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• China issues bird flu alert after woman dies
YANJIAO, China - China issued a bird flu alert on Wednesday after a woman died of the virus, the first such death in the country in almost a year, and closed poultry markets for disinfecting in a province surrounding Beijing. The World Health ...
• Gaza fight resumes amid word of talks
Egypt also is inviting the warring Israeli and Palestinian sides for urgent meetings to resolve issues underlying the fighting, including securing Gaza's borders, reopening all crossings and lifting the Israeli siege. "We are very much applauding the ...
• Afghanistan detainees want to sue for freedom
Olshansky sought to focus on human-rights and legal process issues that critics of the Bush administration's terror detentions policy have repeatedly raised with courts. The four men — two Yemeni, one Tunisian and one Afghan — all have been held ...
• Reid: Burris may ultimately get Senate seat
Burris' legal issues include a pending decision by a court in his home state on whether Secretary of State Jesse White's signature is required on his certification papers to allow him to take the Senate post, and his appearance Thursday before a ...
• City on short fuse due to 'Sno-maggedon'
It's safe to say that fuses are short, people are frustrated and we are having an increase in neighborhood disputes regarding snow-related issues," said Jennifer DeRuwe, a police spokeswoman. Hot lines at Spokane Mental Health are getting twice the ...