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Spate of deadly attacks kill 64 Iraqis ahead of US troops pullout deadline
Xinhua
by Jamal Hashem BAGHDAD, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) -- All together 64 people were killed and 274 others wounded in a series of bomb attacks, including suicide car bombings, targeting Iraqi police across the country on Wednesday, a day after the US military ...
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Xinhua
Food bound for flood victims overwhelms airline
Globe and Mail
Sheza Hasan (L) and Kulsum Khan, members of the Canadian Pakistani community work filling boxes with food in a warehouse near Pearson Airport in Mississauga, Ont. August 25, 2010. Fernando Morales/The Globe and Mail From Thursday's Globe and Mail ...
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Globe and Mail
WikiLeaks post CIA documents on home grown terrorists
The Hindu
PTI PTI The latest document 'leaked' notes that Pakistani-American David Headley conducted surveillance in support of the LeT for the Mumbai attacks. The CIA feels that nations across the globe would start co-operating with it less in the wake of the ...
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As Hong Kong Mourns, the Philippines Look Inward
Voice of America
Photo: AP Coffins of victims in a hostage drama in Manila are carried upon arrival at Hong Kong airport from the Philippines, Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010. A charter flight carrying the bodies of eight Hong Kong victims of the Manila bus hijacking has ...
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Kim Jong Il is visiting China, according to a South Korean official
CNN International
(CNN) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Il is visiting China, the South Korean JoongAng Daily reported Thursday, citing a South Korean government official. "[North Korea's] National Defense Commission chairman Kim was detected to be visiting China on his ...
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China says airport not responsible for plane crash
The Associated Press
YICHUN, China — A top aviation official defended the safety of an airport in remote northeast China where a flight crashed while coming in for a night landing, raising questions about the facility's design, a state news agency reported Thursday. ...
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France: Talks on the Roma
New York Times
By DOREEN CARVAJAL With anger mounting over French deportations of Roma to Romania and Bulgaria, top officials in the Sarkozy government met Wednesday with officials from Romania to coordinate strategies to aid the Roma there. ...
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Afghanistan shooting sparks protests at Spanish base
BBC News
There has been angry reaction to the shooting dead of an Afghan policeman by Spanish forces at a base in western Afghanistan. Spanish officials say the man was taking part in a training course when he opened fire on his instructors, ...
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ASEAN economic ministers determined to form single market by 2015
Xinhua
by Vo Mai Nguyen Phuong DANANG, Vietnam, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) -- Economic ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) convened here Wednesday for their 42nd annual meeting and the 4th ASEAN Economic Community Council's meeting, ...
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Taliban poison attack or mass hysteria? Chaos hits another Kabul girls' school
The Guardian
When the order came to evacuate the Totia high school, hundreds of girls ran from their desks clutching handkerchiefs and their headscarves over their mouths. School bags were abandoned as some leapt out of the ground floor windows of their dilapidated ...
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The Guardian
UN Knew of Rebels in Area of Congo Rapes
New York Times
By JOSH KRON GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo — The United Nations knew Rwandan rebels were occupying villages in eastern Congo at the time the rebels raped nearly 200 women there, United Nations and aid officers said Wednesday, raising questions ...
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23 nails driven into Sri Lankan maid
Hindustan Times
In March, Aryavati took up a job in Saudi Arabia so that she could earn enough to build a house in her hometown Matara, some 160 km from Colombo. Last week, she returned home. Bruised, burnt and with 23 nails slammed across her body. ...
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Iran ready to sell arms to Lebanon
Aljazeera.net
Iran's defence minister has said his country is prepared to sell weapons to Lebanon should it ask for help to equip its military. General Ahmad Vahidi on Wednesday said Lebanon "is our friend" and that Iran is ready to offer military aid. ...
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Aljazeera.net
Looking at Islamic Center Debate, World Sees US
New York Times
A Muslim at a Rome mosque. Referring to one long-delayed project, another Muslim said, "At least in America, there's a debate." By THANASSIS CAMBANIS For more than two decades, Abdelhamid Shaari has been lobbying a succession of governments in Milan ...
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New York Times
CIA Drones May Target Yemen Terrorists
CBS News
By David Martin (CBS) In the past two years, reports CBS News national security correspondent David Martin, an escalating campaign of CIA drone strikes against al Qaeda and other terrorist groups in the Tribal areas of Pakistan has killed more than 600 ...
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CBS News
China's Yangzijiang Share Sale 'Milestone' for Taiwan
BusinessWeek
By Weiyi Lim Aug. 26 (Bloomberg) -- The Taiwan Stock Exchange said a Chinese-owned company will sell shares in the island for the first time next month, paving the way for China stock listings and underscoring improving ties between the two economies. ...
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Ozawa to challenge Kan for PM position
Financial Times
TOKYO, Aug 26 – Ichiro Ozawa, the Japanese ruling party powerbroker, said on Thursday he would challenge Naoto Kan, the prime minister, in a party leadership vote next month, risking a bitter battle as the government struggles with a surging yen and a ...
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Chinese Authorities Move to Ease Jam
Wall Street Journal
By SHAI OSTER BEIJING—Emergency measures appeared Wednesday to have eased congestion on a main route into the capital that was the scene of a massive traffic jam that lasted more than 10 days and drew widespread media attention. ...
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As Netanyahu prepares for summit, ministers get all heated up over freeze
Ha'aretz
Compromise tabled by Dan Meridor likely to hold, meaning more construction in settlement blocs but none in areas likely to be under Palestinian control. By Jonathan Lis A week before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to depart for the ...
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Ha'aretz
Exclusive: Dubai World prized assets on sale to cut debt
Reuters
A general view of the Dubai skyline shows the Burj Khalifa building in this March 25, 2010 file photo. By Amena Bakr DUBAI (Reuters) - Dubai World is prepared to sell prized assets including previously ringfenced ports firm DP World in a bid to raise ...
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