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CaribbeanHerald.com Thursday 28th August 2008 Volume 5/35
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"All efforts of the Afghan government to avoid civilian casualties have not yielded any positive results and our innocent countrymen are still killed in anti-terrorism operations."
Afghan President Hamid Karzai
Karzai was condemning the killing of 76 civilians, mostly children, by a US airstrike in western Afghanistan.

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Seniors
  • Mental skills decline years before death, even in absence of dementia
  • Seniors beat juniors hands down when it comes to sex!
  • "Musharraf nostalgia may blind India, US to opportunities in Pak after political change"
  • Older Miami activists see Obama nomination as dream fulfilled
  • Obama camp meets with Iraq war veterans protesting at Democratic convention

    Lifestyle
  • Australia eyes business links with India through rugby
  • Doing business with India, the Australian football way
  • Beckham hopes Beijing gold rush will inspire kids to embrace sports
  • Myleene Klass took music lessons to hide away from sports
  • Town Has More Scarecrows Than People

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    13 dead, 6,000 displaced by hurricane in Hispaniola
    Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) Aug 28 (DPA) At least 13 people were killed and more than 6,000 displaced as Hurricane Gustav hit the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, authorities in Haiti and the Dominican Republic have...

    Gustav nears Jamaica as New Orleans keeps watch
    (AP Photo/NOAA)This image provided by NOAA taken at 3:45 a.m. EDT Thursday Aug. 28, 2008 shows Tropical Storm Gustav located about 80 miles east of Kingston Jamaica. Gustav is moving toward the...

    Gustav stalls off Haiti
    PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Tropical Storm Gustav stalled offshore yesterday and poured more misery onto Haiti after landslides and flooding killed 23 people. Oil workers in the Gulf of Mexico began...

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    International News
    Obama speech expected to focus on economics
    Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama has insisted that he does not want to dazzle a TV audience estimated to be in the tens of millions with "a bunch of a high-flying rhetoric", but instead, intends to focus on the kitchen-table economic issues facing American...

    Refugees accuse Russia of ethnic cleansing
    Russian-backed paramilitaries are ethnically cleansing villages on Georgian soil, The Times has quoted refugees and officials, as saying....

    Russia condemned by international community
    The G7, the seven most industrialised nations, have issued a stinging condemnation of the Russian recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia....

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    Business News
    U.S. stock markets close in positive territory
    U.S. equity markets had a rare up day Wednesday with all indices finishing in the...

    Fannie Mae fights back but loses executives
    Mortgage finance giant Fannie Mae has made changes to its executive ranks, after investors appeared less certain a government bailout of the company might be imminent....

    Durable goods statistics improve in US
    New orders for long-lasting US manufactured goods rose by a surprise 1.4% in July, led by a big increase in civilian aircraft sales....

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  • Gustav kills 22 in Caribbean, heads to Cuba and Mexico Gulf
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    Internet
  • Microsoft unveils Internet Explorer 8, its response to Firefox
  • Air Canada to provide in-flight internet service
  • Now, a website where curry lovers can track their orders as they cook!
  • Mystery Chinese iPhone worker becomes Internet star
  • Newest Internet Explorer 8 test version lets Web surfers browse without leaving a trace

    Latin America
  • Venezuela moves to nationalize fuel distribution
  • American Muslim Democratic Caucus At DNC
  • Potential Risk to McCain in VP
  • U.N. group forecasts 4.7%. Latin America growth

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    South America
  • Judge orders English ballot printed in Puerto Rico
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  • Cabinet chief vows Argentina will service debt
  • Venice cancels opening ceremony for hated Santiago Calatrava bridge
  • Oil rises on worries Gustav may strengthen and approach Gulf of Mexico oil operations

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