Reuters - Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan
Karadzic appeared before a U.N. war crimes judge for the first
time on Thursday to answer genocide charges and said he had
been kidnapped and feared for his life.
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Reuters - Seven years after the September 11
attacks, the Pentagon on Thursday officially named “the long
war” against global extremism as its top priority and pledged
to avert any conventional military threat from China or Russia
through dialogue.
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AP - A small jet crashed in strong thunderstorms Thursday while preparing to land at a regional airport in Minnesota, killing at least eight people, including several casino and construction executives.
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AP - Britney Spears’ father will retain control of the pop singer’s finances and personal affairs through the end of the year. Los Angeles Superior Court Commissioner Reva Goetz extended James Spears’ conservatorship over his daughter Thursday morning until the end of 2008.
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Reuters - Republican White House
hopeful John McCain’s campaign accused Democrat Barack Obama on
Thursday of playing racial politics in some of the most biting
back-and-forth of the presidential campaign.
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AP - A suspected thief trying to steal $10 worth of copper got himself into a stinky situation when he was trapped under a trash bin at a county landfill for 12 hours, sheriff’s deputies said.
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AFP - Israel was bracing on Thursday for weeks of political turmoil after Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s shock announcement that he would step down in September, casting a shadow over Middle East peacemaking.
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AP - The Phoenix spacecraft has tasted Martian water for the first time. The robot heated up ice in one of its instruments earlier this week. Scientists say the chemical test confirms the presence of ice near the Martian north pole.
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Reuters - A federal judge ruled on Thursday
that Congress in its fight with the Bush administration can
subpoena current and former top White House aides in its
investigation over the firing of U.S. attorneys.
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AFP - Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic made a combative first appearance at the UN’s war crimes court Thursday, waiving his right to defence counsel and claiming he had been kidnapped and that his life was in danger.
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