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Israel shells near UN school, killing at least 30
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AP - Israeli mortar shells struck outside a U.N. school where hundreds of Palestinians had sought refuge on Tuesday, killing at least 30 people many of them children whose parents wailed in grief at a hospital filled with dead and wounded.
Diplomats push Syria to pressure ally Hamas
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AP - France's president sought Syrian help Tuesday to bring a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip, while Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice headed to the United Nations for meetings with Arab and European leaders.
US, Iraqi troops get the picture (not their man)
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AP - Army Capt. Christopher Loftis took in the scene: Iraqi soldiers raiding the home of a suspected insurgent wanted for participating in deadly attacks against U.S. and Iraqi troops.
Member of Iraq president party killed in drive-by
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AP - Gunmen have killed a member of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani's political party in a drive-by shooting in the northern city of Kirkuk, Iraqi police officials said Tuesday.
Natural gas shortages slam many European nations
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AP - The Russia-Ukraine natural gas dispute hit Europe with the force of a winter storm Tuesday, cutting or limiting supplies to at least a dozen nations. Tens of thousands of people were left without heat and governments scrambled to find alternate energy sources.
German mogul kills self over financial meltdown
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AP - German billionaire Adolf Merckle threw himself in front of a train after his business empire, which included interests ranging from VW cars to pharmaceuticals to cement, ran into trouble in the global financial crisis, his family said Tuesday.
Doctors stuck at bottleneck on Egypt-Gaza border
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AP - Greek anesthesiologist Dimitrios Mognie and another doctor arrived at this border crossing loaded with medical supplies to help Gazans wounded in the Israeli offensive. Instead, they have waited at the border for days.
Falling rock ends search for landslide victims
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AP - Rescuers ended their search Tuesday for victims of a massive landslide that tore down a mountain and buried a northern Guatemalan highway, killing at least 35 people.
Zimbabwe court dismisses activists' bid for freedom
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Reuters - A Zimbabwean court Tuesday ruled that a leading human rights advocate and eight other activists should remain in custody, in a case that has raised further doubts over a power-sharing deal.
Pakistan calls for foreign support, not troops
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AP - Pakistan's president called Tuesday for foreign allies to provide more support not more troops to help win the battle against extremist militias along its volatile border with Afghanistan.
Woman accused in fatal burning of sleeping husband
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AP - An Australian woman accused of setting her husband's genitals on fire because she thought he was having an affair has been charged with murder.