Sunday, October 3, 2010

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Comeback man Musharraf calls Nawaz Sharif 'brainless'
Times of India
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, who in 1999 overthrew the government of Nawaz Sharif, believes the two-time premier lacks intellect and is "totally brainless". Musharraf, who launched his All Pakistan Muslim League in the ...
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Text of US warning about Europe threats
Washington Post
By AP AP -- State Department notice issued Sunday about the potential for terrorists attacks in Europe. The alert expires Jan. 11: The State Department alerts US citizens to the potential for terrorist attacks in Europe. Current information suggests ...
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Israelis kill Palestinian worker who sneaked in
The Associated Press
SAIR, West Bank — Israeli police shot and killed a construction worker from this West Bank village Sunday after he used a rope to scale a towering wall meant to keep Palestinians from sneaking into Israel, police and a witness said. ...
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Brazil begins voting in elections
Sydney Morning Herald
Brazil began voting on Sunday to choose a successor to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, with polls suggesting his chosen candidate and former chief minister, Dilma Rousseff, would sweep the election. Around 136 million voters were being called out ...
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Ex-Nigeria rebel leader due in S.African court
AFP
JOHANNESBURG — A former leader of a rebel group that claimed responsibility for Nigeria's deadly independence day blasts denies involvement and is due before a South African court on Monday, his lawyer has told AFP. Henry Okah, ex-leader of the ...
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Germany Marks 20th Anniversary of Reunification
Voice of America
Photo: AP German chancellor Angela Merkel arrives for celebrations marking the 20th anniversary of Germany's reunification in Bremen, northern Germany, Sunday Oct. 3, 2010 Germany is marking the 20th anniversary of its reunification with festivities ...
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Europe, Asia leaders gather as Japan-China row lurks
AFP
BRUSSELS — European and Asian leaders launch three days of summits in Brussels on Monday with trade and climate change high on the agenda but a row between Japan and China threatening to steal the show. Heads of state and government from the 48-member ...
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AFP
Iran arrests 'nuclear spies,' intelligence chief says
CNN
By the CNN Wire Staff Iranian Intelligence Minister Heydar Moslehi, seen in a 2009 photo, announced the arrests of "nuclear spies." (CNN) -- Iran arrested a number of "nuclear spies," its intelligence minister said, in the wake of widespread reports of ...
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Britons Killed In Peru Plane Crash Named
Sky News
Andrew Brown and Gail Callow died alongside another Briton and two Peruvians when the small aircraft came down south of Lima about 11.15pm BST on Saturday. A sixth person was also killed in the crash but has not yet been identified. ...
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A Photo Exhibit, From the Dear Leader
New York Times
By DAVID E. SANGER Like the Mad Men, the attendees at the Korean Workers' Party session were trying to create brand awareness. More Photos » Or so it seemed last week, when the North Korean government released photographs of a rare meeting of the ...
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Pak blockade disrupts NATO supplies for fourth day
Indian Express
A man rests on the front bumper of a truck carrying NATO supplies at the Pakistan-Afghan border area of Torkham. Pakistan's blockade of a key land route to Afghanistan disrupted crucial NATO fuel supplies for a fourth consecutive day on Sunday, ...
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Argobromo train machinist named suspect
Jakarta Post
Machinist M. Halik Rudianto of Argobromo train, which smashed into Senja Utama train on Saturday, has been named suspect following to the deadly accident that claimed 33 lives in Petarukan, Pemalang of Central Java. "(Halik has been named suspect for ...
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S'poreans saddened by death of Mrs Lee Kuan Yew
Channel News Asia
SINGAPORE: Singaporeans are saddened to learn of Mrs Lee Kuan Yew's death. From the man in the street to ministers and MPs, many have paid a glowing tribute to the late Madam Kwa Geok Choo. Many spoke highly of her as a pillar of strength for her ...
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Greens urge strong action ahead of UN climate talks
The Hindu
Green groups on Sunday called for more decisive action on global warming on the eve of week-long UN climate change talks to be held in China. The meeting, starting on Monday in the north-eastern port city Tianjin, should agree on key parts the ...
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Sri Lankan war-hero spending nights in jail
NDTV.com
PTI, Updated: October 03, 2010 16:15 IST Colombo: Sri Lanka's war-hero Sarath Fonseka, who once commanded his troops against the LTTE, has been lodged in a solitary cell where he sleeps on a mat on the cement floor, attired in ill-fitting prison ...
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Building collapse kills eight in China
AFP
BEIJING — A four-storey residential building under construction in northern China collapsed, killing eight workers and injuring three others, state media reported on Sunday. The nearly-completed building collapsed in the city of Xian early Saturday and ...
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AFP
Former Fiji prime minister arrested
Aljazeera.net
Fiji's military government has arrested Mahendra Chaudhry, a former prime minister, for allegedly violating public emergency regulations. Chaudhry was taken into custody with five other people on Friday and is expected to face court on Monday. ...
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Aljazeera.net
NATO's combat material sold to Pak militants
IBNLive.com
Islamabad: Combat materials, including sophisticated communication devices and heavy duty generators, meant for NATO troops were stolen by transporters and sold to militants in Pakistan, a media report said on Sunday. A godown of stolen items of NATO ...
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