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International News

	Qantas flight makes emergency stop due to big hole All 350 people on board a Qantas airlines jumbo jet are safe after a harrowing flight.
	As much as 25 percent of Myanmar cyclone aid lost A United Nations official says as much as 25 percent of cyclone relief aid being sent to Myanmar is being lost because of the military government's foreign exchange system.
	47 dead and 100 still missing in Congo boat accident Officials say a motorized boat has sunk in Congo, killing at least 47 people with some 100 people still missing.
	Philippines offers $220,000 for first gold medal An official in the Philippines says the government and private sector are joining forces in offering $220,000 to any athlete who brings home the country's first-ever Olympic gold medal.
	Olympic ticket sale in Beijing starts stampede The competition is under way in Beijing to secure coveted tickets to the upcoming Olympic Games.
	Mother watches family die on Italy climb A Dutch woman watched her husband and three children fall to their deaths today while climbing near Mont Blanc, Europe's highest peak.
	FBI agents testify at Guantanamo war crimes trial FBI agents are telling a military tribunal at Guantanamo Bay that a captured former driver for Osama bin Laden did not fully cooperate with efforts to find the terrorist leader.
	Female suicide bomber kills eight in Iraq Iraqi police say at least eight people have been killed in a suicide bombing at a checkpoint manned by U.S.-allied Sunni guards northeast of Baghdad.
	Ukrainian president blames ex-ally for near lethal poisoning Ukraine's president says he believes a former political ally and friend was involved in his near-fatal poisoning.
	Russia denies reported Cuba base plans Russian news agencies say the Defense Ministry is denying a newspaper report that Russia was considering basing nuclear-capable bombers in Cuba.