Tuesday, September 14, 2010

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Bomb scare hits Eiffel tower, Paris metro station
Oneindia
Paris, Sep 15: Two anonymous calls put the iconic Eiffel Tower and a metro station on bomb alert here on Tuesday, Sep 14 evening. Police evacuated tourists from the Eiffel Tower before launching search operations, but no explosives were found. ...
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Iran frees US hiker Sarah Shourd on bail
National Post
US hiker Sarah Shourd, left, is met by her mother Nora in Oman after being released by Iran following 13 months in detention. Mohammad Bellouchi, Agence France-Presse; With Files From Reuters · Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2010 Sarah Shourd, ...
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Seeing red
BBC News
By Oana Lungescu BBC News, Brussels It is not often that the midday briefing at the European Commission makes for compelling listening, but this was one of those days. Dressed in a fiery red jacket, the immaculately coiffed Viviane Reding banged her ...
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'Key to ME conflict resolution is mutual recognition'
Jerusalem Post
By HILARY LEILA KRIEGER US poll finds that large majority of Americans see conflict between Israelis and Palestinians as based on religion and ideology rather than land. WASHINGTON – A large majority of Americans see the conflict between Israelis and ...
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Freed Chinese fishing boat returns home
Xinhua
BEIJING, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese fishing boat released by the Japanese coast guard returned home Wednesday morning, Chinese Foreign Ministry said. The fishing boat arrived at the Shenhu fishing port in Jinjiang of Quanzhou city in southeastern ...
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Conundrum: fewer people are hungry, but hunger on the rise
Globe and Mail
A woman shows her malnourished baby at a nutritional rehabilitation centre in Tanout, southern Niger. Sia Kambou/AFP/Getty Images From Wednesday's Globe and Mail Published on Tuesday, Sep. 14, 2010 7:30AM EDT Last updated on Wednesday, Sep. ...
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Now, Obama pens book for kids
Hindustan Times
He may have the weight of the world on his shoulders, but Barack Obama still has time to jot down a few musings for younger citizens. The US president will on November 16 release an illustrated children's book called Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My ...
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US drone attacks kill 12 in Pakistan
The Hindu
AP Pakistan armymen take positions outside a cave allegedly used by militants in stronghold of Taliban in Kot Kai in Pakistan's tribal area of Waziristan along the Afghanistan border. File photo Twelve militants were killed Wednesday in drone attacks ...
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The Hindu
Ex-Pakistan president to launch political party
AFP
HONG KONG — Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf said Wednesday he would launch a new party on October 1, as the retired general plots a return to the frontlines of the country's turbulent politics. Musharraf also accused Afghan President Hamid ...
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AFP
The Rapid Rise of Kim Jong-un
The Chosun Ilbo
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il appointed his third son Jong-un as his successor in January of 2009 and apparently informed his closest aides of his decision first. The selection came just five months after he suffered a massive stroke in August 2008, ...
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The Tweet That Shook The World
Voice of America
Armed with little more than a flammable message, pastor Terry Jones set the Internet on fire recently when he announced he planned to burn copies of the Quran at his Florida church. He now says he doesn't intend to follow through on his threat, ...
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Special Committee meeting concludes
Himalayan Times
KATHMANDU: The meeting of army integration body held this morning discussed the integration and rehabilitation of the Maoist army and decided to start the process from September 16 with the renewal of United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN)'s mandate. ...
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Former Chilean President to Lead New UN Agency
New York Times
By NEIL MacFARQUHAR Mr. Ban said he chose Ms. Bachelet, 58, from 26 candidates for her political skills and ability to create consensus. She had been a front-runner from the start. "We have to make sure that women's issues are an essential element on ...
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Spanish police detain two wanted Colombian hitmen
AFP
MADRID — Spanish police have detained two Colombian suspected hitmen in the service of drug cartels wanted for their involvement in murders, kidnappings and torture, the interior ministry said Tuesday. Henry Norberto Valdes Marin alias Pollo, 36, ...
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AFP
Hurricane Julia upgraded to category two
NEWS.com.au
By staff writers HURRICANE Julia was upgraded to a category two hurricane late today as it increased strength in the eastern Atlantic. The US National Hurricane Centre (NHC) changed the storm's status as Julia swirled about 725km west-northwest of the ...
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Coffee machine explodes in Britain, seven hurt
Hindustan Times
A coffee machine exploded at a supermarket cafe in Britain, injuring seven people. The explosion was so powerful that it hurled the machine across the room and it slammed into a wall of the Sainsbury's store, Daily Express reported on Wednesday. ...
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Release of three Tamil migrants halted by judge
Vancouver Sun
By Douglas Quan, Postmedia News September 14, 2010 10:49 PM In this file photo, Canadian Border officials and police stand the deck of the MV Sun Sea (C) and the dock as it is guided into Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt with an estimated 492 suspected ...
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