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Ecuador neighbours reopen borders
BBC News
Peru and Colombia have reopened their borders with Ecuador, a day after President Rafael Correa accused police and the opposition of a coup attempt. Ecuador's neighbours closed crossings in a show of support for Mr Correa, who had to be rescued by ...
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US condemns Nigerian independence day car bombs
AFP
WASHINGTON — The United States condemned twin car bombings in the Nigerian capital Abuja that killed at least 10 people Friday near ceremonies to mark 50 years of independence. The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), ...
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AFP
US envoy intensifies work to keep Mideast peace talks afloat
Washington Post
By Joel Greenberg JERUSALEM - US envoy George J. Mitchell shuttled between Israeli and Palestinian leaders Friday in an intensive effort to save Middle East peace talks from collapsing, but failed to break an impasse over Israeli settlement building in ...
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Kan urges China to be responsible
Financial Times
By Mure Dickie in Hong Kong Naoto Kan, Japan's prime minister, has urged China to act as a "responsible member" of the international community and voiced concern about Beijing's military ambitions. The remarks, made in a policy speech on Friday, ...
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UN Congo Report Released Amid Protest from Uganda, Rwanda
Voice of America
The United Nations on Friday released a controversial report documenting massive violations of human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The report has sparked protests from both Rwanda and Uganda, whose armed forces are implicated in the ...
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Officials think bin Laden involved in Europe plot
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Osama bin Laden emerged Friday as possibly a key figure in a European terror plot, raising speculation he may be flexing his muscles in a move to show a besieged al-Qaida remains strong and able to launch major attacks on Western targets. ...
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Pervez Musharraf bids to regain power in Pakistan – from London's clubland
The Guardian
From the distance and safety of an antiquarian London library, Pakistan's ousted ruler, Pervez Musharraf, officially launched his political comeback today around a personality-driven new party, offering to be the "light in the darkness" for his ...
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The Guardian
Rouse begins as chief of staff
Washington Post
President Obama names adviser Pete Rouse to replace Rahm Emanuel as WhIte House chief of staff on an interim basis. By Anne E. Kornblut The Pete Rouse era began shortly before noon on Friday. And quickly, the White House started feeling the difference. ...
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Washington Post
India to participate in Asia-Europe dialogue
The Hindu
With the Commonwealth Games to open around the same time, Vice President Hamid Ansari will represent India at the Eighth Asia Europe Meeting (ASEM) summit beginning in Brussels from Monday. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had attended the previous ASEM ...
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Sex tape suicide: PIO faces more charges
Times of India
BOSTON: Prosecutors are determining whether additional charges may be brought against two Rutgers University students, including an Indian-origin teenager, accused of invading the privacy of a fellow student who committed suicide after the two ...
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Iranian officials call latest US sanctions 'desperate'
Los Angeles Times
They say recently unveiled travel and financial restrictions against eight key officials will be ineffective and are proof that the US played a role in last year's opposition protests. By Borzou Daragahi, Los Angeles Times Iranian officials said Friday ...
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Pakistan to consider other options if NATO strikes again: Gilani
Daily Times
By Tahir Niaz ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Friday told the National Assembly that the government might consider other options if someone tried to interfere with the country's sovereignty. Responding to a point of order raised by Lt ...
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UN chopper makes hard landing in Dadu
Daily Times
KARACHI: Seven out of 12 passengers aboard a UN helicopter were injured when it made a hard landing on water on Friday, Pakistani and UN officials said. No one was killed or critically injured in the incident, which happened in Dadu district in Sindh. ...
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Two killed as dozens of NATO tankers torched
Daily Times
QUETTA/SHIKARPUR: A driver and helper of a NATO trailer were killed by while three dozen tankers carrying fuel for the alliance were set ablaze by suspected terrorists on Friday. According to sources, a vehicle, which was transporting goods for NATO ...
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37 die in Mexico mudslides
Sify
Mexico City, Oct 2 (IANS/EFE) Thirty-seven people have died in mudslides in southern Mexico, authorities said Friday. The southern mountainous states of Oaxaca and Chiapas have been hit by massive mudslides, triggered by heavy rains over the last few ...
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Chirac Trial on Fake Job Claims at Paris City Hall Postponed Until March
Bloomberg
By Heather Smith - Fri Oct 01 14:03:43 GMT 2010 Former French President Jacques Chirac will be tried in March on charges he gave fictitious City Hall jobs to supporters during his term as mayor of Paris. Judge Dominique Pauthe scheduled the trial to ...
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France asks for Mali's help in hostage release
AFP
BAMAKO — The French government has asked Mali to help in obtaining the release of seven hostages taken by Al-Qaeda in neighbouring Niger and transferred to Mali, a source in Mali's presidency said Friday. "France has officially asked for Mali's help in ...
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AFP
Kim III meet Hank Cinq: Shakespeare on North Korean succession
Globe and Mail
North Korea is such a thoroughly insane regime, its horrors so vast and its system so bizarre that it borders on the incomprehensible. So the news of the promotion of Kim Jong-il's third son, Kim Jong-un – to vice-chairman of the Workers Party of ...
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Row over Pakistan 'killing' video
BBC News
The Pakistani military says it is investigating a video purporting to show a firing squad of uniformed soldiers shooting dead young men who were blindfolded and bound. Its authenticity cannot be verified. It is unclear when or where it was filmed. ...
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