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• Zimbabwe's Mugabe pays tribute to late Zambian president

  - 2008-09-03

  LUSAKA AFP — Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has paid a glowing tribute to the late Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa, his arch-critic, for his "courage" and "frankness," state radio reported on Wednesday. "Mwanawasa was a very courageous leader. He was very frank and wanted to change not only his country...

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• Cyprus rivals launch new peace push

  - 2008-09-03

  NICOSIA AFP — Rival Cypriot leaders launched intensive talks on Wednesday on reunifying the Mediterranean island which the United Nations described as a "historic" move after three decades of failed diplomacy. President Demetris Christofias, a Greek Cypriot, and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat, who are both seen as...

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• Thousands pay tribute to late Zambian president Mwanawasa

  - 2008-09-03

  LUSAKA AFP — Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai put aside their rivalry Wednesday to join African heads of state at the funeral of Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa. The bitter rivals mingled with more than a dozen African heads of state and government, as well as...

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• McCain camp doubles down on Palin experience claims

  - 2008-09-03

  ST PAUL, Minnesota AFP — John McCain's presidential campaign on Wednesday took on claims that his shock running mate pick Sarah Palin is inexperienced, arguing she had better leadership credentials than Barack Obama. Hours before Alaska governor Palin was set to address the Republican convention, the campaign released a...

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• Dalai Lama, Tsvangirai, Betancourt on 2008 Sakharov prize list

  - 2008-09-03

  BRUSSELS AFP — The Dalai Lama, Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai and Franco-Colombian ex-hostage Ingrid Betancourt figure among the candidates for the EU parliament's 2008 Sakharov prize, the assembly said Wednesday. The three were nominated along with five others for the parliament's prestigious prize, which is awarded each year...

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• Garcia, Weir chase Singh in rain-threatened PGA playoffs

  - 2008-09-03

  ST. LOUIS, Missouri AFP — Spain's Sergio Garcia and Canada's Mike Weir will try to close the gap on PGA playoff leader Vijay Singh of Fiji at the BMW Championship whose start Thursday is threatened by heavy showers. The remains of Hurricane Gustav were expected to dump two inches...

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• Bush surveys storm-hit Louisiana as evacuees trickle home

  - 2008-09-03

  NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana AFP — President George W. Bush toured storm-scarred Louisiana Wednesday to survey damage from Hurricane Gustav, as hundreds of thousands who fled the storm began coming home. The US leader, whose response to devastating Katrina in 2005 drew harsh criticism, came to the southeastern state a...

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• Hamas denies exiled leader has moved to Sudan

  - 2008-09-02

  DAMASCUS AFP — The Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas on Tuesday denied that its political supremo Khaled Meshaal had moved from his self-imposed exile in Syria to Sudan. "The movement totally denies media reports saying that Khaled Meshaal has left Syria for Sudan," a Hamas official said in a statement...

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• China to charge $6 a barrel to develop Iraq field

  - 2008-09-02

  BAGHDAD AFP — Iraq on Tuesday cleared a plan to develop an oil field by China Petroleum National Corp. at a service fee of six dollars a barrel, giving Beijing a foothold into the world's third largest oil reserves. Iraqi Oil Minister Hussein al-Shahristani said the cabinet had approved...

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• McCain, a leader for all civilizations, says former rival

  - 2008-09-02

  ST PAUL, Minnesota AFP — Republican John McCain has the kind of character that civilizations throughout history have "sought in their leaders," former presidential hopeful and actor Fred Thompson said Tuesday. As the Republican party convention finally got underway for real, Thompson outlined to delegates why he believed McCain,...

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