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- Chile commemorates miners' rescue
- Popularity of Online Education Spurs Aid Fraud
- U.S. Seeks to Rally Allies, Isolate Iran
- Europe Seeks Bailout Firepower
- Man injured in scaffolding fall
- VIDEO: Iran tackles risky motorbike habits
- Solar Company Solyndra Says Its C.E.O. Resigned
- Strauss-Kahn Cleared Again of Attempted Rape
- McCaw in All Blacks side for semi
- Bomb blasts hit Iraq's Sadr City
- Prosecutors Drop Strauss-Kahn Case
- Accusations Against Iran Fleshed Out
- U.S. Weighs Troop Shift to Guard Kabul
- Tokyo 'Hotspot' Isn't Tied to Plant
- Mexico Captures a Top Zetas Drug Lord
- New Zealand Closes Beaches
- Myanmar Responds to Critics
- EU Eases Visa Rules for Turks
- Floods to Keep Thai Policies Accommodative
- IMF Urges Japan to Do More to Cut Debt
| Chile commemorates miners' rescue Posted: 13 Oct 2011 12:45 PM PDT Chile is marking the first anniversary of the spectacular rescue of 33 miners, who were freed after 69 days trapped in the San Jose pit.
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| Popularity of Online Education Spurs Aid Fraud Posted: 13 Oct 2011 12:41 PM PDT Online college courses have proliferated, and so have financial aid scams. Investigators are fighting to keep up.
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| U.S. Seeks to Rally Allies, Isolate Iran Posted: 13 Oct 2011 11:26 AM PDT President Obama said the U.S. was working to rally the international community to further isolate Iran, delivering evidence to allies on the Iranian government's alleged involvement in a plot to assassinate Saudi Arabia's U.S. ambassador.
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| Europe Seeks Bailout Firepower Posted: 13 Oct 2011 12:19 PM PDT A French official said that allowing the euro-zone rescue fund to provide insurance on bonds issued by countries that cannot tap markets is one option being considered to bolster the vehicle's firepower.
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| Man injured in scaffolding fall Posted: 13 Oct 2011 12:32 PM PDT A 58-year-old man suffers serious injuries after falling from scaffolding at the Stiles Farm housing estate in Antrim.
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| VIDEO: Iran tackles risky motorbike habits Posted: 13 Oct 2011 12:29 PM PDT Motorcycles loaded with children or piled high with goods are a common sight in Iran but traffic police are clamping down on risky practices.
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| Solar Company Solyndra Says Its C.E.O. Resigned Posted: 13 Oct 2011 12:19 PM PDT The C.E.O. of a California solar energy company that sought bankruptcy protection after receiving a $528 million loan guarantee from the Obama administration has resigned.
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| Strauss-Kahn Cleared Again of Attempted Rape Posted: 13 Oct 2011 12:09 PM PDT Dominique Strauss-Kahn was cleared of criminal charges of attempted rape, despite evidence from his own testimony of sexual assault in a 2003 encounter with Tristane Banon.
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| McCaw in All Blacks side for semi Posted: 13 Oct 2011 12:41 PM PDT New Zealand captain Richie McCaw is passed fit for Sunday's World Cup semi-final against Australia.
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| Bomb blasts hit Iraq's Sadr City Posted: 13 Oct 2011 12:40 PM PDT Two bombs in Baghdad's predominantly Shia neighbourhood of Sadr City have killed at least 15 people, Iraqi security officials say.
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| Prosecutors Drop Strauss-Kahn Case Posted: 13 Oct 2011 10:11 AM PDT Paris prosecutors said they were dismissing attempted rape and assault allegations by a French novelist against former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, citing lack of evidence and the statute of limitations.
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| Accusations Against Iran Fleshed Out Posted: 13 Oct 2011 09:19 AM PDT Top U.S. officials provided fresh details about an alleged assassination plot targeting Saudi Arabia's U.S. envoy.
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| U.S. Weighs Troop Shift to Guard Kabul Posted: 13 Oct 2011 10:36 AM PDT The U.S.-led military coalition is considering shifting more forces to eastern Afghanistan, to better protect capital Kabul from Pakistan-based insurgents, even as overall troop numbers decrease in coming months, the coalition's new commander, U.S. Marine Gen. John Allen said.
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| Tokyo 'Hotspot' Isn't Tied to Plant Posted: 13 Oct 2011 11:23 AM PDT A radiation scare gripping one of Tokyo's toniest residential neighborhoods took a sudden twist when local officials indicated that the contamination likely had nothing to do with the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident.
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| Mexico Captures a Top Zetas Drug Lord Posted: 13 Oct 2011 10:38 AM PDT The Mexican army captured a top drug cartel lieutenant who allegedly ordered an arson attack on a casino in Monterrey that killed 52 people in August.
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| Posted: 13 Oct 2011 10:37 AM PDT Several beaches on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island were closed and operations at the Port of Tauranga will be suspended overnight, after oil and containers washed ashore.
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| Posted: 13 Oct 2011 09:16 AM PDT Myanmar's government responded to activists who said its latest prison amnesty didn't include enough political dissidents, asking critics to be patient—and look for ways to encourage the government to do more.
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| Posted: 13 Oct 2011 09:31 AM PDT The EU eased visa procedures for Turkish citizens, just a day after Turkey again raised onerous visa requirements for its businessmen and citizens as a key source of friction in the relationship.
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| Floods to Keep Thai Policies Accommodative Posted: 13 Oct 2011 01:52 AM PDT Facing the worst floods in decades and a darkening global outlook, Thailand's policy makers look likely to keep supporting the economy, possibly ramping up government spending to cope with the disaster but not immediately cutting interest rates.
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| IMF Urges Japan to Do More to Cut Debt Posted: 13 Oct 2011 08:29 AM PDT Japan must do more to convince investors it has a plan to set its fiscal house in order, the IMF said, as European sovereign debt woes threaten to bring unwanted attention to Tokyo's own fiscal problems.
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