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Gunmen torch NATO supply trucks in Pakistan
AFP
KARACHI — Heavily armed gunmen in Pakistan set ablaze more than two dozen trucks and tankers carrying fuel and supplies for NATO forces in Afghanistan, one day after Pakistan closed the border to the convoys. Employing rocket launchers and assault ...
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South American leaders condemn attempted coup, kidnapping in Ecuador
CNN International
By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- A group of South American leaders Friday condemned an "attempted coup" in Ecuador and praised troops for rescuing the country's president in a shootout with police. In a statement issued after an emergency meeting in ...
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Japan warns of China's military
BBC News
Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan has expressed concern over China's maritime activities and military build-up, amid a lingering diplomatic row. He called on China to act as a "responsible member of the international community". ...
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Analyst Sees Little to Celebrate on Nigeria's 50th Independence Day
Voice of America
As Nigerians mark 50 years of independence Friday, a university professor says the country has nothing to celebrate because of what he calls the 'huge gap' between the aspirations Nigerians had at independence and today's reality. ...
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Indian-American spying on gay roomie to face more charges
Hindustan Times
US prosecutors are considering whether to bring additional charges against two students, one of them an Indian-American, accused of driving a third student to suicide by posting his secretly streamed gay encounter on the Internet. his roommate Tyler ...
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Nigerian Police: Kidnapped children are free
CNN International
Lagos, Nigeria (CNN) -- Authorities in Nigeria have recovered 15 schoolchildren, who were whisked away by kidnappers earlier this week, a police spokesman said Friday. The children were rescued by police late Thursday in southeastern Nigeria's Abia ...
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Fonseka moved to prison to serve 30-month sentence
Indian Express
Fonseka was arrested two weeks after his defeat in the January 26 presidential elections and had since remained in military custody. Sri Lanka's former Army Chief Sarath Fonseka has been moved to a prison where he is expected to serve his 30-month ...
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After France & Swiss, now Netherlands to ban burqa
Oneindia
The Hague, Oct 1: In order to stop Islamisation in Netherlands, now some anti-Islam MP's of Netherlands are planning to ban the burqa in the country. This comes as a part of a pact engineered by the newly elected minority coalition government in the ...
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Pervez Musharraf to launch new Pakistan political party
BBC News
Former Pakistan military ruler Pervez Musharraf is to launch his new political party on Friday. Several of his associates have arrived in London where the All Pakistan Muslim League will be unveiled, reports say. The former president told the BBC that ...
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Virus with Biblical code hits Tehran
National Post
An elite Israeli military unit responsible for cyber warfare has been accused of creating a virus that has crippled Iranian computer systems, and stopped work at its newest nuclear power station. Computer experts have discovered a biblical reference ...
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Burma to release nobel laureate Suu Kyi
ABC Online
MARK COLVIN: The announcement from Burma's military government that they'll release the Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi after the November elections has met with mostly cynicism. The democracy leader has spent most of the last 20 years under ...
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Major oil companies in Europe pledge to end Iran investments
Washington Post
By John Pomfret The United States announced Thursday that four of Europe's five biggest oil companies would end their energy investments in Iran, a significant advance in the Obama administration's efforts to pressure the Iranian government to enter ...
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UN chopper on Pakistan food drop makes hard landing
AFP
KARACHI — A UN helicopter distributing food aid to victims of Pakistan's devastating floods and carrying 13 people made a hard landing on water Friday causing injuries, Pakistani and UN officials said. No one was killed or critically injured in the ...
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Malta-flagged ship escapes attack off Tanzania
Reuters
By Abdi Sheikh MOGADISHU, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Pirates on Tuesday attacked a chemical product tanker in Tanzanian waters as it was sailing to the commercial capital Dar es Salaam, but the ship managed to escape, the European Union's anti-piracy naval ...
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Hostages Seized in Niger Appear in Photo Published by French Newspapers
Bloomberg
By Albertina Torsoli - Fri Oct 01 06:12:14 GMT 2010 French daily newspapers Le Figaro and Le Parisien today published a picture of the seven hostages seized in Niger two weeks ago. The image shows the hostages sitting on sand and surrounded by armed ...
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WB approves $300 mn Flood Response Package for Pak
Business Standard
PTI / Washington October 01, 2010, 13:36 IST The World Bank has approved a credit worth $300 million to assist Pakistan's efforts to respond to the loss of life and destruction wrought by the recent devastating floods. This support, which is part of ...
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China celebrates National Day
Zee News
Beijing: China on Friday celebrated its 61st National Day with a massive military parade and pageantry on Beijing's historic Tiananmen Square. The ceremonies held at the historic Tiananmen Square where the main flag hoisting ceremony were subdued ...
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Obama meets released American hiker
NDTV.com
PTI, Updated: October 01, 2010 12:19 IST Washington: US President Barack Obama has met American hiker Sarah Shourd, who was recently freed by Iran, and her mother and the mothers of the other two hikers, who are still held by the Islamic republic. ...
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Disneyland accommodates religious headscarf requirement
Chicago Tribune
Every Muslim-American daughter raised on Disney dreams of becoming a princess. But when that little girl grows up and gets a job at Disneyland, the headscarf prescribed for Muslim women could present a problem. At least that was the case for Noor ...
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Terrorists attack 15 NATO oil tankers in Sindh
The Hindu
PTI Unidentified terrorists attacked and destroyed 15 NATO containers parked at a petrol pump in Shikarpur town in the interior of Sindh province late Thursday night. Confirming the attack, District Coordination Officer (DCO) of Shikarpur said "unknown ...
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Sweden raises terror threat alert
The Associated Press
STOCKHOLM — Sweden has raised the country's terror threat alert to its highest level ever because of an increased threat of terror attacks, security officials said Friday. The intelligence agency said the alert had been upped from level two to level ...
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