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09/10/2010 03:56 AM
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09/10/2010 03:56 AM
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US Koran burning event 'on hold'
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The US pastor who threatened to burn copies of the Koran on the anniversary of 9/11 on Saturday says his plans are not cancelled but 'on hold'.A spokesman for pastor Terry Jones said he felt he had been lied to by an imam who had got him to drop the
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09/10/2010 03:38 AM
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U.S. Urges Iraqis to Try New Plan to Share Power
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WASHINGTON The Obama administration is encouraging a major new power-sharing arrangement in Iraq that could retain Nuri Kamal al-Maliki as prime minister but in a coalition that would significantly curb his authority. Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr.,
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09/10/2010 02:12 AM
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Prison scheme backed by investors
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Justice Secretary Ken Clarke has embraced the schemeA 'payment-by-results' project to cut re-offending is being officially launched. Investors have put 5m in social impact bonds to fund rehabilitation work with 3,000 Peterborough Prison inmates. They
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09/10/2010 02:10 AM
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Car Bomb Explodes in Market in Restive Region of Russia
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A soldier at the site of a market bombing in the southern Russian city of Vladikavkaz. MOSCOW A car loaded with explosives detonated in a central market in Russias restive North Caucasus region on Thursday, killing at least 16 people and wounding as many
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09/10/2010 12:07 AM
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Iran is to release US woman hiker
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The three Americans are reportedly being held in the Evin prisonIran is to free on Saturday one of three detained American hikers accused of espionage, officials in Tehran say.An Iranian official named her Sarah Shourd, 31. No reason has been given for
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09/09/2010 06:41 PM
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Suicide attack in Russia kills 17, wounds over 130
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A suicide car bomber hit the central market of a major city in Russia's North Caucasus on Thursday, killing at least 17 and wounding more than 130 people in one of the worst attacks in the volatile region in years, officials said. The attacker detonated
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09/09/2010 05:50 PM
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India to hold caste census in 2011
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Share this page Indian cabinet approves caste-based census for 2011 Officials are spending a year classifying India's population of around 1.2 billion people India's first caste-based census since 1931 will take place next year, the cabinet has
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09/09/2010 03:04 PM
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Parties unite over carriers fears
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Share this page Parties unite over future of aircraft carriers Labour's Iain Gray said the carrier contracts supported thousands of jobs Scottish ministers and opposition politicians have joined forces in an effort to secure the future of two new Royal
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09/09/2010 01:30 PM
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Obama condemns Koran burning plan
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The row provoked by Mr Jones's plans threatens to become a massive diplomatic crisis US President Barack Obama says plans by a small church to burn copies of the Koran on the anniversary of 9/11 are a 'recruitment bonanza' for al-Qaeda. Mr Obama's
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09/09/2010 06:59 AM
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Spending cuts 'to hit North East hard'
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Middlesbrough 'least resilient' area in England Middlesbrough is the area of England least resilient to economic shocks, according to BBC-commissioned research. The study, carried out by Experian, looks at the ability of each local authority area to
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09/09/2010 06:44 AM
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North East town 'least resilient'
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Middlesbrough 'least resilient' area in England Middlesbrough is the area of England least resilient to economic shocks, according to BBC-commissioned research. The study, carried out by Experian, looks at the ability of each local authority area to
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09/09/2010 05:15 AM
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BP releases report on spill investigation
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HOUSTON, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) -- British oil giant BP on Wednesday released a long-awaited report on an internal investigation into the causes of the Deepwater Horizon explosion, blaming multiple factors by BP and other companies involved for the disaster
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09/09/2010 04:12 AM
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Taliban chief says victory imminent
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Mullah Omar says Nato-led forces are losing the war in Afghanistan and his fighters are close to victory.
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09/09/2010 01:59 AM
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Rig firms hit back at BP report
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The explosion on the Deepwater Horizon killed 11 workers and injured 17 Contractors who worked for BP on the ill-fated Deepwater Horizon oil rig have criticised the company's report into the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Drilling firm Transocean branded the
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09/08/2010 11:01 PM
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Sri Lanka boosts presidential power
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Amendment abolishes two-term presidential limit and gives Rajapaksa greater control over independent institutions.
