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Israel blasts Hamas targets, diplomacy gains steam (AP) Posted: 03 Jan 2009 04:10 AM CST AP - Israeli warplanes and gunboats blasted more than two dozen Hamas targets Saturday, including weapons storage facilities, training centers and leaders' homes as Israel's offensive against Gaza's Islamic militant rulers entered a second week.

Sri Lanka bombs rebels after seizing their HQ (AP) Posted: 03 Jan 2009 04:09 AM CST AP - Sri Lankan air force jets and helicopters bombed a series of rebel targets in the north and northeast, the military said Saturday, as soldiers pressed deeper into Tamil Tiger territory a day after capturing the insurgents' de facto capital.

Opposition leader wins presidency in Ghana (AP) Posted: 03 Jan 2009 05:32 AM CST AP - Ghana's Electoral Commission says opposition leader John Atta Mills has won the presidency of this West African nation.

US: Soldiers shoot, wound woman in Baghdad (AP) Posted: 03 Jan 2009 03:47 AM CST AP - The U.S. military says American soldiers have shot and wounded an Iraqi woman after she failed to heed warnings to stop near a Baghdad checkpoint.

Australia tells US it won't accept Gitmo detainees (AP) Posted: 03 Jan 2009 03:33 AM CST AP - Australia has told the United States for a second time that it will not resettle detainees freed from the Guantanamo Bay military prison in Cuba, the acting prime minister said Saturday.

Russia gas row disruption spreads to Bulgaria (Reuters) Posted: 03 Jan 2009 05:05 AM CST Reuters - Russian gas flows to Bulgaria dropped on Saturday in a fresh sign that Moscow's decision to cut off its neighbor Ukraine in a row over pricing was disrupting supplies to some European Union members.

Iraqi premier visits Iran to discuss US-Iraq pact (AP) Posted: 03 Jan 2009 05:04 AM CST AP - Iraq's prime minister is visiting Iran where the newly implemented security deal between the United States and Baghdad is expected to top his agenda.

Autopsy planned in death of John Travolta's son (AP) Posted: 03 Jan 2009 03:48 AM CST AP - An autopsy is planned for John Travolta's teenage son, who died after apparently hitting his head on the bathtub while the family was vacationing at their home in the Bahamas, authorities said.

Mugabe prepares to form unity government and fires ministers: media (AFP) Posted: 03 Jan 2009 03:20 AM CST AFP - Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe is preparing to form a unity goverment after firing a number of ministers from his ZANU-PF party who lost in the March 2008 elections, state media said on Saturday.

Officials: Pakistan arrests senior Taliban figure (AP) Posted: 03 Jan 2009 05:33 AM CST AP - Security officials say Pakistan has arrested a former Taliban spokesman released by Afghanistan in 2007 in exchange for a kidnapped Italian journalist.

Australia rejects Guantanamo resettlement requests (Reuters) Posted: 03 Jan 2009 12:34 AM CST Reuters - Australia has rejected all U.S. requests so far to resettle detainees from Guantanamo Bay, the most recent being on Friday night, Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard said on Saturday.

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