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India under pressure to find Mumbai attackers

1. December 2008

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India has made it clear that it believes last week's coordinated attacks in Mumbai originated in Pakistan, but the Indian government is under pressure to explain the lapse of security that allowed the siege to occur.

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Luxury cruise ship outruns pirates

1. December 2008

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A 30,000-ton luxury cruise ship outran pirates off the coast of Yemen this weekend, the ship's owner said Monday.

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Capital lacks clean water; cholera kills hundreds

1. December 2008

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Almost 12,000 people have contracted cholera since August in Zimbabwe, and the outbreak threatens to grow more dire -- and deadly -- because the nation can't pay for chemicals to treat water or for doctors to treat victims.

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Brazil flooding death toll rises

1. December 2008

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The death toll from historic floods in southern Brazil continued to creep upward Monday, with 112 reported dead, the state news agency said.

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‘Body bag’ remark raises Chile-Peru tensions

1. December 2008

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Tensions between Chile and Peru remained high Monday after last week's revelation that Peru's top army general said at a party that Chileans in Peru would be sent back in coffins or body bags.

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Thai protesters to step up airport blockade

1. December 2008

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Protesters blockading international flights to Bangkok threatened to draft in more demonstrators Monday as the tense standoff with authorities looked set to enter a second week.

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Venice neck deep in flood water

1. December 2008

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Venice has suffered its worst flooding in 22 years, leaving many parts of the historic Italian city neck-deep in water, reports said Monday.

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S. Africa ends decade of denial on AIDS

1. December 2008

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Israel turns back Gaza aid ship

1. December 2008

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Israeli naval vessels intercepted a Libyan ship carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza on Monday, Palestinian and Israeli officials said.

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Pirates reach deal over hijacked arms ship

1. December 2008

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Pirates have reached a deal with the owners of a Ukrainian ship loaded with arms that was seized more than two months ago, an official with the Kenya Seafarers Association said Sunday.

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