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12 Killed in Blasts Near Nigeria Independence Celebrations
Voice of America
Photo: AP Nigerian police say the death toll has risen to 12 from Friday's twin car bomb explosions carried out by militants near the country's independence day celebrations in the capital, Abuja. The violence comes amid media reports that the main ...
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Indonesia Train Crash Kills 36 People
Wall Street Journal
By PATRICK BARTA A grisly train crash that left at least 36 people dead in central Indonesia underscored the country's continuing problems with inadequate—and sometimes unsafe—transportation networks. The accident occurred early Saturday morning, ...
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Livni: Netanyahu must make decisions that will save talks
Jerusalem Post
By JPOST.COM STAFF In wake of Palestinian threats to leave talks if building in settlements continues, opposition leader says PM "must choose the real long-term interests of Israel rather than his own personal political interests. ...
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Ecuador's 'coup'
BBC News
By Irene Caselli Ecuador As dramatic scenes of Ecuador's President Rafael Correa being tear-gassed by his own police force made headlines all over the world, parallels were immediately drawn with last year's upheaval in Honduras, where the military ...
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France to take Roma fingerprints
Aljazeera.net
Despite criticism over its Roma deportations, France is moving to prevent those who leave the country from returning. French authorities will soon take the fingerprints of Roma and other migrants, in an attempt to discourage them from coming back to ...
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Japan nationalists rally against PM, China
AFP
TOKYO — Nationalist groups rallied in Japan on Saturday against the country's "diplomatic defeat" to China in a maritime dispute, amid growing Russian pressure over another simmering territorial row. Japanese national flags fluttered in Tokyo's Yoyogi ...
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In 2nd tape, bin Laden urges Pakistan flood relief
The Associated Press
CAIRO — In a second audio recording in 24 hours, al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden said governments of Muslim nations have not done enough to help Pakistanis hit by floods that killed hundreds and displaced millions. As in the earlier recording, ...
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DR Congo victims face long road to justice
AFP
NAIROBI — Rights groups on Saturday welcomed a UN report on crimes committed in Democratic Republic of Congo as a first step towards accountability but said the potential for victims to win justice remained slim. The 560-page name-and-shame exercise ...
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AFP
Booming Brazil
BBC News
By Steve Kingstone BBC News, Sao Paulo I used to tell visitors to close their eyes as I drove them into Sao Paulo from the airport. That was seven years ago, when the first impression of South America's biggest city was a pot-holed motorway running ...
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Vice-President to attend ASEM Summit in Brussels
Oneindia
New Delhi, Oct. 2 (ANI): The Vice-President, Mohammad Hamid Ansari, will undertake a three-day visit to Brussels from October 3 to 5 to attend the Eighth Summit of the Asia-Europe Meeting more commonly known as ASEM. Ansari, who leaves early on Sunday ...
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PM Lee cuts short Brussels trip to return to Singapore
Channel News Asia
By Imelda Saad | Posted: 02 October 2010 2149 hrs BRUSSELS : Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has cut short his trip at the Asia Europe Meeting in Brussels, following news of his mother's death on Saturday. He is expected to leave for Singapore ...
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Tyler Clementi's Family Hopes Son's Death Will Serve as Call for Compassion
ABC News
By EMILY FRIEDMAN A moment of silence will be held before the nationally televised Rutgers University football game today to mourn Tyler Clementi, who committed suicide after he was allegedly taped by his roommate during a sexual encounter with another ...
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DPRK approaches South Korea on resumption of cross-border tours
Xinhua
PYONGYANG, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has raised the possibility of resuming cross-border tours with the south. The north sent a notice to South Korea Saturday, proposing government-level talks in mid-October ...
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Iran makes 'nuclear spy' arrests
BBC News
Iran has arrested "nuclear spies" on suspicion of being behind cyber attacks on its nuclear programme, Iranian state media report. Press TV says "a number" of people have been apprehended as part of an operation by Iran to counter "massive enemy ...
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Militants kill top Islamic scholar
Hindustan Times
PTI Militants on Saturday shot dead prominent religious scholar and Swat Islamic University Vice-Chancellor Farooq Khan and his aide in Pakistan's troubled northwest, police and witnesses said. The attack was carried out by three men armed with ...
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Brit woman to go behind bars for drowning 8 cats
Sify
In a weird incident, a 43-year-old lady ruthlessly drowned eight cats in baby bath and is now facing jail term for the same. Julie Carter told RSPCA staff she could not afford to make a phone call to have an official come out and take charge of them, ...
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Obama says clean energy projects boost economy
AFP
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama used his weekly video and audio address Saturday to tout his administration's efforts to strengthen the US economy by focusing on "clean energy." According to Obama, his administration's promotion of clean energy ...
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AFP
Kayani wanted removal of Zardari's 'corrupt' loyalists from cabinet: Report
Indian Express
Pakistan Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani reportedly demanded from President Asif Ali Zardari to depose all corrupt ministers from the cabinet, a British newspaper has claimed. The newspaper, citing western and Pakistani ...
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Pak lawyers clash with police over torture claims
Zee News
Lahore: Groups of Pakistani lawyers on Saturday fought pitched battles with police and assaulted journalists while protesting against alleged torture of their colleagues in Punjab's provincial capital. The protest on a key thoroughfare in the eastern ...
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