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Pope visit: 65000 Catholics enjoy a day in the sun
Telegraph.co.uk
There were those who would have dampened the day: Ian Paisley and his fire-breathing contingent of Ulster protestant ministers, secularists protesters, those appalled at the abuse of children by priests. And there was Scotland's taciturn weather, ...
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Telegraph.co.uk
The Roma: Europe's pariah people
The Guardian
The Roma, the EU's biggest ethnic minority, scattered across a dozen countries, are Europe's pariah people. Thanks to Nicolas Sarkozy, they are a lot less forgotten and ignored than they were a fortnight ago. The outrage stirred by France's policy of ...
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The Guardian
Rebels kill NATO soldiers, civilians ahead of Afghan polls
AFP
KABUL — Taliban-linked rebels killed three NATO soldiers, two election workers and five security guards in separate attacks in Afghanistan Thursday, two days ahead of a parliamentary vote, officials said. The Taliban has also threatened to attack ...
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AFP
Abbas Expresses Determination to Continue Talks
New York Times
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton met with the president of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Thursday. By MARK LANDLER AMMAN, Jordan — After two days of difficult peace negotiations with Israel over ...
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New York Times
Poverty, Conflicts, Center Stage at UN Annual Meeting
Voice of America
The international community gathers for its annual meeting at the United Nations next week. World leaders will take to the podium in the General Assembly to discuss issues of concern to their countries, regions and the world. ...
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North Korea Proposes Military Talks With South
New York Times
By CHOE SANG-HUN SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea has proposed military talks with South Korea to discuss border disputes, the South Korean Defense Ministry said on Thursday, in another sign that the North is reaching out to its rival after months of ...
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EU agrees trade concessions to flood-hit Pakistan
BBC News
The European Union has agreed to make trade concessions to Pakistan to help it overcome the impact of flooding, diplomats say. Details of the concessions are not yet available, but British diplomats told the BBC that potentially they could be worth ...
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Pakistan must raise billions after flood: Holbrooke
Reuters
By Michael Georgy KARACHI (Reuters) - Pakistan's allies will only do so much to rebuild the country after devastating floods so the government must raise tens of billions of dollars for reconstruction itself, a top US official said on Thursday. ...
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10 killed, 3 hurt in Turkey minibus blast
Times of India
DIYARBAKIR (TURKEY): A roadside bomb killed ten people and wounded three when it exploded under their minibus in a region of southeast Turkey where Kurdish militants are active, security officials said. The blast occurred near the village of Gecitli in ...
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UN: Efforts to Save Ozone Layer a Success
Voice of America
Photo: AP A new report released on Thursday says international efforts to protect the ozone layer are a success and have stopped additional ozone losses. The joint World Meteorological Organization and UN Environment Program report is the first ...
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Four Khmer Rouge leaders indicted
The Hindu
Four high-ranking leaders of Cambodia's disgraced Khmer Rouge government of the 1970s were on Thursday indicted for "crimes against humanity, war crimes, and genocide". The four — Khieu Samphan (79), Nuon Chea (84), Ieng Sary (85) and Ieng Thirith (78) ...
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The Hindu
Latest Guinness World Records
CNN
"I might have not got my dream job, but now I have a world record," he said. "Every cloud has a silver lining!" The 2011 book, published internationally Thursday, is the annual edition of a best-selling record book that has sold 115 million copies to ...
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CNN
Turkey's PM tells businessmen to boost Iran trade
Reuters
By Thomas Grove ISTANBUL, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Turkey wants to triple its trade volume with Iran within five years, Turkey's prime minister told businessmen on Thursday, at a time when sanctions are scaring off Western investors from the Islamic ...
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Carla Bruni to release book to counter criticism
Daily News & Analysis
Carla Bruni's supporters are planning to release a positive biography of the French first lady in a bid to negate the effect of another "unauthorised" biography of the model turned singer, published on Wednesday, that paints a scathing picture of a ...
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Hurricane Karl menaces Mexico, Igor eyes Bermuda
AFP
VERACRUZ, Mexico — A rare trio of hurricanes swirled simultaneously in the Atlantic basin Thursday, including Karl which menaced Mexico's Gulf coast, and Igor, a monster hurricane threatening a direct hit on Bermuda. Earlier Thursday, Karl, the 11th ...
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AFP
Malek sets conditions for Musharraf's return
GulfNews
By Mohsin Ali, Correspondent Islamabad: Pakistan Interior Minister Rahman Malek said on Thursday that former president Pervez Musharraf was free to return to Pakistan, provided he faced impending court cases. Talking to reporters here, the minister ...
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News of the World paywall confirms Murdoch's 'information protectionism'
The Guardian
So the News of the World has set the date to erect its paywall, and will also launch an iPad app. I am sure there will be some readers, having paid £1 for the print edition, who will be prepared to pay £1 to access its video content, especially when it ...
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Pakistan PM rejects threat of military coup
IBNLive.com
PTI Islamabad: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Thursday rejected rumours about a change of the government in Pakistan, saying that the ruling coalition led by his party and the parliament would protect democracy. Gilani described the rumours about ...
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Paula BronsteinDespite Crises, Pakistan Is the Bravest Nation
Newsweek
In Pakistan there is the anguished introspection and self-comforting, posturing, and handholding that only natural disasters on the scale of the recent floods can inspire. In makeshift camps that have come up in the middle of roadway medians, ...
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US man of Pak-origin accused of funding Times Square bomber
Indian Express
Mohammad Younis, an immigrant from Pakistan living in the US, has been charged for providing money to Faisal Shahzad who has pleaded guilty for trying to blow up part of Times Square in May this year. Younis, who lives in Long Island, allegedly gave ...
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Saberi recalls captivity in Iranian jail where hiker was held
CNN
By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- In Tehran's Evin Prison, American Sarah Shourd's lonely days must have seemed endless, filled with fear and uncertainty. And anger toward her captors -- possibly even toward God, said journalist Roxana Saberi. ...
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Morin: Veil law, Quran issue don't up troop risk
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The French defense minister says the threatened Quran burning in the US and France's new law banning women from wearing the burqa-style Islamic veil in public did not put French or NATO troops at greater risk. Herve Morin says he doesn't ...
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