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Pakistan leadership calls for calm after senior politician
Telegraph.co.uk
Pakistan's prime minister condemned the murder of a prominent politician in London as officials shutdown Pakistan's commercial capital to prevent an outbreak of ethnic violence. by Rob Crilly in Islamabad Imran Farooq, a founder of the Muttahida Quami ...
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Telegraph.co.uk
The Big Assembly: Pope Benedict XVI will address 4000 students
BBC News
Nearly 4000 young people from schools, colleges and universities across the UK have been given an assembly with the Pope. The purpose of the event was to celebrate Catholic education in the UK and the proceedings at St Mary's University College in ...
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Tensions Between France and Germany Over Roma
New York Times
By JUDY DEMPSEY BERLIN — Tension between France and Germany worsened on Friday after the German government publicly contradicted remarks made by President Nicolas Sarkozy of France about the expulsion of Roma at a meeting of European leaders. ...
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25 killed, 52 injured in blast, sabotage ruled out
Hindustan Times
Sabotage has been ruled out as reason behind the deadly explosion in the eastern district of Batticaloa on Friday morning in which 25 people were killed and 52 injured. The defence ministry labelled it as an ``industrial accident'' caused when a ...
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Candidate, Election Workers Kidnapped on Eve of Afghan Poll
Voice of America
Afghan officials say the Taliban has kidnapped 19 people, including a candidate and several campaign workers, on Frifay, the eve of nationwide parliamentary elections. An Independent Election Commission spokesman confirmed Friday that a candidate had ...
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Sri Lanka jails ex-army chief Fonseka
AFP
COLOMBO — A court martial in Sri Lanka on Friday convicted former army chief Sarath Fonseka of corrupt military supply deals and sentenced him to three years in jail, a top military official told AFP. The military court, whose decision must now be ...
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AFP
Asian Shares End Mostly Higher; Gold Miners Lead Gains
Wall Street Journal
SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)--Asian stock markets ended mostly higher Friday, with gold miners leading gains as a weaker US dollar boosted the precious metal to a record high. Japans' Nikkei Stock Average rose 1.2%, China's Shanghai Composite declined 0.1% ...
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Is Israel more isolated than ever?
Jerusalem Post
By EFRAIM INBAR While the Jewish prism on international relations could amplify a sense of isolation, a realistic outlook on international relations can prevent unwarranted fears. Many Israelis feel that Israel is once more alone and that the Jewish ...
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South Korea, DPRK hold Red Cross talks on family reunion
Oneindia
Seoul, Sep 17(ANI): South Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) have began a round of Red Cross talks over reunions of families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War. According to Xinhua, a team of 14 South Korean officials met their ...
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Carla Bruni in secret file claims
BBC News
An biography of Carla Bruni claims she used police and secret service files to find out who was spreading rumours about the state of her marriage. According to the authorised book, France's first lady obtained lists of telephone calls and texts made by ...
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MI5 chief highlights new terrorist threats
AFP
LONDON — Extremists opposed to Northern Ireland's peace process could launch fresh attacks in Britain, the head of security service MI5 has said, adding that Al-Qaeda still poses a "real threat." Jonathan Evans also warned of a growing menace from ...
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AFP
New Japan cabinet vows urgent response to yen rise
Reuters
TOKYO, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan's newly appointed cabinet vowed on Friday to respond urgently to the yen's rise and to deflation, and to pull the country out of these situations as quickly as possible. ...
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It's official: Putin is eyeing 2012 presidential election
Indian Express
Vladimir Putin might have kept his ambition to return as Russia's President in 2012 under wraps, but Russian security agencies already appear to be preparing for it. Sixteen months ahead of the next presidential elections, it has emerged that the ...
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Indian Express
EU approves free trade pact with SKorea
IBNLive.com
PTI | 04:09 PM,Sep 17,2010 Brussels, Sep 17 (Yonhap) The European Union (EU) approved a free trade agreement with South Korea, clearing the way for the accord to be signed in the near future, diplomats have said here. Foreign ministers from the ...
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Pak can get only 25 per cent flood aid it needs from world, warns Holbrooke
Oneindia
Karachi, Sept 17 (ANI): US Special Envoy for Pakistan and Afghanistan Richard Holbrooke has warned Pakistan of a shortfall of funds required for rehabilitation and rebuilding work after the floods, saying that the international community would be able ...
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Prince William becomes search and rescue pilot
CBC.ca
AP Prince William will fly Sea King helicopters with the search and rescue unit at RAF Valley, about 352 kilometres west of London. (Reuters/Ministry of Defence) After months of training, Prince William will graduate as a search and rescue helicopter ...
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CBC.ca
Turkey's democratic gap with Europe
Financial Times
Sir, Sunday's referendum in Turkey was above all a demonstration of just how far Recep Tayyip Erdogan's perception of "democracy" is from Europe. The government wallpapered the country with "Evet" (Yes) banners, posters, and billboards. ...
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Mother makes two-year-old smoke weed
Hindustan Times
Picture this! A two-year-old watching television as she puts a joint to her mouth, takes a drag before waving away the smoke, takes a breather and then takes another puff of her marijuana cigarette. Bizarre? Not really! After all her 21-year-old mother ...
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26 killed in armed clashes in Pakistan's tribal belt
Daily News & Analysis
Place: Peshawar | Agency: PTI Atleast 26 people were killed and 22 others injured today in armed clashes between two rival groups over the distribution of water in Pakistan's restive tribal belt, taking the death toll in three weeks of fighting to ...
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Russian helicopter carrier tender to be announced 'in near future'
RIA Novosti
A tender for the construction and purchase of helicopter carriers for the Russian Navy will be announced in the next few weeks, a highly placed source in the military industrial complex said on Friday. Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov said on ...
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RIA Novosti


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