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Spider plague closes Australian hospital 22 Apr 08, 23:27 ET AP - A tiny Australian hospital is closing temporarily because of an infestation of poisonous spiders. more Balloons found in ocean from priest's try at flight record 22 Apr 08, 23:21 ET AP - Rescuers reached a cluster of brightly colored party balloons floating in the ocean off Brazil's coast Tuesday but did not find the Roman Catholic priest who had been using them in a bid to set a flight record. more Mexico judge jails Canadian woman for 5 years 22 Apr 08, 22:00 ET Reuters - A Canadian woman who became a cause celebre at home after being kept in a Mexican jail for two years without trial, received a five-year prison sentence on Tuesday after being convicted of links to an investment scam. more France, U.S. draft Somalia piracy resolution 22 Apr 08, 21:56 ET Reuters - France and the United States, with the aid of Britain, are drafting a U.N. Security Council resolution authorizing countries to fight piracy off Somalia and elsewhere, France's U.N. envoy said on Tuesday. more World Food Program warns of 'silent tsunami' of hunger 22 Apr 08, 20:47 ET AP - Ration cards. Genetically modified crops. The end of pile-it-high, sell-it-cheap supermarkets. more Costa Rica denies asylum to Colombian 22 Apr 08, 20:20 ET AP - Costa Rica has rejected a political asylum request by a Colombian presidential confidante accused of having ties with right-wing paramilitaries. more Canadian woman found guilty in Mexico 22 Apr 08, 18:08 ET AP - A Mexican judge on Tuesday ruled that a Canadian woman was guilty of involvement in her boss' Internet scam and sentenced her to five years in prison. more Sadr City residents caught in the middle of Iraq showdown 22 Apr 08, 16:36 ET AP - Parents are afraid to send their children to school. Once-thriving markets are nearly empty as residents fear being caught up in gunbattles and airstrikes or face intimidation by gunmen who rule the streets. more Police arrest 2 in India for allegedly stealing sperm 22 Apr 08, 16:32 ET AP - A laboratory technician who allegedly tried to make a quick buck by stealing samples from the Indian sperm bank where he worked has been arrested after a doctor tipped off police, authorities said Tuesday. more Bin Laden's deputy says Iran trying to undermine al-Qaida 22 Apr 08, 15:42 ET AP - Al-Qaida's No. 2 leader issued a new audiotape Tuesday accusing Shiite Iran of spreading a conspiracy theory about who carried out the Sept. 11 attacks to discredit the power of the Sunni terrorist network. more China calls for halt in 'radical' anti-France demonstrations 22 Apr 08, 12:44 ET AP - With praise for the French president and appeals for calm, China's leadership signaled Tuesday that it is ready to put an end to anti-France sentiment that has swept the country since the chaotic Olympic torch relay in Paris. more Diplomats: US compromises on nuclear technology exports 22 Apr 08, 12:36 ET AP - Facing international opposition, U.S. negotiators at a nuclear meeting have dropped their insistence on a ban of uranium enrichment technology to non-nuclear states, diplomats said Tuesday. more Chump Change to Halt Climate Change 22 Apr 08, 10:47 ET OneWorld.net - WASHINGTON, Apr 22 (OneWorld) - Pennies a day. That's all it would cost the United States to significantly reduce the emission of gases that contribute to global warming. What's more, the cost to businesses, families, and overall economic growth would be minimal, according to a new study released this week. more Hamas readies final response to truce deal with Israel 22 Apr 08, 09:08 ET Reuters - Hamas plans to give Egyptian mediators its final response on Thursday to a proposed truce with Israel, a Hamas official said on Tuesday. more Israel may pay for filmmaker's death 22 Apr 08, 07:21 ET McClatchy Newspapers - As Israel begins its investigation into the killing of Reuters cameraman Fadel Shana, there are reports that the government is preparing to pay millions of dollars to the family of another cameraman shot dead by an Israeli soldier in Gaza five years ago. more

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