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Evacuees look forward with hope

CNN Lead Headline | Wed Oct 24, 2007 17:30 EST
Southern California's wildfires have touched down like tornados destroying some homes while leaving others standing. Rancho Bernardo is littered with charred, smoldering debris, and some homes are relatively unscathed. Now those residents forced to flee are looking forward to one thing -- rebuilding.

Weather dictating battle against wildfires

CNN Lead Headline | Wed Oct 24, 2007 17:00 EST
Bush declares major disaster in CaliforniaLosses to top $1billion in San Diego CountyThree dead, 40 injured, 900,000 evacuated8,900 firefighters in battle; 670 sq miles hit developing story

Workers killed, oil spilled in rig accident off Mexico

CBC Lead Headline | Wed Oct 24, 2007 16:30 EST
At least 10 oil workers were killed when a drilling platform hit an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, spilling gas and oil into the sea, Mexico's state-owned oil company said Wednesday. more

U.S. handling of Arar case 'by no means perfect': Rice

CBC Lead Headline | Wed Oct 24, 2007 16:20 EST
Washington acknowledged Wednesday that the 2002 deportation of Maher Arar to a Syrian jail was handled improperly " a rare admission Arar said was encouraging. more

'No such thing as a free ride,' Dutch defence minister tells NATO

CBC Lead Headline | Wed Oct 24, 2007 14:10 EST
Defence Minister Peter MacKay called on his NATO counterparts for more troops, equipment and military trainers in Afghanistan, at the same time that he was expected to be pressed to extend Canada's combat mission in the troubled region. more

800-year-old Qur'an sells for record $2.26M

CBC Lead Headline | Wed Oct 24, 2007 13:50 EST
A Qur'an written in 1203, believed to be the oldest known complete copy of the Muslim holy book, has sold for $2.26 million Cdn at auction in London. more

Kurdish rebels pounded

CNN World Lead Headline | Wed Oct 24, 2007 13:30 EST
Turkish artillery units have shelled Kurdish separatist positions within northern Iraq, a Turkish government official said on Wednesday, amid continuing diplomatic efforts to avert a major cross-border incursion by Turkish forces.

New charges filed in Vegas against O.J. Simpson, 3 co-defendants

CBC Lead Headline | Wed Oct 24, 2007 13:20 EST
New charges of felony coercion were filed in Las Vegas Wednesday against O.J. Simpson and three co-defendants in the alleged armed robbery of two sports memorabilia dealers. more

Shifting winds change outlook for firefighters

CNN Lead Headline | Wed Oct 24, 2007 13:20 EST
Federal funds will be sent to affected familiesAlmost 1 million people forced from homesCost of damage estimated at over $1 billion679 square miles scorched developing story

Bush promises more help to wildfire victims

CNN Lead Headline | Wed Oct 24, 2007 13:10 EST
Federal funds will be sent to affected familiesAlmost 1 million people forced from homesCost of damage estimated at over $1 billion645 square miles scorched developing story

First EU Film Prize Goes to German-Turkish Film

Deutsche Welle (Europe) | Wed Oct 24, 2007 13:00 EST
Turkish-born Fatih Akin, the German director of the winning film "The Edge of Heaven," won the European parliament's first Lux prize for cinema. The film will be subtitled in 22 languages.

Former S. Korean president allowed kidnapping of rival, government concedes

CBC Lead Headline | Wed Oct 24, 2007 12:50 EST
South Korea's former president allowed his spy agency to kidnap a major political opponent during the 1970s, the government acknowledged for the first time on Wednesday. more

NATO Chief Wants to Float Afghanistan Troop Rotation Idea

Deutsche Welle (Europe) | Wed Oct 24, 2007 12:30 EST
NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said on Wednesday, Oct. 24, that he would circulate the concept of rotating forces in Afghanistan's more dangerous regions and intends to put the motion to member governments.

Tired firefighters hope to turn tide as winds abate

CBC Lead Headline | Wed Oct 24, 2007 12:20 EST
A little relief was in sight for exhausted firefighters Wednesday as the fierce winds fanning wildfires across Southern California were expected to weaken. more

Rice admits U.S. handling of Arar case 'imperfect'

CBC Lead Headline | Wed Oct 24, 2007 12:20 EST
The U.S. government admitted on Wednesday for the first time that the 2002 deportation of Syrian-born Canadian Maher Arar to a Syrian jail was not handled properly. more

Barred U.S. peace activists to test border policy again

CBC Lead Headline | Wed Oct 24, 2007 12:20 EST
Two American peace activists who were denied entry into Canada because they had been arrested for taking part in anti-war events in the U.S. say they will try again to cross the border. more

EU Leads Calls for Restraint as Turkey Launches Air Strikes

Deutsche Welle (Europe) | Wed Oct 24, 2007 12:10 EST
The EU reiterated its calls for restraint as Turkish warplanes reportedly bombed Kurdish rebel targets along the Iraqi border Wednesday. Turkey's leaders also met to consider whether to launch cross-border operations.

France Experiments With Free Museums

ABC News (US) | Wed Oct 24, 2007 11:50 EST
Overcoming years of opposition by farm industry lobbyists, the House of Representatives today passed legislation that would require background checks and registration for buyers and sellers of ammonium nitrate, a...

Bush declares major disaster

CNN Lead Headline | Wed Oct 24, 2007 11:20 EST
Federal funds will be sent to affected familiesAlmost 1 million people forced from homesOfficial: Wind, dryness are 'recipe for disaster' About 645 square miles of land scorched developing story

Tired firefighters face Day 4 of California wildfires battle

CBC Lead Headline | Wed Oct 24, 2007 11:10 EST
A little relief was in sight for exhausted firefighters Wednesday as the fierce winds fanning wildfires across Southern California were expected to weaken. more


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