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Zimbabwe Prime Minister Tsvangirai hurt in crash (AP) Posted: 06 Mar 2009 04:30 PM PST AP - Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's wife was killed and he suffered injuries in a two-vehicle crash near the capital Friday, officials said. President Robert Mugabe paid a condolence visit to the hospital, but a long rivalry with his new premier fed suspicions about the circumstances.

Taliban cement rule, hard-line law after truce (AP) Posted: 06 Mar 2009 02:11 PM PST AP - Zeb Gul used to sell music CDs in this mountain town but was driven out of business by Taliban militants who struck a deal with Pakistani leaders desperate to halt their march across the nation.

Iran, militant groups support Sudanese president (AP) Posted: 06 Mar 2009 01:54 PM PST AP - Senior leaders of Iran, Hamas and Hezbollah offered international support Friday to Sudan's president after he was charged with war crimes in Darfur, a sign that the bid to prosecute him could sharply radicalize his regime.

Kenyan death squads blamed for activists' deaths (AP) Posted: 06 Mar 2009 01:30 PM PST AP - Activists Oscar Kamau Kingara and John Paul Oulu spent years demanding justice for thousands who they said disappeared at the hands of shadowy government death squads.

Doucoure hurdles to second European title (AFP) Posted: 06 Mar 2009 05:15 PM PST AFP - France's Ladji Doucoure has added the 2009 European Indoor Championship title to his 2005 gold medal with victory in the 60m hurdles.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,255 (AP) Posted: 06 Mar 2009 05:10 PM PST AP - As of Friday, March 6, 2009, at least 4,255 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Mexican border city braces for troop patrols (AP) Posted: 06 Mar 2009 02:51 PM PST AP - The mayor of the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez told residents Friday to prepare for a monthslong presence of army troops, but said the arrival of thousands of soldiers had already reduced killings by almost 90 percent.

Morocco cuts ties with Iran over Bahrain (Reuters) Posted: 06 Mar 2009 02:35 PM PST Reuters - Morocco has cut diplomatic links with Iran, the Moroccan Foreign Ministry said Friday, after an outcry in the Sunni Muslim world over a statement by an Iranian official questioning Sunni-ruled Bahrain's sovereignty.

US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 589 (AP) Posted: 06 Mar 2009 05:14 PM PST AP - As of Friday, March 6, 2009, at least 589 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Friday at 10 a.m. EST.

Taiwan ties with India in Davis Cup event (AFP) Posted: 06 Mar 2009 07:40 AM PST AFP - Taiwanese tennis ace Lu Yen-hsun stormed past Rohan Bopanna Friday, allowing the island to tie 1-1 with India in the Davis Cup Asia-Oceania group one second-round clash.

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