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World leaders criticize Israel for refusing to extend West Bank construction ...
Los Angeles Times
The stalled negotiations over the building of settlements leave top diplomats 'disappointed.' France calls for another summit for Israeli and Palestinian leaders. By Edmund Sanders, Los Angeles Times World leaders Monday criticized Israel's refusal to ...
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Pakistan say NATO airstrikes breach its air space
The Associated Press
KABUL, Afghanistan — Pakistan vehemently protested NATO helicopter strikes that killed more than 70 militants, saying Monday that UN rules do not allow the choppers to cross into its air space even in hot pursuit of insurgents. ...
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Kim Jong-un appointed as general by North Korea
The Guardian
The North Korean leader's youngest son Kim Jong-un has been appointed as a general, state media announced tonight, in the clearest signal yet that he is Kim Jong-il's chosen heir. But analysts said it was still uncertain whether the younger Kim would ...
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The Guardian
Venezuela Opposition Gains In Vote, But Chavez Still Rules
Wall Street Journal
By Dan Molinski and Kejal Vyas Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES CARACAS (Dow Jones)--Gains by Venezuela's opposition in Sunday's legislative elections are being viewed by some as a watershed moment, perhaps even the beginning of the end of Hugo Chavez's hold on ...
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Lieberman: Palestinians to blame for absence of peace deal
Ha'aretz
Foreign minister meets with UN chief, says the PA did not show 'real good intention' during negotiations this past month though insists that direct talks should continue. Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Monday blamed the Palestinians for the ...
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Ha'aretz
Pop Stars, Pandas Get Caught in Asian Crossfire: William Pesek
Bloomberg
By William Pesek - Mon Sep 27 19:00:00 GMT 2010 You know things are really bad when pop stars and pandas get drawn into a diplomatic dispute. It started as a minor fender bender at sea -- a Chinese fishing boat colliding with two Japanese coast guard ...
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David Miliband hails brother as 'a great new leader'
BBC News
David Miliband has issued a rallying call to the Labour conference, saying the party now had a "great new leader" in his younger brother Ed. The shadow foreign secretary, long favourite for the top job, said "I'll be fine" before calling for party ...
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Not in it alone
Hindustan Times
D-Day is five years away. The target date for the fulfillment of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is 2015. There's only one catch: the world knows it is not on course to meet those goals. So leaders from around the globe are about to gather at ...
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Pakistan to chair IAEA Board
The Hindu
Pakistan on Monday was elected Chairman of the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for the third time. It held this office in 1962-63 and 1986-87. Chairman of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission Ansar Parvez was ...
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China-Russia energy deal
The Hindu
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Monday signed a series of political and commercial deals on his second state visit to China, a sign of closer strategic ties between the two world powers. Mr. Medvedev held talks with his Chinese counterpart, ...
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Polish crash victims' relatives due in Germany
AFP
BERLIN — Nearly 100 relatives of victims of a Polish tourist bus crash that killed 13 people were due in Germany Monday, many not knowing if their loved ones were alive or dead, an embassy spokeswoman said. The spokeswoman, Kinga Wustinger, ...
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AFP
Crew foils Somali pirates
AFP
KIEV — Pirates who hijacked a Greek-operated cargo off Somalia finally let it go because the Ukrainian crew members prevented them from taking over command, the Ukrainian government said on Monday. The foreign ministry in Kiev said the pirates had ...
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AFP
Top Russian lawmaker blames Iran for Russia's S-300 sale ban
RIA Novosti
MOSCOW, September 27 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's ban on the sale of S-300 air defense missile systems to Iran was the result of Tehran's "flawed foreign policies", a top Russian deputy said Monday. "The ban is not Russia's choice; it is the choice of Iran ...
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French MEP Rachida Dati confuses oral sex with inflation
Daily Mail
By Peter Allen Glamorous French politician Rachida Dati has been forced to issue a public apology after confusing oral sex with inflation. The 44-year-old former justice minister and MEP is frequently nicknamed 'Rachida Barbie' because of her poor ...
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Daily Mail
Paris station bomb alert turns out to be hoax
Sify
Paris, Sep 27 (IANS) A bomb alert that briefly suspended traffic via the Saint-Lazare train station in Paris turned out to be a hoax, the third such incident in two weeks, Paris Metro officials said Monday. An official working at the station confirmed ...
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World Tourism Day observed
E-Pao.net
Imphal, September 27 2010: "World Tourism Day" which has been observed since the United Nations World Tourism Organization celebrated World Tourism Day on September 27, 1980, was also celebrated today in the state. This year, the day is being ...
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US ready to bomb 150 Pak terror camps?
Times of India
WASHINGTON: The United States has a secret "retribution" plan to bomb more than 150 terror camps in Pakistan in the event of another major terrorist attack originating from that country. This startling disclosure about Washington's "all bets off" ...
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US-South Korea Joint Naval Drills Begin In Yellow Sea
RTT News
(RTTNews) - The United States and South Korea began their latest round of joint anti-submarine drills in the Yellow Sea on Monday, drawing an angry response from North Korea. The five-day naval exercises were initially planned to take place on the ...
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Sobhraj's 'wife', mother-in-law in jail
Hindustan Times
PTI Nepal's Supreme Court on Monday convicted and slapped seven-day imprisonment on Nihita Biswas, the "wife" of Charles Sobhraj and her mother following their outbursts against its decision to uphold the life sentence of the 'bikini killer'. ...
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Prachanda to visit China amid political crisis in Nepal
IBNLive.com
PTI | 10:09 PM,Sep 27,2010 Shirish B. Pradhan Kathmandu, Sep 27 (PTI) Prachanda will embark on his fourth visit to China next month amid a deepening political crisis in Nepal that had sparked a "bribery scam" linking his top aide to a Chinese official ...
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Marbella corruption trial opens
Aljazeera.net
Spain's biggest ever corruption trial starts with 95 people accused over case involving property development in resort. Spain's biggest ever corruption trial has opened, with nearly 100 people accused of involvement in a scandal that led to the ...
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Aljazeera.net
Myanmar democracy party urges participation in vote
AFP
YANGON — The leader of a Myanmar democracy party whose participation in upcoming elections put it at odds with opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said Monday it would be a "political crime" to disrupt the vote. Myanmar "has passed the worse political ...
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AFP


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