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Top US commander: Burning Quran endangers troops
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:17:51 GMT |
The top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan warned Tuesday that an American church's threat to burn copies of the Muslim holy book the Quran could endanger U.S. troops in the country and Americans worldwide. |
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North Korea prepares for biggest convention in 30 years
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:04:03 GMT |
Huge posters plastered across the North Korean capital hailed the nation's biggest political convention in 30 years as a historic event as the world watched Monday for signs that the country's next leader was making his public debut. |
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Kashmir locked down after troops kill 4 protesters
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:34:59 GMT |
SRINAGAR, India: Tens of thousands of troops enforced a rigid curfew in India's portion of Kashmir on Tuesday, wary of violent demonstrations after the deaths of four protesters who were shot dead by security forces. |
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Women, kids among 12 dead in NW Pakistani bombing
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:39:19 GMT |
A car bomb ripped through a police compound in a northwestern Pakistani city on Tuesday, killing 11 women and children and one officer, the latest in a string of attacks proving that Islamist militants remain a potent force in the country. |
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Abbas asks US to step into settlement dispute
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:38:15 GMT |
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said he has asked the U.S. to settle a dispute with Israel over settlement expansion that is threatening to derail Mideast peace talks. |
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Double murderer gets life term
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:21:50 GMT |
Britain's youngest female double murderer has been given a life sentence for killing her father and a woman in separate incidents when she was just 15. |
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Australian premier wins one-seat majority, retains position
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:21:36 GMT |
CANBERRA, Australia: Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard retained power by a tiny, one-seat majority Tuesday after winning the backing of two key independent Members of Parliament in the first hung parliament in decades. |
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Tube strike brings major delays
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:27:39 GMT |
Millions of Londoners are attempting to travel home amid a major Tube strike affecting nearly all its lines. |
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Mozambique government reverses bread price hike
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:41:27 GMT |
Mozambique's government is reversing bread and water price increases that had touched off deadly riots, the planning minister said Tuesday. |
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Indonesian volcano erupts again; strongest yet
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:45:17 GMT |
An Indonesian volcano shot a towering cloud of black ash high into the air Tuesday, dusting villages 15 miles away in its most powerful eruption since awakening last week from four centuries of dormancy. |
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