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Rescue workers look for survivors at a mudslide area in Nahuala, western Guatemala, Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010.

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Guatemala mudslides from torrential rains kill at least 38 and bury 2 buses
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NAHUALA, Guatemala - Torrential rains from a tropical depression caused mudslides that have killed at least 38 people in Guatemala - most of them in separate disasters along the same highway. In the village of Nahuala, rescue crews searched through mud and rocks yesterday for...

The Gundremmingen Nuclear Power Plant in Germany:

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Germany to extend life of nuclear reactors
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BERLIN ' Germany said it would extend the life of its nuclear reactors by 12 years on average on Monday after marathon talks on the controversial issue that will shape the energy policy of Europe's top economy. The decision came after 12 hours of talks between senior politicians and means that some of the 17 plants will now be operational until the...

A Moldovan glances at Communist Party posters in Chisinau, Moldova Monday July 20 , 2009. The incumbent ruling Communist party hold a slim lead in polls before the July 29 general election.

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Moldova referendum scuttled
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A referendum aimed at breaking a political stalemate in Moldova, which has left the country leaderless, has failed following a low voter turnout, electoral officials have said. Iurie Ciocan, the Central Election Commission secretary, said on Sunay turnout stood at 29.67 per cent, with final figures yet to come in only from a small breakaway...

Spain's Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero speaks during a press conference at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid, Friday, July 30, 2010. Spain's unemployment rate rose to a 13-year high of 20.09 percent in the second quarter, the government said Friday, as the job market lagged behind an economy that has barely managed to break out of recession. On Thursday, a Parliamentary panel approved labor market reforms designed to stimulate the economy by encouraging employers to hire.

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Eta ceasefire seen by Spanish government as 'insufficient'
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JANE WALKER in Madrid and GERRY MORIARTY Northern Editor SPANISH PRIME minister Jos� Luis Rodr�guez Zapatero was last night said to be "disappointed and deeply sceptical" after the Basque separatist group Eta announced a ceasefire. There was a mood of dismay in Spain as politicians studied the announcement. The group said it was prepared "to start...

Supporters of National Council of Resistance of Iran in France, protest the death sentence of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, at Trocadero square in Paris, Saturday, Aug. 28, 2010.

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Vatican: stoning in Iran adultery case 'brutal'
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Pope Benedict XVI, flanked by his secretary Georg Gaenswein, right, blesses... VATICAN CITY (AP) - The Vatican raised the possibility Sunday of using behind-the-scenes diplomacy to try to save the life of an Iranian widow sentenced to be stoned for adultery. In its first public statement on the case, which has attracted worldwide attention, the...

A rescue worker runs at a mudslide area in Nahuala, western Guatemala, Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010.

photo: AP / Moises Castillo

Guatemala declares 'national tragedy' as several killed in landslides
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GUATEMALA CITY: Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom declared a "national tragedy" on Sunday after landslides killed at least 36 people and left rescuers digging in the mud for dozens still missing. Colom declared a state of emergency as fears grew the eventual toll from scores of landslides across the country set off by weeks of torrential rain could...

A Palestinian man inspects the damage following Israeli air strikes on a smuggling tunnel at the border with Egypt in Rafah refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip, Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010.

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Israel pounds Gaza tunnels as peace talks hit snares
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Lieberman rules out settlement freeze, sees negotations ‘failing’ Compiled by Daily Star staff Monday, September 06, 2010 - Powered by --> Israeli Army aircraft bombed three Gaza tunnels, killing two Palestinians and wounding a third, Hamas security officials said on Sunday, as two more Palestinians were missing following the late Saturday...

In this image made from television, Iraqi Defense Minister Abdul-Qadir al-Ubaidi , center, inspects the site of a suicide attack accompanied by soldiers at a military headquarters in Baghdad, Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010.

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Militants kill 12 in assault on military base in Baghdad
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Monday, September 06, 2010 - Powered by --> Muhanad Mohammed Reuters BAGHDAD: Up to five suicide bombers, some armed with rifles, tried to storm an army base in Baghdad on Sunday, killing 12 people and wounding 36 less than a week after Washington declared US combat operations in Iraq over. The assault began when a minibus packed with explosives...

An "atomic balloon" is seen in front of the dome of the Reichstag building during a demonstration against the extending of nuclear power plants operating time in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010.

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German government debates future of nuclear energy
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German government leaders are meeting in Berlin to debate the future of nuclear energy in the country. Chancellor Angela Merkel is expected to seek a compromise in a row over the proposed life cycle of nuclear power plants. The politicians will also discuss Ms Merkel's plan to levy a...