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- Russia condemns EU sanctions against Syria
- Britain to ship US$1.5b in banknotes to Libya
- Blair has major, unheralded role in Mideast talks
- Madonna promotes film in Venice
- 20th Enescu music festival opens in Bucharest
- Famine likely to spread in southern Somalia: UN
- Blair has major, unheralded role in Mideast talks
- Muhyiddin extends condolences to family of killed cameraman
- Somali president extends condolences over cameraman's death
- 6 cities bid to host 2020 Olympics
- Rain to hit northern China, drought continues in south
- World Bank chief warns of economic 'danger zone'
- Schoolgirls die in Vietnam boat sinking: official
- Typhoon Talas closes in on western Japan
- Top level Mexican drug boss found slain on highway
- Palin sees room for more White House candidates
- U.N. chief urges Turkey, Israel to improve ties
- North Korea readies for harvest as food aid flows in
- UN concerned over Australian refugee plans
- Malaysia seizes 1,000 elephant tusks: reports
| Russia condemns EU sanctions against Syria Posted: 03 Sep 2011 12:27 AM PDT DUSHANBE, Tajikistan, Sept 3 — Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov today condemned sanctions imposed on Syria by the European Union, saying they "will lead to nothing good". "We have always said that unilateral sanctions will lead to nothing good," Lavrov told reporters on the sidelines of a summit of former Soviet states in the Tajik capital ... 
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| Britain to ship US$1.5b in banknotes to Libya Posted: 03 Sep 2011 12:10 AM PDT BENGHAZI, Libya, Sept 3 — Britain will ship the remainder of US$1.5 billion (RM4.5 billion) in frozen Libyan funds to Benghazi within a week, a senior official in the rebel government said today, helping its new rulers to pay public workers and restore order in the war-torn country. A portion of the funds amounting to about 280 million Libyan ... 
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| Blair has major, unheralded role in Mideast talks Posted: 02 Sep 2011 10:58 PM PDT WASHINGTON, Sept 3 — Britain's Tony Blair is playing a central but largely unheralded role in trying to revive Israeli-Palestinian peace talks and perhaps avert a Palestinian push for full UN membership later this month. As described by Western diplomats, the former British prime minister's effort in part reflects a vacuum left by the United ... 
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| Madonna promotes film in Venice Posted: 03 Sep 2011 12:35 AM PDT (Republic of Italy-AFP) - Madonna jokingly defended her title as "Queen of Pop" Thursday, quipping she would never give up her throne for love like King Edward VIII -- the subject of her latest film screened in Venice. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2011.
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| 20th Enescu music festival opens in Bucharest Posted: 03 Sep 2011 12:35 AM PDT The 20th Enescu music festival opens Thursday in Bucharest for 25 days of concerts and operas with a prestigious line-up including conductors Daniel Barenboim and Zubin Mehta. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2011.
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| Famine likely to spread in southern Somalia: UN Posted: 03 Sep 2011 12:12 AM PDT Famine hit areas of southern Somalia will likely spread in coming days, with the situation continuing to worsen despite massive international aid efforts, the United Nations has warned.
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| Blair has major, unheralded role in Mideast talks Posted: 02 Sep 2011 11:44 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Britain's Tony Blair is playing a central but largely unheralded role in trying to revive Israeli-Palestinian peace talks and perhaps avert a Palestinian push for full U.N. membership later this month. 
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| Muhyiddin extends condolences to family of killed cameraman Posted: 02 Sep 2011 11:50 PM PDT Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and his wife, Puan Sri Norainee Abdul Rahman, today extended condolences to the family of a BernamaTV cameraman who was killed in a shooting incident in Somalia yesterday.
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| Somali president extends condolences over cameraman's death Posted: 02 Sep 2011 11:49 PM PDT Somali President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed has contacted Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak to extend condolences over the death of a BernamaTV cameraman from a sniper bullet in Mogadishu yesterday.
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| 6 cities bid to host 2020 Olympics Posted: 02 Sep 2011 11:49 PM PDT Six cities have bid to host the 2020 Olympic Games, according to China's Xinhua news agency, citing the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as saying on Friday.
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| Rain to hit northern China, drought continues in south Posted: 02 Sep 2011 11:48 PM PDT China's meteorological authority said Saturday that north China will see heavy rains over the next three days while a drought will persist in the country's southern regions.
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| World Bank chief warns of economic 'danger zone' Posted: 02 Sep 2011 11:39 PM PDT World Bank chief Robert Zoellick warned Saturday that the global economy was heading into a new "danger zone", as he urged China to speed up structural reforms to help its development.
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| Schoolgirls die in Vietnam boat sinking: official Posted: 02 Sep 2011 11:37 PM PDT Six schoolgirls drowned when their bamboo boat capsized as they tried to pick flowers from floating water hyacinth plants on a branch of Hanoi's Red River, a health official said Saturday.
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| Typhoon Talas closes in on western Japan Posted: 02 Sep 2011 10:14 PM PDT A powerful typhoon made a landfall in Shikoku Island in western Japan on Saturday, forcing more than 2,200 people to evacuate in 12 prefectures in western to central Japan, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
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| Top level Mexican drug boss found slain on highway Posted: 02 Sep 2011 09:41 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - One of the top leaders of Mexico's brutal Gulf cartel was found dead, gunned down on a highway near the U.S. border, the Mexican government said on Friday. 
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| Palin sees room for more White House candidates Posted: 02 Sep 2011 09:41 PM PDT URBANDALE, Iowa (Reuters) - Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin said on Friday there was room for more candidates in the U.S. presidential race, but stopped short of announcing whether she would launch her own bid for the White House. 
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| U.N. chief urges Turkey, Israel to improve ties Posted: 02 Sep 2011 09:41 PM PDT CANBERRA (Reuters) - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged Turkey and Israel on Saturday to improve their relationship and accept the recommendations of a U.N. report into the deaths of nine Turks in Israeli attack on a Gaza-bound ship. 
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| North Korea readies for harvest as food aid flows in Posted: 02 Sep 2011 09:41 PM PDT WONJONG BORDER POST, North Korea (Reuters) - Impoverished North Korea appears to have emerged from the depths of a bad winter and late spring in reasonable shape, at least in the far north and south, where a variety of crops are nearly ready for harvest. 
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| UN concerned over Australian refugee plans Posted: 02 Sep 2011 09:07 PM PDT United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Saturday he had concerns about Australia's approach towards refugees, even as he praised the "model" nation for its record on the world stage.
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| Malaysia seizes 1,000 elephant tusks: reports Posted: 02 Sep 2011 09:05 PM PDT Malaysia has seized more than 1,000 African elephant tusks in two separate shipments in the past two months, reports said Saturday.
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