Ex-prisoner: Taylor’s son laughed at torture
Former Liberian President Charles Taylor’s son watched and laughed as prisoners were sodomized, forced to play torture games and burned with molten plastic, a former West African captive testified Tuesday.
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China launches crew into orbit for first spacewalk
China successfully launched a three-man crew into space Thursday to carry out the country’s first spacewalk, beginning the nation’s most challenging space mission since it first sent a person into space in 2003.
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Ahmadinejad: ‘American empire’ nearing its end
In a blistering speech before the United Nations General Assembly, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad blamed “a few bullying powers” for creating the world’s problems and said the “American empire in the world is reaching the end of its road.”
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U.S. marks 7th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
Family members, guests and officials marked the seventh anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks Thursday morning at Ground Zero in New York City, in Shanksville, Pa., and at a new memorial at the Pentagon outside Washington, D.C.
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With soldier’s death, 2008 becomes deadliest year for U.S. forces in Afghanistan
The death today of a U.S. soldier in Afghanistan makes 2008 the deadliest year for American forces in that country since the 2001 invasion, according to the Associated Press. So far this year, the wire service says, the war in Afghanistan has claimed 112 American lives. That’s up from 111 in all of 2007.
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Furor over pics of Taliban in dead soldiers’ kit
A magazine photo spread of Taliban fighters posing in the uniforms of 10 French soldiers killed last month has sparked an angry response.
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Bush intends to punish Moscow for invading Georgia
President Bush is poised to punish Moscow for its invasion of Georgia by canceling a once-celebrated deal for civilian nuclear cooperation between the U.S. and Russia.
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Among hoops-loving Chinese, it’s a slam dunk: Kobe is king
To understand Kobe Bryant’s surreal popularity here, pick up a copy of one of the city’s most widely read and respected newspapers, the Beijing Youth Daily. A glossy poster of Bryant in his U.S. jersey was wrapped around the outside of the newspaper on Wednesday. The headline, translated, reads: “Kobe: Nobody can compare.”
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Spanish plane that crashed had overheated valve
The plane that crashed in Madrid reported an air intake valve overheating before a first attempt at takeoff but it was not immediately clear whether that was a factor in the accident that killed 153 people, owner Spanair said Thursday.
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Rice says U.S., Iraq agree to troop withdrawal timetable
Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice and Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said Thursday the two countries have agreed that timetables should be set for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from the battle-scarred country.
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