IN BRIEF: Gunfire leaves 8 dead in Mexico
Published: November 30, 2008
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Brazil mudslide deaths rise
ITAJAI, Brazil — Rescue workers have pulled nine more bodies from beneath mud and rubble in Brazil’s flood-ravaged southern state of Santa Catarina, bringing the death toll to 109, the state civil defense department said Saturday. At least 78,000 people in 14 cities have been driven from their homes, with many taking shelter in churches, schools, gymnasiums and other public buildings.
Venezuela gets ready for drill
CARACAS, Venezuela — A three-day joint naval exercises with Russia will kick off Monday in Venezuelan waters, the state-run Bolivarian News Agency reported Saturday. The exercises will include anti-aircraft defense and tactics to combat terrorism and drug trafficking, according to the report.
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Russia bans reform talks
MOSCOW — Russia’s top military officer has banned officers from talking publicly about reforms to the armed forces, an apparent effort to stem growing discontent among the military’s top brass, the daily Kommersant reported Saturday.
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Flooding kills 7 in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Floods caused by days of heavy rains killed at least seven people, left four soldiers missing and displaced more than 88,000 people in insurgency-ravaged northern Sri Lanka, officials said Saturday.
Violence ends with 1 death
BEIJING — Police killed a knife-wielding assailant who injured three people in an attack Saturday on a Carrefour hypermarket in China’s southern Kunming cit, the official Xinhua News Agency reported.
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