Rice signs missile defense deal with Poland
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AP - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and her Polish counterpart signed a deal Wednesday to build a U.S. missile defense base in Poland, an agreement that prompted an infuriated Russia to warn of a possible attack against the former Soviet satellite.
Food aid sent in to suffering Georgian area
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AP - A convoy of badly needed food aid for beleaguered Georgians rumbled through a Russian checkpoint Wednesday, waved through by soldiers who themselves showed no signs of fulfilling their president's promise of a pullback within two days.
Sarkozy visits Kabul after French soldiers killed
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AP - French President Nicolas Sarkozy visited a military chapel in Kabul on Wednesday where the bodies of 10 French soldiers killed in battle lay before they were to be flown home.
Twin car bombings hit Algerian hotel, barracks
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AP - Twin car bombings rocked a hotel and military headquarters in the Algerian town of Bouira on Wednesday, killing 11 people a day after a suicide bombing in a neighboring region killed 43, official media and witnesses said.
Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Saniora visits Iraq
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AP - Lebanon's prime minister traveled to Baghdad on Wednesday in only the third such visit by a top Arab leader since the U.S.-led invasion five and a half years ago.
Shevchenko set for AC Milan return
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AFP - Ukrainian striker Andrei Shevchenko, who has endured a miserable two years at Chelsea, is set to be loaned to his former club AC Milan, the Gazzetta dello Sport reported on Wednesday.
Iraqi troops detain son of prominent Sunni leader
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AP - The U.S. military says Iraqi troops have detained the son of a prominent Sunni leader during a raid in Baghdad.
Paraguayan president installs new police chief
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AP - Paraguay's new president is replacing the nation's police commander four days into the new administration.
Double car bombing in Algeria kills 11
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Reuters - A double car bombing in Algeria killed
at least 11 people on Wednesday, a day after an attack that
killed 43 people at a military academy, the Algerian press
agency APS said quoting the Interior Ministry.
US offers aid to Pakistanis displaced by clashes
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AP - The U.S. on Wednesday offered to help Pakistanis displaced by an army operation against Islamist militants in a northwest tribal region bordering Afghanistan.