Afghan schoolchildren among victims of eastern attack
A truck bombing in Khost killed 14 Afghan students aged 8 to 10, plus a soldier and a private security guard, and wounded 58 as footage shows a SUV near a line of white capped pupils on final day of class.
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Murders of young blacks rise sharply in 2000s study
A Northeastern University study shows a surge in killings of black youths aged 14 to 17 from 2000 to 2007, with 426 deaths in 2007 up 40 percent and about 964 offenders in the same age group. The report links gaps in funding and policy, while Obama’s incoming administration pledges police recruitment.
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Protests for Elections Roil Bangkok as Thaksin Loyalists Rally
Thousands of Thaksin Shinawatra supporters converge on Parliament in Bangkok vowing to demonstrate until a new government holds elections. Demonstrators, calling themselves the Democratic Alliance against Dictatorship, plan to camp near Sanam Luang while allowing MPs to enter Parliament.
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Ill. Lt. Gov. Quinn predicts Blagojevich impeachment
Illinois Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn said on CBS he expects Gov. Rod Blagojevich to be impeached and removed within two months. He cited the Lincoln bicentennial deadline and noted Blagojevich’s alleged attempts to swap Obama’s Senate seat for profit as the core case.
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Stalin voted third greatest Russian in Rossiya project
Russian viewers ranked Stalin as the third greatest Russian in the 90day Name of Russia program, sparking rights protests while Nevsky won with over 524000 votes. Stolypin placed second with more than 523000 votes as the shortlist included Pushkin and Dostoyevsky.
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