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Canadians killed on Philippine hostage bus Toronto Star A Hong Kong tourist identified as Amy Ng is helped by a policeman in Manila following a deadly hostage-taking on Aug. 23. A Hong Kong woman who survived the bus-hostage taking in Manila on Monday told Philippine media her Canadian husband died as he ... See all stories on this topic »

Al-Qaeda-linked Somali militants storm Mogadishu hotel, kill at least 33 Washington Post By Sudarsan Raghavan Al-Qaeda-linked Somali militants, including at least two suicide bombers, killed at least 33 people Tuesday when they stormed a hotel in Mogadishu, Somali officials said. The dead included at least six lawmakers in Somalia's ... See all stories on this topic » Washington Post

Jet misses runway, crashes in China; 43 killed Times of India BEIJING: A Chinese passenger jet broke apart as it approached a fog-shrouded runway in the country's northeast and burst into flames as it hit the ground Tuesday, killing 43 people and injuring 53 others, state media said. The Henan Airlines plane with ... See all stories on this topic »

Briton killed in Nepal crash after father's premonition Telegraph.co.uk A British natural medicine doctor was among 14 people killed when a small plane crashed in bad weather near the Nepalese capital. By Dean Nelson, New Delhi The father of a young British man killed in a plane crash in Nepal had pleaded with him not to ... See all stories on this topic » Telegraph.co.uk

Pakistan recovery 'to take years' Aljazeera.net Pakistan will need at least three years to recover from the devastating floods that have swept across the country for more than three weeks, the country's president has said. Asif Ali Zardari warned that the displacement and economic hardship caused by ... See all stories on this topic »

Gridlock is a way of life for Chinese The Guardian The trucks were parked up, bumper-to-bumper and mile upon mile of them. No one is going anywhere fast in what has been dubbed the world longest-lasting traffic jam, in China's Hebei province. The motorway, part of the Beijing to Tibet expressway, ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

White House Mulls Response to Judge's Stem Cell Ruling New York Times By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG and GARDINER HARRIS WASHINGTON — The White House said on Tuesday that it was reviewing how to respond to a federal judge's ruling that temporarily blocks federal financing for embryonic stem cell research, as stunned advocates ... See all stories on this topic »

Hamas says peace talks will deal blow to Palestinians Reuters By Khaled Yacoub Oweis DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal said on Tuesday that peace talks between Palestinians and Israel next week could deal a fatal blow to the Palestinian cause. Meshaal said in a speech in Damascus that Palestinian ... See all stories on this topic »

Chile to dig escape shaft, prep miners for long haul Reuters By Alonso Soto COPIAPO, Chile, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Engineers prepared on Tuesday to install a big drill to rescue 33 miners trapped for 19 days deep in a Chilean mine, and will send down games to help them cope with a wait that could last until ... See all stories on this topic »

Greer takes swipe at 'clown' Abbott Sydney Morning Herald Germaine Greer has teed off on Tony Abbott, dismissing the Opposition Leader as a "clown" and saying he should have been "unelectable". The British-based Australian academic and author launched the stinging attack as Mr Abbott and Prime Minister Julia ... See all stories on this topic » Sydney Morning Herald

Kidnapper of Spanish hostages says it was just business AFP BAMAKO — For Omar the Sahrawi, a convicted mercenary released in exchange for two Spanish hostages in North Africa this week, kidnappings and dealings with Al-Qaeda are all in a day's work. The 52-year-old who masterminded the original kidnap of the ... See all stories on this topic » AFP

UN investigates claims of mass rape by DR Congo rebels BBC News The United Nations is investigating claims that rebel fighters raped more that 150 women and baby boys in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The attacks happened over four days within miles of a UN base, a US aid worker and a Congolese doctor said. ... See all stories on this topic »

Pakistan moves choppers from Taliban fight to relief Daily Times ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has relieved some helicopters from the fight against the Taliban for use in rescue and relief operations in flooded regions. "The first priority of these helicopters is relief work," a security official said on condition of ... See all stories on this topic »

Pakistan warns of disease epidemic ABC Online By South Asia correspondent Sally Sara and staff The Pakistani government is warning of a possible epidemic of waterborne diseases as the nation's flood crisis worsens. Pakistani prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has held talks with government and ... See all stories on this topic » ABC Online

Lawyer Presses Claims Against WikiLeaks Founder Wall Street Journal By JOHAN ANDERBERG and JEANNE WHALEN A lawyer representing two Swedish women says WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange sexually molested his clients, and dismissed as "pure nonsense" the idea that their complaints are part of a smear campaign against Mr. ... See all stories on this topic »

Obama to mark end of combat mission in major Iraq speech AFP VINEYARD HAVEN, Massachusetts — US President Barack Obama is to give a major speech to mark the end of American combat operations in Iraq on August 31, the White House said Tuesday. "The president will, of course, be making a speech on the 31st," said ... See all stories on this topic » AFP

New Case of Civilian Deaths Investigated in Afghanistan New York Times By DEXTER FILKINS KABUL, Afghanistan — A team of investigators from the American-led forces here headed to a volatile corner of northeast Afghanistan on Tuesday after local officials reported that a nighttime raid by NATO commandos there had left 8 ... See all stories on this topic »

'Ground Zero Mosque' Imam: America Killed More Innocents Than Al Qaeda FOXNews The controversial imam at the center of the debate over the construction of a mosque near Ground Zero says his goal is to create coalitions across the religious divide, but during a 2005 conference in Australia, he said America may be worse than Al ... See all stories on this topic »

Skydiver solves Rubik's Cube at 14000ft Telegraph.co.uk Ludwig Fichte, 29, sat in a rubber dinghy after jumping from a plane while he completed the challenge. He fell 5900 in 31.5 seconds as he solved the puzzle before then deploying his parachute. Fichte, from Dresden in Germany, said: "Solving the cube in ... See all stories on this topic » Telegraph.co.uk

Carla Sarkozy Urges Clemency for Iran Mother Sentenced to Death by Stoning Bloomberg By Helene Fouquet - Tue Aug 24 07:50:12 GMT 2010 French first lady Carla Bruni- Sarkozy published a letter today in three national media outlets supporting an Iranian mother sentenced to death by stoning after being convicted of adultery. ... See all stories on this topic »

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