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North Korea succession: Analysts see turbulent period ahead
Christian Science Monitor
Amid signs that North Korea's Kim Jong-il is paving the way for his Swiss-educated son to assume power, analysts caution that his youth, and need to prove himself, could pose risks for the US. South Koreans watch a TV news program at the Seoul Railway ...
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Christian Science Monitor
Israeli 'Irene' passenger: The IDF were violent on board
Jerusalem Post
By JPOST.COM STAFF Commando 13 warship peacefully diverts yacht from Gaza after illegally enters waters; IDF spokesperson calls boat "provocation." An Israeli passenger who was on board the Irene, a boat carrying Jewish activists and aid to Gaza that ...
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Hundreds feared dead in Mexico landslide
The Hindu
Hundreds were feared dead in Mexico on Tuesday after a landslide buried 300 homes in southern Oaxaca state. After flying over the disaster area, state Governor Ulises Ruiz said 500 to 600 people may have been killed. Seven bodies had been recovered by ...
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Luzhkov deputy expects new Moscow mayor by end of October
RIA Novosti
A new Moscow mayor to replace Yury Luzhkov is likely to be appointed by the end of October, the city's acting mayor said on Tuesday. Luzhkov, 74, was fired earlier on Tuesday after weeks of speculation about his worsening relations with Russian ...
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RIA Novosti
Karzai Names Panel for Taliban Talks
New York Times
By CARLOTTA GALL KABUL, Afghanistan — Repeating his determination to find a peaceful solution to the war, President Hamid Karzai named a 70-member peace council on Tuesday, a long-awaited announcement that was the government's first concrete step to ...
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New York Times
Miliband signals break with Labour's past
ABC Online
By Europe correspondent Emma Alberici New British Labour leader Ed Miliband vowed to usher in a new generation and a new way of thinking as he delivered his keynote party conference speech overnight. Addressing the party faithful in Manchester, ...
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Israeli Foreign Minister Distances Himself From Talks
New York Times
By NEIL MacFARQUHAR UNITED NATIONS — Sharp differences within the Israeli government over peace negotiations played out in the unusual venue of the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, with Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman using the podium to ...
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China issues warning to Nobel panel
Hindustan Times
The Chinese government has warned that relations with Norway could suffer should a Chinese dissident be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2010. Deputy Foreign Minister Fu Ying conveyed that message during a visit to Norway earlier this year, ...
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US drone kills al-Qaeda commander
Financial Times
By Farhan Bokhari in Islamabad A senior al-Qaeda commander, described as the "key" to the group's operations in a restive area of Pakistan along the Afghan border, has died in a US drone strike, according to officials. The killing of Sheikh Fateh ...
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US welcomes strong opposition showing in Venezuela
AFP
WASHINGTON — The United States on Tuesday welcomed Venezuela's election results saying anti-American President Hugo Chavez will not be able "to dictate policies to a compliant" legislature. Chavez claimed election victory as results Tuesday showed his ...
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AFP
Pakistan, US discuss cross-border NATO strikes: Pentagon
AFP
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon on Tuesday said recent cross-border strikes by NATO helicopters in Pakistan were marked by "communication breakdowns," as allied officers were not able to contact their Pakistani counterparts about the operation until ...
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AFP
Nigerian gunmen hijack school bus
ABC Online
By Africa correspondent Andrew Geoghegan Gunmen in Nigeria are demanding a ransom from a private college after kidnapping 15 children on a school bus. Primary and nursery school children were being driven to the college in Abia state when gunmen ...
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Silvio Berlusconi gambles on crucial confidence vote in Italian parliament
The Guardian
Silvio Berlusconi today decided to take an unexpected, all-or-nothing gamble by submitting his government to a confidence vote in parliament. If he loses he will have to resign, and even if he fails to secure an outright majority in the lower house ...
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The Guardian
Pakistan in IAEA chair doesn't bother India
Times of India
NEW DELHI: Western countries are collectively choking at the thought of nuclear renegade Pakistan heading the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)'s governing board for the next year. But not India. At the IAEA, India and Pakistan are often on the ...
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Mineral Trade Halt Called a Threat to Japan's Economy
New York Times
By HIROKO TABUCHI TOKYO — A halt of Chinese shipments of crucial industrial minerals to Japan poses a threat to the Japanese economy, a top Tokyo government official said Tuesday, amid a dispute over territorial sovereignty that has damaged relations ...
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Intelligence says Denmark prime terrorism target
Daily Times
COPENHAGEN: Denmark is a prime target for terrorist attacks, the head of Danish intelligence service said on Tuesday, after a terror suspect in Norway admitted to plotting an attack on the Danish daily, which published blasphemous caricatures of ...
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Govt has good relations with establishment, army
Daily Times
LAHORE/ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said the government has good relations with the establishment and the army, adding that the army and the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) were in favour of democracy, a private TV channel reported on ...
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Our snake, their mouse
Calcutta Telegraph
London, Sept. 28: Sorry if this spoils your breakfast, but know that your morning toast and poached egg are being sacrificed for the sake of restoring national honour. For, here's a chance to smear egg on the faces of all those making a toast of ...
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Japan eyes PM talks with China to defuse row
AFP
TOKYO — Japan stuck to its guns Tuesday in a row with China over a disputed island chain but also said it was open to high-level talks to defuse the worst spat in years between the Asian powers. Prime Minister Naoto Kan now plans to attend an ...
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AFP
Six convicted of Vienna Sikh temple attack
The Guardian
Six men were convicted yesterday for an attack at a temple in Vienna that killed a Sikh sect leader and wounded more than a dozen people. Worshippers used a frying pan and microphone stands to fend off assailants wielding knives and a handgun during ...
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Analysis: Austerity protests may curb euro zone reform
Reuters
A man holding a sign that reads, ''Closed for general strike'', attends a rally called by Spanish unions Comisiones Obreras (CCOO) and General Workers Union (UGT) a day before a nationwide general strike in Madrid September 28, 2010. ...
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Reuters
WikiLeaks in Disarray, Says Former No. 2 Staffer
CBS News
The former number two at WikiLeaks, an online whistle-blower that published thousands of documents about military activities in Iraq and Afgahnistan, told Der Spiegel that the organization is plagued by technical and organizational problems and that ...
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CBS News
'Pasha admitted ISI link to 26/11'
Times of India
WASHINGTON: Less than a month after the Mumbai attacks, Pakistan's spy agency chief Lt-Gen Ahmed Shuja Pasha had admitted before the CIA that the terror strikes had ISI links but claimed it was not an "authorized" operation and carried out by "rogue" ...
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