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Gadhafi forces pull out of central Zawiyah: report
Forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi retreated from the centre of the western town of Zawiyah on Saturday after a fierce battle with rebels, a rebel spokesman said.
Egypt
Hundreds of protesters tried to storm an Egyptian state security building in a Cairo suburb on Saturday, witnesses said, amid calls to abolish the apparatus long accused by rights groups of abuse.
N.Z. Earthquake
The dean of earthquake shattered Christchurch said he wept Saturday at the "unbelievable" news there were no bodies in the rubble of the city's cathedral.
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'Slumdog Millionaire' child star’s Mumbai home burns down
Slumdog Millionaire child star Rubina Ali said Saturday her home and the awards she won for the Oscar-winning film had been destroyed in a fire that raged through a congested Mumbai slum.
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Huckabee embracing Obama myths as he eyes Republican candidacy
Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee has for a long while seemed intent on casting himself as the lovable lug of the Republican field.
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Myanmar pilots among 6 dead in Russia crash
A mid-sized Russian-built plane crashed in western Russia on Saturday, killing all six people on board, officials said, and Russian news agencies said two of the dead were citizens of Myanmar.
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Libyan opposition council gets down to business
Libyans fighting to overthrow Moamer Gadhafi were to gather in secret Saturday for the first formal meeting of their self-declared national council to chart the future course of their struggle.
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China internal security spending jumps past army budget
China's spending on police and domestic surveillance will hit new heights this year, with "public security" outlays unveiled on Saturday outstripping the defence budget for the first time as Beijing cracks down on protest calls.
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Ian Hamilton
Contract talks extended by a week
Postponing the inevitable with a lot of hemming and hawing -- since when did the NFL and the NFLPA decide to follow Brett Favre's lead? ... Because the current CBA was set to expire Friday night, the owners and the players' union agreed to a seven-day extension that will allow labour negotiations to continue through next Friday. The NFL figured it needed that long to resuscitate Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis ... According to financial experts, nearly one-quarter of the players in the NFL live from paycheque to paycheque. Apparently, $10 million doesn't go that far anymore... Here's a quiz from Steve Schrader of the Detroit Free Press: "Whose season seems most likely to be cancelled by a lockout next season? a) The NFL. b) The NBA. c) Two and a Half Men."
Bruce Johnstone
Surplus? Or is it a deficit?
It's hard to be too critical of a third-quarter financial report that shows revenues up $1.03 billion over budget and a $40-million surplus in the general revenue fund (GRF).
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