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Train collision kills at least 43 in China 27 Apr 08, 23:51 ET AP - A pre-dawn collision Monday between two passenger trains in eastern China killed at least 43 people and injured 247, a state news agency reported. more China train collision kills 43, injures 247 27 Apr 08, 23:36 ET Reuters - At least 43 people were killed and 247 injured when two passenger trains collided in eastern China early on Monday, the official Xinhua news agency reported, citing railway authorities. more Olympic torch begins North Korea leg 27 Apr 08, 23:36 ET AP - The Olympic torch began its first-ever run through North Korea on Monday, where the flame was assured of a trip free of the anti-Chinese protests that marked other legs of the relay. more Wagner's `Siegfried' in Vienna a treat 27 Apr 08, 22:17 ET AP - Wotan's moment of truth has been depicted thousands of times in opera houses across the world since Wagner's "Siegfried" premiered 132 years ago - but probably seldom as starkly as Sunday at the Vienna State Opera. more Police say Austrian man raped daughter, fathered 6 children 27 Apr 08, 22:01 ET AP - A woman who went missing in 1984 was found by police over the weekend and told investigators that she had been held by her father in a cellar, where she was repeatedly raped and gave birth to at least six children, police said Sunday. more Earthquake rocks southern Mexico, no injuries 27 Apr 08, 21:45 ET Reuters - A moderate earthquake of magnitude 5.8 hit southern Mexico on Sunday, startling tourists and residents on the Pacific coast and shaking Mexico City, but there were no immediate reports of injuries. more Singapore, hit by food cost, promotes $1.50 meals 27 Apr 08, 21:37 ET Reuters - Singapore's government is advertising food stalls that offer S$2 ($1.47) meals to help people in Asia's second-richest country cope with consumer prices at a three-decade high, a newspaper reported on Monday. more Iran demands Russian nuclear shipment 27 Apr 08, 18:09 ET AP - Iran demanded Sunday that Azerbaijan deliver a Russian shipment of nuclear equipment blocked at its border with Iran for the past three weeks. more Berliners weigh in on closure of historic airport 27 Apr 08, 18:08 ET AP - A referendum attempting to save historic Tempelhof airport - the Cold War-era hub of the Berlin Airlift - failed on Sunday. more Russia's richest man sees Putin in charge to 2020 27 Apr 08, 16:34 ET Reuters - Russia's richest man, Oleg Deripaska, has said he is convinced Vladimir Putin will remain fully in charge of Russia until 2020, even though he is stepping down as president on May 7. more Doomed Chernobyl reactor to be buried in giant steel coffin 27 Apr 08, 14:07 ET AP - Twenty-two years after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, work is under way on a colossal new shelter to cover the ruins and deadly radioactive contents of the exploded Soviet-era power plant. more Bloggers offer glimpse of uncensored Cuba 27 Apr 08, 13:24 ET AP - Only a month has passed since ordinary Cubans won the right to own computers, and the government still keeps a rigid grip on Internet access. more French vintners flirt with heresy - screw tops 27 Apr 08, 13:21 ET AP - Fine French wine with a screw top? more Scholars run down more clues to a Holocaust mystery 27 Apr 08, 13:06 ET AP - Budapest, November 1944: Another German train has loaded its cargo of Jews bound for Auschwitz. A young Swedish diplomat pushes past the SS guard and scrambles onto the roof of a cattle car. more Assad says facility Israel bombed not nuclear: paper 27 Apr 08, 12:32 ET Reuters - The Syrian site Israel bombed in September was not part of a nuclear weapons program, but was a military facility under construction, President Bashar al-Assad said in remarks published on Sunday. more Iraqi museum receives 701 artifacts stolen during looting 27 Apr 08, 11:59 ET AP - The Iraqi National Museum is welcoming home 701 artifacts stolen during the looting after Saddam Hussein's ouster in 2003. more Austrian 'had seven children' by locked-up daughter 27 Apr 08, 11:36 ET AFP - Austrian police on Sunday arrested a 73-year-old man accused accused of locking up his daughter in a basement for 24 years and fathering seven children with her. more Padre Pio, Pope Benedict: Soul Mates? 