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Netanyahu: Israel prepared to go long way for real peace
Jerusalem Post
By JPOST.COM STAFF PM tells DC peace gathering that Israel wants good neighbors and to shape a new reality for itself and the Palestinian people; Clinton says talks in US interests but it won't impose on solution on both sides. ...
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Lahore streets deserted a day after serial blasts
Sify
A day after three back-to-back suicide blasts killed at least 35 Shias and wounded over 200, the streets of this otherwise vibrant cultural capital of Pakistan wore a deserted look Thursday as residents mourned for the victims of the horrific attack. ...
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At Discovery building, all-clear after deadly James J. Lee standoff
Washington Post
A man identified as James J. Lee entered Discovery Communications on Wednesday. He was fatally shot, and his three hostages were freed without injury. By Dan Morse, Theresa Vargas and Michael E. Ruane The Discovery Communications headquarters in ...
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Washington Post
East Coast Braces for Earl
Wall Street Journal
By JENNIFER LEVITZ Tropical-storm force winds are expected to reach the North Carolina coast by this afternoon, with hurricane-force winds expected to arrive near North Carolina's Outer Banks tonight, the National Hurricane Center said Thursday morning ...
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Abbott's 'reckless' offer pushed Wilkie to Labor
ABC Online
By Tim Leslie Independent MP Andrew Wilkie has questioned Opposition Leader Tony Abbott's judgement in making a $1 billion offer to rebuild the Royal Hobart Hospital, describing it as "almost reckless". Mr Wilkie today announced he would support Prime ...
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Tony Blair memoirs 'break sale records'
BBC News
Tony Blair's memoirs, based on his time as the prime minister, have broken sales records, booksellers have said. A Journey became Waterstone's fastest-selling autobiography ever and shot to the top of Amazon's best-seller list. ...
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IMF extends $450 mln in urgent aid for Pakistan
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund will give Pakistan $450 million in emergency flood aid and disburse funds in "coming weeks," IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn said on Thursday. Strauss-Kahn said discussion with a ...
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Afghan election campaign workers 'killed in air strike'
BBC News
Ten election campaign workers have been killed in an air strike by Nato-led forces in Afghanistan, officials say. The governor of the northern province of Takhar, Abduljabar Taqwa, told the BBC that two people were also wounded in the attack in the ...
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Biden backs Iraqis to work together
The Australian
From: AP WASHINGTON: Vice President Joe Biden says he is confident the various factions in Iraq will form a workable coalition and bring stability to the country, now that the US combat role there has ended. Interviewed on network news shows from Iraq, ...
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Pakistani Taliban designated a terrorist group by US
Christian Science Monitor
Listing the Pakistani Taliban as a terrorist group lets the US expand its campaign against the organization, which said it trained the attempted Times Square bomber and has vowed more attacks in the US. A Pakistani security officer stands guard at the ...
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Christian Science Monitor
Road To Nowhere: China's 75-Mile Traffic Jam
Sky News
Thousands of lorries are stuck in a 75-mile traffic jam on a motorway heading towards Beijing. More than 10000 lorries, mainly carrying coal, are stuck in the northeastern Chinese region of Inner Mongolia, according to officials. ...
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Sky News
If Tony Blair was Prime Minister, Iran's nuclear facilities would be rubble
Telegraph.co.uk (blog)
By Will Heaven World Last updated: September 2nd, 2010 The scariest episode in A Journey takes place in the aftermath of 9/11. Tony Blair recalls the emergency procedure planned for a scenario in which a plane over London lost contact with air traffic ...
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Telegraph.co.uk (blog)
Surrender of Japan: the end of World War II
RIA Novosti
Today marks the 65th anniversary since the end of World War II. On 14 August, 1945, Emperor Hirohito issued the Imperial Rescript of Surrender announcing that Japan accepted the terms set down in the Potsdam Declaration. On 15 August the country's ...
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RIA Novosti
WikiLeaks' Assange Calls Rape Probe a 'Legal Circus'
Wall Street Journal
By JEANNE WHALEN WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange called Sweden's investigation into rape and molestation allegations against him a "legal circus," and said it could hurt his chances of gaining a residency permit in Sweden, which he has seen as a safe ...
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EU presses France on Roma deportations
BBC News
The European Commission has criticised France over its expulsions of Roma (Gypsies) and has requested more information about the crackdown. An interim report by the commission - the EU's executive arm - says the French policy does not put enough ...
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Fidel Castro regrets not paying attention to gays in Cuba
Sify
Former Cuban president Fidel Castro has revealed that he regrets not paying enough attention to the injustice against homosexuals during his rule in the 1960s and 70s. According to Mexican newspaper La Jornada, Castro, 84, said that there was no one ...
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'Wear Old Clothes', Prince Tells Vogue
Sky News
Prince Charles has urged Vogue's readers in America to wear old clothes and help save the planet by reducing their carbon footprint. Penning a guest feature in the publication's US edition, the Prince of Wales appealed to fashionistas to help protect ...
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Sky News
Flood-hit Pakistanis and Afghans may cross to Iran: UNHCR
Reuters
A flood victim sits on supplies he received from a distribution point set up by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees in Charsadda, in Pakistan's northwest Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province September 1, 2010. P By Augustine Anthony ISLAMABAD (Reuters) ...
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French burger chain causes outrage by banning pork
Telegraph.co.uk
A French fast food chain has fuelled the country's bitter debate over the influence of Muslim values by banning pig products from its menu. by Our Foreign Staff Quick, the No. 2 burger chain in France after McDonald's, serves halal-only food in 22 of ...
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Telegraph.co.uk
Who will judge the judges?
The Hindu
Parliament should wake up and implement glasnost and perestroika in the judiciary. In the name of independence, we cannot have judicial absolutism and tyranny. Most of the judges of the Supreme Court of India are those who were previously senior judges ...
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The Hindu
UN official is 'hopeful' for Somalia
CNN International
By David McKenzie, CNN Nairobi, Kenya (CNN) -- A UN official who toured the Horn of Africa to assess its political climate thinks there's hope for war-torn and chaotic Somalia. Lynn Pascoe, the UN under-secretary-general for political affairs, ...
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Taiwan has not procrastinated on ECFA drive: MAC
Focus Taiwan News Channel
Taipei, Sept. 2 (CNA) Taiwan has not procrastinated on completing legal preparations for the implementation of the economic cooperation framework agreement (ECFA) and the establishment of a cross-Taiwan Strait economic cooperation committee, ...
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