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Indonesia declares emergency after quake kills 4,600
BANTUL, Indonesia (Reuters) - Indonesia's government declared a state of emergency after a quake killed more than 4,600 people, and rescue workers raced against time on Monday in the hope of finding survivors under the debris of razed homes.
Key US lawmaker vows to probe Iraqi civilian deaths
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senior Republican senator vowed on Sunday to hold hearings on U.S. Marines' role in the killings of up to two dozen Iraqi civilians last November as a leading Democratic war critic alleged a military cover-up.
Bonds passes Ruth with 715th
Bonds' fourth-inning blast against the Colorado Rockies' starting pitcher Byung-Hyun Kim came a week after he matched Ruth's 714 career home runs during an interleague game against the Oakland Athletics to end a nearly two-week slump. At age 41, Bonds now trails only Hank Aaron's 755 career homers for the Major League Baseball record.
Frist defends path to citizenship
Speaking on Fox News Sunday, the Tennessee Republican said a failure to hold out the hope of citizenship to people living illegally in the United States would encourage the estimated 12 million illegal aliens to "stay in the shadows."
Action urged as civil liberties board convenes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House's new civil liberties board is just getting to work more than a year after it was ordered by Congress, dogged by criticism that it must act more quickly and forcefully to protect Americans' rights in the war against terrorism.
Chavez says US working for coup in Bolivia
CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Sunday accused the United States of trying to stir up a military rebellion against his left-wing Bolivian ally President Evo Morales.
Colombian voters set to reward Uribe for crackdown
BOGOTA, Colombia (Reuters) - Colombians voted in the most peaceful election in years on Sunday, apparently ready to hand President Alvaro Uribe four more years in office for curbing crime and driving leftist guerrillas from the cities.
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