Canadian PM suspends Parliament
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper say his nation's governor general has allowed him to suspend Parliament, postponing a no-confidence vote from his opponents that he was likely to lose.
Zimbabwe declares cholera emergency
The Zimbabwean government has declared a national emergency in the face of a cholera outbreak that has killed more than 560 people, the state-owned newspaper The Herald said Thursday.
Authorities: Mumbai attackers had help
The attackers who killed nearly 180 people last week in Mumbai, India, had help from a Bangladeshi national, Indian security sources told CNN sister network CNN-IBN.
Stranded workers in Iraq: Recruiters duped us
Kept in a derelict warehouse at Baghdad's airport for months, sleeping four to a bed with poor food and no money, hundreds of would-be contract workers are stranded, claiming they were duped by unscrupulous recruiting agents into coming to Iraq for nonexistent jobs.
Colombians debate third term for president
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe enjoys one of the highest popularity ratings of any leader in South America, so much that his supporters are pushing for a third presidential term for him.
Suspected pirates rescued in Gulf of Aden
Seven Somali men in possession of rocket grenades and AK-47 guns were rescued by a Danish Navy ship in the pirate-plagued Gulf of Aden Wednesday, the Danish Navy told CNN.
Cruise ship stranded on Antarctic coast
A cruise ship carrying 122 people was stranded Thursday on the coast of Antarctica after striking ice, officials said, officials said.
Falluja school bombing buries students
Two suicide bombers on Thursday simultaneously struck the Iraqi city of Falluja, destroying a school and killing at least 15 people -- including some of the students -- an Interior Ministry official said.
Jewish settlers riot after forced removal
Israeli security forces Thursday started forcibly removing Jewish settlers barricaded inside a contested house in the West Bank city of Hebron, a police spokesman said.
Serbian police hunting genocide suspect
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