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Taliban claim attacks on NATO convoys in Pakistan
AFP
MIRANSHAH, Pakistan — Pakistani Taliban on Monday claimed responsibility for two recent attacks on NATO supply convoys in Pakistan and threatened to carry out more, a spokesman said. "We accept responsibility for the attacks on the NATO supply trucks ...
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Brazil goes to runoff after Rousseff falls short
Sify
Ruling-party candidate Dilma Rousseff, who is trying to become Brazil's first female leader, fell short of getting a majority of votes in presidential elections and now faces a runoff in four weeks against an experienced, centrist rival. ...
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US to travelers: Don't avoid Europe, but be on your guard
Washington Post
By Glenn Kesslerand Edward Cody The State Department issued a "travel alert" Sunday, cautioning American travelers of potential dangers in Europe after what US officials said was an assessment of information that al-Qaeda appeared to be plotting ...
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Non-Nigerian Terrorist Group to Blame for Abuja Bombings, Jonathan Says
Bloomberg
By Sam Olukoya - Sun Oct 03 23:31:29 GMT 2010 A small terrorist group from outside Nigeria carried out the Oct. 1 Independence Day car bombings in which 12 people died, President Goodluck Jonathan said. "It is a small terrorist group that resides ...
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Blair says peace within a year is a real possibility
Jerusalem Post
By JPOST.COM STAFF AND AP Abbas on talks: "We will continue to search for solutions;" US envoy Mitchell claims both sides want to continue negotiations. Peace between Israel and the Palestinians within a year is possible, said Tony Blair on Sunday in ...
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Former Fiji leader bailed on emergency charge
Hindustan Times
Chaudhry, who was ousted in a revolt by extremist indigenous Fijian businessman George Speight in 2000, a year after becoming the first ethnic Indian elected to power, had been held in custody since being arrested with five other men Friday. ...
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Climate change talks open in China
The Associated Press
TIANJIN, China — China, the world's biggest carbon emitter, opened a UN conference on climate change Monday aimed at narrowing differences before a major year-end meeting in Mexico. Optimism for a binding new treaty on curbing greenhouse gases ...
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Kan's Approval Drops on China Ship Row, Polls Show
BusinessWeek
By Takashi Hirokawa and Kazuyo Sawa Oct. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan's response to a widening rift with China over rival claims to uninhabited islands has hurt his popularity, giving up most of the gains won last month after ...
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N.Korean mass parade to mark rise of Kim's son
AFP
SEOUL — North Korea is planning a major military parade and war games to mark a ruling party anniversary and the emergence of leader Kim Jong-Il's son as heir apparent, South Korea's defence minister said Monday. Kim Tae-Young, in the first such ...
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Terrorist targets named in Berlin, Paris: Report
Hindustan Times
US broadcaster Fox News has reported that possible European terrorist targets included a hotel and train station in Berlin and two major landmarks in Paris. The broadcaster said on Sunday it had confirmed the information through two intelligence ...
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Iran to load fuel into N-plant in Oct.
Press TV
Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi says fuel will be injected to the core of the Bushehr power plant around mid October. "Prior to the fuel injection, the core of the reactor will be washed out and then physical ...
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Machinist suspect in train crash: Attorney
Jakarta Post
A train machinist was named a suspect by the police in Saturday's train crash in Pematang regency, Central Java, that killed 36 people and injured 40, the machinist's attorney says. The National Committee for Transportation Safety (KNKT) said on Sunday ...
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Concern over health of Singapore's Lee
AFP
SINGAPORE — Singaporeans paid tribute on Monday to the late wife of founding leader Lee Kuan Yew amid growing concern over the elder statesman's own health. Kwa Geok Choo, 89, died after a long illness on Saturday while her husband was undergoing ...
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