Tuesday, September 28, 2010

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N. Korea Bolsters Kim's Son and Sister
New York Times
In a government-released photo, young people celebrated promotions that bolstered the armed forces' leading role. By MARTIN FACKLER and MARK McDONALD TOKYO — Kim Jong-il, North Korea's supreme leader, took new steps on Tuesday to ensure that his family ...
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New York Times
Seven dead, 100 missing as landslide buries homes in Mexico
Sydney Morning Herald
A massive mudslide hits a road northwest of the Colombian capital Bogota, burying at least 20 people. Residents of a remote Mexican town have launched a desperate bare-handed effort to rescue at least 100 people missing and feared dead from a landslide ...
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Russian President Medvedev fires Moscow's mayor, a longtime Putin supporter
Washington Post
By Kathy Lally MOSCOW - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev stepped out of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's shadow long enough on Tuesday to fire Moscow's larger-than-life mayor, rattling a political establishment that until now has accepted Putin as the ...
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Senior Fatah official denies PNA's talks with Israel as negotiations
Xinhua
DAMASCUS, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- A Palestinians Fatah movement official said Tuesday what happened in Washington and Egypt between the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) and Israel is not negotiation but preliminary meetings over negotiations. ...
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Reports: US to Propose Israel Settlement Compromise
Voice of America
US envoy George Mitchell is set to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Wednesday - reportedly to discuss a US proposal that Israel extend a partial West Bank settlement freeze for 60 days in exchange for security assurances and other ...
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'Mumbai-style' terror attack on UK, France and Germany foiled
The Guardian
A plot to launch "commando-style" attacks on Britain, France, and Germany has been intercepted and foiled by drone attacks on militants based in Pakistan, security and intelligence sources said last night. The plan for suicidal onslaughts similar to ...
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The Guardian
Taliban Reject Karzai's New Peace Council
Wall Street Journal
By YAROSLAV TROFIMOV KABUL—Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday appointed the members of a new council that aims to negotiate a peace settlement with Taliban insurgents. The Taliban, who earlier Tuesday assassinated the deputy governor of a key ...
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Miliband to announce future plans
BBC News
David Miliband is expected to make a statement later about his future, amid growing speculation he will quit front-line politics. The former foreign secretary has until 1700 BST to decide whether he wants to serve in the next shadow cabinet under his ...
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Japan mulls troops for disputed islands: report
AFP
TOKYO — Japan is considering stationing its troops near a disputed island chain at the centre of a bitter weeks-long row with China, a newspaper reported on Wednesday. The defence ministry has asked for a budget to study the possibility of stationing ...
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AFP
Norway: Admission in Bomb Plot Against a Danish Newspaper
New York Times
By AP Two men held in Norway have admitted planning bomb attacks, one of them against a Danish newspaper that published cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad in 2005, the Norwegian authorities said Tuesday. The other planned attack was against the Chinese ...
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PM says no fixed stance on carbon price
Sydney Morning Herald
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has played down suggestions her new multi-party committee on climate change has a pre-determined position on a carbon price. Ms Gillard was responding to comments by independent MP Tony Windsor, a member of the committee, ...
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Iran to press for recognition of 'nuclear rights'
AFP
TEHRAN — Iran will press to have its "nuclear rights" recognised in talks with world powers who accuse Tehran of seeking atomic weapons, a foreign ministry spokesman told reporters on Tuesday. "Iran has announced its view points and readiness for talks ...
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AFP
Japan, China, India, Malaysia: Asia Bonds, Currency Preview
BusinessWeek
By Andrea Wong Sept. 29 (Bloomberg) -- The following events and economic reports may influence trading in Asia's local bonds and currencies today. Yields and exchange rates are from the previous trading session unless stated otherwise. ...
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Taliban using Afghan province 'Kuner' as safe haven: Malik
Daily Times
By Vidya Rana ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Rehman Malik told the National Assembly on Tuesday that Taliban were using Kuner province of Afghanistan as an operation-base against Pakistan. "We are at war on the Western borders and Kuner is being used as ...
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Beijing marks Confucius's happy return, aged 2561
The Guardian
When a man has reached 2561 years, it is hard to distinguish each birthday from the last. But anniversary celebrations for China's best-known philosopher included one notable change today: the first service at Beijing's Confucian temple since the ...
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The Guardian
Italy's Berlusconi seeks confidence vote tomorrow: Official
Zee News
"We will ask for a vote of confidence," Vito told reporters today after a meeting of Berlusconi's People of Freedom party (PDL). The prime minister's spokesman Paolo Bonaiuti confirmed the information in a statement. The vote will follow months of ...
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Zee News
No stop to rise of Asian millionaires: report
AFP
SINGAPORE — The ranks of Asia-Pacific millionaires are likely to continue growing faster than those from developed countries as regional economies led by China and India power ahead, a report said on Tuesday. The study on high-net-worth individuals ...
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AFP


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