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Chihuahua dogs in costume, from left, Petite, Legrand and Lentile, sit on the hood of a classic American car at the Fall Canine Expo in Havana. Hundreds of people from Cuba and several other countries came for the four-day competition.
CARIBBEAN
Dog lovers take over Havana
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HAVANA — The Cuban capital has played host to political summits and art festivals, ballet tributes and international baseball competitions. Now dog lovers are getting their chance to take center stage.
As dog lovers talked shop, the merely curious strolled the field, checking out the more than 50 breeds on display while carefully
Hundreds of people from all over Cuba and several other countries came to a scruffy field near Revolution Plaza this past week to preen and fuss over the shih tzus, beagles, schnauzers and cocker spaniels that are the annual Fall Canine Expo's star attractions. There were even about a dozen bichon habaneros, a mid-sized dog bred on the island since the 17th century.
dodging the prodigious output of so many dogs.
The four-day competition included competitions in several breeding categories, and judges were flown in from Nicaragua, Colombia and Mexico.
"This is a small,poor country.
but Cubans love dogs," said Miguel Calvo, the president of Cuba's dog federation, which organized the show. "We make a great effort to breed purebred animals of quality."
doesn't mean the competition is any less fierce.
Anabel Perez, owner of a cocker spaniel named Lisamine after the U.S. actress, spent more than half an hour coifing the dog's hair in preparation for the competition.
Winners don't receive any trophy or prize money, but that
Pakistani TV anchor survives bomb attack
ASIA
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ISLAMABAD — Police on Monday found and defused a bomb planted under the car of a prominent Pakistani TV anchor threatened by the Taliban for his coverage of a schoolgirl shot by the militants, police said.
The bomb was made up of half a kilogram (one pound) of explosives stuffed in a tin can, said Bani Amin, the police chief in Pakistan's capital, Islamabad, where the incident occurred. It was placed in a bag and attached to the bottom of Mir's car, Amin said.
One of Mir's neighbors noticed the bomb under the car after the TV anchor returned from a local market, and the police were notified, said Rana Jawad, a senior official at Geo TV.
No group has claimed responsibility.
The Pakistani Taliban threatened Mir and other journalists last month over their coverage of
Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik offered 50 million rupees ($50,000) for information
an assassination attempt against Malala Yousufzai, a 15-year-old schoolgirl activist who was shot in the head by the militants in the northwest Swat Valley.
about those responsible for the attempted attack against Mir.
The anchor said on TV after the incident that it would not deter him from speaking the truth.
The Taliban targeted Malala for criticizing the militant group and promoting secular girls' education, which is opposed by the Islamist extremists. She is recovering in Britain.
"It was proven today that the Protector is more powerful than the attacker," said Mir.
He said he wasn't prepared to blame the Taliban for the attempted bombing, claiming he had received threats from others as well.
AFRICA
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Congolese government soldiers (FARDC) in Minna, which is under their control. Government troops remain in Minna, 25 kilometers (15 miles) south of Sake.
Rebels ignore order to retreat from city
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GOMA, Congo — Rebels widely believed to be backed by Rwanda and Uganda stepped up their patrols Monday of this key eastern Congo city that they seized last week, even as a midnight deadline issued by a regional bloc for them to withdraw loomed.
The M23 rebels said Monday they plan to move their headquarters to this city of 1 million later this week, another sign that they do not intend to leave by midnight. Underscoring the chaotic situation, armed rebels guarded the Central Bank of Congo while United Nations peacekeepers stood watch over a gas station. Many shops closed early on Monday and few students attended reopened schools.
The Congolese military, which suffered a humiliating defeat when it lost Goma last Sunday, was regrouping in the town of Minova, 60 kilometers (36 miles) to the south, but they appeared disorganized and not in position to launch an immediate assault on Goma.
Congolese Prime Minister Augustin Matata Ponyo confirmed that President Joseph Kabila had met in recent days with the rebels during a mediation session in neighboring Uganda. He said that the government at this point is leaning toward "the avenue of dialogue and peace," suggesting it is unlikely the military will try to take Goma by force if the ultimatum is not respected.
"Any action to take back the city of Goma by force will without doubt result in enormous human loss," said Matata Ponyo in a telephone interview with The Associated Press on Monday.
A deadline was issued by the International Conference for the Great Lakes Region on Saturday in Kampala, Uganda's capital, and gave the M23 rebels two days to retreat to 20 kilometers (12 miles) outside of Goma. It expired at midnight on Monday.