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ANAHEIM, Calif., Aug. 29 (UPI) -- Juan Rivera's three-run double highlighted a five-run eighth inning Thursday that brought the Los Angeles Angels from behind to a 7-5 win over Texas.

MIAMI, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- Tropical Storm Hanna is gaining strength near the Leeward Island and could become a hurricane by Saturday, the National Hurricane Center said.

By D.DONOVAN KINSOLVINGUPI Features Writer UPI horoscopes for Friday, Aug. 29, 2008

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., Aug. 29 (UPI) -- People tend to be more sympathetic to people suffering from the same misfortune as a friend, U.S. researchers said.

PESHAWAR, Pakistan - A bomb struck a bus filled with Pakistani police and government workers as it crossed a bridge on Thursday, sending the vehicle hurtling over the railing and into the riverbed below.

MIAMI, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- Tropical Storm Gustav was set to leave Jamaica Friday and bear down on the Cayman Islands on a westerly path, U.S. forecasters in Miami said.

MENDABARI, India, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- The death toll from flood waters in the east Indian state of Bihar continues to rise.

BANGKOK, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- nearly 300 Bangkok police officers say they are trapped by protesters in a government compound.

Officials say only five civilians died in last week's attack, but UN, Afghanistan say 60 children died in the strike.

The widower of assassinated former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto should withdraw as a candidate for president because of questions about his mental health, a rival candidate said on Friday. Full Story