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OPEC considers cutting oil production
With oil prices off nearly 30 percent from their highs of almost $150 a barrel, OPEC oil ministers are considering what was unthinkable just a few weeks ago _ cutting back output to prop up the price of crude.
Vast model ship armada on display in Germany
For Peter Tamm, the passion that launched a thousand ships _ and Hamburg's newest museum along the port city's old docks _ began with a gift from his mother in 1934.
Afghan tribal leader set for trial in NYC
By his own account, former Afghan tribal leader Bashir Noorzai resisted the Soviet Union's invasion of his country three decades ago, then put down his weapons when U.S. forces showed up following the Sept.
50,000 villagers in flooded India refuse to leave
At least 50,000 people in India have refused to abandon their homes in flood-ravaged northern Indian despite pleas by authorities to evacuate, an official said Sunday.
Hong Kong votes in legislative elections
Hong Kong voters turned out in thinner numbers Sunday for legislative elections that threatened to set back the pro-democracy opposition and its push for greater political freedoms in the Chinese-ruled ...
Roadside bombs wound 14 in Baghdad
A series of roadside bombs wounded at least 14 people Sunday in eastern Baghdad, police said, in a sign of the ongoing security threats despite a sharp reduction of violence in the Iraqi capital.
Unknown powder sent to US diplomats in Pakistan
Two American diplomatic outposts in Pakistan received envelopes containing an unknown white powder last week, sparking a security scare, a U.S. Embassy spokesman said Sunday.
Cheney holds talks in Italy on Georgia crisis
Vice President Dick Cheney renewed his call for cooperation between Europe and Washington over the Georgia crisis, Italy's foreign minister said Sunday.
Myanmar says no sign of Suu Kyi hunger strike
A Myanmar junta official said Sunday there is 'no indication' that detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is on a hunger strike but implied the government has not sent anyone to make sure.
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