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Nine killed with machetes in Honduran prison riot 26 Apr 08, 23:23 ET Reuters - Nine prisoners were killed with machetes and knives on Saturday during a riot in an overcrowded prison in northern Honduras, the government said. more Tibet's mountain highway readies for Olympic spectacle 26 Apr 08, 23:21 ET Reuters - A journey on Tibet's "Friendship Highway" is a tightly controlled reminder of the tensions and anxieties that China hopes to push aside as the Olympic Games torch passes through here in coming weeks. more Chavez calls ethanol production 'crime' 26 Apr 08, 22:12 ET AP - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says a U.S. push to boost ethanol production during a world food crisis is a "crime." more US soldier to stand trial in Mexico 26 Apr 08, 22:11 ET AP - A U.S. soldier has been arrested in Mexico and ordered to stand trial after he was caught entering the country with a pistol, a rifle and ammunition. more Gunbattles rage on streets of Mexico border town; 13 dead 26 Apr 08, 20:35 ET AP - Massive gunbattles broke out between suspected drug traffickers who fired at each other while speeding down heavily populated streets of this violent border city early Saturday, killing 13 people and wounding nine. more Israeli commander of legendary refugee ship Exodus dies 26 Apr 08, 20:16 ET AP - Yossi Harel, the ship commander whose attempt to bring Holocaust survivors to Palestine aboard the Exodus 1947 built support for Israel's founding, died on Saturday. He was 90. more Israel limits impact of aid to Palestinians: World Bank 26 Apr 08, 20:15 ET Reuters - Billions of aid dollars pledged to the Palestinians to bolster peace talks with Israel are having a muted economic impact because of Israeli restrictions on travel and trade, the World Bank said on Sunday. more Saudi Arabia releases popular blogger 26 Apr 08, 17:54 ET AP - A friend of Saudi Arabia's most popular blogger says authorities have released the writer months after arresting him without charge. more Costa Rica protests US airport security 26 Apr 08, 17:14 ET AP - Costa Rica has suspended legal cooperation with the United States and filed a diplomatic protest over what it called the "disrespectful" treatment of its attorney general at the Miami International Airport. more Factory fire in Morocco kills 55, official agency reports 26 Apr 08, 16:40 ET AP - A fire roared through a mattress factory Saturday, killing 55 people and injuring a dozen others, the official news agency reported. more US Marines deploying in Afghanistan for 1st time in years 26 Apr 08, 15:53 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 Displaced Kenyans say they can't return despite promises 26 Apr 08, 14:54 ET AP - As Kenya's politicians toured the country's battle-scarred west, walking among the uprooted multitudes, their message was clear: You will be able to go home soon. We, your leaders, will help you. more Turkish warplanes raid PKK targets in Iraq 26 Apr 08, 14:31 ET Reuters - Turkey said its warplanes struck Kurdish separatist targets inside northern Iraq on Friday and Saturday in what military sources called the biggest Turkish air operation in northern Iraq this year. more New Mexico governor visits Venezuela 26 Apr 08, 14:19 ET AP - New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson turned to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Saturday for help in pressing for the release of three Americans held hostage by Colombian rebels. more Syria says will help Turk PM on mediation with Israel 26 Apr 08, 14:16 ET Reuters - Syria will cooperate with Turkey in its mediation to relaunch peace talks between the Damascus government and Israel but the Jewish state has also to make an effort towards a deal, Syrian officials said Saturday. more Japan PM forges ties with old, new Russian leaders 26 Apr 08, 14:10 ET AFP - Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda joined Russia's leaders on Saturday in praising improved ties and pledging to further negotiations over the disputed Kuril Islands. more Protesters jeer Olympic torch in Japan 26 Apr 08, 12:14 ET AFP - Protesters hurled rubbish and flares Saturday at the Beijing Olympic torch and brawled with Chinese supporters in a chaotic Japanese leg of the troubled round-the-world relay. more Dalai Lama seeks 'serious' talks on homeland's future 26 Apr 08, 09:58 ET AFP - Tibet's spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, has been pushing for talks with China on the future of his homeland for years but now is making clear they must be "serious discussions". more Poor diet undermines health of northern Afghans 26 Apr 08, 09:50 ET Reuters - Lunch at Gada Mohammad's single-room mud-brick house in Afghanistan's far north is the same as most other meals: dry bread washed down with tea. more China begins building Tibet-Nepal rail link: official 26 Apr 08, 09:27 ET AFP - China has started to build a rail link between Tibet and Nepal that could drastically reduce Kathmandu's trade reliance on its giant southern neighbour India, officials said Saturday. more Berlin to vote on fate of airport used in Cold War airlift 26 Apr 08, 05:32 ET AP - Berlin's Tempelhof airport has had a special connection with the city's people since it opened in 1923. more Brazil wants approval for all foreigners heading to Amazon 26 Apr 08, 01:39 ET AP - Sixty percent of Brazil could soon be off-limits to foreigners who don't get special permission to visit the world's largest tropical wilderness. more

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