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Footage claims to solve Aruba mystery
AP - Hidden camera footage broadcast on television in the Netherlands on Sunday showed Dutch student Joran van der Sloot saying he was with Natalee Holloway when she died on a beach in Aruba, and that he asked a friend to dispose of her body at sea.
Elusive Web site offers NKorean goods
AP - Fancy a sleek made-in-North Korea SUV? How about a pair of boxing gloves from the famously pugnacious communist country? They're potentially just a click away.
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AFP - Ivory Coast overwhelmed Guinea in the closing stages to triumph 5-0 in an African Nations Cup quarter-final Sunday and equal the record winning margin for the tournament.
Africa quakes kill at least 40
AFP - Two strong earthquakes shook the African Great Lakes region on Sunday, killing at least 40 people in Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo and injuring hundreds more, according to officials and hospital sources.
New Iraq law lets Baathists reclaim jobs
AP - Iraq's presidency council issued a law Sunday that will allow thousands of Saddam Hussein-era officials to return to government jobs, legislation viewed by the Bush administration as central to mending deep fissures between minority Sunni Arabs and Kurds and the majority Shiites who now wield power.
Pro-Western president wins Serbia vote
AP - Serbia's pro-Western president narrowly defeated an ally of late autocrat Slobodan Milosevic in a closely contested election Sunday only days before an expected declaration of independence by the breakaway Kosovo province.
Colombian rebels vow to release 3
AP - In its latest gesture to push for a high-profile prisoner swap, Colombia's main leftist rebel army says it will free three ailing politicians it has held for more than six years.
Societe Generale on trial in French-Israel scam
AFP - Embattled French bank Societe Generale faces fresh troubles Monday when a trial opens in Paris involving a vast money laundering scam between France and Israel.
Exit polls put Tadic ahead in Serb president vote
Reuters - Pro-Western liberal Boris Tadic had a
Egypt-Gaza border resealed
AP - Egyptian police sealed Gaza's border with huge metal spikes and shipping containers Sunday, restoring a tight blockade after a breach that allowed hundreds of thousands of Palestinians to cross freely for 12 days.
Tadic wins Serb presidential election: pollsters
Reuters - Serbia's pro-Western president Boris
Israelis fire into Lebanon, killing 1
AP - Israeli forces opened fire across the Lebanese border late Sunday, killing one person and wounding another, Lebanese security officials said.
Ten-man Ghana battle back to reach African Nations Cup semi-finals
AFP - Ghana had one man sent-off but still moved a step closer to a record-equalling fifth African Nations Cup title with a thrilling 2-1 quarter-final success over Nigeria here on Sunday.
1 dead, 1 hurt on Israel-Lebanon border
AP - Israeli forces opened fire across the Lebanese border late Sunday, killing one person and wounding another, Lebanese security officials said, a rare shooting since the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war.
Bullard gets his just rewards as Fulham win at last
AFP - Jimmy Bullard ended Fulham's miserable winless run with a stunning late free-kick that clinched a 2-1 victory against Aston Villa on Sunday.
Chinese bank gets nod for SAfrican stake
AP - China's biggest bank said Sunday it has received approval to buy a 20 percent stake in South Africa's biggest lender, the latest big-ticket overseas expansion by Chinese investors.
Injury leaves Tindall facing Six Nations misery
AFP - England centre Mike Tindall could miss the rest of the Six Nations after suffering a serious injury in the 26-19 defeat against Wales.
Kenya's divisions aren't only tribal
AP - When Steve Maina finishes a round of golf at Kenya's exclusive Windsor club, a waistcoated waiter hurries over with a tall iced drink while armed guards watch discreetly from the shrubbery, a few minutes' drive from one of Nairobi's oldest slums.
Africa quakes kill at least 40: officials, hospitals
AFP - Two strong earthquakes shook the African Great Lakes region on Sunday, killing at least 34 people in Rwanda and six in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to officials and hospital sources.
Investigators question bank executives
AP - French investigators have questioned several executives at Societe Generale as part of a probe into the futures trader that the bank has blamed for billions of euros (dollars) in losses, a judicial official said Sunday.
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