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EU must unite on millennium goals
The Guardian
As the author of the European parliament's midterm review on the millennium development goals, I congratulate you for your special report on the MDGs (14 September) and welcome the launch of your website's global development section, which reflects the ...
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'Netanyahu in favor of referendum prior to signing peace deal'
Ha'aretz
According to Netanyahu insider, MK Ofir Akunis, Prime Minister gave his support for law that would allay fears of right-wing coalition partners. Netanyahu insider MK Ofir Akunis intends to propose a law requiring a national referendum to approve any ...
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Ha'aretz
World urges transparency in utilisation of flood aid
Daily Times
UNITED NATIONS: World powers made fresh aid pledges for Pakistan's flood disaster on Sunday, after a $2 billion UN appeal, but pressed the country to fully account for the money. UN Secretary General Ban-Ki moon called for an "urgent" global response ...
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Goodspeed Analysis: China flexes its muscles with Japan in land dispute
National Post
Japanese Coast Guard crew disembark Zhan Qixiong (C), captain of a Chinese fishing boat, at Ishigaki port on the southern Japanese island of Ishigaki Sept. 8, 2010. By Peter Goodspeed Two weeks ago, the battered blue trawler Minjinyu 5179 was just one ...
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Afghan officials swamped with poll complaints
ABC Online
By South Asia correspondent Sally Sara Afghan officials are being inundated with complaints of widespread vote-rigging arising from Saturday's general election. Afghanistan's Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC) expects to receive thousands of ...
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ABC Online
Woman shoots people down at southwestern German hospital
Xinhua
BERLIN, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- A woman armed with a gun fired widely at people in an apartment and then in a nearby hospital in German southwestern city of Loerrach on Sunday's early evening, ending up with at least four killed, including the shooter ...
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China urges IAEA to enhance role in peaceful use of nuclear energy
Xinhua
VIENNA, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) needs to enhance its role in promoting the peaceful use of nuclear energy, non-proliferation and fostering nuclear security, a senior Chinese official said here Monday. ...
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US dismisses Ahmadinejad prisoner swap
AFP
WASHINGTON — The United States on Monday dismissed a suggestion by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to free Iranians in exchange for two detained hikers as Washington drums up pressure on the Islamic republic. Ahmadinejad is visiting New York for the UN ...
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AFP
UN struggling to maintain its relevance
Hindustan Times
US President Barack Obama will arrive in New York for the annual UN gathering of world leaders, this week, at a time when the United Nations, the world's principal multilateral institution, is struggling to remain relevant on the world stage. ...
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Farc leader 'killed' in Colombia
BBC News
The Colombian armed forces say they have killed a senior commander of the Farc rebel group. They said the guerrilla leader Sixto Cabana was among 27 rebels killed in an attack on a camp near the Ecuadorean border on Sunday. Mr Cabana, 55, was wanted in ...
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Suicide attack on Somalia's gov't foiled
The Associated Press
MOGADISHU, Somalia — A police officer in Somalia says a suicide bomber who attempted to attack the presidential palace in Mogadishu has been shot dead. Police officer Abdi Aden says the attacker jumped on the back of an African Union peacekeeping ...
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Riots in Pakistan turn deadly
Aljazeera.net
A series of attacks in Karachi leave at least 17 dead as security forces struggle to gain control of the city. At least 17 people were killed in firing incidents in the Pakistani commercial hub of Karachi, as unidentified attackers torched at least ...
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Aljazeera.net
Tamils languish in Lankan jails
Hindustan Times
Thousands of Tamil youth are being held in military and police custody without charges, a former diplomat has told the Lankan war commission. Incarcerated for years, these youth could throw up "many more Prabhakarans" because of their mental state, ...
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Germany seeks Internet data protection code
The Associated Press
BERLIN — Germany's government urged the Internet industry on Monday to produce a voluntary data protection code to cover services like Google Inc.'s "Street View" mapping service. Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere met with representatives of Google ...
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Sanctions weakening Iran leaders: US official
AFP
WASHINGTON — The United States said Monday that sanctions slapped on Iran over its nuclear program were weakening its leaders, which is becoming increasingly dependent on the elite Revolutionary Guards. Stuart Levey, a key architect of the sanctions as ...
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AFP
'In US, we are losing out on youngsters'
Times of India
MUMBAI: The world might hold the education system in the US in high esteem but Martin Luther King Jr III seems to be a tad disappointed and apprehensive about it. "We, in America, are losing out on the young generation. If this persists, soon a time ...
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Pakistani flood victim torches himself outside PM house
AFP
MULTAN, Pakistan — An unemployed father of four who lost his home in Pakistan's devastating floods died Monday after setting fire to himself outside the prime minister's home, officials said. Muhammad Akram, 30, doused his body in petrol and lit ...
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AFP
Indonesian police kill three terror suspects, arrest 15
AFP
MEDAN, Indonesia — Indonesian anti-terror police shot dead three suspects and arrested 15 others in a series of raids in which militants used women and children as human shields, police said Monday. Police confirmed that raids on Sumatra island ...
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AFP


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