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Simon Dyson hits hole-in-one in Hong Kong (AFP)

November 18th, 2010

The 2.5-million-dollar Hong Kong Open got off to a thrilling start on Thursday with England's Simon Dyson (pictured) hitting a hole-in-one for an eagle to take an early lead.(AFP/File/Derek Blair)AFP - The 2.5-million-dollar Hong Kong Open got off to a thrilling start on Thursday with Simon Dyson hitting a hole-in-one for an eagle to take an early lead.


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Massive explosion hits Pakistan security compound (Reuters)

November 11th, 2010

Reuters - A massive explosion ripped through a security compound on a busy commercial street in Pakistan’s largest city, Karachi, on Thursday, killing at least 15 people and injuring more…

Indonesia disaster toll hits 377 as volcano erupts again (Reuters)

October 28th, 2010

Volunteers carry the bodies of those who died after Mount Merapi erupted, at Kinarrejo village in Sleman, near the ancient city of Yogyakarta, October 27, 2010. REUTERS/BeawihartaReuters - Indonesia’s Mount Merapi erupted on Thursday for the second time in a week, blasting vast plumes of ash into the sky, as the death toll from the initial…

BP CEO hits back at media and politicians (AP)

October 25th, 2010

Bob Dudley, Group Chief Executive of BP speaks at the annual Confederation of British Industry (CBI) conference, at the Grosvenor House hotel, in London, Monday Oct. 25, 2010.  Dudley defended potentially dangerous deepwater drilling, even as he attempted to strike a penitent note for the devastating Gulf of Mexico spill in his first external address since taking the top job. The American also stressed BP's commitment to the United States despite the ongoing political and public fallout there and talked up the company's ability to withstand the expected financial hit from the spill.(AP Photo/Dominic Lipinski-pa)  **UNITED KINGDOM OUT: NO SALES: NO ARCHIVE:**AP - BP Chief Executive Bob Dudley accused some politicians and the media on Monday of being too hasty to pin all the blame on his company for the devastating…

Rioting hits Guinea towns as ethnic tensions rise (AP)

October 25th, 2010

AP - Members of the Malinke ethnic group rioted in four towns in Guinea, killing one man and leaving Peul-owned stores in ruins as ethnic violence spread from the capital…

Cholera outbreak hits rural Haiti - 142 dead (AP)

October 22nd, 2010

A sick woman, allegedly suffering from diarrhea, arrives on a wheelchair at the St. Nicholas hospital in Saint Marc, Haiti, Thursday, Oct. 21, 2010. Health officials said an outbreak of severe diarrhea has killed at least 54 people and sickened hundreds more while patients have been lying on blankets outside the crowded hospital and doctors are testing for cholera, typhoid and other illnesses that could have caused the outbreak.(AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)AP - At least 142 people have died in a cholera outbreak, and aid groups are rushing in medicine and other supplies Friday to combat Haiti’s deadliest health problem since…

Super typhoon hits Philippines amid flood alerts (AP)

October 18th, 2010

A military rescuer prepares life saving equipment as Typhoon Megi approaches in northern Philippines during a formation at Camp Aguinaldo  in Quezon City Metro Manila October 17, 2010. REUTERS/Cheryl RaveloAP - Super Typhoon Megi has slammed ashore along the Philippines’ northeastern coast with ferocious winds of 140 miles (225 kilometers) per hour, becoming the strongest cyclone to hit the…

Tropical Storm Paula hits Cuban capital (AP)

October 14th, 2010

A man drives a motorcycle through wind and rain brought by Tropical Storm Paula in Las Palmas, Cuba, Thursday Oct. 14, 2010.  (AP Photo/Javier Galeano)AP - Tropical Storm Paula brought winds and heavy rain to the Cuban capital on Thursday, turning some low lying streets into shallow rivers, bending palm trees and sending waves…

Mayor-elect shot as hits on Mexico politicos climb (AP)

October 10th, 2010

AP - The mayor-elect of a small town near Oaxaca state’s Pacific coast has been shot to death, the latest in a string of politicial figures who have been slain…

Intel: 2nd alleged US missile strike hits Pakistan (AP)

October 2nd, 2010

Pakistani men carry their belongings on their heads as they cross a flooded area in Johi village, Dadu district in Pakistan's Sindh province Saturday, Oct. 2, 2010. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)AP - Intelligence officials say a second suspected U.S. missile strike has killed four people in a northwestern Pakistan tribal area.


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