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One of the 400 kangaroos to be culled.
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Palestine liberation top goal: bin Laden
By Maggie Michael CAIRO, Egypt -- Osama bin Laden vowed Friday to fight Israel for the liberation of the Palestinians, claiming their cause is at the heart of al-Qaida's holy war with the West. <Continued> -
Boy used in Afghan suicide attack
By Murray Brewster KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- A boy possibly as young as 10 was used in a suicide-bomb attack against a joint Canadian and Afghan army patrol in Afghanistan on Friday. <Continued> -
Kangaroo-kill has opponents hopping mad
By Rod McGuirk CANBERRA, Australia -- Defence authorities outraged animal rights campaigners Friday by reviving plans to kill 400 kangaroos that are causing environmental damage on the outskirts of Australia's capital. <Continued> -
Trapped victims can live for day
By Stephanie Nano NEW YORK -- A nurse survived eight days in the wreckage of a Turkish hospital destroyed by an earthquake in 1992. A newborn was rescued after more than a week in the rubble of Mexico City's 1985 quake. Now, in China, rescuers are pulling out victims days after they were buried by a powerful earthquake. <Continued> -
Pretty penny for diamond
GENEVA -- A vivid blue, 3.7-carat diamond ring has sold for nearly $5 million at auction in Switzerland, becoming the priciest gemstone per carat ever. <Continued>
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