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PAPEETE, Tahiti – Cyclone Oli buffeted French Polynesia on Thursday, forcing the evacuation of hundreds of residents and tourists to churches, schools and temples. The archipelago that includes Tahiti was under red alert until the cyclone passes, and all roads were closed. Towering waves were buffeting buoys off the coast …

BAGHDAD – Hundreds of protesters denounced Iraqis still loyal to Saddam Hussein’s Baath Party on Sunday as tensions soared over the decision to blacklist suspected Baathists from next month’s election. Protesters chanted and carried signs that said, “No, No to Baath Party!” and “The return of the Baath Party is …

MIDDLETOWN, Conn. – A worker monitoring natural gas levels at a Middletown, Conn., power plant reportedly called for an evacuation moments before last week’s explosion that killed five workers. The Hartford Courant, citing witnesses and investigators it did not identify, said the message, radioed throughout the Kleen Energy plant, warned …