· Dominican leader sets sights on election win
President Leonel Fernandez was leading the Dominican Republic's presidential election with more than 53 percent, an elections official said.

· Fears over China dam sparks more panic
Rescuers in China held out hope for finding more survivors from this week's devastating earthquake, buoyed by news Saturday of the rescue of a German tourist.

· French aid ship awaits Myanmar permission
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· Obama blasts Bush, McCain over attacks
Sen. Barack Obama slammed President Bush on Friday for launching "exactly the kind of appalling attack that's divided our country and that alienates us from the world."

· Iraqi police beat news photographer
An Iraqi photographer working for Reuters was hospitalized Friday after police beat him at the scene of a bombing, officials told CNN.

· Trial of bin Laden's driver postponed
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· Pakistan diplomat freed after kidnapping
Pakistan's ambassador to Afghanistan Tariq Azizudin has been freed three months after he was abducted in the Pakistan's tribal region while traveling to the Afghan capital of Kabul, Pakistan's Foreign Ministry said.

· Humans blamed for sharp drop in wildlife
The world's wildlife has declined by 27 percent since 1970 because of the human impact on the environment, the World Wildlife Fund said Friday.