Thursday, September 2, 2010

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Mid-East talks: Abbas and Netanyahu clear first hurdle
BBC News
By Jeremy Bowen BBC Middle East editor After the first private sessions, photographs were issued showing Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu deep in conversation. Apparently they spoke in English. ...
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Tony Blair: reviews of A Journey from both sides of the Atlantic
Telegraph.co.uk
In addition to dominating the front pages in Britain the release of Tony Blair's memoirs has created a stir in America. Telegraph.co.uk has selected extracts of US and British reviews. By Laura Roberts Michiko Kakutani, from the New York Times, ...
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East Coast braces for weaker but still dangerous Earl
Washington Post
By Rob Stein and Michael W. Savage NAGS HEAD, NC - Hurricane Earl's powerful winds and lashing rains began hitting the fragile Outer Banks late Thursday, and people all along the Eastern Seaboard braced for major disruptions and significant damage as ...
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Another oil spill disaster for US?
NDTV.com
AP, Updated: September 03, 2010 08:49 IST Louisiana: An oil platform exploded and caught fire off the Louisiana coast on Thursday triggering fears of a repeat of the BP Deep Horizon oil spill in the same region earlier this year. ...
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Political purgatory exposes the ugly election
ABC Online
By Annabel Crabb At the end of Australia's second week of political purgatory, we find ourselves in knots about the fact that Tony Abbott offered Andrew Wilkie up to $1 billion to fix up the Royal Hobart Hospital. Wilkie has since plumped for Labor, ...
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Karzai urges Afghans not to panic as bank withdrawals accelerate
Washington Post
Despite media reports of corruption at Kabul Bank, Afghan officials insist that it is not in danger of collapse. By Andrew Higgins, David Nakamura and Ernesto Londoño DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - As depositors thronged branches of Afghanistan's ...
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Washington Post
ICC provisionally suspends Pak tainted trio
Indian Express
In an unprecedented crackdown to restore the game's credibility, the ICC today charged and suspended Pakistan's tainted trio of Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir under its anti-corruption code in the wake of the spot-fixing scandal. ...
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Taliban facing financial crisis: US General
Hindustan Times
PTI Noting that the Taliban has been driven to desperation around Marjah in southern Afghanistan, a top US general stationed there has said that the terrorist outfit is facing an acute financial crisis. "We have intelligence that indicates to us that ...
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Mistrust and the Mosque
New York Times
The furor over the proposed Islamic cultural center and mosque near ground zero keeps giving us new reasons for dismay. As politicians and commentators work themselves and viewers into a rage, others who should be standing up for freedom and tolerance ...
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France: Minister Admits Lending Support on Award
New York Times
By STEVEN ERLANGER Labor Minister Éric Woerth, left, conceded Thursday that he wrote a letter in 2007 to Nicolas Sarkozy pressing for a state award for his wife's future employer. The employer, Patrice de Maistre, is the wealth manager for Liliane ...
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Is this the world's largest flag?
NDTV.com
AP, Updated: September 03, 2010 09:32 IST Baku: Azerbaijan's president rose what authorities have described as the world's largest flag in the capital, Baku. Ilham Aliyev hoisted the massive banner after inaugurating the new National Flag Square in the ...
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French fast food chain's menu sparks debate
NDTV.com
AP, Updated: September 03, 2010 10:45 IST Paris: French fast food chain Quick has begun serving halal-only food in 22 of its outlets, targeting France's large Muslim population, an underexploited market that has long been ignored by big business. ...
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Over 13000 have embraced Islam in Dubai since 1996
Times of India
DUBAI: Dubai has witnessed over 13000 conversions to Islam over the last 14 years particularly during the holy month of Ramadan, a senior official has said. Huda Al Kaabi, head of the New Muslims Section at the Islamic Affairs Department, ...
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Dalai Lama to visit Kochi on Saturday
Express Buzz
KOCHI: Kochi is all set to welcome the Dalai Lama on Saturday. In his first-ever visit to the city, the Tibetan spiritual leader will have a tight schedule with a host of programmes. The city will be under a heavy security blanket on Saturday with the ...
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Fidel Castro to deliver first public speech since 2006
Sify
/RIA Novosti) Cuban leader Fidel Castro will deliver Friday his first public speech since 2006, during a meeting with students of the Havana University. The speech would focus on 'another war in the Middle East with unforeseeable consequences for the ...
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Obama to send advisors to discuss bilateral issues with China
Zee News
The National Economic Council director Lawrence H Summers and Deputy National Security Advisor Thomas E Donilon will travel to Beijing for three days of meetings with Chinese leaders and policymakers including Vice-Premier Wang Qishan and State ...
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