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Japan turns down China's demand for an apology over boat row
CNN International
By the CNN Wire Staff A protestor shows his banner declaring "Chinese people demand Japan to release unconditionally the Chinese captain" as police film him in front of the Japanese embassy in Beijing on September 20, 2010. (CNN) -- Japan on Saturday ...
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Plane makes emergency landing in Sweden after bomb threat
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A plane carrying 273 people from Canada to Pakistan has made an emergency landing at Stockholm's Arlanda airport because of a bomb threat on board. The pilot decided to land the Boeing 777 after Canadian police received a tip that a passenger on board ...
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Iran could halt higher enrichment: Ahmadinejad
AFP
TEHRAN — President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said Iran would consider halting its 20 percent uranium enrichment if the West provides the fuel for a medical reactor in Tehran, ISNA news agency reported on Saturday. "Whenever they give us the fuel and we ...
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Palestinian dies of wounds after Israeli attack: Hamas
AFP
GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories — A Palestinian man has died in the Gaza Strip from wounds received from Israeli tank fire earlier this month, the armed wing of Hamas said on Saturday. "Mahmud al-Ahmarine, 21, died as the result of wounds inflicted ...
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Photo essay: Talks put focus on Jewish settlers
Washington Post
By BEN HUBBARD AP JERUSALEM -- A girl tosses gravel into a rumbling cement mixer, and construction cranes rise over new apartments for Jews on land claimed by Arabs. Relatives carry the bodies of those killed on both sides. And young Jewish men study ...
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US does not know source, purpose of Stuxnet worm: Official
Economic Times
ARLINGTON: The United States is analyzing the "Stuxnet" computer worm but does not know who is behind it or its purpose, a top US cybersecurity official said Friday. "One of our hardest jobs is attribution and intent," Sean McGurk, director of the ...
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Third Afghan journalist released: NATO
AFP
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — An Afghan television journalist detained as the country voted in its second parliamentary election has been released, NATO said. Hojatullah Mujadadi, who worked for state-run Radio Television Afghanistan in Kapisa province, ...
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In US-ASEAN meeting, symbolism outweighs substance
Xinhua
by Xinhua Writer Ran Wei NEW YORK, Sept. 24 (Xinhua) -- Leaders of the United States and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) met here Friday in a bid to deepen their ties. However, experts believe symbolism outweighed substance at the ...
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President's office gives Zardari immunity against graft trial
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Islamabad, Sep 25 (IANS) Pakistan has said President Asif Ali Zardari enjoys immunity by virtue of his office with regard to reopening of corruption cases against him. Attorney General Justice (retd) Anwar-ul-Haq's had sent a note to Prime Minister ...
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US drone strike kills four militants in Pakistan
AFP
MIRANSHAH, Pakistan — A missile strike by a US drone Saturday killed four militants in Pakistan's northwestern tribal belt, near the Afghan border, officials said. The missile strike hit in Datta Khel village area near Miranshah, the main town of North ...
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Chinese Consortium Builds New Colombo Port Terminal
Manila Bulletin
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 (AFP) – A consortium led by a state-run Chinese firm has been chosen to build a new $500 million container terminal in the Sri Lankan capital, a member of the group said. China Merchants Holdings (International) Co. will ...
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Mas Selamat Repatriated As No Longer Security Threat - Hishammuddin
Bernama
KLUANG, Sept 25 (Bernama) -- Singapore Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) leader Mas Selamat Kastari was handed over to the republic yesterday after it was decided that he was no longer a security threat to Malaysia. Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein ...
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Russia expects from EU clear answer on scraping visas- Lavrov
RIA Novosti
MOSCOW, September 25 (RIA Novosti) - Russia expects from the European Union a clear answer on scrapping visas, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday to Rossiya 1 tv-channel. Russia submitted a draft agreement on scrapping visa ...
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Hamas and Fatah agree to continue reconciliation talks
Jerusalem Post
By JPOST.COM STAFF After meeting in Damascus the 2 groups announce "agreement reached on steps to be taken toward reconciliation." Hamas and Fatah vowed on Saturday to continue reconciliation talks despite the deep political divide that exists between ...
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Common interests between China, US far outweigh differences: Premier Wen
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Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has told US President Barack Obama that the common interests of China and the United States far outweigh their differences. According to the China Daily, the meeting between the two leaders lasted for about two hours on the ...
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Baby love
BBC News
By Weiliang Nie BBC Chinese Service During the period that I grew up in China in the 1960s and 70s, Chinese families could have as many children as they liked. Many had four or five children. Some even had six or seven. My parents had four children. ...
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World's tiniest teen to promote tourism in Nepal
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Khagendra Thapamagar, who is the tiniest teenager in the world, has been appointed as goodwill ambassador to promote tourism in Nepal. The government has appointed Thapamagar in order to boost the tourism sector, which is till reeling under the impact ...
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Iran's rebel blogger faces death penalty
Times of India (blog)
OTTAWA: A Canadian-Iranian blogger credited with starting the blogging movement in Iran faces the death penalty over his writings, two watchdog groups said. Hossein Derakhshan was arrested after returning to Iran in November 2008 and charged with ...
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