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US Apologizes as Attacks in Pakistan Continue
New York Times
A Pakistani firefighter tried to extinguish burning oil tankers carrying NATO supplies following an attack in Quetta on Wednesday. By JANE PERLEZ and WAQAR GILLANI ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Dozens of tanker trucks carrying fuel to Afghanistan for NATO ...
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New York Times
Inquiry into Hungary sludge spill
BBC News
Police in Hungary have opened a criminal negligence inquiry after leaking chemical sludge caused the country's worst ecological disaster. Hungary says it will take at least a year to clean up the red mud from an alumina plant reservoir in the western ...
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Victory for Israel's right as 'Jewish state' loyalty oath set to become law
Ha'aretz
After intense negotiations, Netanyahu loses battle over citizen's declaration that Israel is a 'Jewish and democratic state'. By Barak Ravid Tags: Israel news Avigdor Leiberman Benjamin Netanyahu A controversial national loyalty oath took a step closer ...
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Ha'aretz
Yemen attack underlines growing al-Qaeda influence
Telegraph.co.uk
Tuesday's terrorist attack on Fionna Gibb, United Kingdom's deputy ambassador to Yemen has underlined the country's emergence as a hub for the global jihadist movement, along with Pakistan, Afghanistan and Somalia. By Praveen Swami, Diplomatic Editor ...
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Telegraph.co.uk
France warns of high terror risk in Britain
The Associated Press
PARIS — France's Foreign Ministry is warning French travelers of a high terrorism risk in Britain, asking them to be watchful in public transport and busy tourist areas across the English Channel. A message posted on the ministry's Web site late ...
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China Stiffens Opposition to Rapid Yuan Appreciation
Bloomberg
By Zijing Wu and James G. Neuger - Wed Oct 06 18:08:53 GMT 2010 Wen Jiabao, China's premier, listens during the EU-China summit at the European Commission headquarters, in Brussels. Photographer: Jock Fistick/Bloomberg China stiffened its opposition to ...
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Karzai in Afghanistan 'peace talks'
Aljazeera.net
Senior Afghan MPs and policy advisers, a former Taliban ambassador, two former Pakistani intelligence officials and the head of the UN mission in Afghanistan were among the delegates at a meeting called to plot a way forward for the war-ravaged country ...
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Aljazeera.net
Police discussed killing Ecuador's president, radio transmissions show
CNN International
By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- Rogue national police who held Ecuador's president captive for 11 hours last week talked about killing him, according to an audio recording the state-run Andes news agency said were police radio transmissions. ...
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Japan seeks to cut dependence on China
Financial Times
By Jonathan Soble in Tokyo Even before China abruptly halted shipments of rare-earth exports last month, Japan's automobile and electronics makers had grown alarmed about their dependence on a single national supplier for the crucial minerals. ...
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Hanoi fireworks explosion kills 4, state news agency reports
CNN International
(CNN) -- A fireworks explosion in Hanoi, Vietnam, killed four people and injured three others Wednesday morning, state media reported. The blast happened at 11:04 am when a shipment of fireworks blew up near My Dinh National Stadium, one of 29 sites in ...
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Israel PM slams humiliating videos of Palestinians
The Associated Press
JERUSALEM — Israel's prime minister has condemned videos filmed by Israeli soldiers that humiliate Palestinians. The most recent YouTube video appears to show an Israeli soldier dancing around a blindfolded Palestinian Muslim woman. ...
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Vietnam flood death toll 49: officials
AFP
HANOI — The death toll from floods that devastated central Vietnam in recent days has jumped to 49, disaster officials said Wednesday. Hardest-hit Quang Binh province recorded 33 fatalities, with 14 people still missing, after additional information ...
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AFP
EU, South Korea Sign Trade Pact
Wall Street Journal
By NATASHA BRERETON And ALESSANDRO TORELLO BRUSSELS—The European Union and South Korea on Wednesday signed a landmark free-trade agreement, which they hope will boost economic growth, create jobs, and serve as a blueprint for similar future deals. ...
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Leaked: TVNZ Paul Henry email
New Zealand Herald
By James Ihaka and Claire Trevett A senior TVNZ public relations manager has offered her resignation after publicly defending Paul Henry for his racist on-air comments, a leaked TVNZ email reveals. TVNZ news and current affairs PR manager Andi ...
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New Zealand Herald
Strike To Continue Thursday At Fos-Lavera Oil Port In France
Wall Street Journal
By Angeline Benoit PARIS (Dow Jones)--Workers at the French oil terminal of Fos-Lavera will continue their rolling strike Thursday, blocking access by sea to the world's third largest oil port for the 11th day, the port's CGT union said Wednesday. ...
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Fresh Report of UFO Over China Marks 8th Time Since June
ABC News
By MARY HUANG A Chinese airport was shut down for more than an hour last month because air traffic controllers saw what they believed to be a UFO buzzing the airport, according to reports out of the country. It is the eighth time since June that UFOs ...
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US lawmakers press Obama on Chinese dissidents
AFP
WASHINGTON — US President Barack Obama should press China to release two prominent Chinese dissidents, one of whom is a favorite to win the Nobel Peace Prize, 30 US lawmakers urged in letters released Wednesday. Obama should raise the cases of writer ...
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AFP
World parliaments urge release of jailed Myanmar MPs
AFP
GENEVA — The world association of parliaments on Wednesday called on Myanmar to immediately release 12 lawmakers from jail ahead of elections next month. In a resolution, the human rights committee of the Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU) urged Myanmar's ...
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