World - Seattle Post I. - 2010-09-03 01:02:05.
Calderon: Violence price worth paying in drug war
MEXICO CITY -- President Felipe Calderon tried to rally frustrated Mexicans behind his increasingly bloody drug war Thursday, saying he knows violence has surged under his watch, but arguing that it is the price of confronting powerful and brutal cartels.
World - Seattle Post I. - 2010-09-03 01:02:05.
French 'Spider-Man' in Sydney court over climb
SYDNEY -- A French skyscraper climber nicknamed "Spider-Man" pleaded not guilty Friday to charges related to his bare-handed climb up a 57-story building in downtown Sydney.
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95 snakes found in burst bag at Malaysia airport
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- A Malaysian man pleaded guilty to wildlife smuggling after his bag bursting with 95 live boa constrictors broke open on a luggage conveyer belt at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, an official said Friday.
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14 cops killed in Colombia ambush, rebels blamed
BOGOTA, Colombia -- Suspected leftist rebels killed 14 police officers and wounded seven in an ambush of a five-truck convoy in southern Colombia, a police commander said Thursday.
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Dolphins caught, not killed, in Japan cove
TOKYO -- Dolphins have been herded into a cove as part of an annual hunt in the Japanese seaside town made famous by an Oscar-winning documentary about their slaughter, conservationist group Sea Shepherd said Friday. A town official said none were killed.
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Election official: Chavez breaking campaign rules
CARACAS, Venezuela -- An electoral official accused President Hugo Chavez and his allies of breaking campaign laws by using state-run media to berate rivals and praise friends ahead of this month's legislative elections.
