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NKorea media say Kim Jong Un joins father at drill
The Associated Press
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea's heir apparent observed military drills with his father, according to a state media report Tuesday, heralding a growing public profile for Kim Jong Un as he takes on a more prominent role in the reclusive nation. ...
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Japan expecting to improve ties with China
Xinhua
TOKYO, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- Japan's top government spokesman said Tuesday that Japan is expecting to improve relations with China. "Promoting a strategic, mutually beneficial relationship and improving ties between Japan and China will be positive not ...
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Chinese premier calls for advancing Asia-Europe co-op
Xinhua
BRUSSELS, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao who arrived here on Monday delivered a speech at the opening ceremony of the eighth Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Summit, calling for advancing Asia-Europe cooperation from a strategic and long-term ...
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Xinhua
Israel PM convenes inner forum ahead of Arab summit
AFP
JERUSALEM — Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu was on Tuesday to convene ministers in his inner circle reportedly to debate extending the settlement freeze just days ahead of a key meeting of Arab foreign ministers. "There will be a meeting of the seven," a ...
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AFP
'German militants' killed in US drone attack in Pakistan
The Guardian
A US drone strike has killed at least five German nationals in Pakistan's tribal belt as part of a rapidly escalating covert CIA campaign targeting al-Qaida's reputed global operations hub. The attack comes days after the US issued a Europe-wide terror ...
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The Guardian
US should insist on military campaign in North Waziristan: Media
Daily News & Analysis
Place: Washington, DC | Agency: PTI US has been asked to insist on a robust military campaign in Pakistan's anarchic tribal belt of North Waziristan, where western intelligence recently traced an alleged plot to mount multiple attacks on cities in ...
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China tells rich nations to improve emission targets
Times of India
TIANJIN, China: China on Tuesday told the United States and other rich nations to "dramatically" improve their greenhouse gas emission targets, as it blamed them for gridlock in UN climate change talks. Delegates from more than 170 countries are in the ...
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Nigeria ex-militant leader fears for his life
The Associated Press
JOHANNESBURG — A lawyer for a Nigerian ex-militant leader being held on terror charges in South Africa says his client fears for his life because Nigerian government officials have made threatening statements. Henry Okah was arrested in Johannesburg ...
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Dutch 'hate speech' case delayed
Aljazeera.net
Court could replace judges hearing trial of Geert Wilders, the far-right MP accused of inciting racial hatred. An Amsterdam court is to decide whether to keep or dismiss a panel of judges hearing the trial of Geert Wilders, a right-wing politician ...
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Aljazeera.net
S. Korea closely watches activity at Yongbyon nuclear site: official
Xinhua
SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- South Korea is keeping a close tab on activities at a Yongbyon nuclear complex in the Democratic People' s Republic of Korea (DPRK), a foreign ministry official said Tuesday, with a new satellite image suggesting new activity ...
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CEO has 'no intention of sacking Paul Henry'
TVNZ
Television New Zealand's CEO Rick Ellis has said tonight Paul Henry will not lose his job. "I have no intention of sacking Paul Henry," he told TVNZ News at 8. "He's been sanctioned through the suspension through to the 18th of October. ...
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Dealing with 'homegrown' terrorism
euronews
Western intelligence says there is a high risk of a strike by so-called homegrown militants. British and American security services believe France and Germany are likely targets. Gilles de Kerchove, the EU's counter-terrorism coordinator, ...
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euronews
Iran insists computer worm was Western plot
The Associated Press
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's foreign ministry spokesman is claiming that a computer worm found on the laptops of several employees at the country's nuclear power plant is part of a covert Western plot to derail the Iranian atomic program. ...
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Nepal police block vote by Tibetan exiles
AFP
KATHMANDU — Armed police have blocked thousands of Tibetan exiles in Nepal from voting for a new government-in-exile by forcibly seizing ballot boxes, police and activists said. Witnesses said police stormed three separate voting centres in the ...
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AFP
Prisoners in Britain will be forced to work
Sify
London, Oct 5 (IANS) Prisoners in Britain will be forced to work full-time to pay compensation to their victims, a media report said Tuesday. The veteran Tory cabinet minister, Justice Secretary Ken Clarke wants to instil a tough working regime for ...
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Japan to demand China resume rare earth shipments
AFP
TOKYO — Japan will press China to stop holding up shipments of rare earth minerals and other commodities, the trade minister said Tuesday, despite signs of a diplomatic spat easing between the Asian rivals. Japan's Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry ...
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AFP
Yes, we trained militant groups against India: Musharraf
NDTV.com
PTI, Updated: October 05, 2010 14:07 IST Washington: Former military ruler Pervez Musharraf has admitted that Pakistan had trained underground militant groups to fight in Kashmir, the first such admission by a top leader of the country. ...
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NDTV.com
'Al-Aqsa' being built for Ahmadinejad
Ynetnews
The Lebanese people will soon have an Al-Aqsa mosque of their own, Yedioth Ahronoth reported Tuesday. The mosque, to be built a few hundred meters from the border with Israel, is being constructed in honor of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's ...
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World Bank seeks action to quell economic tensions
Moneycontrol.com
World Bank President Robert Zoellick on Monday called for policy actions to quell growing tensions over currencies and to shore up confidence in the sputtering global economic recovery. Zoellick said slow growth in advanced economies and the threat of ...
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Moneycontrol.com
Times Square's 'Naked Cowboy' announces presidential bid
Times of India
NEW YORK: The Naked Cowboy, an underwear-clothed entertainer who strums a guitar in New York's iconic Times Square, has announced his plan to run for 2012 US presidential elections. Robert Burck, known as the Naked Cowboy, is a popular tourist sighting ...
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Flight makes emergency landing because of woman in labour
NDTV.com
Volgograd: A flight made an emergency landing in Volgograd because one of the woman on board was in premature labour, the dispatcher service of Volgograd airport said. The flight flying from Moscow to Grozny took off from Domodedovo airport yesterday, ...
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Russia may impose total tobacco ads ban by 2012 - paper
RIA Novosti
The Russian government may introduce a comprehensive tobacco advertising ban by 2012, a business daily said on Monday. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin approved on Friday a national anti-smoking program. The Vedomosti daily said the document ...
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RIA Novosti
Spanish Jobless Claims Rise
Wall Street Journal
By JONATHAN HOUSE MADRID—Spanish jobless claims continued to rise in September, pointing to a weakening of Spain's fragile economic recovery in the third quarter. In a statement, the Spanish labor ministry on Monday said registered jobless claims rose ...
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