Saturday, September 18, 2010

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Pope to call for "full communion" between Anglicans and Catholics
Telegraph.co.uk
The Pope is to make a dramatic offer to disaffected Anglicans to join the Roman Catholic Church. By Jonathan Wynne-Jones, Religious Affairs Correspondent Dr Rowan Williams and Pope Benedict XVI embrace on Friday. Dr Williams has admitted that the papal ...
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Telegraph.co.uk
'Brave' Afghanistan voters hailed
BBC News
Western and Afghan officials have praised voters who turned out for Afghanistan's parliamentary election, saying they had sent a strong message about the country's future. About 40% of voters turned out despite Taliban threats of violence. ...
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UN meet's focus on poverty
The Hindu
AFP LOFTY MOVE: The "2010 Stand Up, Take Action" campaign against poverty on the outskirts of Cairns on Friday. The world's conflicts, crises and diplomatic dramas — from stumbling efforts to cut poverty to Iran's nuclear drive and Pakistan's flood ...
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The Hindu
UN seeks record $2bn for Pak flood
Times of India
UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations has launched the largest ever natural disaster appeal by asking global community to contribute over USD two billion to provide aid for flood-affected 14 million people in Pakistan. The new amount includes the initial ...
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Stab wounds killed Pakistan exile
BBC News
A Pakistani politician who was attacked on his way home from work died from multiple stab wounds and blunt trauma to the head, police have said. Imran Farooq, 50, was found stabbed and beaten to death outside his home in Green Lane, Edgware, ...
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European Roma rights groups threaten to take France to court
AFP
SOFIA — Roma groups protested at France's expulsion policy and threatened to take Paris to the European court Saturday, as another top EU official took aim at President Nicolas Sarkozy. In Bulgaria, a dozen Roma organisations delivered a joint letter, ...
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AFP
Taiwan braces for Typhoon Fanapi
The Hindu
AP Chinese fishermen hurry to unload their catch from a fishing boat in the winds of approaching Typhoon Fanapi in Keelung, northern Taiwan, on Saturday. Photo: AP. Residents boarded up windows, farmers hurriedly harvested vegetables and tourists ...
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The Hindu
China footprint bothers Delhi day after Lanka blast
Calcutta Telegraph
New Delhi, Sept. 18: When dynamite ripped through the fishing village of Karadiyanaru in eastern Sri Lanka, a former LTTE stronghold, on Friday and killed 25 people, officials in New Delhi's South Block and army headquarters burned the phone lines to ...
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Calcutta Telegraph
Bermuda braces for Hurricane Igor; Karl dissipates
The Associated Press
HAMILTON, Bermuda — Tourists lined up at Bermuda's airport hoping to board one of the last flights off the island and locals stocked up on emergency supplies Saturday in preparation for the approaching Hurricane Igor while Mexicans mourned at least ...
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Nepali Congress blames Maoists for deadlock in peace process
Zee News
Kathmandu: Nepali Congress, the second largest party in the country, asked the main opposition Maoists to stop its violent activities and create an environment of trust to rescue Nepal's stalled peace process. Nepali Congress, which kick-started its ...
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Tremors in north India after quake hits Afghanistan
The Hindu
NEW DELHI: Tremors were felt in the early hours of Saturday in several parts of north India, especially in Jammu and Kashmir, after a 6.5 magnitude earthquake hit Afghanistan's Hindukush region. The quake rocked the Hindukush region at 00.51 hrs (IST), ...
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Petraeus commends 'bravery' of Afghan voters
AFP
KABUL — The US commander of international forces in Afghanistan and his civilian counterpart Saturday praised the outcome of the country's parliamentary election, which recorded a turnout of 40 percent. In a statement issued by NATO's International ...
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AFP
US says Holbrooke remarks 'fabricated'
Indian Express
Islamabad: The US on Saturday dismissed remarks attributed to its Special Envoy Richard to Pakistan and Afghanistan region Holbrooke that the Obama administration would not accept any slackness by the Pakistan Army in the fight against Taliban due to ...
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Hamas opposes planned PA return to Kerem Shalom
Jerusalem Post
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH Movement claims that the move is aimed at paving the way for the return of the PA to the entire Gaza Strip. Hamas said on Saturday that it was strongly opposed to plans to bring the Palestinian Authority back to the Kerem Shalom ...
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Republicans: Enlist, but Avoid Speeches on the Constitution
New York Times
By KATE ZERNIKE SO you're a Republican candidate and you want to take advantage of the Tea Party energy that jolted once-sleepy primaries. But you aren't sure whether that means you have to take a stand against masturbation or urge your supporters to ...
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Corruption, lack of governance threaten Pakistan government
Sify
Islamabad, Sep 18 (IANS) Amidst reports of corruption and lack of governance in Pakistan, calls for a change in the government are being raised much more vociferously from all quarters. The Asif Ali Zardari-led PPP (Pakistan Peoples Party) government ...
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This time for Africa
Hindustan Times
For many people of my generation, South Africa evokes memories of a different era. For all of my youth and part of my professional career, South Africa was a pariah state. In many ways, it was the evilest nation on earth. There were worse dictatorships ...
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Hindustan Times
French first lady as 'chameleon'
Hindustan Times
AP French President Nicolas Sarkozy's marriage to ex-supermodel Carla Bruni was touted as a coup for the French leader. But the author of Carla: A Secret Life — an unauthorized biography chronicling her transformation from an allegedly tempestuous ...
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