Sunday, August 22, 2010

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Shock of election outcome felt around the world
The Australian
THE world's media has reacted with shock over Australia's failure to elect a government outright. Newspapers reported that the nation was facing the prospect of being ruled by a minority government for the first time since World War II, ...
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Talks, talks, talks
Jerusalem Post
By THE MEDIA LINE I have experienced failure after failure after failure, so I expect another failure. We have two problems: first, the Israelis are not interested in peace, except according to their criteria, which means they still want to occupy part ...
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No alarm at Egypt Van Gogh museum
BBC News
The theft of a Vincent Van Gogh painting worth about $50m (£32m) from a Cairo museum on Saturday has been blamed on poor security. Egypt's top prosecutor, Abdel Meguid Mahmud, said none of the alarms at the Khalil Museum and only seven out of 43 ...
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Wikileaks rape claim woman 'experienced unwelcome advances'
Telegraph.co.uk
A woman at the centre of the alleged smear campaign against the founder of the Wikileaks said she had supported a rape claim because she had experienced unwelcome sexual advances from him. Julian Assange, an Australian who mostly lives in Sweden, ...
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Telegraph.co.uk
Blix: Russia-Iran nuclear power plant 'positive'
BBC News
The UN's former chief weapons inspector Hans Blix has said that there will continue to be tensions between Iran and the international community as long as Tehran continues to pursue a uranium enrichment programme. Speaking to the BBC Mr Blix also said ...
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Survivors of Pakistan floods face growing health problems
CNN
By the CNN Wire Staff Shahdadkot, Pakistan (CNN) -- For almost a million Pakistanis, the misery of epic flooding covering one-fifth of the country has now taken the form of communicable illnesses. Cases of acute diarrhea have topped 204000, ...
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CNN
Hip-hopper Wyclef Jean rejected as Haiti candidate
Reuters
Haitian singer Wyclef Jean, a candidate for the next presidential election in Haiti, attends a news conference before his concert at the Antilliaanse Feesten music festival in Hoogstraten, August 13, 2010. By Joseph Guyler Delva PORT-AU-PRINCE ...
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Reuters
Pledges to Pakistan top $800m
Aljazeera.net
Donors from around the world have pledged more than $800 million to help victims of its disastrous floods, Pakistani authorities say. The continued floods have forced about 150000 people to flee for higher ground in just the last 24 hours, ...
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Gaza war planner wins top Israeli army post
Financial Times
By Tobias Buck in Jerusalem Israel's government sought to calm the armed forces on Sunday after a bitter succession struggle by naming Major General Yoav Galant as the new chief of staff. Gen Galant, who heads the southern command, played a key role in ...
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Lockerbie bomber was visited by Gaddafi son on anniversary
Telegraph.co.uk
The Lockerbie bomber is "in good condition" given his fatal cancer but depressed at critical coverage of his release from prison, according to senior officials. By Richard Spencer, Middle East Correspondent Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi spent the ...
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Wen calls for political reforms
The Hindu
China's Premier Wen Jiabao has warned that the country could risk losing the gains it has made in the three decades since economic reforms if it delayed implementing political reforms. The Premier, who has in the past stirred debate with his liberal ...
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North Korea demands apology, reparations from Japan over colonization
CNN
By the CNN Wire Staff A photo from 1937 shows Koreans working in a gold mine under the watchful eye of Japanese soldiers. (CNN) -- North Korea is demanding reparations from Japan for colonizing the Korean peninsula for more than three decades in the ...
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UK defence chief says video game with Taliban role disgusting
Hindustan Times
PTI British Defence Secretary Liam Fox on Sunday sought a ban on a 'tasteless' computer game which allows players to kill allied troops as a Taliban insurgent. The latest version of the Medal of Honor game, published by Electronic Arts, allows gamers ...
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4 US soldiers die in Afghanistan
Washington Post
By David Nakamura KABUL -- Four US soldiers were killed in Afghanistan in three incidents Sunday, raising the total casualties this month to 33 international troops, including 21 Americans, NATO officials said. Three of the soldiers were killed in ...
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