21.11.2008

Madonna, Ritchie granted preliminary divorce by British court

LONDON - The show-business marriage that began in a Scottish castle came to an end in a drab London courtroom Friday as Madonna and Guy Ritchie were granted a preliminary decree of divorce.

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21.11.2008

Michael Jackson's former assistant says Bahraini sheik was a generous friend

LONDON - Michael Jackson's former personal assistant told a British court Friday that a Bahraini sheik who is now suing the singer was a generous friend, eager to give Jackson money and other gifts.

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21.11.2008

Madonna, Ritchie granted preliminary divorce by British court

LONDON - The show-business marriage that began in a Scottish castle came to an end in a drab London courtroom Friday as Madonna and Guy Ritchie were granted a preliminary decree of divorce.

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21.11.2008

Iraqis burn Bush effigy at square where Saddam statue was toppled in 2003

BAGHDAD - Thousands of followers of a radical Shiite cleric protested a proposed U.S.-Iraqi security deal Friday, burning an effigy of President George W. Bush in the same square where Iraqis beat a toppled statue of Saddam Hussein five years ago.

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21.11.2008

Lower house of Russian parliament extends presidential term to 6 years from 4

MOSCOW - The lower house of Russia's parliament has given final approval to a bill extending the presidential term from four to six years.

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21.11.2008

U.S. attorney general "alert" after collapsing during speech

WASHINGTON - U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey, the no-nonsense ally in President Bush's war on terror, was hospitalized Thursday after he collapsed during a late-night speech and lost conciousness.

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20.11.2008

New York couple and trucker help injured butterfly migrate south

LAKE LUZERNE, N.Y. - A monarch butterfly has a chance at completing its species' famed migration to central Mexico, thanks to some tiny cardboard splints, a bit of contact cement and a trucker from Alabama.

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20.11.2008

N.L. school board's warning over 'Kick a Ginger Day' causes stir

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Newfoundland teachers were told to be on "heightened alert" Thursday after the province's largest school board warned them about an unusual prank targeting red-headed students that may have been inspired by the popular animated TV show "South Park."

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20.11.2008

Sky-high birth on Finnair flight at 11,000 metres

HELSINKI, Finland - Finnair says a Swedish woman gave birth to a girl 11,000 metres over Kazakhstan on a flight from Bangkok to Helsinki.

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