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Third Kim lucky? Indian Express Delegates from across North Korea gathered in Pyongyang for a special conference — probably the most significant official meeting held by the Stalinist state in 30 years. Posters were said to have appeared around the capital hailing the occasion as ... See all stories on this topic »

Anger awaits pope on landmark UK visit CNN By the CNN Wire Staff London, England (CNN) -- Pope Benedict XVI arrives in Britain this week amid criticism over the landmark visit's cost to taxpayers and anger over the Vatican's record on child abuse and human rights. A huge security operation is ... See all stories on this topic » CNN

All eyes on Sarkozy as Roma storm hijacks EU summit AFP BRUSSELS — All eyes are on President Nicolas Sarkozy Thursday as Europe kicks off an explosive summit overshadowed by a slanging match over France's expulsion of Roma Gypsies. While leaders are also wrestling with troublesome cross-border sanctions for ... See all stories on this topic » AFP

Japan embassy warns nationals amid China boat row AFP BEIJING — Japan's embassy in Beijing said Thursday it had warned its nationals living in China to be vigilant, as a row over Tokyo's arrest of a Chinese boat captain in disputed waters rumbled on. The warning from the embassy, posted on its website, ... See all stories on this topic » AFP

Tropical Storm Karl heads to Gulf of Mexico Houston Chronicle By GABRIEL ALCOCER AP Writer © 2010 The Associated Press CANCUN, Mexico — Tropical Storm Karl dumped heavy rains on the Yucatan Peninsula on Thursday as it moved toward the Gulf of Mexico, where it is expected to pick up steam and become a hurricane ... See all stories on this topic »

Ahmadinejad rebukes threat of new Iran sanctions The Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad criticized the threat of new sanctions against his country Wednesday, saying Iran can survive without the aid of the United States and its allies. Ahmadinejad told NBC News in an interview that Iran ... See all stories on this topic »

Nothing can be done legally against me: Musharraf Daily Times HONG KONG: Former president Gen (r) Pervez Musharraf on Wednesday said that he was willing to face any cases on his planned return to Pakistan, but was sure that nothing could be done legally against him. "I'm prepared to face that (any cases) for the ... See all stories on this topic »

Japan PM: decisive forex steps when 'necessary' AFP TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Thursday that the country would take decisive steps in currency markets "if it's necessary in the future," a day after intervening to stem the strength of the yen. "We are determined not to allow the ... See all stories on this topic » AFP

No time to play 'games' with tax cuts, Obama says Washington Post Minority Leader John Boehner said Wednesday that Americans fed-up with the way the federal government is working will continue to voice their concerns through the November election. He also said he supports all Bush-era tax cuts to be extended. ... See all stories on this topic » Washington Post

Khmer Rouge Leaders Indicted New York Times By SETH MYDANS BANGKOK — A United Nations-backed court in Cambodia formally indicted four surviving leaders of the Khmer Rouge on Thursday on charges of genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and murder as the tribunal moved forward with its ... See all stories on this topic »

IAEA not the place to debate Israel's nuclear status: US AFP WASHINGTON — The International Atomic Energy Agency is not the forum to discuss Israel's possible accession to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), a senior US official said Wednesday after the IAEA asked the Jewish state to join. ... See all stories on this topic » AFP

Pakistan leader a 'robber president,' al Qaeda's No.2 leader says CNN International By the CNN Wire Staff An image grab taken from a video broadcast on Al Jazeera television on 20 December 2006 shows Ayman al-Zawahiri. (CNN) -- Al Qaeda's second-in-command lashed out at the government of Pakistan in a purported statement released ... See all stories on this topic »

German economy is back on growth path: Merkel MSN India Berlin, Sep 16 (PTI) Two years after the collapse of the US investment bank Lehman Brothers, which sparked off a global economic and financial crisis, the German economy is back on its growth course and will become the engine for growth in the European ... See all stories on this topic »

Obama slams Republican 'blockade' on immigration Economic Times WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama on Wednesday used the stalled immigration reform debate as his latest platform to widen a withering assault on Republicans as crunch congressional elections loom. In one of his most energetic challenges to ... See all stories on this topic »

Florida pastor 'hijacked' international community: Ban Indian Express UN Chief Ban Ki-moon has said that the international community and public opinion had been "hijacked" by Pastor Terry Jones and his now abandoned plan to burn Korans in the runup to the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks on the US. ... See all stories on this topic »

Kyrgyz court jails activist for life Sydney Morning Herald A court in Kyrgyzstan on Wednesday sentenced a human rights activist to life in prison for taking part in ethnic unrest in June, following a heavily-criticised trial. Azimzhan Askarov, an ethnic Uzbek and head of a non-governmental organisation in the ... See all stories on this topic »

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