May 1, 2009 Friday
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GENEVA - THE World Health Organization has increased its tally of confirmed swine flu cases around the world to 236 from 148.

 
Gunman fires on diners: 1 dies

LOS ANGELES - AUTHORITIES say a man with a rifle opened fire on a group of people eating at a Los Angeles-area taco truck, killing a 59-year-old man and wounding five other people.

Merkel in undies turns heads

BERLIN - BERLINERS on the city's main shopping drag, the 'Ku'damm', were greeted Thursday with an unusual sight: a giant mocked-up image of Chancellor Angela Merkel in a matching purple bra and knicker set.

Dad kills daughter for 'love'

MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Afghanistan) - AN AFGHAN man shot dead his adult daughter and her boyfriend, who were both engaged to other people, after finding them in bed together, police said on Thursday.

   
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