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24 July 2008 13:35:19

Source: Reuters SINGAPORE, July 24 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Thursday hailed the arrest this week of wartime Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic and said she hoped his army chief Ratko ...

24 July 2008 13:24:55

Source: Reuters (Updates with details, new byline, dateline) By Chisa Fujioka HACHINOHE, Japan, July 24 (Reuters) - A strong earthquake jolted northern Japan early on Thursday, injuring at least 99 people, ...

24 July 2008 13:11:12

Source: Reuters WASHINGTON, July 23 (Reuters) - Israeli Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi, on his first visit to Washington as Israel's top military officer, said on Wednesday it was crucial to block what he called " ...

24 July 2008 12:58:42

Source: Reuters (Dolly downgraded to tropical storm; details from Mexico) By Joe Mitchell BROWNSVILLE, Texas, July 23 (Reuters) - Hurricane Dolly moved inland after tearing into the South Texas coast on Wednesday ...

24 July 2008 12:45:17

Source: Reuters WASHINGTON, July 23 (Reuters) - Hurricane Dolly has weakened to a tropical storm as it moved inland over Texas after drenching the Texas-Mexico coast with heavy rains, the National Hurricane Center ...

24 July 2008 12:12:28

Source: Reuters WASHINGTON, July 23 (Reuters) - A 6.4 magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of Russia's Kuril Islands in the northern Pacific, the U.S. Geological Survey reported on Wednesday. The quake was ...

24 July 2008 12:02:41

Source: Reuters BEIJING, July 24 (Reuters) - Hong Kong's ageing ambulances are to receive emergency checkups after a series of breakdowns, with half the 250-strong fleet expected to be replaced, a newspaper said on ...

24 July 2008 11:30:02

Source: Reuters HAVANA, July 23 (Reuters) - Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro on Wednesday said Cuba does not have to explain or "ask forgiveness" about a report out of Russia this week that Russia might use ...

24 July 2008 09:16:21

Source: Reuters (Adds French and Vietnamese ambassadors, diplomat) By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS, July 23 (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council will hold a special meeting on a border dispute between ...

24 July 2008 09:04:31

Source: Reuters BOGOTA, July 23 (Reuters) - The Colombian air force bombed a rebel camp, killing at least 20 left-wing guerrillas in the latest blow to the insurgency this year, the government said on Wednesday. It ...