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Guatemalan minister dies in helicopter crash
Guatemala's interior minister died when a helicopter crashed on Friday in bad weather north of the Guatemalan capital, officials said.
Girl's death sparks rioting in Chinese county
Thousands of rioters torched police and government office buildings in southwest China on Saturday, in unrest triggered by allegations of a cover-up over a girl's death, residents and state media reported on Sunday.
Mongolians go to polls as mining deals eyed
On horseback, foot and motorcycle, Mongolians cast their ballots on Sunday in a tight race that will see the election of a government tasked with fighting inflation and tapping into huge mineral wealth.
Israeli cabinet debates Hezbollah prisoner swap
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert sought the government's go-ahead on Sunday for a prisoner swap with Hezbollah to recover two soldiers whose abduction by the Iranian-backed guerrillas triggered the 2006 Lebanon war.
British soldier killed by mine in Afghanistan
A British soldier was killed by a mine while on patrol in southern Afghanistan on Saturday, the Ministry of Defence said on Sunday.
EU executive to make cross-border treatment easier
Patients in the European Union can get treatment outside their home state without pre-approval from their doctor under draft rules to be adopted this week.
Kevin Max, Joanne Cash, launch suicide awareness CD project
Hope, Volume One, a compilation CD with proceeds benefiting Suicide Awareness Voices of Education (SAVE), was released on June 24, 2008.
Slovenia police search for missing UK churchman
Slovenian police are searching for a Welsh church minister who went missing on a walking holiday, Britain's Foreign Office said on Saturday.
Pope launches year of St Paul with call for unity
Pope Benedict called for Christian unity when he joined the spiritual head of Orthodox Christians on Saturday to launch a year dedicated to St. Paul, the evangelist of the early Church born two millennia ago.
Tutu calls on Africa to reject Mugabe
Archbishop Desmond Tutu on Sunday called on the African Union to reject President Robert Mugabe's rule in Zimbabwe and urged the international community to act with force if necessary.
Don't let Zimbabwe be the next Rwanda - Church Council
Lutherans urge international community to act before Zimbabwe crisis degenerates into next Rwanda.