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Clinton to arrive in Jerusalem this month for peace talks
Jerusalem Post
By AP AND JPOST.COM STAFF US officials say talks between Netanyahu and Abbas will take place in unconfirmed location on Sept.15 a day after discussions in Sharm el-Sheik. WASHINGTON — Israeli and Palestinian leaders plan talks with US Secretary of ...
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Bigger fix: Pak player dishes out more dirt
Hindustan Times
The spot-fixing scandal took an unexpected turn on Sunday with attention diverted from the three suspended Pakistan players to one of their teammates. Yasir Hameed, an attacking top-order batsman, was the subject of a second hidden-camera operation and ...
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US soldiers help repel deadly attack on Iraq army headquarters
Los Angeles Times
At least 18 people, none of them Americans, are killed and 39 wounded in the attack by insurgents. The incident comes five days after President Obama declares an end to US combat operations in Iraq. Medical staff treat a wounded soldier after a bomb ...
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Los Angeles Times
After the earthquake... wind and rainstorms
New Zealand Herald
Nature was wreaking more havoc on shattered Cantabrians early today as savage winds battered a province only just beginning to pick itself up after Saturday's devastating earthquake. And with costs from the magnitude 7.1 jolt put at $2 billion, ...
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New Zealand Herald
22 killed in Guatemala mudslides
Sify
At least 22 people have died in mudslides caused by heavy rains in Guatemala, media reports said. Fifteen people were killed in one mudslide alone on the Pan-American Highway near Guatemala City. According to eyewitness reports Sunday, numerous other ...
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Three killed in car bomb attack in Russia
The Hindu
A car bomb attack on a military camp killed at least three and injured more than 30 servicemen in southern Russia on Sunday. A suicide bomber after midnight rammed a car packed with 50 kg of explosives into a truck that blocked the way inside a field ...
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Hit on Iran would spell Israel's 'eradication': Ahmadinejad
AFP
DOHA — Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ruled out an attack on the Islamic republic over its nuclear programme, during a visit to Qatar on Sunday, because any such action would result in Israel's destruction. "Any act against Iran will lead to the ...
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Palestinians will not need budget aid by 2013: PM
Reuters
By Mohammed Assadi RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - The Palestinian Authority (PA) will be able to finance its budget without the need for foreign aid by 2013 thanks to improved tax collection and cost-cutting, the prime minister said. ...
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Floods worst in decade, and still to peak
Sydney Morning Herald
FLOOD levels are yet to peak in parts of Victoria, with the army due to arrive in the state's north-east today as the worst flood in more than a decade takes its toll. Thousands of Victorians were affected and a damage bill in excess of $10 million ...
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At Chile mine, help comes in many forms
Los Angeles Times
By Chris Kraul, Los Angeles Times Reporting from the San Jose Mine near Copiapo,-- Above ground, the scene is alternately somber and surreal: Anxious loved ones, fingering crucifixes blessed by Pope Benedict XVI. Four scientists from NASA, warning that ...
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Afghan Government Takes Greater Role in Ailing Bank
New York Times
By ADAM B. ELLICK and SANGAR RAHIMI KABUL, Afghanistan —The Afghan government on Sunday assumed a more active role in some operationsd of the troubled Kabul Bank, as perturbed crowds and national security forces surrounded the central branch of the ...
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Central & South Asia Pakistan mourns blast victims
Aljazeera.net
Thousands attend funeral in Pakistani city for dozens killed in suicide attack on Shia Muslim procession. Thousands have attended a funeral in the Pakistani city of Quetta for victims of a suicide attack on a Shia Muslim procession. ...
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Nepal fails to elect Prime Minister again
The Hindu
Kathmandu: Nepal's Parliament failed to elect a Prime Minister for the sixth time on Sunday. Both candidates — Maoist chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' and Nepali Congress leader Ram Chandra Poudel — were unable to obtain a simple majority in the ...
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Taliban Vows to Disrupt Afghan Elections
Voice of America
Photo: AP A Taliban spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, told reporters that the balloting is just for the benefit of the foreigners who he says are occupying the country. And he urged the Afghan people to boycott the election. Some 2500 candidates are ...
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Belgium coalition negotiations fail
Financial Times
By Stanley Pignal in Brussels Belgium's political turmoil has deepened after three months of talks to build a governing coalition failed acrimoniously. Belgian King Albert II accepted on Saturday that a proposed government programme put together by ...
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Dalai Lama's peace message
Express Buzz
KOCHI: Championing the cause of love and democracy, the Dalai Lama, spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists, has said the present century is one of dialogue. Inaugurating the 33rd World Congress of the International Association for Religious Freedom, ...
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Congo: 70 dead in 2nd weekend boat capsize
The Associated Press
KINSHASA, Congo — A Congolese official says 70 people are believed dead after a riverboat capsized in the second reported deadly boat tipping this weekend. Equateur Province spokeswoman Ebale Engumba said Sunday the boat hit a rock early Saturday in ...
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