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Canada 'strongly' condemns Nigeria attacks AFP OTTAWA — Canada Friday condemned twin car bombings claimed by Nigeria's most prominent militant group MEND that killed at least 10 people near ceremonies for 50 years of independence, in the first such attack in Abuja. "Canada strongly condemns the act ... See all stories on this topic » AFP

Japanese PM highlights importance of relations with China Xinhua TOKYO, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan highlighted Friday the importance of relations between Japan and China, saying it was essential to deepen the mutually beneficial relations. While Kan was explaining his concerns regarding ... See all stories on this topic »

Settlement Issue Stymies US Envoy's Mideast Effort New York Times By ETHAN BRONNER JERUSALEM — The Obama administration's Middle East envoy left Jerusalem empty-handed on Friday after intensive efforts to save Palestinian-Israeli peace talks that have run aground on Israel's decision to allow a freeze on West Bank ... See all stories on this topic »

Musharraf comeback looks remote: Analysts Hindustan Times Pakistan's ex-military ruler Pervez Musharraf has spent two years building a Facebook following and cultivating the media but few believe his audacious plan to recapture power has any chance of success. Aside from the small matter of possible death or ... See all stories on this topic »

Osama bin Laden 'trying to change image with climate change message' Telegraph.co.uk Osama bin Laden's message of worry about climate change and the Pakistan floods could be an attempt to improve his image among Muslims according to a Western analyst. Paul Pillar, a former US intelligence official said bin Laden was seeking to ... See all stories on this topic » Telegraph.co.uk

Chicago, get ready for Rahm Emanuel's charm offensive Washington Post White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel is leaving the administration just before the midterm elections. By Neil Steinberg CHICAGO -- So Rahm Emanuel, the ultimate sharp-elbowed Washington power broker, thinks he can just quit his job as White House ... See all stories on this topic » Washington Post

Chilean miners to be rescued in October Xinhua SANTIAGO, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- Chilean Mining Minister Laurence Golborne said on Friday that October would be the new date to rescue the 33 miners trapped in a copper mine in the north of the country, due to the advances of the rescue works. ... See all stories on this topic »

Legal Debate Swirls Over Charges in a Student's Suicide New York Times By WINNIE HU Dozens of Rutgers University students wore black on Friday to remember Tyler Clementi, a freshman who killed himself after his roommate, according to prosecutors, secretly streamed over the Internet his intimate encounter with another man. ... See all stories on this topic »

Areva boss visits site of Niger kidnapping The Canadian Press NIAMEY, Niger — The chief executive of French nuclear giant Areva visited the mining town in the north of Niger where seven foreign employees were kidnapped by an al-Qaida-linked cell. The visit on Friday came amid criticism in the French press that ... See all stories on this topic »

Up to 22 killed in Indonesia train crash: police AFP PEMALANG, Indonesia — Up to 22 people were killed Saturday when a passenger train smashed into the back of another train on Indonesia's Java island, an official said. Police said a traffic management error was to blame for the accident, which occurred ... See all stories on this topic » AFP

Fillon set to stand down as French PM in reshuffle Irish Times SPECULATION THAT French president Nicolas Sarkozy is about to replace his prime minister, François Fillon, has grown after the head of government appeared to suggest he was prepared to move on. Most modern French presidents have changed their prime ... See all stories on this topic » Irish Times

UNESCO confirms ancient Hanoi citadel's heritage status AFP HANOI — The world culture body UNESCO on Friday confirmed Hanoi's ancient Imperial Citadel as a World Heritage site during a ceremony to begin celebrations marking the city's 1000th anniversary. Before a statue of King Ly Thai To, who established the ... See all stories on this topic » AFP

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