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September 5, 2008 5:49:19 PM CDT


Biofuel Firms' African Land Grab Has Colonial Echoes
ANALYSIS

Biofuel Firms' African Land Grab Has Colonial Echoes

Western companies shower nations with promises met with some suspicion

 'Rattling' Dog's Diet    Included Golf Balls 

 'Rattling' Dog's Diet 
 Included Golf Balls 

Black Lab's gut gives up a baker's dozen

 German Cops Hunt    Autobahn Skater 

 German Cops Hunt 
 Autobahn Skater 

Daredevil wanted for endangering motorists, speeding

About-Face on Libya Signals Hope for Iran, N. Korea: Rice

About-Face on Libya Signals Hope for Iran, N. Korea: Rice

Secretary hails historic trip as US officially renews ties with former foe

Pakistan Prez Comes With Lots of Baggage

Pakistan Prez Comes With
Lots of Baggage

Bhutto's widower,
the prisoner playboy, takes reins tomorrow

Taliban Photos Enrage French

Taliban Photos Enrage French

Magazine shows militants posing with personal effects
of dead soldiers

 Iraq Looks to Buy    F-16s  From US 

 Iraq Looks to Buy 
 F-16s  From US 

Advanced weaponry could speed American pullout

Suspected US Strike Kills 5 in Pakistan

Suspected US Strike Kills 5
in Pakistan

Drone attack is the latest of several near Afghan border

Teens Buried Alive in 'Honor Killings' Spark Pakistan Rage

Teens Buried Alive in 'Honor Killings' Spark Pakistan Rage

They wanted to choose their own husbands

 US 'Spied on Iraqi Leaders'

 US 'Spied on Iraqi Leaders'

Woodward book reveals finds 'detached' Bush 'often failed to lead' on Iraq

 Haitians Starving in Hanna Hell

 Haitians Starving in Hanna Hell

Survivors stranded on rooftops beyond reach of aid workers

Global Stocks Down as US Job Losses Rattle Markets

Global Stocks Down as US
Job Losses
Rattle Markets

Employers may have shed 75,000 posts

Gaza Camps Offer  Arts and Crafts, Not AK-47s

Gaza Camps Offer
Arts and Crafts, Not AK-47s

UN hopes its summer camps can hose down extremism in Palestinian territory

 Karzai Vows Punishment    for Deadly US Raid 

 Karzai Vows Punishment 
 for Deadly US Raid 

'Our relation with the foreigners got worst,' president says after 90 Afghans claimed dead

 UK Bans Jolie 'Wanted' Posters 

 UK Bans Jolie 'Wanted' Posters 

Gun-toting ads too violent, promote guns

China Admits Quake-Hit Schools Were Poorly Built

China Admits Quake-Hit Schools Were Poorly Built

But government warns parents to silence criticism

Pakistani Democracy Is Achievable: Bhutto Widower
OPINION

Pakistani Democracy Is Achievable: Bhutto Widower

Zardari: stakes high in Saturday's elections

Cheney, in Georgia, Rips 'Illegitimate' Russian Action

Cheney, in Georgia, Rips 'Illegitimate' Russian Action

Vice-president vows US will stand in solidarity with Georgia

 US Ground Forces   Raid Pakistan Outposts

 US Ground Forces
 Raid Pakistan Outposts

Angry Pakistan protests first incursion by American commandos

New Way to Fight Global Warming: Wipe Your Feet

New Way to Fight Global Warming: Wipe Your Feet

Scientist cleans visitors' shoes to keep plant invaders from taking root on Arctic isle

Brits Working Longer Days

Brits Working Longer Days

UK employees put in 41.4 hours a week,
up from 40.7 in 2006

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