Beijing cancels National Day rehearsal after disruptions |
- Beijing cancels National Day rehearsal after disruptions
- China's economy to achieve growth target (Reuters)
- Australia Outraged Over Its Own 'Josef Fritzl' (Time.com)
- Ferguson warns Tevez to expect hostile ManU reception (AFP)
- Talking with North Korea: What Can the U.S. Hope for? (Time.com)
- Colombia scraps scandal-hit agency
- Obama: Race not 'overriding issue' in criticism
- Ex-CIA chiefs urge Obama to drop abuse investigation
- NATO proposes new era of cooperation with Russia
- U.S. financier Pang may have killed himself - police
- Some injuries after quake near Indonesia's Bali
- Son kept NY socialite Astor in squalor - prosecutors
- Swine flu travel responses seen undermining message
- White House plays down climate finance role at G20
- Clinton says Iran faces nuclear choice
- Ahmadinejad says Holocaust a lie, Israel has no future
- Pakistan police to arrest militant sought by India
- Canadian officer charged with murdering Afghan
- Official: Terror probe suspect admits ties
- Germany boosts terrorism alert level
| Beijing cancels National Day rehearsal after disruptions Posted: 18 Sep 2009 10:46 PM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - Beijing has cancelled a final rehearsal for a massive National Day parade after disruptions caused by preparations this week in the Chinese capital shut roads and large parts of the subway system.
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| China's economy to achieve growth target (Reuters) Posted: 18 Sep 2009 10:19 PM PDT Reuters - China's economy will be able to achieve a growth target of 8 percent this year, but the country should not rest on its laurels as problems remain, the statistics bureau's top economist was quoted as saying on Saturday.
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| Australia Outraged Over Its Own 'Josef Fritzl' (Time.com) Posted: 18 Sep 2009 09:25 PM PDT Time.com - On Sept. 17, a Melbourne daily broke a story of yet another gross case of abuse and incest that went undetected -- or ignored -- for decades before the Australian woman in her 40s found the strength to come forward
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| Ferguson warns Tevez to expect hostile ManU reception (AFP) Posted: 18 Sep 2009 09:27 PM PDT
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| Talking with North Korea: What Can the U.S. Hope for? (Time.com) Posted: 18 Sep 2009 09:25 PM PDT Time.com - After nine months of missile tests, the detention of two American journalists, and a barrage of hostile rhetoric, Kim Jong Il now has the U.S. right where he has wanted it all along -- ready to sit across the bargaining table
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| Colombia scraps scandal-hit agency Posted: 18 Sep 2009 09:50 PM PDT Intelligence agents accused of illegally eavesdropping on government critics.
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| Obama: Race not 'overriding issue' in criticism Posted: 18 Sep 2009 09:46 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Friday some of the opposition he faced was because of his race but denied former President Jimmy Carter's charge that racism was a leading factor in angry criticism of his healthcare agenda.
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| Ex-CIA chiefs urge Obama to drop abuse investigation Posted: 18 Sep 2009 09:46 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Seven former heads of the CIA urged President Barack Obama on Friday to end the probe into allegations of abuse of prisoners held by the agency, arguing that it would hamper intelligence operations.
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| NATO proposes new era of cooperation with Russia Posted: 18 Sep 2009 09:46 PM PDT BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO proposed a new era of cooperation with Russia on Friday, calling for joint work with Moscow and Washington on missile defence after the United States scrapped a planned anti-missile system.
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| U.S. financier Pang may have killed himself - police Posted: 18 Sep 2009 09:46 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Financier Danny Pang, who died last weekend while facing U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charges that he ran a massive Ponzi scheme, likely committed suicide, police said on Friday.
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| Some injuries after quake near Indonesia's Bali Posted: 18 Sep 2009 09:46 PM PDT JAKARTA (Reuters) - An earthquake struck offshore from Indonesia's island of Bali on Saturday, causing some injuries, the meteorology agency and the health ministry said.
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| Son kept NY socialite Astor in squalor - prosecutors Posted: 18 Sep 2009 09:46 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - The son of the late U.S. philanthropist Brooke Astor used his mother's dementia to enrich himself at the expense of her favorite charities, prosecutors said on Friday in the high-society trial.
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| Swine flu travel responses seen undermining message Posted: 18 Sep 2009 09:46 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The global public health campaign to convey a realistic view of the H1N1 swine flu pandemic is being undermined by a babble of contradictory reactions at international airports, experts said on Friday.
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| White House plays down climate finance role at G20 Posted: 18 Sep 2009 09:46 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The contentious issue of industrial nations providing financial support for developing countries dealing with climate change was not expected to be a major focus of next week's G20 meeting, a top White House adviser said on Friday.
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| Clinton says Iran faces nuclear choice Posted: 18 Sep 2009 09:46 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iran should use next month's talks with major powers to ease fears over its nuclear program or risk greater isolation and economic pressure, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Friday.
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| Ahmadinejad says Holocaust a lie, Israel has no future Posted: 18 Sep 2009 09:46 PM PDT TEHRAN (Reuters) - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called the Holocaust a lie on Friday, raising the stakes against Israel just as world powers try to decide how to deal with the nuclear ambitions of an Iran in political turmoil.
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| Pakistan police to arrest militant sought by India Posted: 18 Sep 2009 09:46 PM PDT ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani police plan to arrest an Islamist militant leader accused by India of masterminding last year's Mumbai attack, a move likely to help ease fraught relations with New Delhi.
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| Canadian officer charged with murdering Afghan Posted: 18 Sep 2009 09:46 PM PDT OTTAWA (Reuters) - A Canadian army officer has been charged with shooting dead a wounded Afghan insurgent in October 2008, the military said on Friday. It is the first case of its kind since Canada sent troops to Afghanistan in 2002.
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| Official: Terror probe suspect admits ties Posted: 18 Sep 2009 06:44 PM PDT A 24-year-old U.S. resident and Afghan national who is a suspect in an alleged terrorist plot in the United States has admitted to having ties to al Qaeda, an administration official familiar with the matter told CNN.
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| Germany boosts terrorism alert level Posted: 18 Sep 2009 08:55 PM PDT The German government raised its terrorism alert level after al Qaeda posted a video on the Internet threatening attacks in Germany if this month's elections do not come out the way the terrorist organization wants.
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