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Afghans vote amid violence and widespread fraud Reuters Afghan voting officials illuminated by gas lamps count ballots cast during parliamentary elections at a polling station in Kabul September 18, 2010. By Paul Tait KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan officials hailed a parliamentary vote on Saturday as a success ... See all stories on this topic »

UK pushes for new action on millennium development goals The Guardian Britain will this week press the United Nations to adopt a five-year blueprint to eradicate poverty in the world's poorest countries as it seeks to use a summit in New York to make up for ground lost in the financial crisis. ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

Pope Meets Pedophile Priest Victims in London Voice of America On the third day of his trip to Britain, Pope Benedict said Mass in London's Catholic cathedral, held a prayer vigil in Hyde Park and addressed one of the biggest challenges facing the Catholic Church child abuse by the clergy. ... See all stories on this topic »

Bulgarian Roma protest against "ethnic expulsion" from France Xinhua SOFIA, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Some 300 Bulgarian Roma protested here on Saturday in front of the French Embassy against the policy of expelling Roma migrants adopted by French President Nicolas Sarkozy. The people who came from all over the country, ... See all stories on this topic » Xinhua

Chile celebrates bicentennial with miners' fate in focus AFP SANTIAGO — Chile marked 200 years of independence Saturday, with the nation's attention split between official celebrations and the fate of 33 men trapped deep inside an underground mine since August 5. The South American economic powerhouse with a ... See all stories on this topic » AFP

'Dangerous' Hurricane Igor heads toward Bermuda Montreal Gazette By Sam Strangeways, Reuters September 18, 2010 9:03 PM Waves crash ashore at Watch Hill Park in Smith's Parish, Bermuda September 18, 2010 as Hurricane Igor approaches in the Atlantic Ocean. Hurricane Igor headed across the Atlantic today with ... See all stories on this topic »

IDF kills W. Bank Hamas commander as security tightened Jerusalem Post By YAAKOV KATZ Hamas blames Israel, PA for death; vows to avenge killing of the terrorist who the group says was a local leader of its armed wing in Tulkarm. IDF soldiers shot and killed a senior Hamas commander in the West Bank on Friday as the ... See all stories on this topic »

BANTING MURDERS: Second suspect held in case of missing tycoon New Straits Times By Elizabeth Zachariah KUALA LUMPUR: Police have arrested another man in connection with the disappearance of Indian multimillionaire A. Muthuraja. The 21-year-old man was picked up near Kampung Laksamana in Batu Caves early yesterday. ... See all stories on this topic »

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