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Hurricane Gustav strengthens en route to Cuba, gulf

Hurricane Gustav strengthens en route to Cuba, gulf

Reuters - 33 minutes ago

HAVANA (Reuters) - Powerful Hurricane Gustav roared toward western Cuba on Saturday with 125 mph (205 kph) winds on its way to the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico after a deadly pass through the Caribbean. More »

  • Italy apologises to Libya for colonial era damage

    Italy apologises to Libya for colonial era damage

    AFP - 52 minutes ago

    BENGHAZI, Libya (AFP) - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Saturday apologised to Libya for damage inflicted by Italy during the colonial era and signed a five-billion-dollar investment deal by way of compensation. More »

  • China quake kills 22: state media

    China quake kills 22: state media

    AFP - 1 hour 2 minutes ago

    BEIJING (AFP) - Twenty-two people were killed and more than a hundred were injured after an earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale struck southwest China on Saturday, state media reported. More »

  • Russia calls for more observers in Georgia

    Russia calls for more observers in Georgia

    AFP - 1 hour 31 minutes ago

    MOSCOW (AFP) - Russia called Saturday for more international observers to be sent to Georgia, two days before a European Union summit that Tbilisi hopes will decide on measures to punish the Russian leadership. More »

  • Tremor Rocks South West China

    Tremor Rocks South West China

    SkyNews - 2 hours 2 minutes ago

    An earthquake measuring a possible magnitude of 6.1 has struck China's south west Sichuan province, according to state media. More »

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