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Flooding fears grow as storm nears coast

Tropical storm Chanthu has slowed, but it’s edging ominously closer to an area of southern China that is already deluged with rain and deadly floods. Go to Source

BP boss invited to Lockerbie hearing

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has invited BP Chief Executive Tony Hayward to answer questions next week about BP and the release of the convicted Lockerbie bomber, a congressional source told CNN Wednesday. Go to Source

BP could soon try ’static kill’ of Gulf well

In the next 48 hours, BP could begin pumping mud into its damaged Gulf of Mexico well to force oil back into the reservoir below, an operation called a “static kill.” Go to Source

Bashir defies warrant on Chad trip

Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir visits neighbouring Chad — a country required to arrest him for war crimes and hand him over to the International Criminal Court . Go to Source

Iran says nuclear scientist learned valuable info about CIA

The Iranian nuclear scientist who returned home last week from the United States has provided valuable information about the CIA, Iran’s semiofficial Fars news agency said Wednesday. Go to Source

Brazil enacts racial discrimination law, but some say it’s not needed

With a few quick strokes of a pen this week, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva signed into law a widely debated measure that aims to end hundreds of years of racial disparity. Go to Source

IMF forgives Haiti’s $268 million debt

The executive board of the International Monetary Fund approved Wednesday the cancellation of Haiti’s $268 million debt to the fund. Go to Source

Hundreds of penguins wash up on Brazilian coast

Biologists suspect that unusually cold waters off the coast of Brazil were responsible for the deaths of more than 550 penguins that washed up on shore in the past 10 days. Go to Source

Former Romanian dictator’s body exhumed for tests

A medical team exhumed the body of former Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu on Wednesday to try to ensure that the remains are really his, Romanian state media reported. Go to Source

Visa of pianist accused of rape revoked

Thailand has revoked the visa of a Russian pianist accused of raping a 14-year-old boy, an immigration official said Thursday. Go to Source