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Ex-bishop wins Paraguay election, ousts ruling party 20 Apr 08, 23:45 ET Reuters - Fernando Lugo, a mild-mannered former Roman Catholic bishop, won Paraguay's presidential election on Sunday to end more than 60 years of one-party rule. more Ecuador could suspend US accords 20 Apr 08, 23:10 ET AP - Ecuador could suspend some military accords with the United States to block what it calls U.S. ideological influence in its armed forces, Defense Minister Javier Ponce said Sunday. more Israel says probes death of Reuters cameraman 20 Apr 08, 21:06 ET Reuters - The Israeli army said on Sunday it was investigating the death of a Reuters cameraman in the Gaza Strip last week and declined to say why one of its tanks opened fire, killing the journalist and five other Palestinians. more No improvement in climate fight since 2006 film: Gore 20 Apr 08, 21:01 ET AFP - Nobel Peace Prize-winner Al Gore said in an interview published Monday that there had been no improvement in the fight against climate change since his Oscar-winning film on the issue was released. more UN chief warns world must urgently increase food production 20 Apr 08, 19:48 ET AP - The U.N. chief warned Sunday that the world must urgently increase food production to ease skyrocketing prices and pledged to set up a task force on a crisis threatening to destabilize developing nations. more Spanish fishing boat seized by pirates off coast of Somalia 20 Apr 08, 18:17 ET AFP - A Spanish tuna fishing boat carrying a crew of 26 was seized on Sunday by pirates off the Somali coast, Spain's foreign ministry said, adding no one was injured in the attack. more Report: Britain seeks to abolish male royal succession law 20 Apr 08, 16:41 ET AP - The British government is seeking to abolish an 18th century royal succession law that requires the daughter of a monarch to make way for her younger brother, a Sunday newspaper reported. more Israeli troops may have targeted Gaza newsman: watchdog 20 Apr 08, 16:20 ET AFP - A Palestinian cameraman killed by tank fire in the Gaza Strip along with five other civilians this week may have been deliberately targeted by Israeli forces, Human Rights Watch said on Sunday. more Christians clash at Jesus' tomb on Orthodox Palm Sunday 20 Apr 08, 15:49 ET AP - Dozens of Greek and Armenian priests and worshippers exchanged blows at one of Christianity's holiest shrines on Orthodox Palm Sunday, and used palm fronds to pummel police who tried to break up the brawl. more Report: Russia closes down plutonium producing reactor 20 Apr 08, 14:58 ET AP - Russia closed down a plutonium producing reactor Sunday, a Russian news agency reported, marking a milestone in U.S. nuclear nonproliferation efforts. more Official: Carter briefs Jordan's king on Hamas meetings 20 Apr 08, 13:44 ET AP - Former President Carter briefed Jordan's king Sunday on his controversial talks with the exiled militant Hamas leader, a Royal Palace official said. more Boy flees Islamic school that makes beggars of African kids 20 Apr 08, 12:45 ET AP - On the day he decided to run away, 9-year-old Coli awoke on a filthy mat. more Fresh anti-Western protests rock China 20 Apr 08, 11:06 ET AFP - Fresh anti-Western protests broke out in China Sunday with angry demonstrators targeting US broadcaster CNN and French store Carrefour in rows over perceived bias, Tibet and the Beijing Olympics. more China food safety law to allow for life in jail 20 Apr 08, 10:26 ET Reuters - China unveiled a new draft food safety law on Sunday that provides for penalties of up to life imprisonment for people responsible for the production of substandard food. more 37 Palestinian refugees fleeing Iraq fly to Chile 20 Apr 08, 07:17 ET AP - A group of Palestinian refugees stranded on the Iraq-Syria border since 2006 flew to Chile Sunday under a resettlement plan sponsored by the Catholic Church in the South American country and the U.N. agency for refugees. more Iran foreign ministry backs Ahmadinejad Sept 11 doubts 20 Apr 08, 04:26 ET AFP - Iran's foreign ministry on Sunday backed the doubts expressed by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejed about the accepted version of the September 11, 2001 attacks, saying there were "many ambiguities." more Green funerals make for eco-exits 20 Apr 08, 03:53 ET AP - It's no longer enough to live a greener life - now people are being encouraged to be environmentally friendly when they leave the Earth too. more Nepal authorizes deadly force to stop Olympic torch protests 20 Apr 08, 02:38 ET AP - Nepalese soldiers and police guarding the slopes of Mount Everest are authorized to shoot to stop any protests during China's Olympic torch run to the summit, an official said Sunday. more Rights group: Israel must investigate cameraman's death 20 Apr 08, 00:02 ET AP - Israel must investigate the death of a television cameraman and three others who were killed in an Israeli strike in Gaza, a leading human rights group said Saturday. more

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