NEW ORLEANS, Sep. 3, 2008 (Reuters) — President George W. Bush made a quick visit to Louisiana on Wednesday to survey damage from Hurricane Gustav as New Orleans officials lifted roadblocks to allow tens of thousands who fled the city to return despite widespread power outages. ... > full story
BRUSSELS, Sep. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — British and Irish lawmakers in the European Parliament launched a campaign on Tuesday against a rule that would make electronic tags for millions of sheep and goats across the EU compulsory from next year. ... > full story
LOS CABOS, Aug. 24, 2008 (Reuters) — Tropical Storm Julio drenched Mexico's Baja California on Sunday and hundreds of residents fled poor neighborhoods that were in danger of flooding near the popular tourist resort of Los Cabos. ... > full story
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Aug. 24, 2008 (Reuters) — Tropical Storm Fay was downgraded to a tropical depression late on Saturday after making a record fourth landfall in Florida and drenching the state's northern panhandle with heavy rainfall. ... > full story
TEHRAN, Aug. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — Iran plans to send a manned rocket into space in the next 10 years, state television reported on Thursday, just days after the Islamic Republic announced it had put a dummy satellite into orbit. ... > full story
TEHRAN, Aug. 17, 2008 (Reuters) — Iran said it had put a dummy satellite into orbit on a home-grown rocket for the first time on Sunday -- a move likely to increase Western concerns about its nuclear ambitions. ... > full story
HAVANA, Aug. 11, 2008 (Reuters) — Venezuela sends oil to Cuba and now Cuba will ship zoo animals to Venezuela, giving a new dimension to ties between the socialist allies. ... > full story
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Iran says talks with UN inspector 'positive' - report Aug. 21, 2008 (GulfNews) — Iran described talks with a top UN inspector over its nuclear programme as "positive", the official IRNA news agency reported on Wednesday. . The ...
Iran rocket launch 'troubling:' US Aug. 17, 2008 (Yahoo! News) — The White House said Sunday that Iran's announcement it had launched a home-built rocket into space was "troubling" because such technology could ...
Iran successfully launches communications satellite Aug. 17, 2008 (Ynet News) — According to the Fars news agency, Gholam Hussein Elham, an Iranian government spokesman, said that his country has successfully launched a ...
Tropical Storms Boris and Cristina June 29, 2008 (AccuWeather) — An active weather pattern has set in over the tropical eastern North Pacific Ocean. As of Sunday morning, local time, there were two tropical ...
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