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AP Top International News At 7:21 a.m. EST
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Zimbabwe declares national health emergency
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) -- Zimbabwe has declared a national emergency over a cholera epidemic and health care system collapse, and is seeking more international help to pay for food, drugs and hospital equipment, the state-run newspaper said Thursday....
Officials: Pakistan militants masterminded attacks
MUMBAI, India (AP) -- India suspects two senior leaders of a banned Pakistani militant group orchestrated the deadly Mumbai attacks, officials said Thursday, as Pakistan's president vowed "strong action" against any elements in his country involved in the siege....
Thai king misses traditional birthday eve function
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) -- Thailand's ailing king failed to deliver his traditional speech to the nation Thursday on the eve of his 81st birthday because of ill health - a stunning development that is likely to deepen the country's political paralysis....
Rice satisfied with Pakistan's anti-terror stance
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Thursday she is satisfied with Pakistan's commitment to fight terrorism and its readiness to pursue any lead in the attacks in India that have sharply raised tensions between the two nuclear powers....
Iraq officials: Car bombings in Fallujah kill 10
BAGHDAD (AP) -- Two suicide car bombers took aim at police stations in the former Sunni insurgent stronghold of Fallujah on Thursday, killing at least 10 people and wounding more than 100, Iraqi officials said....
Russia's leaders optimistic about ties with US
MOSCOW (AP) -- Russia's leaders expressed hope Thursday that relations with the United States will improve after President-elect Barack Obama takes office, suggesting that the Kremlin would respond quickly if the new U.S. administration attempted to improve relations....
Mumbai Jews on edge after attacks in India
MUMBAI, India (AP) -- Mumbai's tiny Jewish community feels itself under threat for the first time in hundreds of years in the wake of the deadly attacks by suspected Muslim militants that included a bloody two-day siege at an ultra-Orthodox Jewish center....
Israel's troubled Labor Party struggles to survive
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Not much is going right for Israel's once-powerful Labor Party....
Israel opens Gaza border to foreign journalists
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israel has lifted a four-week-old ban on international journalists entering the Gaza Strip....
Israelis can't escape troubles in world travels
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) -- After three grueling years of compulsory service in the Israeli military, 21-year-old Arbel Altschuler is heading for some peace and quiet in what has become the most popular haven for thousands of recently discharged Israeli soldiers - India....
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