Tymoshenko camp plans legal challenge against results of Ukraine's presidential vote
Peter Leonard, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
9 Feb, 2010 0 1
KYIV, Ukraine - Ukraine's Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko plans to legally challenge the results of the presidential runoff that opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych is leading, her campaign said Tuesday.
Tymoshenko's allies say she will not concede until appeals have run their course and recount
Iran says it will stop higher uranium enrichment if provided nuclear fuel
Nasser Karimi, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
9 Feb, 2010 0 0
TEHRAN, Iran - The head of Iran's atomic agency said the Islamic Republic will not enrich uranium to a higher level if the West provides the fuel it needs for a research reactor in Tehran.
Iran is set to start enriching its stockpile of uranium to 20 per cent on Tuesday, in a step sure to antago
Officials say Afghan avalanche kills at least 28, 1,500 others stranded
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
9 Feb, 2010 0 0
KABUL, Afghanistan - At least 28 people are dead and another 1,500 are stranded following multiple avalanches in Afghanistan.
The Defence Ministry released a statement saying another 70 people have been injured as rescuers continue to dig out hundreds of vehicles stuck on a snow-blocked pass nor
Still covered in snow, Mid-Atlantic prepares for second big storm within days
Brett Zongker, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
9 Feb, 2010 0 0
WASHINGTON - A second major snowstorm in less than a week was blowing Tuesday toward the Mid-Atlantic region of the U.S. with more flights expected to be cancelled.
Plows still hadn't touched some roads, utility workers were struggling to restore power and shovels were in short supply.
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Heavy rain, flooding leave 6 dead, thousands homeless in Kandahar
Steve Rennie, THE CANADIAN PRESS
9 Feb, 2010 0 0
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - Torrential rain and flooding in southern Afghanistan have claimed at least six lives and left thousands homeless.
Two cars travelling through the district of Shah Wali Kot were caught in floodwaters and swept away, a spokesman for Kandahar Gov. Tooryalai Wesa said Monday.
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