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A top UN official on Wednesday praised "great progress" in easing Zimbabwe's humanitarian crisis, but urged donors to continue supporting the country's recovery from a decade of economic freefall.
Seoul - US President Barack Obama's special envoy for North Korea, Stephen Bosworth, arrived in the Stalinist state Tuesday to try to convince the country to return to international denuclearization talks. Bosworth also hopes to convince the regime i...
Baghdad - The Iraqi presidential council on Tuesday set March 6 as the new date for parliamentary elections, Baghdad's Aswat al-Iraq news agency reported, citing state television. The announcement followed parliament's unanimous approval a law to cov...
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CORPUS CHRISTI —University art student Josh Goldson says his recent work is scaly, spotty and striped — all to help raise money for the Art Museum of South Texas. The 20-year-old sophomore at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi recently airbrushed leotards for university dancers to resemble a lion, zebra, python and gazelle among other African creatures for the museum’s Silver Safari fundraiser ...
Scottish writer Alexander McCall Smith, creator of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, owns way too many books.
Nuremberg, Germany - Some people would do almost anything, such as fly half way around the globe, to go for a stroll through the traditional Christmas market in Nuremberg, Germany. Others will take on the rigours of a long bus journey in the hope of ...
Frankfurt - A small private plane crashed and burned Monday while preparing to land near the German city of Frankfurt. Police said three people had been on board when the business passenger aircraft took off earlier from the German city of Bremen. A ...
Two comedians have joined forces to create the first iPhone App to provide users with the most amazing collection of jokes ever assembled, as well as a variety of special effects to liven up any party and turn you into an instant comedian.
Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal is in doubt for a triangular one-day series in January after he ignored medical advice and continued to play cricket despite a broken hand, the Bangladesh Cricket Board said on Monday.
Australian David Lutterus, who began the final round two strokes adrift of a job, fired an eight-under par 64 Monday at PGA Tour qualifying School to book his spot on the circuit for 2010.
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