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England struck by flash flooding

bbc.co.uk     10 hrs ago   50 related          

Rescues, flooded roads and stranded motorists in Wales and England Heavy rain is causing flash floods across the Midlands and northern England, as storms continue for a second day across swathes of the UK. West Mercia...                    

Rice seeks closer Maghreb counter-terror links

reuters.com     8 hrs ago   33 related          

By Sue Pleming ALGIERS (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice pushed for closer north African counter-terrorism cooperation on Saturday on a tour of an oil-rich region periodically hit by violence blamed...                    

US rivals to make 9/11 appearance

bbc.co.uk     6 hrs ago   31 related          

The US presidential rivals, Barack Obama and John McCain have said they will appear together on the anniversary of the 11 September 2001 attacks. The senators said they would take part in the commemorations in New York...                    

Haiti in crisis after tropical storm claims more than 500 lives

independent.co.uk     4 hrs ago   168 related          

Haiti faces a growing humanitarian crisis after receding floodwaters from tropical storm Hanna left hundreds of bodies on the ruined streets of the northern city of Gonaives. The death toll from the third major storm to...                    

Libya rejects US prisoner plea

independent.co.uk     4 hrs ago   240 related          

Libya has rejected US pleas to release dissidents, made during a historic visit by the US Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice. Ms Rice, the most senior US official to visit Libya in 50 years, left for Tunisia yesterday...                    

US election: Storm as Oprah says no to Palin interview

guardian.co.uk     4 hrs ago   40 related          

US Republican presidential candidate senator John McCain stands with his vice-presidential running mate Alaska governor Sarah Palin in Ohio. Photograph: Matt Sullivan/Reuters Oprah Winfrey, America's favourite daytime TV...                    

Scenes from the battle to staunch flow of stab deaths

guardian.co.uk     4 hrs ago   20 related          

Yesterday another teenager was stabbed to death. Through last week The Observer was given unprecedented access to the A&E unit at King's College Hospital, London, which admits more stab victims than any in England. At...                    

Brown: Battening down the hatches

independent.co.uk     4 hrs ago   14 related          

It was one of the big ideas of Gordon Brown's new premiership: to counter claims that he was a control freak by creating a "government of all the talents". Members of other political parties were drafted in to carry out...                    

Golden Lion set to be announced

bbc.co.uk     11 hrs ago   15 related          

The winner of the coveted Golden Lion is set to be announced at the Venice film festival. The Hurt Locker, about a bomb disposal team in Iraq starring Guy Pearce and Ralph Fiennes, is tipped for the top prize, which is...                    

Sudanese forces attack Darfur rebel bases-insurgents

reuters.com     9 hrs ago   13 related          

By Andrew Heavens KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudanese forces launched ground and air attacks on at least three rebel positions in North Darfur on Saturday, killing an unknown number of people, insurgent groups said. Leaders...