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Official: Egyptian ship hijacked near Somalia
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - An Egyptian cargo ship with 25 crew members has been hijacked by pirates off Somalia's coast, the 10th vessel to be seized in less than two months, a global maritime watchdog said Friday.
Nations:Somalia Malaysia Egypt Source:(AP)
2008-09-05
Rice primed for historic Libya visit
LISBON, Portugal - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says she's excited about a landmark trip she will make to Libya on Friday, becoming the highest-ranking American official to visit the North African country in more than a half-century.
Nations:U.S. Algeria Portugal Libya People:Joseph Biden Condoleezza Rice Richard Nixon Ronald Reagan Activities:1988 Lockerbie Bombing Case Darfur Genocide Crisis
2008-09-05
China imposes Ramadan security crackdown in Muslim northwest
BEIJING (AFP) - Authorities in China's Muslim-populated far northwest are seeking to prevent mass prayers and the distribution of religious material as part of a security crackdown for Ramadan, government notices said.
Activities:China Xinjiang Unrest Source:(AFP)
2008-09-05
'Broken man' Abramoff gets 4 years in prison
WASHINGTON - Broken and disgraced, lobbyist Jack Abramoff will spend four years in prison for his role in a corruption scandal that upended Washington politics and contributed to the Republicans' loss of Congress in 2006.
Nations:U.S. People:John McCain Activities:2005 Abramoff Scandal Source:(AP)
2008-09-05
Abramoff gets 4 years prison in corruption scandal
WASHINGTON - Jack Abramoff, the once powerful lobbyist at the heart of a far-reaching political corruption scandal, was sentenced to four years in prison Thursday by a judge who said the case had shattered the public's confidence in government.
Nations:U.S. People:John McCain Activities:2005 Abramoff Scandal Source:(AP)
2008-09-04
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