North America

Thu, May 7 2009
California wildfire unchecked as night falls

California wildfire unchecked as night falls

Firefighters wary of unpredictable "sundowner" winds fought on Thursday to keep a wildfire that destroyed dozens of multimillion-dollar homes from burning through the city of Santa Barbara.... 

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Mon, May 4 2009
Panama elects new president

Panama elects new president

A conservative businessman has been elected president of Panama, promising to guide the country through the world economic crisis and an expansion of the Panama Canal. Ricardo Martinelli swept to victory... 

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Mon, Apr 6 2009
Arrest made in alleged Obama plot

Arrest made in alleged Obama plot

Turkish authorities arrested a man who allegedly plotted to pose as an Arab news network journalist to kill U.S. President Obama, a Saudi newspaper said Monday. The man, said to be of Syrian descent,... 

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Sun, Apr 5 2009
UN hostage John Solecki released in Pakistan

UN hostage John Solecki released in Pakistan

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John Solecki, the head of the UN refugee agency’s office in the southwestern province of Baluchistan, was found on Saturday night by the side of a road near Quetta, the provincial capital, with his... 

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Sun, Apr 5 2009
An Antarctic ice shelf vanished

An Antarctic ice shelf vanished

According to scientists. One Antarctic ice shelf has disappeared, this means the glaciers are melting faster than anyone predicted due to climate change. They said the Wordie Ice Shelf, which had been... 

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Fri, Mar 27 2009
Fargo Neighborhood Evacuated as Waters Rise

Fargo Neighborhood Evacuated as Waters Rise

Along the banks of this city, the Red River surpassed its highest level in history Friday morning, forcing the emergency evacuation of one neighborhood before dawn and leading city leaders here, once... 

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Fri, Mar 27 2009
Pakistani and Afghan Taliban Unify in Face of U.S. Influx

Pakistani and Afghan Taliban Unify in Face of U.S. Influx

After agreeing to bury their differences and unite forces, Taliban leaders based in Pakistan have closed ranks with their Afghan comrades to ready a new offensive in Afghanistan as the United States prepares... 

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Wed, Mar 25 2009
Lockheed F-22 fighter crashes in California

Lockheed F-22 fighter crashes in California

A U.S. Air Force F-22 fighter, designed to be the world’s top air-superiority aircraft, crashed Wednesday near Edwards Air Force Base, California, while on a test mission, an Air Force official... 

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Mon, Mar 23 2009
Alaskan volcano Mount Redoubt erupts

Alaskan volcano Mount Redoubt erupts

An Alaskan volcano 100 miles (160km) south-west of the state’s largest city, Anchorage, erupted overnight, sending a plume of smoke up to 15,000 metres (50,000ft) into the air. Mount Redoubt experienced... 

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Mon, Mar 23 2009
Children among 17 dead in Montana plane crash

Children among 17 dead in Montana plane crash

BUTTE, Mont. — A small plane — possibly carrying children on a ski trip — crashed Sunday as it approached the Butte airport, killing 14 to 17 people aboard, a federal official said. The single engine... 

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