Israel, Hamas to reduce tension

The United Nations said on Thursday that Israel and the Gaza Strip’s rulers, the Islamist group Hamas, had indicated they wanted to reduce tension in and around the coastal enclave and appealed for an end to hostilities.

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Landslide claims 13 in Colombia

A landslide in rain-drenched southeastern Colombia smashed into five homes and a bar Thursday in a town near the Ecuador border, killing at least 13 people, the local mayor said.

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Iran urges world support

‘Choose cooperation over confrontation’:

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad joined regional leaders Thursday for a summit in Istanbul, where he urged world powers to choose cooperation over confrontation in nuclear talks due here next month.

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