AFP - Six people including a newborn baby died Friday in a massive fire at a tower block in London, the city's emergency services said.
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AP - Vice President Joe Biden pressed Iraqi leaders Friday to do more to foster national reconciliation and offered U.S. assistance in achieving that, as concerns grow that a lack of political progress is fueling violence in Iraq.
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AFP - Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou arrived in Nicaragua Friday for a two-day official visit, aiming to boost ties with one of the poorest nations in Central America.
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AP - As swine flu runs rampant in the Southern Hemisphere winter, world health experts are concerned that some hard-hit countries have been reluctant to take forceful measures to protect public health.
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AFP - Two women aid workers from Ireland and Uganda were kidnapped Friday by armed men in Sudan's volatile Darfur region, the scene of Africa's longest running conflict, officials told AFP.
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AP - Honduras' Supreme Court rebuffed a personal appeal from the Americas' top international diplomat Friday, refusing to restore ousted President Manuel Zelaya before a Saturday deadline.
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AFP - Two aid workers from Ireland and Uganda were kidnapped by armed men in Sudan's volatile Darfur region Friday, a source told AFP.
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AFP - The UN atomic watchdog's incoming chief Yukiya Amano promised Friday to go all out to resolve a long-running nuclear standoff with Iran after governors formally gave their assent to his appointment.
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AFP - Two children died after a fire in a London tower block, police said Friday.
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AP - The Americas' top international diplomat flew to Honduras on Friday to give the coup-backed government a firm ultimatum: Restore the president within 24 hours or face crippling sanctions.
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