Sharp series of aftershocks strike New Zealand
(AP)
Tue, 7 Sep 2010, 41 mins agoAP - A sharp series of about 20 aftershocks rattled New Zealand's earthquake-hit city of Christchurch overnight, and earthquake experts warned Tuesday that another powerful tremblor might hammer the region in coming days.
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U.S. Afghanistan commanders condemn Koran-burning plan
(Reuters)
Mon, 6 Sep 2010, 1 hour agoReuters - U.S. military commanders in Afghanistan warned on Monday that a small Florida church's plan to burn copies of the Koran on the anniversary of the September 11 attacks could endanger the lives of American troops.
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Egyptian opposition leader urges election boycott
(AP)
Mon, 6 Sep 2010, 2 hours agoAP - Egypt's leading democracy advocate made a forceful call Monday for the nation to boycott November's parliamentary election, saying they were certain to be rigged and urging his young supporters to be patient and plan for a lengthy struggle.
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Soldiers fire on family's car in Mexico, killing 2
(AP)
Mon, 6 Sep 2010, 2 hours agoAP - Soldiers opened fire on a family's car at a military checkpoint in northern Mexico, killing a 15-year-old boy and his father, authorities and relatives said Monday.
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What the Basque Terrorists' Unilateral Ceasefire Reveals
(Time.com)
Mon, 6 Sep 2010, 3 hours agoTime.com - Spain's political establishment has rejected a unilateral ceasefire declared by the battered Basque terrorist group ETA. What does it reveal about the cohesion of the separatists -- and what they might do next?
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U.N. watchdog says Iran boosts nuclear work
(Reuters)
Mon, 6 Sep 2010, 3 hours agoReuters - Iran is pushing ahead with its nuclear program in defiance of tougher sanctions and is hampering the U.N. atom watchdog's work by barring some inspectors, the IAEA says in a new report.
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Suicide attack in NW Pakistan kills 17 people
(AP)
Mon, 6 Sep 2010, 4 hours agoAP - A Taliban suicide bomber detonated a car in an alley behind a police station in a strategically important town in northwestern Pakistan on Monday, killing at least 17 police and civilians in an explosion that shattered the station and neighboring homes.
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France to strip nationality for killing police: Sarkozy
(AFP)
Mon, 6 Sep 2010, 4 hours agoAFP - President Nicolas Sarkozy said Monday he wants to strip French nationality from immigrants if they kill or try to kill police or public officials, as part of a controversial law and order drive.
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Eccentric Russian regional strongman to step down
(AP)
Mon, 6 Sep 2010, 6 hours agoAP - A Russian regional leader who claims to have visited an alien spaceship says he is retiring.
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NATO asks for more troops for Afghanistan
(AP)
Mon, 6 Sep 2010, 9 hours agoAP - The top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan is asking for 2,000 more soldiers to join the 140,000-strong international force here, NATO officials said Monday. It was unclear how many would be Americans.
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Japan convicts Greenpeace's 'Tokyo Two' for whaling investigation
(The Christian Science Monitor)
Mon, 6 Sep 2010, 9 hours agoThe Christian Science Monitor - A Greenpeace effort to expose what it sees as widespread corruption in Japan's government-subsidized whaling industry ended on Monday with two of its activists convicted of theft and trespassing.
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Japanese stem cell researcher wins Balzan prize
(AP)
Mon, 6 Sep 2010, 9 hours agoAP - A Japanese researcher who found a way to give adults cells certain characteristics of embryonic stem cells, a process scientists say could eventually lead to cures for spinal cord injuries and other ailments, has been awarded the Balzan Prize for biology.
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Guatemala resumes rescue work after landslide
(Reuters)
Mon, 6 Sep 2010, 10 hours agoReuters - Emergency services in Guatemala on Monday resumed their search for victims of landslides that killed and buried dozens of people, as further rain was predicted for the Central American country.
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Report: 2,000 more NATO troops may be Afghan-bound
(AP)
Mon, 6 Sep 2010, 11 hours agoAP - NATO may deploy 2,000 more soldiers to Afghanistan to join the 140,000-strong international force already there, an official said Monday.
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Report: Van der Sloot concedes extorting Holloways
(AP)
Mon, 6 Sep 2010, 14 hours agoAP - The Dutchman charged with killing a 21-year-old Peruvian woman and suspected in the disappearance of U.S. teenager Natalee Holloway has acknowledged extorting money from Holloway's parents and says he did it to get back at them.
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Colombian is world's shortest man at 27 inches
(AP)
Mon, 6 Sep 2010, 16 hours agoAP - Edward Nino Hernandez is in many ways a typical 24-year-old Colombian male. He loves to dance reggaeton, dreams of owning a car — preferably a Mercedes_ and wants to see the world.
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Female, single, over 30: Iraqis count cost of war
(AP)
Mon, 6 Sep 2010, 18 hours agoAP - Only one of Nidal Haidar's six sisters is married. She has given up on ever getting hitched.
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Vatican: stoning in Iran adultery case 'brutal'
(AP)
Sun, 5 Sep 2010 05:04:30 PMAP - The Vatican raised the possibility Sunday of using behind-the-scenes diplomacy to try to save the life of an Iranian widow sentenced to be stoned for adultery.
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Hit on Iran would spell Israel's 'eradication': Ahmadinejad
(AFP)
Sun, 5 Sep 2010 04:38:47 PMAFP - Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ruled out an attack on the Islamic republic over its nuclear programme, during a visit to Qatar on Sunday, because any such action would result in Israel's destruction.
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French bid to ban veils worries allies, tourists
(AP)
Sun, 5 Sep 2010 08:38:51 AMAP - Protests in Pakistan, al-Qaida warnings, skittish Muslim tourists: France's plan to do away with burqa-style veils is already reverberating far beyond its borders.
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