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Six countries report complete shutoff of Russian gas

Tue, 2009-01-06 06:25.

KYIV, Ukraine - Six countries reported a complete shutoff of Russian gas shipped via Ukraine on Tuesday, in a sharp escalation of a struggle over energy that threatens Europe as winter sets in. Bul...

Six countries lose Russian gas

Tue, 2009-01-06 06:12.

KYIV, Ukraine - Six countries reported a complete shutoff of Russian gas shipped via Ukraine on Tuesday, in a sharp escalation of a struggle over energy that threatens Europe as winter sets in. Bul...

Pakistan criticizes India's Mumbai attack charges

Tue, 2009-01-06 05:40.

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistan says Indian allegations of links between Pakistani state agencies and the Mumbai attacks risk diverting attention from their joint efforts to fight terrorism. The sta...

Israeli troops approach Gaza population centres as fighting continues

Tue, 2009-01-06 05:40.

GAZA CITY, Gaza - Israeli shells slammed into Gaza and ground forces edged closer to major population centres Tuesday, taking more civilian lives after Israel ignored mounting international calls for ...

Sri Lanka seizes key rebel defence line in north

Tue, 2009-01-06 05:40.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Sri Lankan forces overran the Tamil Tigers' northernmost defence line Tuesday, forcing the rebels to retreat from one of their strongest fortifications, the military said. The ...

China says 19-year-old woman dies from bird flu

Tue, 2009-01-06 05:20.

BEIJING - A Chinese woman has died from bird flu in a Beijing hospital after contracting the disease last month, the government said Tuesday. The Ministry of Health said Huang Yanqing, 19, died Mon...

Russia cuts gas delivery to Europe by two-thirds, Ukrainian officials say

Tue, 2009-01-06 03:58.

KYIV, Ukraine - Ukraine's gas company Naftogaz said Tuesday that Russia's Gazprom slashed natural gas shipments to Europe by about two-thirds, while Balkan nations reported a complete shut off of Russ...

Afghan cleric shot to death in mosque

Tue, 2009-01-06 03:16.

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - Two gunmen shot a Muslim cleric to death inside a mosque in southern Afghanistan, the second such incident in the area in less than two weeks, an official said Tuesday. The ...

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Indian official says Pakistanis "must have" backed Mumbai attack

Tue, 2009-01-06 03:01.

NEW DELHI - India's prime minister said the sophistication of the Mumbai siege means that Pakistani authorities must have had a hand in the attack, but he was careful Tuesday not to directly accuse Is...

Ukraine: Russia cuts natural gas to Europe by two-thirds

Tue, 2009-01-06 02:42.

KYIV, Ukraine - Ukraine's gas company Naftogaz said Tuesday that Russia cut natural gas supplies to Europe by about two-thirds, raising the stakes in a spiralling dispute between the two neighbours th...