Thursday, September 30, 2010

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Nato says aircraft did cross border into Pakistan
BBC News
Nato in Afghanistan says its aircraft crossed into Pakistan and fired at suspected militants, in an attack Pakistan says killed three soldiers. Nato said its aircraft killed "several armed individuals" as the crew believed they were being fired on. ...
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Japan demands China release detainee
AFP
TOKYO — Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Thursday called on China to free a remaining Japanese detainee held in a bitter row between the two nations, hours after the release of three Japanese nationals. China freed three of the four Japanese men ...
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AFP
US, Palestinian Talks End with No Word of a Settlement Agreement
Voice of America
Photo: AP US Middle East envoy George Mitchell has wrapped up a meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, with no apparent agreement on the key issue of Israeli West Bank settlement construction. After the meeting Thursday, Mitchell said ...
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Luzhkov has no political future - Federation Council speaker
RIA Novosti
SAINT PETERSBURG, September 30 (RIA Novosti) - Moscow ex-Mayor Yury Luzhkov has no political future, Russia's Federation Council Speaker Sergei Mironov said on Thursday. President Dmitry Medvedev fired 74-year old Luzhkov, who had been mayor for more ...
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Military talks between North and South Korea start
Oneindia
Seoul, Sep 30 (ANI): The Republic of Korea (ROK) and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) began military talks on Thursday, according to defense officials in Seoul. The South Korean Defense Ministry said on Wednesday that North Korea has ...
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European Nations Bolster Economies
Voice of America
Several European nations are propping up banks, trying to cut spending and taking other actions to bolster troubled economies. Thursday, Irish officials said the the cost of bailing out some of the country's largest banks may be as much as $68 billion, ...
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British brothers 'planned Mumbai-style terror attack in Europe'
The Guardian
Two British brothers were at the heart of a "Mumbai-style" terror attack planned on the UK, France and Germany, according to reports. Yesterday it emerged that a plot to launch "commando-style" attacks had been intercepted and foiled by drone attacks ...
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The Guardian
Pakistan army accused of killings
Aljazeera.net
Video appears to show Pakistani troops lining up civilians and shooting them dead, raising concerns over army's conduct. An amateur video posted on a social networking site appears to show Pakistani troops unlawfully killing six young men, ...
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12 die in Mexico landslide
Sify
Mexico City, Sep 30 (IANS/EFE) At least 12 people were killed when a rainsoaked hillside gave way in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas, President Felipe Calderon has said. 'Unfortunately, there has been a new landslide in Amatan, Chiapas. ...
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IShahzad planned to attack again: Prosecutors
IBNLive.com
PTI | 10:09 PM,Sep 30,2010 New York, Sep 30 (PTI) Faisal Shahzad, the Pakistani- American arrested for the failed Times Square bombing, carefully selected his location as a highly populated target and intended to strike again if he was not caught the ...
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Futile run-offs continue in Nepal
The Hindu
Nepal's Parliament voted and failed to elect a Prime Minister for the ninth time on Thursday. The sole contender, Nepali Congress leader Ram Chandra Poudel, got 105 votes — far less than the simple majority required in the house of 601. ...
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Photos Released of Hostages Taken in Niger
Voice of America
Photo: AP Image taken from video and provided by US-based SITE Intelligence Group shows the first images of a group of foreign hostages working for a French energy company who were seized in Niger two weeks ago by an al-Qaida offshoot, according to the ...
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Mohammed cartoons book goes on sale in Denmark
AFP
COPENHAGEN — A book on the crisis sparked by a Danish newspaper's publication of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed five years ago hit stores in Denmark on Thursday amid concerns over a backlash from the Muslim world. At one bookshop in Copenhagen, ...
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AFP
Prime Minister Julia Gillard's 100 days of living dangerously
Herald Sun
Julia Gillard is determined to govern as if she'd won a landslide. Source: Herald Sun JULIA Gillard chose the evening of June 23 to confront her destiny. The Rudd Government's popularity was collapsing - new Liberal leader Tony Abbott's buccaneering ...
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Judge Throws Book at Michigan Man Who Failed to Pay Support for His 23 Kids
ABC News
By LYNEKA LITTLE After fathering 23 children, Howard Veal, who may be the biggest deadbeat dad in America, has been sentenced to 23-48 months in jail for failing to pay child support. "In my entire career I have never seen a case like this where so ...
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Nepal to appoint 'Indian Idol' as goodwill ambassador
NDTV.com
PTI, Updated: September 30, 2010 19:50 IST Kathmandu: After roping in cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar to promote tourism, Nepal is set to appoint 'Indian Idol 2008' Prashant Tamang as its goodwill ambassador as it aims to bring in one million tourists, ...
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* President says all aid received will be disbursed transparently
Daily Times
ISLAMABAD: A one-time flood tax will have to be imposed on the well-to-do and people with means to help shore up the relief and rehabilitation efforts, President Asif Ali Zardari said on Wednesday. Addressing a women's roundtable meeting consisting of ...
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Parents concerned after RSAF helicopter made emergency landing near school
Channel News Asia
By Milton Sau | Posted: 30 September 2010 2159 hrs SINGAPORE: Residents in Woodlands were greeted with an unusual sight on Thursday afternoon. In full view in the middle of an open field was a military helicopter. The RSAF Apache helicopter, ...
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