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In Congo's remote hills, a struggle to survive
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Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:11:38 GMT |
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Judith, a four year old displaced girl, no last name given, receives medical treatment for severe malaria as her mother keeps watch, at a clinic run by the aid organization Merlin, in Goma, eastern Congo, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008. (AP Photo/Karel Prinsloo)
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Shouting and pounding, Iraqis fight over US pact
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Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:37:46 GMT |
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An Iraqi man kisses a poster depicting Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki during a demonstration in support of a U.S.-Iraqi security pact in Basra, Iraq's second-largest city, 550 kilometers (340 miles) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008. (AP Photo/ Nabil al-Jurani)
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Pakistan protests to US over deep missile strike
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Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:20:59 GMT |
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Pakistani protesters burn a U.S. flag before a banner reads 'Down with America rally' to condemn a suspected American missile strike at Taliban and militants' hideouts in Pakistani tribal areas along Afghanistan in Multan, Pakistan on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008. Pakistan summoned the U.S. ambassador Thursday to protest a suspected American missile strike deep inside its territory as militants threatened revenge attacks unless the cross-border raids stop. (AP Photo/Khalid Tanveer)
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Putin grabs spotlight, vows Russia will thrive
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Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:24:38 GMT |
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Russian Prime Minister and chairman of the United Russia ruling party Vladimir Putin, front, gestures as he addresses the tenth United Russia Party Congress in Moscow, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008. Russia's Prime Minister Putin on Wednesday said that Russia would come out stronger of the crisis triggered by the global financial system and the United States' recklessness. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
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Doubts hang over landmark Bangladeshi elections
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Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:15:59 GMT |
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Supporters of former Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed wait near her home in Dhaka on November 6, 2008. The prospect of Bangladesh holding its first democratic elections in seven years hung in the balance Thursday after the government refused to meet demands from a key party.(AFP/File/Farjana Khan Godhuly)
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