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Shahzad gets life for Times Square bomb plot
The Hindu
AP Faisal Shahzad, a file photo Faisal Shahzad (31), the Pakistan-born United States citizen charged with the Times Square bomb plot, has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. US District Judge Miriam Goldman Cedarbaum ...
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The Hindu
Pak trained terrorists to fight India: Musharraf
Times of India
NEW DELHI: It's hardly a candid confession but it still has the power to shock. Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf admitted what India and the world have known for a while now -- that the Pakistan government trained terrorists against India ...
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Toxic red mud swamps villages in Hungary
Sydney Morning Herald
Hungary declared a state of emergency on Tuesday after a toxic mud spill that swamped villages killed four people and injured 120 in what officials said was the country's worst-ever chemical accident. Eight injured were in a serious condition and six ...
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Japan taps rare earths from common e-waste
Hindustan Times
Recent problems with Chinese supplies of rare earths — minerals that are crucial to many Japanese technologies — have sent the country's traders and companies in search of alternative sources, deep into the mountains of electronic waste that have ...
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Bombs kill nine, mostly children, in Afghan city of Kandahar
AFP
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Up to five bombs killed nine people, mostly children, exploding in quick succession as crowds gathered late Tuesday in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, officials said. It was the second consecutive evening that explosions ...
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AFP
Settler rabbis give Korans to vandalised West Bank mosque
AFP
BEIT FAJJAR, Palestinian Territories — Six settler rabbis on Tuesday delivered a box of Korans to a West Bank mosque which had been torched by vandals, in an unusual peace gesture welcomed by Palestinians. The delegation was led by Rabbi Menahem Froman ...
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AFP
French police arrest 11 Islamic terrorist suspects
The Guardian
French security forces arrested 11 suspected Islamic extremists in raids across southern France today, reinforcing fears of a renewed wave of terror attacks in Europe after warnings at the weekend from the US and British governments. ...
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The Guardian
Foreign fighters
BBC News
By Syed Shoaib Hasan BBC News, Karachi It is becoming increasingly clear that the four German nationals killed in a US drone attack near the town of Mir Ali in Pakistan's North Waziristan on Monday were in touch with high level al-Qaeda operatives. ...
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Three dead in Thai bomb blast: police
AFP
BANGKOK — A bomb ripped through an apartment complex on the outskirts of Bangkok Tuesday, killing at least three people, police said, hours after authorities prolonged a controversial state of emergency. The blast -- believed to have occurred in a room ...
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AFP
Babangida Campaign Director Questioned About Deadly Nigeria Bombing
Voice of America
Photo: AP Nigerian security forces have questioned the presidential campaign director for former military ruler Ibrahim Babangida in connection with the independence day bombings that killed 12 people. Babangida campaign director Raymond Dokpesi was ...
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Sudan gets referendum timetable
BBC News
Sudan has announced a timetable for January's referendum on independence for the south of the country. Voter registration will start on 14 November and end on 4 December, with campaigning starting a few days later. The referendum was part of a 2005 ...
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China meets energy targets
Hindustan Times
China, the world's largest polluter, says it is close to achieving a national five-year goal to cut energy consumption by this year's end. This week, China is for the first time hosting UN talks to 'narrow differences' and prepare a 70-page negotiating ...
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Kim and Son Appear at N. Korean Military Exercise
New York Times
By MARK McDONALD SEOUL, South Korea — The North Korean leader, Kim Jong-il, appeared at a live-fire military exercise with his youngest son and heir apparent in what appeared to be the first public sighting of Kim Jong-un since he was given the rank of ...
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After Two Months, Chile Rescue Speeds Up
Wall Street Journal
The 33 trapped miners in Chile marked two months underground Tuesday, as officials said they are planning for the possibility the miners could be pulled up nearly a month ahead of the official schedule. This copy is for your personal, non-commercial ...
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Indonesian flash floods kill 56, dozens missing: official
AFP
JAKARTA — At least 56 people were killed and 24 remain missing after flash floods in a remote region of Indonesia's West Papua province, a disaster management official said Tuesday. The floods were unleashed on Monday after torrential downpours that ...
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AFP
Business bombed twice in 2 months
BBC News
A business in Londonderry has had its head office bombed for the second time in just over two months. North West Money Exchange recently moved its head office from the city's Strand Road after its premises there were damaged by a dissident car bomb ...
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Henry fans staunch but complaints hit record
TVNZ
Paul Henry's two-week suspension has been welcomed by many, but others say he has done nothing wrong and have formed groups in support of the broadcaster. Breakfast co-host Henry was today suspended for a fortnight without pay by TVNZ CEO Rick Ellis, ...
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Israel Expels Irish Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
Voice of America
Photo: AP Israel has expelled Irish Nobel Peace Prize laureate Mairead Corrigan Maguire because she participated in the aid flotilla that tried to break the Gaza blockade four months ago. Nine pro-Palestinian activists were killed when Israeli ...
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Iran: West Trying 'Psychological Warfare' to Stop Nuclear Activities
Voice of America
Iran's foreign ministry spokesman says reports that a sophisticated computer worm had infected the country's Bushehr power plant are part of "psychological warfare" from Western nations intent on stopping Iran's nuclear program. ...
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Israeli Army Investigates Video of Soldier and Prisoner
New York Times
By ETHAN BRONNER JERUSALEM — The Israeli Army opened a criminal investigation on Tuesday into an Internet video showing one of its male soldiers dancing suggestively next to a blindfolded, handcuffed Palestinian woman being held prisoner. ...
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Iran opposition chief calls for vote on Ahmadinejad policies
AFP
TEHRAN — Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi called on Tuesday for a referendum on the policies of hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad which he said had left the country isolated. "Who gave you the authorisation to leave Iran at odds with ...
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AFP
Turkish company shoots Israel raid film on stormed ship
AFP
ISTANBUL — A Turkish production company is shooting parts of a film on Israel's deadly raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla on one of the stormed vessels, a company official said Tuesday. Istanbul-based Pana Film has been using the passenger ferry, ...
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AFP
'We hope direct talks will not collapse due to settlements'
Jerusalem Post
By JPOST.COM STAFF Mubarak calls peace agreement between Israel and Palestinians the one guarantee of security for all countries in the region, especially Israel. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas met in ...
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Obama, war cabinet hold video conference with Karzai
AFP
WASHINGTON — US President Barack Obama and his war cabinet held a video conference with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, focusing on the drive to put Afghan forces in charge of security by 2014. The White House revealed the rare link-up between the two ...
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AFP
Wickremasinghe appeals to free Fonseka amid Opposition drive
MSN India
Colombo, Oct 5 (PTI) Sri Lanka''s opposition leader Ranil Wickremasinghe today asked the President to free the former army chief, amid a nation wide campaign to secure Sarath Fonseka''s release after he was court-martialled to serve a 30-month rigorous ...
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Politics: Zuma moves to assert his authority over ANC
Financial Times
By Simon Mundy Jacob Zuma was elected to the presidency last year after exploiting a wave of opposition to Thabo Mbeki, his predecessor. Now, he is battling to contain widespread disillusionment with his performance in the role. ...
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