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Today's World News: Iraqi elections avoid violence but complaints loom Gaza militants fire rockets into Israel Suicide bomber attacks foreign troops in Kabul Kenya Red Cross: 89 dead in oil blaze after crash 15 dead, 22 injured in bar fire in southern China Priest uncovering beginnings of Final Solution Iraqi Christians caught in middle of Mosul vote Venezuelan synagogue attacked as relations worsen African Union warns Madagascar opposition leader Thai government rejects protesters' calls to quit Destructive wildfires tamed as Australian heatwave eases: officials Iraqi elections avoid violence but complaints loom Sat, 31 Jan 2009 10:46 pm PST AP - Passing through razor-wire cordons and police checkpoints, Iraqi voters Saturday took another step in the nation's quest for stability in provincial elections that were carried off without major violence but tarnished by claims of flaws and threats of challenges. Full Story Top Gaza militants fire rockets into Israel Sat, 31 Jan 2009 10:23 pm PST AP - Palestinian militants fired a rocket from Gaza on Saturday that exploded close to the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon without causing any damages or injuries, an Israeli military spokesman said. Full Story Top Suicide bomber attacks foreign troops in Kabul Sat, 31 Jan 2009 10:03 pm PST AP - A suicide bomber in a car attacked a convoy of foreign troops in the Afghan capital Sunday, but there was no immediate word on casualties, a police officer said. Taliban militants claimed responsibility for the attack. Full Story Top Kenya Red Cross: 89 dead in oil blaze after crash Sat, 31 Jan 2009 11:40 pm PST AP - An oil spill from a crashed truck erupted into flames Saturday in Kenya, killing at least 89 people who were trying to scoop up free fuel, officials said. Full Story Top 15 dead, 22 injured in bar fire in southern China Sat, 31 Jan 2009 11:39 pm PST AP - Revelers celebrating a birthday set off fireworks inside a bar in southern China, triggering a blaze that killed 15 people and injured 22, state media said. Full Story Top Priest uncovering beginnings of Final Solution Sat, 31 Jan 2009 10:49 pm PST AP - The Holocaust has a landscape engraved in the mind's eye: barbed-wire fences, gas chambers, furnaces. Full Story Top Iraqi Christians caught in middle of Mosul vote Sat, 31 Jan 2009 01:52 pm PST AP - Iraqi Christians still reeling from a string of murders last fall find themselves caught in the middle of a power struggle between Kurds and Sunni Arabs that was fueled by this weekend's elections. Full Story Top Venezuelan synagogue attacked as relations worsen Sat, 31 Jan 2009 03:58 pm PST AP - An armed group vandalized Caracas' oldest synagogue, shattering religious objects and spray-painting walls in what Jewish leaders called the worst attack ever on their community in Venezuela. Full Story Top African Union warns Madagascar opposition leader Sat, 31 Jan 2009 09:14 pm PST Reuters - The African Union (AU) has warned Madagascar's opposition leader after he said he had taken power on the Indian Ocean island, stressing that the continental body's rules on coups could not be broken. Full Story Top Thai government rejects protesters' calls to quit Sat, 31 Jan 2009 11:54 pm PST AFP - Thailand's deputy prime minister on Sunday rejected an ultimatum by thousands of protesters demanding the government step down, raising the prospect of more rallies in the turmoil-wracked kingdom. Full Story Top Destructive wildfires tamed as Australian heatwave eases: officials Sat, 31 Jan 2009 08:24 pm PST AFP - Wildfires that destroyed at least 28 homes in Australia were coming under control Sunday as a blistering heatwave that claimed dozens of lives eased, officials said. Full Story Top

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