Tsunami darkens world's New YearReuters - 34 minutes agoAircraft, naval vessels and trucks are struggling to deliver aid around stricken southern Asia where the death toll has hit 124,000 from a ...
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Buenos Aires declares three days of mourningXinhua - 37 minutes agoThe Buenos Aires governmentdecreed Friday three days of mourning for the victims of the firein a local night club. Mayor of Buenos Aires Anibal Ibarra said the decision ...
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Darfur Casts Shadow Over Sudan Peace Pact in SouthReuters - 1 hour agoSudanese hailed a New Year accord ending a north-south civil war, but celebrations were tempered by fear the fledgling pact may unravel under pressure from the separate Darfur conflict in the west.
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Prayers substitute for parties as tsunami tragedy weighs on New ...San Francisco Chronicle - 4 hours agoFor Sweden's prime minister, celebrating New Year's after the Asian tsunami felt "completely wrong." Paris, its gay heart heavy with the tragedy, draped black cloth along a favorite haunt for romantic reveling -- the Champs-Elysees.
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Congressman to push for tsunami warning system for Atlantic coastNewsday - 3 hours ago_ New Jersey US Rep. Frank Pallone says the Atlantic coastline needs a tsunami warning system and he plans to introduce legislation to create one in the next congressional session.
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Heavy Security Surrounds Abbas During Gaza VisitReuters - 4 hours agoTens of thousands of Palestinians pledged support to front-running presidential candidate Mahmoud Abbas on Friday as he made his first visit to Gaza since the start of a campaign to succeed Yasser Arafat.
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Sweden declares day of mourning for Tsunami deadFinancial Times - 9 hours agoNew Years Day has been declared a day of mourning in Sweden where, five days after the Indian Ocean tsunami, it is becoming clear that this nation of 9m may well have suffered the largest losses in proportion to its size.
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Militants Warn Iraqis to Shun ElectionsABC News - 12 hours agoBAGHDAD, Iraq Dec 31, 2004 - Three militant groups released a statement saying democracy is un-Islamic and warned Iraqis that if they vote in Jan. 30 elections they risk being attacked.
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