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Afghan candidates killed  
KABUL - TALEBAN insurgents appear to be making good on threats to kill candidates in Afghanistan's parliamentary elections, adding a grim dimension to the ambitions of political hopefuls in the war-t...

 

Afghanistan Tries to Help Nation's Biggest Bank  
KABUL, Afghanistan -- In a bid to fend off the threat of a nationwide financial crisis, the Afghan government scrambled to shore up Afghanistan's largest bank on Saturday after lines of frantic deposi...

 

5 killed, 39 hurt in Russia bombing  
A suicide bombing at a military installation in Russia's volatile North Caucasus region of Dagestan killed five people Sunday and wounded 39, Ria Novosti news agency said, citing a top security source...

 

Kitzhaber Fights Back  
Here in Oregon, the race for governor is closer than it should be.  Democratic former Governor, John Kitzhaber, has a strong public service record, while former Trailblazers bench warmer, Chris D...

 

Small Businesses on the Ropes  
Here's a little blurb from the NFIB that puts some perspective on the most recent employment report from the BLS: Although the economy officially peaked in December 2007, small b...

 

5 killed, 39 injured in Dagestan suicide bombing  
A suicide bombing at a military installation in Russia's volatile North Caucasus region of Dagestan killed five people Sunday and wounded 39, Ria Novosti news agency said, citing a top security source... (1 Related)

 

Myanmar refugees' search for hope  
A community of refugees find hope among the mountains of rubbish in a dump outside the Thai border town of Mae Sot.

 

5 killed, 39 hurt in Dagestan suicide bombing (AFP)  
AFP - A suicide bombing at a military installation in Russia's volatile North Caucasus region of Dagestan killed five people Sunday and wounded 39, Ria Novosti news agency said, citing a top secur...

 

14 killed in Guatemala floods, Colom declares emergency  
President Alvaro Colom declared a national emergency in Guatemala after weeks of driving rains triggered landslides Saturday that killed 10 people on a bus and four inside a home. "Top...

 

Suicide bomber targets Russian military  
A suicide bomb attack on a military unit in the Russian republic of Dagestan killed five people and injured 39, according to a law enforcement source cited by a Russian state news agency.