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The US Treasury Department has laid financial sanctions against more than 70 alleged drug traffickers linked to Mexico's notorious Sinaloa drug cartel.

Bangkok (AP): Thailand's prime minister has a confession to make: He is also British.Prime Minister Abhisit Vejajjiva publicly acknowledged his dual nationality yesterday during a debate in Parliament....

Benghazi (AP): Army units and militiamen loyal to Moammar Gadhafi struck back against rebellious protesters who have risen up in cities close to the capital yesterday, attacking a mosque where many had taken refuge and battling with others...

Christchurch (AP):Rescuers fanned out into unchecked areas of New Zealand's quake-devastated city yesterday looking for any remaining life in the rubble, as the death toll rose to 98 with "grave fears" that...

Christchurch, New Zealand (AP):Siblings huddled yesterday on sodden grass, staring at the smouldering remains of a building that collapsed with their mother inside.They hadn't heard from TV presenter Donna Manning since a powerful earthquake tore...

Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi has refused to stand down amid widespread anti-government protests.

Cairo (AP):Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi vowed to fight on to his "last drop of blood" and roared at his supporters to take to the streets against protesters in a furious, fist-pounding speech yesterday after two nights of bloodshed in the capital as...

HAVANA (AP): Cuba's former leader Fidel Castro said yesterday that the unrest in Libya may be a pretext for a NATO invasion...

Tegucigalpa (AP):Honduran authorities say an evangelical pastor has been shot to death while resisting a gunman who tried to steal his dogs.Security Minister Oscar Alvarez says witnesses say the assailant got out of a car and tried to snatch the two...

LOS ANGELES, California (AP): Scientists say the latest New Zealand earthquake caused more destruction than a larger one last year because of its location.

BOISE, Idaho (AP):More than 1,000 teachers, parents and students rallied in front of the Idaho Capitol in their fight to beat back public schools chief Tom Luna's plan to overhaul public education.The sweeping overhaul was introduced in the Idaho Senate...

IVORY COAST, Abidjan (AP):Elite troops loyal to the sitting president Laurent Gbagbo entered opposition neighbourhoods in Ivory Coast's biggest city yesterday, throwing grenades, firing machine guns and attacking the population with rocket launchers,...