Thursday, August 26, 2010

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Pakistan floods prompt mass evacuations in south
BBC News
Hundreds of thousands of Pakistanis have been ordered to evacuate their homes as flood waters threaten several cities in the south of the country. The flood surge, after weeks of monsoon rains, has breached embankments on the Indus River, ...
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China silent on North Korea's Kim visit
Reuters
A vehicle that is believed to be carrying North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, the only vehicle in his convoy that is heavily tinted and armoured, leaves the Wusong hotel, where Kim is rumoured to be staying with his son, in Jilin city August 27, 2010. ...
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Man in Cab Stabbing Showed Zeal for Veterans
New York Times
Michael R. Bloomberg; Ahmed H. Sharif, the wounded driver; Bhairavi Desai, a drivers' advocate; and Christine C. Quinn. By RAY RIVERA and KAREN ZRAICK He could not have struck a more thoughtful tone. "My name is Michael Enright," he began in an e-mail ...
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New York Times
From Canadian Idol contestant to terror suspect
Toronto Star
This photo is posted to a Facebook fan page created after Khurram Sher's Canadian Idol audition. He's the goofy reality show contestant who moonwalked his way across a Montreal stage in a shalwar kameez and pashtun hat, singing off-key the song ...
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Mexico starts identifying 72 massacred migrants
The Associated Press
SAN FERNANDO, Mexico — Working under heavy security in a region controlled by a brutal drug gang, authorities and diplomats began the gruesome task Thursday of identifying 72 Central and South American migrants killed just 100 miles from their ...
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Facing Long Mine Rescue, Chile Spares No Expense
New York Times
Natacha Pisarenko/AP An image of one of the 33 trapped miners was shown on a television near the mine on Thursday. By ALEXEI BARRIONUEVO SAN JOSÉ MINE, Chile — The government has consulted NASA about the extreme isolation of space. ...
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New York Times
Carter wins release of American from North Korea
CNN
By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- Former President Jimmy Carter is leaving North Korea Friday with a US citizen who was imprisoned in the communist country after entering it illegally in January, according to the Carter Center in Atlanta, Georgia. ...
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France expels more Roma to Bucharest
NDTV.com
AP, Updated: August 27, 2010 09:50 IST Paris: France expelled more Roma on Thursday, putting them on two flights to Romania, despite mounting criticism of the crackdown. At Paris' Charles de Gaulle airport, dozens of Roma, including children and babies ...
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UN Security Council holds emergency session on Congo rapes
CNN International
By the CNN Wire Staff A file image from UNTV, released as the United Nations released more details about a mass rape in the DRC. United Nations (CNN) -- The United Nations Security Council in New York held an emergency session Thursday to discuss and ...
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CNN International
CIA making secret payments to members of Karzai administration
Washington Post
The war in Afghanistan began on Oct. 7, 2001, as the US military launched an operation in response to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the US The war continues today. By Greg Miller The CIA is making secret payments to multiple members of President Hamid ...
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Washington Post
Hostility across US jars Muslim college students
Washington Post
The controversy grows over a proposed mosque near Ground Zero as more politicians enter the fray. By Tara Bahrampour Although the Muslim students hadn't eaten since dawn, something besides food was on their minds as they loaded plates with tandoori ...
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Washington Post
Opponents of same-sex marriage target Iowa judges
Washington Post
Amid the rides, animal exhibits and food at the Iowa State Fair, activists debate the merits of a campaign to turn back the clock on gay marriages in the state. Some have called for the removal of judges on thestate's supreme court who ruled in favor ...
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Washington Post
Edelstein: Palestinians should halt building as well
Jerusalem Post
By GIL HOFFMAN If the Palestinians demand the continuation of the construction freeze in Judea and Samaria beyond the 10-month moratorium, Israel should insist that the freeze be reciprocated, Public Diplomacy Minister Yuli Edelstein said on Thursday. ...
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Yemen rejects US role in fighting al-Qaida
Xinhua
SANAA, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- Yemeni government reaffirmed on Thursday that combating terrorism in the country remains the responsibility of its security services alone, responding to the report that the United States may step up air raids on the regional ...
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UN calls for more aid for Sri Lankan IDPs
The Hindu
The United Nations has said the displaced Tamil civilians continue to be vulnerable, needing support until livelihoods are restored, and has asked donors for a further assistance of $165 million. Briefing donor countries, UN Resident/Humanitarian ...
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UN cites 'genocide' in DR Congo
BBC News
By Thomas Fessy BBC News The BBC has seen a draft UN report that says crimes by the Rwandan army and allied rebels in Democratic Republic of Congo could be classified as genocide. The report details how they targeted Rwandan Hutu refugees and Congolese ...
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Submersible dives into ocean elite of nations
Xinhua
BEIJING, Aug. 27 (Xinhuanet) -- A domestic submersible has reached a depth of 3759 meters, making China the fifth country in the world to acquire deep-diving technology surpassing the 3500-meter mark, authorities said on Thursday. ...
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Xinhua
21 Islamist Militants Go On Trial In Indonesia
RTT News
(RTTNews) - Twenty-one suspected Islamist militants from a group described "al-Qaeda in Aceh" were put on trial Thursday on charges of plotting attacks on foreign aid workers and others in Aceh province of Indonesia's major island of Sumatra, ...
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Prachanda favours reinstating monarchy in Nepal?
Zee News
Kathmandu: Maoist chief Prachnada, who led the decade-long armed struggle to bring down the 240-year-old monarchy in Nepal, wants to reinstate the royalty to save the country from "foreign intervention", a pro-royalist leader claimed on Thursday. ...
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