Friday, September 3, 2010

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Massive 7.4 quake hits Christchurch
Stuff.co.nz
BREAKING NEWS: A massive 7.4 magnitude earthquake has hit Christchurch and the wider South Island, causing widespread damage, some injuries and cutting power. The quake was centred 30km west of Christchurch and 33km underground. ...
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Stuff.co.nz
Middle East Plane crashes near Dubai airport
Aljazeera.net
Aircraft for US delivery company UPS crashes during emergency landing attempt, killing both crew members. A cargo plane belonging to United Parcel Service (UPS), the US-based delivery company, has crashed near the United Arab Emirates city of Dubai in ...
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Aljazeera.net
Hamas condemns 'direct talks'
Aljazeera.net
Gazan supporters of Hamas rally to mark Al Quds day and to condemn new Palestinian-Israeli talks launched in Washington. Hamas and Islamic Jihad supporters have rallied in the Gaza Strip to mark Al Quds day and to condemn the direct talks launched in ...
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Wave of fires in Russia
The Hindu
A new wave of devastating wildfires in Russia has killed several people and gutted hundreds of houses. Strong winds fanned massive forest and brush fires on Thursday night in several regions along the Volga river that are still in the grip of extremely ...
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Portugal sex abuse trial: 7 convicted
Indian Express
LISBON: A Portuguese court found six men and one woman guilty on Friday of crimes relating to child sex abuse in a trial that lasted nearly six years, a prosecution lawyer said. Chief prosecutor Miguel Matias said all seven defendants were found guilty ...
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Azerbaijan eager to continue increasing gas supplies to Russia
RIA Novosti
"Medvedev and his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilkham Aliev concluded a new gas deal, stipulating a strong increase in the volumes of Azerbaijani gas supplies for Russia in 2011-2012". Azerbaijan has agreed to increase substantially its gas exports to ...
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RIA Novosti
Fidel Castro Fashion: The Revival of the Revolutionary Ensemble
TIME
As the summer comes to a close, Cuba's former commander rolled a fall classic out of his closet. Was it a sign of greater involvement or just a plain-old guise? For the first time since exiting the presidential stage in 2008, Fidel Castro made a public ...
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US offshore oil fire may delay lift of drill ban
Reuters
Boats spray water to extinguish a fire on an oil and gas platform operated by Mariner Energy off the Louisiana coast September 2, 2010. By Ayesha Rascoe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama Administration is likely to stay focused on toughening regulatory ...
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Reuters
Anti-immigrant German Central Bank director sacked
The Hindu
Thilo Sarrazin, a director on the board of Germany's Central Bank, who caused a monumental stir by accusing immigrants and Muslims of diluting his country's intellectual and economic strength, was on Friday sacked from the Bundesbank's Governing Board. ...
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North Korea's Kim Jong-il may go public with dynastic rule
Christian Science Monitor
Speculation is rampant that North Korea's Kim Jong-il will go public with plans to name his son his heir at a rare political conference. In this image made Aug. 30 from China Central Television footage, North Korea's Kim Jong-il, attends a meeting with ...
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Christian Science Monitor
Hare Krishna temple 'cleared just before explosion'
BBC News
A Hare Krishna temple in Leicester was evacuated seconds before an explosion almost destroyed the building, according to fire crews. A religious celebration was being held at the property in Thoresby Street when one of the occupants went to disconnect ...
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Black rights top Bob Katter's wish list
The Australian
INDEPENDENT MP Bob Katter has accused successive governments of oppressing Aborigines, declaring that indigenous policy will affect his decision about whether to back Labor or the Coalition to form a government. The north Queensland MP wants 100 per ...
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Pakistan Taliban threaten attacks on US and Europe
Telegraph.co.uk
A senior commander in the Pakistan Taliban last night announced it was planning terror strikes against targets in the US and Europe similar to the Times Square bomb plot. By Rob Crilly in Islamabad Qari Hussain Mehsud, who commands suicide squads for ...
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Telegraph.co.uk
US missiles kill seven in North Waziristan
Daily Times
DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Two US missile strikes killed seven people in the country's Tribal Areas on Friday. In the first strike, Pakistani officials said suspected US missiles killed five people in a tribal region near the Afghan border. ...
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Obama Sets Summit With Southeast Asian Leaders in New York
BusinessWeek
By Nicholas Johnston Sept. 3 (Bloomberg) -- US President Barack Obama has scheduled a summit later this month with leaders from Southeast Asia, a region that is the fourth-biggest market for American goods and one that Obama has targeted for increased ...
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Policeman killed in bomb blast
Daily Times
PESHAWAR: A policeman was killed when terrorists attacked a police patrolling team in the Tribal Areas on Friday, officials said. The police van had been targeted by a remote control bomb in Achini Bala area leaving one policeman dead and injuring ...
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Threefold drilling effort to reach trapped Chilean miners
AFP
COPIAPO, Chile — Three drilling machines will try to dig out 33 miners trapped for a month underground, the engineer in charge of the rescue operation said Friday, as work at the main shaft resumed. "We've got three alternative plans: plan A is up and ...
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AFP
Attack at Ahmedi worship place in Mardan kills one
Daily Times
MARDAN: At least one person was killed, while four others were wounded in a suicide attack on a worship place of the Ahmedis in Mardan. The bomber was trying to enter the worship place in Muslimabad area of Mardan when the security guards opened fire ...
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Poll: NYers conflicted on mosque near WTC
The Associated Press
NEW YORK — A new poll finds New Yorkers are conflicted about the construction of a mosque near the World Trade Center site, with half of respondents opposed to the project and a majority saying people have the right to build an Islamic center near ...
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