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New Cold War Doesn't Faze Russian Leader

Russia stunned the West on Tuesday by recognizing the independence claims of two Georgian breakaway provinces. The move signaled the Kremlin's willingness to risk closing its doors to the West.


The West Warns Russia To "Change Course"

The Group of Seven industrialized democracies condemned Russia for its actions in Georgia, underlining the country's growing estrangement from the West.


Mexican Towns Hit by US Downturn

The village of La Heredad, Mexico.


N Korea Reneges on Nukes -- Again

North Korea's Yongbyon nuclear complex


51 Haitians die in Hurricane Gustav

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- Haitian officials are reporting 51 deaths from Gustav, raising the storm's overall toll to 59....


Family given 'wrong remains' after Spain tragedy

MADRID, Spain (CNN) -- Relatives of a woman killed in a Spanish airline crash were erroneously given the remains of another victim, and then were asked by authorities to return them, CNN partner network CNN+ reported Thursday.


Source: U.S., Pakistan officers meet secretly

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Senior U.S. and Pakistani military commanders held a secret meeting this week to discuss the growing Taliban and al Qaeda threat in Pakistan and Afghanistan, a senior U.S. military official said Thursday.


Dalai Lama hospitalized

MUMBAI, India (AP) -- The Dalai Lama was admitted to an Indian hospital on Thursday to undergo tests for abdominal discomfort, his spokesman said.


Millions in India, Tibet flee rising water

BIHAR, India (CNN) -- Extreme flooding has displaced millions of people on either side of the India-Tibet border after a river burst its banks, authorities said Thursday.


Mexico's high court upholds abortion law

MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AP) -- Mexico's Supreme Court voted 8-3 Thursday to uphold legal abortion in the capital, opening the possibility that similar measures could be adopted elsewhere in Mexico.