19 dead as mudslide hits Rio hotel
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan 2, 2010 - A mudslide struck a
small luxury hotel filled with New Year’s revelers on an island
southwest of Rio de Janeiro Friday, killing at least 19 people and
leaving many others missing amid tons of mud and debris.
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US flight diverted over ‘suspicious ornament’
WASHINGTON, Jan 2, 2010 (AFP) - A Northwest
Airlines flight on its way from Detroit to Orlando, Florida was
diverted due to a “suspicious item” that turned out to be a
Christmas ornament, US media reported Friday.
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French journalists abducted in Afghanistan alive
KABUL, Jan 2, 2010 - Two French journalists
kidnapped in eastern Afghanistan this week are thought to be alive
and in good health, a source involved in efforts to free them said
Friday.
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Obama consults top aides on terror probes
HONOLULU, Hawaii, Jan 2, 2010 - US President
Barack Obama on Friday opened 2010 with a secure telephone call with
top national security advisors to discuss two reviews of the
thwarted bid to bomb a Northwest Airlines jet.
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