Western nations warn Russia to `change course'
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) -- Western leaders warned Russia on Wednesday to "change course," hoping to keep a conflict that already threatens a key nuclear pact and could even raise U.S. chicken prices from blossoming into a new Cold War....
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Gustav kills 23; New Orleans makes evacuation plan
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- Gustav stalled offshore Wednesday and poured more misery onto Haiti after landslides and flooding killed 23 people. Oil workers began leaving their rigs and New Orleans drew up evacuation plans as forecasters warned the storm could plow into the U.S. Gulf coast as a major hurricane....
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Canada requires ship registration in Arctic
TUKTOYAKTUK, Northwest Territories (AP) -- Canada's prime minister moved to firm up control of disputed Arctic waters Wednesday by announcing stricter registration requirements for ships sailing in the Northwest Passage....
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Liberian ex-warlord dodges questions at hearing
MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) -- A former Liberian warlord whose drugged fighters once appeared on camera holding up a human heart dodged questions Wednesday and refused to accept any wrongdoing during an appearance before a public commission....
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G7 countries condemn Russia's actions in Georgia
LONDON (AP) -- The Group of Seven industrialized democracies condemned Russia on Wednesday for its actions in Georgia, underlining the country's growing estrangement from the West....
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