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8 killed in Finland shooting; including school’s principal

By Associated Press · Wednesday, Nov. 7,2007 10:27 p.m.

An 18-year-old student opened fire in a Finnish high school Wednesday, killing seven students and the principal before turning the gun on himself.

Bombs target Afghan lawmakers

By Amir Shah · Tuesday, Nov. 6,2007 11:50 p.m.

A bomb attack targeted a group of lawmakers in northern Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing at least 28 people, including five parliamentarians.

Police in Pakistan clash with lawyers protesting constitutional suspension

By Munir Ahmad · Monday, Nov. 5,2007 10 p.m.

Police fired tear gas and clubbed thousands of lawyers protesting President Gen. Pervez Musharraf’s decision to impose emergency rule, as Western allies threatened to review aid to the troubled Muslim nation.

Russia National Unity Day

Sunday, Nov. 4,2007 9:21 p.m.

Activists of the largest pro-Kremlin group, called Nashi, or Ours, hold white-blue-red Russian flags and their red-white party flags as they march to mark National Unity Day just outside Moscow’s Kremlin on Sunday.

Nebraska teacher arrested for fleeing with student

Sunday, Nov. 4,2007 9:20 p.m.

A 13-year-old student with whom a middle school teacher is accused of fleeing with in order to create a romantic life in the boy’s native Mexico might be required to stay there.

Flood waters

Thursday, Nov. 1,2007 10:02 p.m.

People evacuate a flooded area in Villahermosa, Mexico, yesterday.

Bush says Democrats' attitudes could bring 'terrible consequences'

By Jennifer Loven · Thursday, Nov. 1,2007 10:01 p.m.

President Bush compared Congress’ Democratic leaders Thursday with people who ignored the rise of Lenin and Hitler early in the last century, saying “the world paid a terrible price” then and risks similar consequences for inaction today.

Chrysler to eliminate up to 12,000 jobs in effort to slash costs

Thursday, Nov. 1,2007 9:59 p.m.

Chrysler LLC said Thursday it plans to cut up to 12,000 jobs, or up to 15 percent of its workforce, as part of an effort to slash costs and match slowing demand for some vehicles.

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By AP Reports and Abisalom Omolo · Wednesday, Oct. 31,2007 9:08 p.m.

A powerful bomb ripped through a bus in central Russia Wednesday morning, killing eight people and wounding at least 53 in what one official called a terror attack.

Lawyers’ group cites problems in state death penalty systems

By Abisalom Omolo and Mark Sherman · Wednesday, Oct. 31,2007 9:07 p.m.

WASHINGTON – Serious problems in state death penalty systems compromise fairness and accuracy in capital punishment cases and justify a nationwide freeze on executions, the American Bar Association says.

Man pleads guilty in Fort Dix case

By Abisalom Omolo and Geoff Mulvihill · Wednesday, Oct. 31,2007 9:06 p.m.

CAMDEN, N.J. – A man pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiring to provide weapons to a group of men accused of plotting an attack on soldiers at Fort Dix.

U.S. death toll in Iraq on track to being lowest in nearly 2 years

By Kim Gamel · Tuesday, Oct. 30,2007 10:39 p.m.

The monthly toll of U.S. service members who have died in Iraq is on track to being the lowest in nearly two years, with at least 37 troop deaths recorded as of Tuesday.

Iraqi bomber strikes police recruits

By Bushra Juhi · Monday, Oct. 29,2007 10:53 p.m.

A suicide bomber on a bicycle blew himself up Monday in a crowd of police recruits, killing at least 29 people.

Mayor: Blaze that killed 7 college students at N.C. started on deck

By Estes Thompson · Monday, Oct. 29,2007 10:52 p.m.

A fire at a vacation house where college students went to take advantage of the last good beach weather may have started on a deck.

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By AP Reports and Abisalom Omolo · Sunday, Oct. 28,2007 9:53 p.m.

U.S. forces will turn over security to Iraqi authorities in the southern Shiite province of Karbala on Monday, the American commander for the area said, despite fighting between rival militia factions that has killed dozens.

Minorities less likely to trick-or-treat this year

By Abisalom Omolo and Alan Fram · Sunday, Oct. 28,2007 9:52 p.m.

WASHINGTON – Two-thirds of parents say their children will trick-or-treat this Halloween, but fewer minorities will let their kids go door to door, with some citing safety worries, a poll shows.

Foreign embrace

Thursday, Oct. 25,2007 10:35 p.m.

France’s President Nicolas Sarkozy, center, embraces Kenya’s 2004 Nobel Peace Prize winner and environmentalist Wangari Maathai.

Bush tours ‘sad situation’ in California, promises aid

By Ben Feller · Thursday, Oct. 25,2007 10:34 p.m.

President Bush flew to fire-ravaged California Thursday with promises of federal help, supportive words for those who’ve lost homes and businesses.

U.S. pressures Iran with unprecedented new sanctions

By Matthew Lee · Thursday, Oct. 25,2007 10:33 p.m.

The Bush administration imposed sweeping new sanctions against Iran Thursday – the harshest in nearly three decades – cutting off key Iranian military and banking institutions from the American financial system for Tehran’s alleged support for terrorism and nuclear weapons ambitions.

Despite bombings, civillian deaths down

By Hamid Ahmed · Wednesday, Oct. 24,2007 10:35 p.m.

Nearly simultaneous bombs struck commuters in a predominantly Shiite area on the southeastern edge of Baghdad on Wednesday.

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