sell well in Gaza (AP) Posted: 27 Jan 2009 03:20 PM CST AP - Some were killed when tank shells hit their homes. Others died when bombs erased their offices. Still others met their end battling Israeli troops.

Baghdad seeks `normal' footing on unsteady legs (AP) Posted: 27 Jan 2009 01:38 PM CST AP - Iraqi pop music poured from loudspeakers in Baghdad's popular Zawraa Park as families enjoyed picnics and children squealed on the "Space Gun," a thrill ride that looped them around in a full circle.

Rebels lose last key town to Sri Lankan troops (AP) Posted: 27 Jan 2009 07:43 PM CST AP - The streets of Mullaittivu — patrolled by rebels just last week — were empty Tuesday except for stray dogs, abandoned cows and a few government soldiers.

Yearly Mexican remittances drop for 1st time (AP) Posted: 27 Jan 2009 02:59 PM CST AP - The money sent home by Mexican migrants fell in 2008 for the first time on record, Mexico's central bank said Tuesday — part of a global trend that could worsen as emigrants from developing countries lose jobs in the global financial crisis.

Sebastian Barry wins Costa book award (AFP) Posted: 28 Jan 2009 02:25 AM CST AFP - Irish author and playwright Sebastian Barry won the 25,000-pound Costa Book of the Year award for his novel "The Secret Scripture", the judges said -- even though they disliked the ending.

Early voting begins in Iraq provincial elections (AP) Posted: 28 Jan 2009 12:48 AM CST AP - Voting stations are open across Iraq in places such as military camps and government offices for the first ballots of this week's provincial elections.

Thieves target Mexico airport, shoot Frenchman (AP) Posted: 27 Jan 2009 08:59 PM CST AP - Thieves apparently targeting people who exchange money at Mexico City's international airport shot a French citizen in the head on Tuesday, and authorities warned that gangs have put lookouts at exchange windows in the terminal.

Tsvangirai says he agreed to join government (Reuters) Posted: 28 Jan 2009 01:34 AM CST Reuters - Zimbabwean MDC opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has said he agreed to form a unity government, after his party rejected a deal reached at a regional summit, a South African newspaper reported Wednesday.

China casts late Tibetan monk as ally against unrest (Reuters) Posted: 28 Jan 2009 02:14 AM CST Reuters - China is marking 20 years since the death of the second-most senior figure in Tibetan Buddhism by lauding him as an enemy of separatism in the restive region as it enters a year laden with tense anniversaries.

Queen escaped Australian train assassination plot (AFP) Posted: 28 Jan 2009 02:14 AM CST AFP - Queen Elizabeth II escaped possible assassination in Australia nearly 40 years ago when plotters tried to derail her train in mountains near Sydney, a retired detective has claimed.

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