ETHOPIA: Gov't troops march into Mogadishu
MOGADISHU, (Reuters): Triumphant Somali government forces and their Ethiopian allies marched into Mogadishu yesterday after Islamist rivals abandoned the war-scarred city they had held for six months.
NIGERIA: President, VP take feud to court
LAGOS, (Reuters): Nigeria's president and vice president have taken their fight for political supremacy to the courts by seeking a ruling on whether the latter's defection to an opposition party amounts to a resignation.
CZECH REPUBLIC: Passenger attempts to hijack plane
PRAGUE, (Reuters): Passengers overpowered a Russian man who tried to hijack an Aeroflot plane yesterday and the aircraft safely made an emergency landing in Prague, airline officials said.
BRAZIL: Gang attacks in Rio kill 18
RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters): At least 18 people were killed in gang attacks on buses and police posts in Rio de Janeiro yesterday, a state official said, as the Brazilian city fills up with tourists for New Year celebrations.
UNITED STATES: Edwards launches White House bid
NEW ORLEANS, (Reuters): John Edwards, the Democratic vice presidential nominee in 2004, launched a run for the presidency yesterday with a call to cut U.S. troops in Iraq, reduce global warming and end poverty in America.
ROMANIA: Sex slavery plagues Romania and Bulgaria
BUCHAREST, Romania (Reuters): Anca thought girls who spoke on television about being sold into sex slavery were paid to invent such stories to boost tv show ratings. That was until she answered a friend's invitation to join her...
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