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A look at key players in NKorean leadership Washington Post By AP AP -- A look at key players in North Korea's leadership, as the reclusive country holds an extraordinary party convention for the first time in decades. Kim Jong Il: North Korea's 68-year-old leader took power in 1994 upon the death of his father ... See all stories on this topic »

Hundreds feared dead in Mexico landslide MSN India Hundreds were feared dead in Mexico after a landslide buried 300 homes overnight in southern Oaxaca state. At least seven people were confirmed dead in the disaster, which occurred when a hillside 200 meters (660 feet) wide collapsed in the rain-soaked ... See all stories on this topic » MSN India

Billionaire wife of Moscow ex-Mayor faces difficult times - paper RIA Novosti MOSCOW, September 29 (RIA Novosti) - Elena Baturina, the billionaire wife of Moscow ex-Mayor Yury Luzhkov, may find that business for her construction company Inteko is not so rosy following the dismissal of her husband on Tuesday, a Russian business ... See all stories on this topic »

Foreign soldier killed in Afghan attack: NATO AFP KABUL — NATO said Wednesday that a foreign soldier had been killed in an insurgent attack in southern Afghanistan, where the fight to wipe out the Taliban is at its fiercest. The soldier, whose nationality was not revealed, died on Tuesday, ... See all stories on this topic » AFP

Israel holds Gaza blockade Britons The Press Association Israeli authorities detained two Britons who were on a yacht attempting to break the blockade of Gaza. The British-flagged catamaran Irene was seized on Tuesday around 20 miles from the territory by Israeli naval forces, with nine people and aid for ... See all stories on this topic »

US Senate bars anti outsourcing bill Oneindia Washington, Sep 29: Indian IT industries can can breathe a sigh of relief as United States' Republican Senates on Sep 28 blocked the anti outsourcing bill, which would have restricted jobs within the boundary of the country. As per the bill, ... See all stories on this topic » Oneindia

France: Parliament Debates Tougher Immigration Legislation New York Times By MAÏA de la BAUME Members of Parliament on Tuesday began debating an immigration bill under which people who have acquired French citizenship within the last 10 years could be stripped of that citizenship if they committed certain violent crimes, ... See all stories on this topic »

Israel is proving to the world it is run by a circus Ha'aretz Netanyahu invested a great deal of effort in trying to convince world leaders that he is serious about peace with the Palestinians. And now comes Lieberman, and tells all those leaders that it's all crap. Israel showed the international community on ... See all stories on this topic » Ha'aretz

CIA steps up drone attacks in Pakistan amid fear of al-Qaeda terror in Europe Washington Post By Greg Miller A sharply escalated campaign of CIA drone strikes in Pakistan is aimed in part at al-Qaeda units suspected of planning terrorist attacks on targets in Europe, a threat that US officials described as "credible but not specific" enough to ... See all stories on this topic »

Report: South, North Korea to hold military talks CNN International By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- South Korea and North Korea on Thursday will hold military talks for the first time in nearly two years, according to the South's defense ministry, the Yonhap news agency reported. The working-level military talks are to ... See all stories on this topic »

Parliament's first test points to a wild ride The Australian The politics of the Senate - long forced to negotiate and haggle - is coming to the House. Picture: Kym Smith Source: The Australian ONCE upon a time, when the House of Representatives voted the outcome was a foregone conclusion. ... See all stories on this topic »

Obama discusses his Christian faith, chides Republicans in backyard chat Washington Post Joe Biden's exhortation to Democrats to "stop whining" isn't the first time administration officials have criticized their own base. By Anne E. Kornblut and William Branigin ALBUQUERQUE - President Obama, speaking to middle-class Americans on Tuesday ... See all stories on this topic » Washington Post

Nigerian Police Vow to Rescue Kidnapped School Children Unharmed Voice of America Nigerian police said they are doing everything possible to rescue 15 kidnapped school children unharmed. Their school bus was hijacked early Monday by gunmen in Nigeria's southeastern Abia State. The kidnappers are said to be demanding a ransom of more ... See all stories on this topic »

Different development paths Xinhua BEIJING, Sept. 29 (Xinhuanet) -- Imbalanced world is a result of Western mode of growth, which puts developing countries in unfair position. China was once again in the spotlight at the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Summit, ... See all stories on this topic »

UK court orders £16K as damages for mouse in bread Indian Express London: Photo from Cherwell District Council, England, shows a mouse in a loaf of bread bought by Stephen Forse. Forse purchased the bread online in January 2009. He was sickened when he found the dead mouse while making sandwiches. ... See all stories on this topic »

Senior CPC official meets Iranian leaders on bilateral ties Xinhua TEHRAN, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- Visiting senior Communist Party of China (CPC) official Li Changchun met here Tuesday with the Iranian president and vice president to discuss bilateral relations. Li, a member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Central ... See all stories on this topic » Xinhua

Spain joins Europe strikes over austerity measures BBC News Strikes are expected in countries across Europe on Wednesday as unions try to persuade governments not to cut their budgets sharply. Trades unions in Brussels are hoping 100000 people from all over Europe will turn out for a rally. ... See all stories on this topic »

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