Carmel forest fire devastates Israel killing dozens
Dozens of guards and prisoners trapped by a fast moving Carmel forest fire on the Carmel in Galilee dies when their bus is blocked by a fallen tree. Prime Minister Netanyahu calls it an unprecedented disaster as 12,000 people flee and international aid pours in.
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Spain
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Russia
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Haifa
Gaza
Ehud Barak
Argentina accused of lax crackdown on money launderers
A leaked U.S. Embassy cable from Buenos Aires portrays Argentina as awash in drug money due to weak enforcement and impunity. It blames President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and associates for limited action, noting underfunded investigators and judges lacking will, while detailing international requests for probe into the Kirchners.
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WikiLeaks
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Hillary Clinton
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P.J. Crowley
Justice
Julio Alak
Ter
Washington
Nestor Kirchner
Kirchner
Switzerland
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
Kirchners
Cholera panic sparks Haiti witch-hunt and killings
In rural Haiti mobs killed at least 12 people accusing them of using black magic to spread cholera. The epidemic has claimed nearly 1,900 lives and infected more than 84,000 as fear and confusion grow. полиция spokesman Frantz Lerebours reported lynchings and arson targeting alleged Vodou practitioners.
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Port-Au-Prince
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Grand Anse
Frantz Lerebours
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Nepal
Vanuatu Premier Ousted in Confidence Vote by Deputy
In Port Vila, Prime Minister Edward Natapei was toppled by deputy Sato Kilman in a no confidence vote, forcing Natapei to cut short climate talks in Cancun. Kilman’s rise follows defector allies and internal coalition shifts as media were barred from Parliament.
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Vanuatu
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Cancun
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Sato Kilman
New Zealand
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Langley
Britain
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Calderon urges U S presence to counter Chavez influence
A leaked 2009 State Department cable quotes Mexico's Felipe Calderon telling a U S official that Latin America needs a visible U S presence to curb Hugo Chavez. Calderon said Chavez uses social programs to win support in Mexico and urged engaging Brazil as a counterweight.
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Latin America
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Hugo Chavez
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Dennis Blair
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Mexico
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