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Nature's rock and roll
Lightning forms above an erupting volcano in Chile, one of the images in this week's collection of photos from around the world.
The Week in PicturesCarlos Gutierrez / Reuters
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China quake victims flee due to flood fears
Thousands evacuate town near epicenter, but banks of lakes and rivers appear to be holding. Full story
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Zimbabwe opposition leader delays return
Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai on Saturday postponed his expected return home to contest an election run-off after his party discovered an assassination plot against him, his spokesman said.
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Dominican president declares victory
President Leonel Fernandez declared victory early Saturday in the Dominican Republic’s national election and pledged to continue pushing forward economic projects that have helped pull the Caribbean nation’s economy out of crisis.
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WP: Crises cloud China's Olympic mood
Eight is an auspicious number in Chinese tradition, and 2008 was supposed to be a joyful year, a time for celebrating at the Beijing Olympics and basking in international recognition of the country's tremendous progress under the careful leadership of the Communist Party. It has not turned out that way.
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New leaders unlikely to ease U.S.-Russia strains
There is scant optimism that the changes in leadership in Moscow and Washington will shift the downward momentum in relations between the two nuclear powers.
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U.S. delays first war crimes trial
A military judge has postponed the first war crimes tribunal at Guantanamo Bay, saying he wants to wait until the Supreme Court makes its ruling on the right of detainees to challenge their confinement in civil courts.
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Bush: Saudi oil boost not enough
President Bush is pivoting to the Arab side of the Middle East peace dispute, and he may well get a less glowing reception than he did in Israel earlier this week.
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Abducted Pakistan diplomat freed, brother says
The brother of Pakistan's ambassador to Afghanistan said Saturday the envoy had been released — three months after he was kidnapped near the border between the two countries.
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Pelosi makes surprise visit to Iraq
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a top Democratic critic of the U.S.-led war in Iraq, met with the Iraqi prime minister Saturday during a surprise visit to Baghdad.
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