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- Moscow mayor decision 'a formality'
- US official says China's Hu will visit in January (AP)
- Bling Barbie doll sells for $300,000
- Myanmar court will hear appeal of Aung San Suu Kyi (AP)
- France fights fuel cuts as pension vote nears (Reuters)
- US, China disagree over Nobel laureate Liu: Holder (AFP)
- Deadly blast hits Philippines bus
- NZ may lose Hobbit filming over actor dispute (AP)
- Merkel Walks a Tightrope on German Immigration (Time.com)
- Chechen Terrorists, Despite a Schism, Come Back Ferociously (Time.com)
- Bomb on bus in Philippines kills 8, wounds 10 (AP)
- UK unveils deep spending cuts (AFP)
- G20 to avoid currency undervaluation: communique (AFP)
- Australia warns of iPhone security risk (AFP)
- U.S.-Pakistani officials tackle difficult issues
- France fights fuel cuts as pension vote nears
- Pentagon plans $60 billion weapons sale to Saudi Arabia
- Potential talks between Afghan government, Taliban in push for peace
- U.S. judge rules Bank of China can be sued in terrorism case
- Russia nears membership in world economic club
| Moscow mayor decision 'a formality' Posted: 20 Oct 2010 10:59 PM PDT After weeks of rumours and deliberations the Russian capital Moscow is about to get a new mayor.
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| US official says China's Hu will visit in January (AP) Posted: 20 Oct 2010 11:04 PM PDT AP - China's President Hu Jintao is scheduled to visit the United States in January, a senior U.S. official said Thursday, in the latest sign that a thaw in relations between the two countries is gathering momentum.
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| Bling Barbie doll sells for $300,000 Posted: 20 Oct 2010 10:40 PM PDT The most expensive Barbie doll ever made was auctioned off for charity in New York last night.
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| Myanmar court will hear appeal of Aung San Suu Kyi (AP) Posted: 20 Oct 2010 10:23 PM PDT
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| France fights fuel cuts as pension vote nears (Reuters) Posted: 20 Oct 2010 10:31 PM PDT
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| US, China disagree over Nobel laureate Liu: Holder (AFP) Posted: 20 Oct 2010 10:31 PM PDT
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| Deadly blast hits Philippines bus Posted: 20 Oct 2010 10:36 PM PDT At least seven people killed after bomb exploded on a passenger bus on the southern island on Mindanao.
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| NZ may lose Hobbit filming over actor dispute (AP) Posted: 20 Oct 2010 10:51 PM PDT
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| Merkel Walks a Tightrope on German Immigration (Time.com) Posted: 20 Oct 2010 10:10 PM PDT Time.com - Pandering to right-wing anti-immigrant sentiment helps her struggling party win votes, but her country's economy needs immigration
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| Chechen Terrorists, Despite a Schism, Come Back Ferociously (Time.com) Posted: 20 Oct 2010 10:10 PM PDT Time.com - The attack on the parliament on Chechnya is growing evidence that the old breed of terror has once again dominant in the rebel underground
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| Bomb on bus in Philippines kills 8, wounds 10 (AP) Posted: 20 Oct 2010 11:05 PM PDT AP - A bomb ripped through a passenger bus Thursday in the southern Philippines, killing at least eight people and wounding 10 in an attack authorities blamed on an extortion gang with links to Muslim militants.
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| UK unveils deep spending cuts (AFP) Posted: 20 Oct 2010 09:27 PM PDT
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| G20 to avoid currency undervaluation: communique (AFP) Posted: 20 Oct 2010 09:34 PM PDT
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| Australia warns of iPhone security risk (AFP) Posted: 20 Oct 2010 10:13 PM PDT
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| U.S.-Pakistani officials tackle difficult issues Posted: 20 Oct 2010 09:18 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama praised the movement of U.S.-Pakistani relations toward a strategic partnership on Wednesday even as his national security team sought greater pressure on extremist safe havens in Pakistan.
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| France fights fuel cuts as pension vote nears Posted: 20 Oct 2010 10:31 PM PDT PARIS (Reuters) - France faced another day of strikes and confrontation on its streets on Thursday as the government grappled to restore fuel supply with senators just a few days away from voting on pension reform.
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| Pentagon plans $60 billion weapons sale to Saudi Arabia Posted: 20 Oct 2010 05:58 PM PDT The Defense Department has notified Congress that it wants to sell $60 billion worth of advanced aircraft and weapons to Saudi Arabia. The proposed sale, which includes helicopters, fighter jets, radar equipment and satellite-guided bombs, would be the largest arms deal to another country in U.S.... 
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| Potential talks between Afghan government, Taliban in push for peace Posted: 20 Oct 2010 09:07 PM PDT Senior administration officials briefed President Obama on Wednesday about the Afghan government's accelerating push for peace with the Taliban, as several streams of potential negotiations emerged.
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| U.S. judge rules Bank of China can be sued in terrorism case Posted: 20 Oct 2010 09:07 PM PDT U.S. District Chief Judge Royce C. Lamberth of the District denied a motion by the state-controlled bank to be dropped from a case brought by the family a 16-year-old Florida boy killed in a 2006 suicide bombing in Israel. The family of Daniel Wurtz, fatally injured in an April 17, 2006 attack on a
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| Russia nears membership in world economic club Posted: 20 Oct 2010 05:25 PM PDT MOSCOW - After a century in the economic cold, Russia is close to coming inside, with encouragement and promises of help from an array of Americans, including President Obama, Arnold Schwarzenegger and intrigued venture capitalists.
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