27 Apr 08, 10:40 ET Time.com - Not exactly. John Paul II may have been simpatico with the Capuchin miracle worker but Benedict prefers his saints on the cerebral side more Austrian woman says imprisoned, abused for 24 years 27 Apr 08, 10:08 ET Reuters - An Austrian woman says she was kept prisoner and abused by her own father for 24 years in a basement dungeon in eastern Austria, where she bore him seven children, Austrian police said on Sunday. more Austrian woman says father held her in cellar for 24 years 27 Apr 08, 10:04 ET AP - An Austrian woman has told police that her father kept her captive in a cellar for almost 24 years. more Zimbabwe opposition retains parliament control after recount 27 Apr 08, 09:27 ET AP - A recount of disputed legislative seats has confirmed opposition control of parliament and should be complete Monday, allowing the release of results from last month's presidential election, state media reported. more Tiger rebels launch air strike in Sri Lanka: security sources 27 Apr 08, 07:55 ET AFP - Tiger rebels used aircraft on Sunday to bomb military targets in Sri Lanka, dealing a psychological blow to security forces, as the two sides fought heavy ground battles, defence officials said. more Myanmar nationals protest constitution in Singapore 27 Apr 08, 07:12 ET Reuters - Hundreds of Myanmar nationals, many wearing red or t-shirts with the word "No," gathered outside the Myanmar embassy in Singapore on Sunday to protest against the country's proposed new constitution. more Superbug deaths on the rise in British hospitals: report 27 Apr 08, 06:40 ET AFP - Hospital deaths due to the superbug clostridium difficile among over 65-year-olds in Britain occur at ten times the rate of any other country, a report said Sunday. more Afghan president safe after fleeing gunfire at Kabul event 27 Apr 08, 06:33 ET AP - Suspected Taliban militants attacked a ceremony attended by the Afghan president on Sunday, unleashing automatic weapons fire that sent foreign dignitaries and senior members of the government fleeing for cover. more Chinese out in force for S. Korea's Olympic torch run 27 Apr 08, 05:18 ET AFP - The South Korean leg of the Beijing Olympic torch relay saw thousands of cheering flag-waving Chinese demonstrators vastly outnumber rival protesters on Sunday, amid isolated scuffles between the two groups. more World Bank: Israeli blockade stalls Palestinian economy 27 Apr 08, 04:31 ET AP - The Palestinian economy won't grow this year, largely due to Israeli restrictions on movement and despite billions of dollars in aid meant to shore up support for peace talks, the World Bank predicted Sunday. more Afghan president escapes deadly parade attack 27 Apr 08, 03:44 ET AFP - Afghan President Hamid Karzai escaped unharmed Sunday after militants attacked a high-profile military parade with explosions and gunfire, killing at least one and wounding 11 including legislators. more Strike begins at key British oil refinery 27 Apr 08, 03:28 ET AFP - Workers at a key British oil refinery began a two-day strike Sunday, forcing a major North Sea pipeline to shut down and sparking fuel shortages. more Olympic torch begins South Korea leg 27 Apr 08, 03:21 ET AP - The Olympic torch began its run Sunday through the South Korean capital, where activists demanding that Beijing respect the rights of North Korean refugees in China vowed to disrupt the event. more Defense Min.: Afghan president safe after fleeing gunfire 27 Apr 08, 02:41 ET AP - Automatic gunfire broke out at a ceremony in Kabul on Sunday, forcing the Afghan president and other dignitaries to take cover. more US Marines deploying in Afghanistan for first time in years 27 Apr 08, 02:26 ET AP - U.S. Marines are crossing the sands of southern Afghanistan for the first time in years, providing a boost to a NATO coalition that is growing but still short on manpower. more Richardson says Chavez can help with US hostages in Colombia 27 Apr 08, 01:12 ET AP - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is "ready to help re-engage in negotiations" for the release of three American hostages held captive by rebels in Colombia, a visiting U.S. governor said late Saturday. more WITNESS: From war to election - Nepal's exhilarating ride 27 Apr 08, 00:44 ET Reuters - Simon Denyer is India bureau chief for Reuters, with responsibility for Nepal and Bhutan. He has visited Nepal several times to cover what often seemed like intractable political and social problems, including a Maoist revolution, and most recently for April 10 parliamentary elections. more Iraq's Sunni vice president wants return to government 27 Apr 08, 00:27 ET AP - Iraq's Sunni Arab vice president on Saturday called the return of his boycotting political bloc to the Shiite-led Cabinet a priority, saying the government needs to reconcile quickly to "save Iraq." more Asia's rainforests vanishing as timber, food demand surge: experts 27 Apr 08, 00:04 ET AFP - Asia's rainforests are being rapidly destroyed, a trend accelerated by surging timber demand in booming China and India, and record food, energy and commodity prices, forest experts warn. more

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