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Colombia Hostages
Released hostages tell of horror
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Jul 4, 2008 5:09 PM Ingrid Betancourt began each day in captivity at 4am, cold and depressed but awake in the dark waiting to hear her mother's words of encouragement over the radio. She was haunted by thoughts of suicide and fears that she would be killed. Often chained to a tree by the neck in secret jungle camps that were infested by insects and...

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Rival parties still squabbling over portfolios By Hussein Abdallah Daily Star staff...
By Moataz El-Fegiery Commentary by Friday, July 04, 2008...
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MANILA, Philippines -- Former presidential chief of staff Mike Defensor filed perjury charges Thursday against Rodolfo Noel Lozada Jr., key witness in the inquiry into the scandal-tainted national broadband network (NBN) deal, for allegedly...
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* Oil holds near record above $145, up 50 pct this year * Dollar inches up after U.S. jobs data, ECB rate hike * Iran-Israel tension supports prices SINGAPORE, July 4 (Reuters) - Oil steadied above $145 a barrel on Friday as the United States heads...
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(Adds stocks, details) *Nikkei takes aim at 12-day losing streak, longest since 1954 *High-tech shares slide after falls in U.S. peers *Trade thin, U.S. markets closed By Elaine Lies TOKYO, July 4 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei stock average edged down...
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By BETH FOUHY Associated Press Writer MEXICO CITY (AP) - Republican presidential candidate John McCain said Thursday that a shake-up in the leadership of his campaign was part of a ``natural evolution'' as the organization becomes more national in...
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Election   Mexico   Photos   Politics   US
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                CARACAS: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Thursday called on the OPEC cartel to absorb the costs of the oil import bills of the world's 50 poorest...
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Caracas   Oil   Opec   Photos   Venezuela
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: Seeking to force President Robert Mugabe into negotiations with the opposition, the United States on Thursday formally proposed United Nations Security Council sanctions on Zimbabwe. The proposed sanctions include an international arms embargo and...
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