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Philippine Stocks Fall Most in Two Weeks After Tourists Killed
BusinessWeek
By Ian C. Sayson Aug. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Philippine stocks fell, sending the benchmark index to its biggest loss in almost two weeks, after a bus siege in Manila ended with the deaths of at least eight tourists from Hong Kong. ...
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US Funding of Embryonic Stem Cell Research Halted
Bloomberg
By Meg Tirrell and Andrew M. Harris - Tue Aug 24 04:01:00 GMT 2010 Federal funding for embryonic stem cell studies in the US is once again under attack after a judge blocked President Barack Obama's expanded rules for scientists, potentially disrupting ...
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Pakistani-Canadians get hands-on in quest to raise funds for flood victims
Globe and Mail
A boy sloshes through the floodwaters in a village outside Punjab, Pakistan, on Aug. 21. Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images From Tuesday's Globe and Mail Published on Monday, Aug. 23, 2010 11:46PM EDT Last updated on Monday, Aug. 23, 2010 11:49PM EDT It's a ...
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Globe and Mail
Abbott seizes on Labor's 'civil war'
The Australian
TONY Abbott has seized on a "civil war" within Labor to declare that only the Coalition can deliver a stable government. He insisted that the Coalition had earned the right to form government by winning more primary votes in Saturday's election and ...
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Trapped Miners in Chile Begin Receiving Food, Water
Voice of America
Photo: AP Thirty-three trapped miners in Chile have started receiving food, water and other supplies intended to help them survive as they face a wait of up to four months before they are rescued. Rescue workers started sending the supplies Monday ...
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Stern warning
Jerusalem Post
By ILAN EVYATAR Sol Stern believes the new round of Israeli-Palestinian talks will flounder over the ever-contentious refugee issue. As Israel and the Palestinians prepare to resume direct talks for the first time in more than two years next week, ...
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US drone attack kills 13 in Pakistan
Hindustan Times
A US drone fired three missiles into Pakistan's tribal region along the Afghan border, killing 13 people, including women and children, intelligence officials said. The airstrikes took place in Darga Mandi village in North Waziristan tribal district, ...
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Freed al Qaeda hostages arrive back in Spain
Reuters
By Tracy Rucinski and Mathieu Bonkoungou MADRID/OUGADOUGOU, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Two Spanish aid workers held by al Qaeda's North African wing returned to Barcelona after being freed on Monday, ending a kidnapping that lasted nearly nine months. ...
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New additions to Iran's armed forces matter of concern: US
Times of India
WASHINGTON: Expressing concern over the series of recent additions to Iran's military arsenal, including the aerial drone and assault boats, the US has cautioned Tehran that it might find itself "less secure" than ever if it continues on this path. ...
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Tiger Woods divorce: the women involved
Telegraph.co.uk
A lawyer who represented one of Tiger Woods' alleged mistresses said he had 'broken his wife's heart.' By Nick Allen in Los Angeles Rachel Uchitel arrives at LAX and meets Gloria Allred. Photo: SPLASH Gloria Allred, who represented Rachel Uchitel, ...
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Telegraph.co.uk
Next Nepal PM election to be on September 5
All India Radio
In Nepal, the sixth round of parliamentary voting to elect a new Prime Minister is slated for 5th September. A meeting of the Business Advisory Committee of Parliament last evening fixed the new date after both the candidates- Unified CPN (Maoist)) and ...
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All India Radio
Swedish prosecutor aims to decide on Assange case on Tuesday
Reuters
By Mikael Ricknäs at IDG News Service\Stockholm Bureau Swedish chief prosecutor Eva Finné aims to make a decision on how to move forward in the investigation of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange tomorrow, she said in a statement on Monday. ...
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Pakistan has to have constructive relationship with India: US
Times of India
WASHINGTON: Asking the south Asian neighbours to avoid a "zero-sum mentality", the US has said that Pakistan has to have a constructive relationship with India. "Does Afghanistan need to have a constructive relationship with Pakistan? It does. ...
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Afghans Say NATO Troops Killed 8 Civilians in Raid
New York Times
By THE NEW YORK TIMES KABUL, Afghanistan — Officials and residents of Baghlan Province, in northern Afghanistan, accused NATO troops on Monday of killing eight civilians during an early morning raid. Notes from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq and other ...
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Go on, SEZ
Xinhua
BEIJING, Aug. 24 (Xinhuanet) -- Many things have been planned to mark the 30th anniversary of China's first four "special economic zones" (SEZs), cities designated to open up to global investment and business partnerships. But Premier Wen Jiabao's ...
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Muslims with diabetes warned about fasting
CBC.ca
An Ottawa doctor is warning her Muslim patients with diabetes to be careful fasting during the month of Ramadan. Dr. Shajia Khan, who specializes in treating diabetes, is a Muslim who understands the importance of Ramadan for her Muslim patients. ...
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US reviews priorities of Kerry-Lugar-Berman Bill
MSN India
Washington, Aug 24 (PTI) With Pakistan reeling under the worst floods in decades, the Obama Administration and key Congressional leaders have started a process to review and reassess the priorities in the Kerry-Lugar-Berman Bill that allocated USD 7.5 ...
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Did politicians help you when you were in the running for IDF chief of staff?
Ha'aretz
By Jonathan Lis Were you surprised when Defense Minister Ehud Barak announced the appointment of Yoav Galant as the new Israel Defense Forces chief of staff? "Definitely. I was surprised at the timing. I didn't know Ehud Barak was going to announce it. ...
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