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Hurricane Dean Lashes Mexico's Carribbean Coast
Hurricane Dean, a huge Category 5 storm, lashed Mexico's Caribbean coast on Monday with howling winds and driving rain that hit beach resorts where thousands of tourists huddled in shelters.
Bangladesh Seeks Emergency Flood Aid from Donors
Bangladesh has asked foreign donors and development partners for hundreds of millions of dollars to help its economy after floods destroyed crops and left millions homeless, a government official has said.
Hurricane Dean Batters Jamaica, Heads for Yucatan
A strengthening Hurricane Dean took aim at Mexico's Yucatan on Monday after battering Jamaica's southern coast, flooding its capital and littering streets with broken trees and roofs during a Caribbean rampage that has killed at least nine people.
Climate Protest Spreads to Sizewell Nuclear Plant
Climate protesters expanded their Heathrow airport action on Monday, with small groups demonstrating outside Sizewell nuclear power plant and BP's London headquarters.
Armed Men Attack Police in Darfur Refugee Camp
Armed raiders killed a policeman and wounded four others in an attack on a refugee camp in Darfur, adding to fears about the safety of displaced people in the war-torn Sudanese region, officials have said.
Pakistan Would Consider Nuclear Test if India Tests
Pakistan would review a unilateral ban on testing nuclear weapons if India were to conduct a nuclear test, Pakistan has said.
Egypt Death Sparks Debate on Female Circumcision
It was a routine procedure undertaken by thousands of Egyptian girls every year, but something went wrong and Budour Ahmed Shaker died while having her genitals cut in a rite known locally as "purification".
Global Fund Urges Private Sector to Help Fight AIDS
Governments cannot be expected to win the fight against AIDS alone and it is time the private sector and civil society dug deeper, the head of an organisation leading a worldwide programme to prevent the disease said.
Olympics Update - Cars Stay Away but Beijing Smog Remains
Traffic flowed more smoothly but the sun was still shrouded by smog on Monday, the fourth and final day of Beijing's Olympic pollution prevention test.
Sudan Breaks Plot to Attack Western Diplomats
Sudan has broken up a group of Sudanese plotting to attack the French, British, U.S. and U.N. diplomatic missions in Khartoum, caught most of them and seized arms and explosives, the state news agency SUNA has said.
Mob of 50 Attacks Indians in East German Town
A mob shouting racial insults attacked eight Indians at a town fair in east Germany, then chased them and besieged them inside a pizzeria until they were rescued by police, officials have said.
Tamil Aid Worker Killed in North Sri Lanka
Unknown gunmen shot dead a Tamil staff member of the Danish Demining Group in Sri Lanka's far north on Monday, the group said, the latest in a rash of aid worker killings on the island.
Chinese Kin Lash Out as Trapped Miners' Hopes Fade
Anguished relatives of Chinese coal miners trapped in flooded shafts clashed with managers on Monday to demand information, but hopes for the 181 men faded after another day of efforts to pump the mines dry.
Killer of Church School Headmaster Wins Right to Stay in UK
The killer of headmaster Philip Lawrence has won an appeal to stay in Britain on the grounds that deportation would breach his human rights, the government said on Monday.
Polish Left Promises to Renew Germany, Russia Ties
Poland's opposition centre-left said on Monday it would fight a forthcoming snap election on a promise to repair relations with neighbours Germany and Russia, strained under the ruling conservatives.
Indian Left Hardens Stance Against Nuclear Deal
India's communists stepped up their opposition to a controversial nuclear deal with the United States on Monday, with one senior leader threatening to cut off vital support to the government if it pursued the pact.