Russia offers Chavez nuclear help amid US tensions
AFP - 9 hours ago
ORENBURG, Russia (AFP) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was to meet Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev on Friday after Russia risked Washington's wrath by offering the fierce US foe help developing nuclear energy.
Russian Neighbors Urge UN to Stand Against Kremlin Aggression New York Times
Rice says Russia more authoritarian International Herald Tribune

Anti-poverty summit raises 16 billion dollars: UN chief
AFP - 10 hours ago
UNITED NATIONS (AFP) - A UN summit called to rev up the war on global poverty raised a total of roughly 16 billion dollars, UN chief Ban Ki-moon said here.
Uganda: Corruption Derails MDGs in Poor Countries AllAfrica.com
Mexico expected to reach Millennium Development Goals before 2015 Xinhua

 South Africa: The Idea of a Splinter Party and its Prospects
AllAfrica.com - 53 minutes ago
The dismissal of Thabo Mbeki and the walkout by eleven ministers and some deputies indicates that a severe split exists within the African National Congress (ANC), despite claims to the contrary.
South African prosecutors to file Zuma appeal Reuters
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 Pakistani and American Troops Exchange Fire
New York Times - 37 minutes ago
By ERIC SCHMITT WASHINGTON - Pakistani and American ground troops exchanged fire along the border with Afghanistan on Thursday, a top American military official said, ratcheting up tensions as the United States increases its attacks against militants ...
Pakistan warns US troops after exchange of fire The Associated Press
Pakistani, US clash not seen escalating Reuters

  Exclusive: I followed jetman Yves Rossy during the historic ...
Times Online - 41 minutes ago
Yves Rossy was a black speck in my windshield early this afternoon until he unfolded his wings and throttled up his engines levelling out across the Channel at nearly 6000ft.
Jet man flies across Channel on a wing guardian.co.uk
Jetwing pioneer crosses the Channel Reuters UK
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 China's tainted milk problem hits Japanese company
The Associated Press - 47 minutes ago
BEIJING (AP) - China's scandal over milk and other foods tainted with melamine spread Friday as Japan and Hong Kong said they detected the industrial chemical in Chinese-made products.
WRAPUP 1-China toxic milk victims seen to rise by 10000 Reuters
China pulls top candy off shelves as milk scandal deepens Khaleej Times
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 Bush tells Congress to stop bickering, agree deal
AFP - 33 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President George W. Bush urged lawmakers Friday to set aside differences and swiftly pass a huge rescue plan to pull the rattled financial sector back from the brink of collapse.
Bush upbeat on bail-out package Aljazeera.net
Talks Implode During a Day of Chaos; Fate of Bailout Plan Remains ... New York Times
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