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Nearly 14,000 flee Sri Lanka's war zone: military
COLOMBO - More than 1,400 civilians poured out of Sri Lanka's war zone on Sunday, bringing the total in the last four days to nearly 14,000 as soldiers try to deal a death blow to the separatist Tamil Tiger rebels, the military said.
Gaza children traumatized after Israeli offensive
JABALYA CAMP, Gaza Strip - Five-year-old Mohammed al-Najjar lets his mind wander as he puts crayon to paper in an effort to depict an Israeli air strike inside a refugee camp in the Gaza Strip.
Gaza militants fire rocket at Israel: army
JERUSALEM - Palestinian militants fired a rocket from the Gaza Strip into southern Israel on Sunday, causing damage but no injuries, a military spokesman said.
(Update) Australian bushfires kill 116, dozens more missing
WHITTLESEA, Australia – Australia's deadliest bushfires eased on Monday, but the death toll rose to 116 as firefighters and families searched for the missing in the twisted, charred ruins.
Police believe some of the fires, which razed rural towns near the country's second biggest city, Melbourne, were deliberately lit.
Obama chides Republicans, demands speed on stimulus
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama pounded Republicans Saturday for policies that fueled the US economic crisis, while welcoming a Senate deal on his stimulus bill that ideologically split lawmakers hope to finish by mid-month.
One dead as US authorities rescue more than 100 from ice floe
WASHINGTON - One man has died and more than 100 others had to be rescued Saturday when their fishing outings turned perilous as an ice floe drifted into Lake Erie, the US coast guard said.
Twenty-five killed in Australia wildfires: police
SYDNEY - At least 25 people have died in ferocious wildfires raging through southeastern Australia and the death toll was almost certain to rise significantly, police said Sunday.
UN awaits return of Gaza aid, Hamas says 'crisis over'
GAZA CITY - The United Nations was on Saturday awaiting the promised return of hundreds of tonnes of food aid for Gaza "mistakenly" seized by Hamas, as the Islamists insisted the crisis is over.