| Israeli voters cast ballots in general election (AP) Posted: 10 Feb 2009 12:27 AM CST  AP - Voters braved poor weather in Jerusalem and other parts of Israel Tuesday to cast their ballots in a general election pitting conservative former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni.
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| French president arrives on first trip to Iraq (AP) Posted: 10 Feb 2009 01:09 AM CST  AP - French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrived Tuesday in Baghdad on his first trip to Iraq a major step in his efforts to rebuild ties with Iraq and end any lingering U.S.-French animosity over the 2003 Iraq invasion.
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| Italian woman in right-to-die debate dies (AP) Posted: 09 Feb 2009 10:31 PM CST  AP - A 38-year-old woman who ignited a fierce right-to-die debate that convulsed Italy and dragged in the Vatican died Monday just as lawmakers in Parliament rushed to pass a bill designed to keep her alive. Eluana Englaro had been in a vegetative state since she was in a car accident 17 years ago. She died Monday night at the Udine clinic where she had been for the past week, said family attorney Vittorio Angiolini.
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| Asia stocks sink as investors eye US stimulus plan (AP) Posted: 09 Feb 2009 11:28 PM CST  AP - Asian stock markets sank in erratic trade Tuesday as investors waited to see how the U.S. will boost its economy with a massive stimulus package and reshape its program to bail out banks.
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| Australia fire death toll passes 170 (AP) Posted: 10 Feb 2009 01:13 AM CST  AP - Authorities searching for answers to the carnage from Australia's worst-ever wildfires said Tuesday they would rethink policies allowing residents to decide for themselves whether to evacuate their homes.
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| CORRECTED: France's Sarkozy flies into Iraq (Reuters) Posted: 10 Feb 2009 01:23 AM CST  Reuters - French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrived in Baghdad Tuesday on the first visit to Iraq by a French head of state since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion, which Paris strongly opposed.
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| US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,243 (AP) Posted: 09 Feb 2009 07:36 PM CST  AP - As of Monday, Feb. 9, 2009, at least 4,243 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.
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| Buena Vista Social Club bassist Lopez dead at 76 (AP) Posted: 09 Feb 2009 09:59 PM CST  AP - Orlando "Cachaito" Lopez, considered the "heartbeat" of Cuba's legendary Buena Vista Social Club for his internationally acclaimed bass playing, died Monday of complications from prostate surgery, fellow musicians said. He was 76.
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| Guinea coup leader refuses on vote date (AP) Posted: 09 Feb 2009 08:24 PM CST  AP - The leader of Guinea's recent coup refused Monday to provide a timeline on the African nation's elections, despite an earlier promise to hold a vote yet this year.
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| About 200 stranded dolphins rescued in Manila Bay (AP) Posted: 10 Feb 2009 01:28 AM CST AP - At least 200 melon-head dolphins flocked to shallow waters of Manila Bay on Tuesday, prompting a massive rescue by hundreds of volunteers and fishermen who used their boats and hands to drive them back to deep seas. |
| Australian wildfire survivors recall ordeal (AFP) Posted: 10 Feb 2009 01:00 AM CST  AFP - "I knew people were dying around us, I knew," said Annette Smit, describing the firestorm in Australia that destroyed her home and almost cost her life.
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