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U.S. brigadier general dies in Afghanistan U.S. Brig. Gen. Terence Hildner died in Kabul of apparent natural causes, officials said, making him one of the highest ranking officers to die in Afghanistan. Publ.Date : Sun, 05 Feb 2012 08:40:39 EST Finland set to elect new president Finland heads to the polls Sunday to elect a new leader, with a former finance minister running against the nation's first openly gay presidential candidate, according to the country's media. Publ.Date : Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:50:15 EST Thousands stranded by rising floodwaters in Australia Authorities were using military helicopters and a C-130 cargo plane Sunday to evacuate thousands of residents stranded by rising floodwaters in the eastern Australian province of Queensland, the government said. Publ.Date : Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:06:19 EST Iran's leader warns U.S. on war The supreme leader of Iran issued a blunt warning Friday that war would be detrimental to the United States. Publ.Date : Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:13:23 EST Libya's Saif Gadhafi could be tried within weeks, official says Saif al-Islam Gadhafi, the son of Libya's deposed leader Moammar Gadhafi, could go on trial "within weeks or months," Libya's interior minister said Sunday. Publ.Date : Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:47:32 EST Papua New Guinea to shift to recovery mode in ferry sinking Authorities in Papua New Guinea said Sunday it may be time to shift from rescue to recovery mode in their search for 98 people who remain unaccounted for in last week's ferry sinking. Publ.Date : Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:23:00 EST