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Afghans continue pulling money from troubled bank
(AP)
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 01:15:38 GMT
 AP - Nervous Afghans pulled more deposits out of the nation's largest bank despite assurances from government leaders that their money was safe.
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N. Zealand quake smashes buildings, rips new fault
(AP)
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 00:48:47 GMT
 AP - The powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake that smashed buildings, cracked roads and twisted rail lines around a New Zealand city also ripped a new 11-foot- (3.5 meter-) wide fault in the earth's surface, officials said Sunday.
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Many desperate Pakistanis still wait for flood aid
(AP)
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 00:31:46 GMT
 AP - Abdul Rehman and his family live under a tree next to a pile of rubble on a newly created island where his house used to be.
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Outgoing NATO deputy rues early optimism on Marjah
(AP)
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 00:22:33 GMT
 AP - NATO commanders were overly optimistic when they predicted quick success taking the key Taliban-held town of Marjah last winter, the outgoing deputy commander said.
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Salvadoran police find over $9M in cash in drums
(AP)
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 00:15:51 GMT
 AP - Police in El Salvador have found two buried oil drums stuffed with millions of dollars in cash possibly linked to the illegal drug trade, authorities said Saturday.
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The Last Secrets of the Forbidden City Head to the U.S.
(Time.com)
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 21:30:00 GMT
Time.com - Though Beijing's Forbidden City has been open to the public for decades, parts of it remained off-limits. This month a new exhibition of artifacts from behind the gates heads to U.S.
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England goalkeeper plays down expectations on new stars
(AFP)
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 01:01:01 GMT
 AFP - England goalkeeper Joe Hart insists it is too early to start tagging his generation as the players to breathe new life into Fabio Capello's team.
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Saudi telecom shuts websites violating Fatwa edict
(AP)
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 22:33:48 GMT
AP - Saudi Arabia's telecom regulator has shut down three websites that were violating a government decree limiting the issuance of religious edicts to the country's most senior group of clerics, authorities said Saturday.
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'Alive' survivors to Chilean mining kin: Be strong
(AP)
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 22:24:55 GMT
 AP - Former rugby players from Uruguay who survived more than two months of isolation in the snow-covered Andes met on Saturday with some of the relatives of 33 trapped miners and urged them to stay strong.
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World champions Springboks lose their lustre
(AFP)
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 00:06:19 GMT
 AFP - A year out from defending their World Cup crown, South Africa looked in disarray when they completed a dismal Tri Nations campaign with a 41-39 defeat against Australia on Saturday.
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US expert warns of fallout from N.Korea collapse
(AFP)
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 03:05:54 GMT
 AFP - North Korea's regime has long defied naysayers by persevering through famines, floods and global opprobrium. But what would happen if the upcoming power transition marks the beginning of the end?
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China tells state companies to explore Potash bid
(Reuters)
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 03:12:11 GMT
Reuters - Chinese officials have ordered state companies to meet investment bankers to explore ways to block BHP Billiton's $39 billion bid for Potash Corp, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said.
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Skydiving plane crashes near NZ glacier, killing 9
(AP)
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 01:49:42 GMT
 AP - A plane carrying skydivers crashed in flames near a popular glacier in New Zealand's Southern Alps, killing five New Zealanders and four European tourists, police said.
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Settlers defy Netanyahu with vow to begin construction
(McClatchy Newspapers)
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:59:00 GMT
McClatchy Newspapers - JERUSALEM — Jewish settlers across the West Bank have vowed to begin construction in more than 60 locations, posing a direct challenge to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he returned home from Thursday's first round of direct peace talks in Washington.
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North Korea's Kim Jong-il may go public with dynastic rule
(The Christian Science Monitor)
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:34:46 GMT
The Christian Science Monitor - North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-il is expected to convene the first high-level conference of the ruling Workers’ Party in about 40 years amid widespread speculation that the world will finally get the answer to one great question:
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Israel: Now, More than Ever, Fascinated By Netanyahu
(Time.com)
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 21:30:00 GMT
Time.com - No one really thinks much will come out of the direct talks with the Palestinians but, when the issue is Bibi, up come visions of Gorbachev -- and Nixon in China
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Price Hikes Trigger Mozambique Protests
(OneWorld.net)
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 18:56:15 GMT
OneWorld.net - MAPUTO, Sep 3 (IPS) - September in
Mozambique’s capital has begun with violent protests. Thousands have
been striking over an increase in the prices of basic goods, including
bread. Police responded with force - firing on crowds gathered on the
streets in several suburbs and townships in and around Maputo.
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