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View Article  Orphanage in DR Congo offers refuge to children accused of witchcraft
An orphanage in the Democratic Republic of Congo takes in abused children
who've been accused of practicing witchcraft by their families.

KINSHASA, DR CONGO (RECENT) REUTERS -
Ten-year-old Aristoste Nseka was accused of witchcraft by ...   more »
View Article  World Bank chief warns tough times ahead for developing nations
One day ahead of the G7 and IMF meetings in Washington, World Bank head
Robert Zoellick warns financial crisis could be "tipping point" for
developing countries.

WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (OCTOBER 9, 2008) REUTERS -
...   more »
View Article  France's Le Clezio wins 2008 Nobel for literature.
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN (REUTERS/ SCANPIX -


STORY: French writer Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clezio, whose early work in the
1960s was acclaimed for its wordplay and imagery and who later delved into
childhood themes, won the 2008 ...   more »
View Article  Palin may be related to Princess Diana and Roosevelt; Obama to Brad Pitt
Genealogy experts say Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is
related to Princess Diana and late U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt while
Barack Obama is a cousin of actor Brad Pitt.

CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES (OCTOBER ...   more »
View Article  Obama and McCain make the comic pages
The lives of presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama are now
enshrined in the world of comics.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (OCTOBER 8, 2008) REUTERS-
With less than a month before the ...   more »