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09/08/2010 10:24 PM
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DPRK commemorates 62nd founding anniversary
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The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) holds a meeting to commemorate the 62nd anniversary of its founding at the 4.25 Cultural Hall in the capital of Pyongyang, Sept. 8, 2010, in this picture released by the country's KCNA news agency on
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09/08/2010 08:15 PM
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Sri Lanka votes on law amendment
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Amendment aims to abolish two-term presidential limit and gives Rajapaksa greater control over independent institutions.
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09/08/2010 05:51 PM
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Sri Lanka leader granted sweeping powers
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Sri Lanka MPs vote in sweeping powers for president Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Protesters burnt an effigy of President Mahinda Rajapaksa Sri Lankan MPs have approved proposals to let President Mahinda Rajapaksa seek an
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09/08/2010 03:02 PM
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U.N. Officials Say 500 Were Victims of Congo Rapes
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UNITED NATIONS Approximately 500 women were raped in eastern Congo in July and August, demonstrating that both rebel militias and government troops used sexual violence as a weapon, two senior United Nations officials said Tuesday. Since United Nations
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09/08/2010 12:11 PM
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Sri Lanka set for constitution vote
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Amendments aim to abolish two-term presidential limit and hand Rajapaksa greater control over independent institutions.
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09/08/2010 09:07 AM
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Clan 'behind Philippine massacre'
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ASIA-PACIFIC Philippine massacre witness shot 24 JUNE 2010, ASIA-PACIFIC Philippines refiles murder charge 05 MAY 2010, ASIA-PACIFIC Philippines killing witness talks 13 JANUARY 2010, ASIA-PACIFIC Philippines suspect denies murder 05 JANUARY 2010,
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09/08/2010 08:43 AM
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2.5 mln strike in France over pension reforms
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PARIS, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- French labor unions leading a nationwide strike against retirement reform hailed on Tuesday the success of the largest demonstration aimed at forcing the government to bow to the streets' call. However, President Nicolas
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09/08/2010 05:30 AM
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Tomlinson post-mortem report withheld
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Ian Tomlinson post-mortem examination report withheld Newspaper seller Ian Tomlinson was not involved in the G20 protests A post-mortem examination report into the death of a man at the G20 protests last year has been withheld from authorities, it has
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09/08/2010 02:47 AM
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As Iraqi Treasures Return, Others Still Lost Raise Questions
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BAGHDAD Iraq announced on Tuesday the return of hundreds of looted antiquities that had ended up in the United States, even as a senior official disclosed that 632 pieces repatriated last year and turned over to the office of Prime Minister Nuri Kamal
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09/08/2010 02:34 AM
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UN 'failed' DR Congo rape victims
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UN peacekeepers 'failed' DR Congo rape victims Luvungi was targeted by Hutu rebels who subjected villagers to systematic rape and violence UN peacekeepers have "failed" the victims of mass rape in eastern DR Congo, a senior UN official has said. Atul
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09/08/2010 02:32 AM
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Chinese Officials Call for Less Friction With U.S.
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HONG KONG ? Top Chinese officials called Tuesday for quiet discussions instead of open friction with the United States, after a summer marked by bilateral disagreements over the value of Chinas currency, American military exercises in the western
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09/08/2010 01:46 AM
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Afghan Governor Killed by Taliban
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KABUL, Afghanistan A district governor from Baghlan Province was assassinated by Taliban insurgents on Monday night along the Kunduz-Baghlan highway in the north of Afghanistan, officials said. Notes from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq and other areas of
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09/07/2010 04:57 PM
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Police expected to quiz PM's aide
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The police are likely to discuss new phone-hacking allegations with Downing Street communications chief Andy Coulson. Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner John Yates said he expected that the ex-editor of the News of the World would be questioned.
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09/07/2010 03:32 PM
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Afghan bank officers' assets frozen
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Move targets leading shareholders and borrowers of Kabul Bank in the wake of serious liquidity crisis.
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09/07/2010 03:09 PM
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France disrupted by pension strikers
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France is experiencing major disruption because of a nationwide strike over pension reform, with parliament also debating a ban on full face veils and a security bill.
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