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Strong quake jolts north Japan, 107 hurt

HACHINOHE, Japan, July 24, 2008 (Reuters) — A strong earthquake jolted northern Japan early on Thursday, injuring more than 100 people, trapping hundreds in halted trains and affecting production at some high-tech factories. ...  > full story

Three Hong Kong children jailed for armed holdup

BEIJING, July 23, 2008 (Reuters) — Three Hong Kong children have jailed for more than three years for the armed hold-up of a jewelry shop, a newspaper said on Thursday, with the court saying the stiff sentence was in the public interest. ...  > full story

Cuba silent on Russian bomber report: Fidel Castro

HAVANA, July 23, 2008 (Reuters) — Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro on Wednesday said Cuba does not have to explain or "ask forgiveness" about a report out of Russia this week that Russia might use its Cold War ally Cuba as a refueling base for nuclear-capable bombers. ...  > full story

Guatemala jungle brings new dangers on trek to U.S

EL NARANJO, Guatemala, July 23, 2008 (Reuters) — Tighter border security and a broken-down rail line on Mexico's southern frontier are prompting thousands of U.S.-bound illegal immigrants to head north through thick jungles controlled by violent drug gangs. ...  > full story

AU says troops in Somalia need help, wants U.N. force

UNITED NATIONS, July 23, 2008 (Reuters) — The African Union said on Wednesday it was incapable of stabilizing the situation in Somalia and urged the United Nations take over peacekeeping operations in the lawless Horn of Africa country. ...  > full story

Senegal lifts final bar to trial of Chad's Habre

DAKAR, July 23, 2008 (Reuters) — Senegal lifted the last constitutional obstacle to its courts trying former Chadian dictator Hissene Habre for human rights crimes, the Senegalese Minister of Justice said on Wednesday. ...  > full story

Strong quake jolts northern Japan, no tsunami

TOKYO, July 23, 2008 (Reuters) — A strong earthquake jolted northern Japan early on Thursday, injuring several people, burying three cars under a landslide and cutting off electric power to at least 10,000 homes, media reports and officials said. ...  > full story

Venezuela leader in Belarus decries "U.S. imperialism"

MINSK, July 23, 2008 (Reuters) — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez vowed on Wednesday to work with Belarus, an ex-Soviet state long at odds with Washington, to defeat "hegemonistic" U.S. imperialism. ...  > full story

U.N. council to take up Cambodia-Thai dispute

UNITED NATIONS, July 23, 2008 (Reuters) — The U.N. Security Council will hold a special meeting on a border dispute between Cambodia and Thailand that has sparked fears of a military clash, diplomats said on Wednesday. ...  > full story

Medvedev hits out at "sale" of Russian official jobs

MOSCOW, July 23, 2008 (Reuters) — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev hit out on Wednesday at the corrupt sale of official jobs, saying it was an "outrageous" practice that discredited the state and held back Russia's development. ...  > full story
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