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US to send 18 more helicopters to Pak for flood-relief work
Hindustan Times
PTI The US has announced it will send 18 more helicopters to Pakistan as part of its expanding contribution to flood-relief efforts in that country. The aircraft, which include 10 CH-47 Chinook and eight UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters, are expected to ...
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Flood waters reach Pakistan's south
Aljazeera.net
More than 175000 people have fled Pakistan's southern city of Thatta, leaving it virtually empty, as flood waters threatened to submerge the city's outskirts. A fresh wave of floodwaters broke through a third protective barrier around the city on ...
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Aljazeera.net
Nato base in Afghanistan attacked by insurgents
The Guardian
Insurgents launched pre-dawn attacks today on a major Nato base in eastern Afghanistan and a nearby camp where seven CIA employees were killed last year in a suicide bombing. Nato said there were no coalition casualties and the attacks were repelled. ...
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Chile turning to high-tech to aid trapped miners
Washington Post
By Jonathan Franklin COPIAPO, CHILE - As 33 Chilean miners entered their fourth week trapped in a collapsed mine, experts from around the world gathered on this remote hillside to attempt what all consider a historic rescue operation. ...
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China seeks fresh nuclear talks as Kim eludes cameras
Reuters
A vehicle believed to be transporting North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, the only vehicle in his convoy that is heavily tinted and armoured, travels towards Nanhu Hotel in Changchun city, where Kim is rumoured to be staying with his son, August 28, 2010. ...
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Court worry at Bashir Kenya trip
BBC News
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has reported Kenya to the UN Security Council over a visit to Nairobi by Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. The ICC, which wants to put Mr Bashir on trial for alleged war crimes, asked Security Council members "to ...
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Erekat rejects PM's call for bi-monthly meetings
Jerusalem Post
By HERB KEINON AND JPOST.COM STAFF PA chief negotiator says it's too early to establish who will meet for negotiations and how often; maintains top issue for success of talks is Netanyahu's decision on building freeze. ...
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Mexican massacre police officers go missing; family gets protection
The Hindu
A federal police armoured vehicle guards outside a funeral home where some of the 72 bodies of men and women that were allegedly killed by the Zetas drug gang are kept in Reynosa , Mexico, on Friday. Photo: AP. The aftermath of the migrant massacre in ...
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The Hindu
US not looking for military solution to Iran N-issue: Mullen
Indian Express
Accusing Iran of having links with al-Qaeda, a top American military commander has said a nuclear-powered Tehran is unacceptable to the US but insisted that the Obama Administration is not looking for a military solution to the issue. ...
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Australia PM Gillard woos 'kingmaker' MPs
AFP
SYDNEY — Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard courted one of five minority lawmakers key to resolving the nation's political stalemate Saturday, as polling showed their voters favoured her rival. Gillard held private talks with independent MP Andrew ...
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AFP
Jimmy Carter arrives in Boston with freed American from North Korea
Times of India
BOSTON: Former US President Jimmy Carter arrived here on Saturday with Aijalon Mahli Gomes, who spent seven months in a North Korean prison for illegally crossing into the Communist nation but was released on the leader's request. ...
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Gunmen attack Pakistan army buildings near US consulate
AFP
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Suspected militants attacked army buildings near the US consulate in Pakistan's northwestern regional capital Peshawar on Saturday, police said. Police said a number of armed fighters tried to get into a secure area close to the ...
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AFP
Iraq on highest alert for terror attacks
The Associated Press
BAGHDAD — Iraq's prime minister has put the nation on top alert for terror attacks days before US forces formally end their combat mission in the country. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says Iraq's security forces have information that al-Qaida in Iraq ...
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China's Henan Airlines to change name: report
AFP
BEIJING — China's Henan province has ordered Henan Airlines to change its name following a deadly crash this week to prevent the disaster tarnishing the province's image, state media reported on Saturday. The decision by the northern province's ...
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AFP
Five killed in U.S. strike in Pakistan-officials
Reuters
PARACHINAR, Pakistan, Aug 28 (Reuters) - US drone aircraft have attacked suspected militants in northwest Pakistan, near the border with Afghanistan, killing five people, Pakistani officials said on Saturday. Shots were also fired near the US consulate ...
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Christian leaders condemn 'misrepresentation' of Obama's faith
Hindustan Times
PTI More than 70 prominent American Christian leaders have condemned those "misrepresenting" or having any doubt over Barack Obama's religious affiliations, asserting that the President has been "unwavering in confessing Christ as Lord. ...
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