ElBaradei bound for Iran to pin down Geneva accord |
- ElBaradei bound for Iran to pin down Geneva accord
- Rio's Copacabana beach erupts at Olympic win
- Iran security forces detain student activists: report
- Rio beats Tokyo to 2016 Olympics
- Downpours disrupt Japan practice
- US jobless rate continues to rise
- U.S. delaying millions in aid to Somalia, U.N. says
- Israel airs videotape of kidnapped soldier
- Entire villages buried by Sumatra quakes
- Rio wins 2016 Olympic Games bid
- Iranian dissidents say they were raped
- Rio de Janeiro Wins 2016 Games
- Trustee Sues Four Madoff Relatives, Seeking $199 Million
- Man charged in Jersey abuse probe
- EU and U.S. to present plan to break Bosnia deadlock
- Man charged in Jersey abuse probe
- Scores killed in India flooding
- Montblanc's Gandhi Pen Prompts Howls in India
- Privacy risks
- Germany arrests al-Qaeda suspect
| ElBaradei bound for Iran to pin down Geneva accord Posted: 02 Oct 2009 12:23 PM PDT VIENNA (Reuters) - The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog will head to Iran this weekend to pin down an Iranian pledge, made at talks with big powers on Thursday, to open a newly revealed uranium enrichment site to inspections. The Geneva meeting, which also yielded agreement on follow-up talks before the end of October, lowered tensions a notch in a protracted standoff over suspicions that Iran is secretly trying to develop nuclear weapons.
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| Rio's Copacabana beach erupts at Olympic win Posted: 02 Oct 2009 12:01 PM PDT RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana beach erupted in Samba dancing and joy on Friday after the Brazilian city won the vote to host the 2016 Olympic Games, bringing the world's biggest sporting event to South America for the first time.
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| Iran security forces detain student activists: report Posted: 02 Oct 2009 11:44 AM PDT TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian security forces arrested at least 15 student activists Friday after a meeting of key members of a pro-reform student movement in Tehran, a reformist website reported.
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| Rio beats Tokyo to 2016 Olympics Posted: 02 Oct 2009 12:39 PM PDT Brazil will become the first South American country to host the Olympics after Rio de Janeiro is chosen to stage the 2016 Games.
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| Downpours disrupt Japan practice Posted: 01 Oct 2009 11:49 PM PDT Championship leader Jenson Button sits out the second session as McLaren's Heikki Kovalainen is fastest overall at rain-soaked Suzuka.
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| US jobless rate continues to rise Posted: 02 Oct 2009 12:04 PM PDT Unemployment remains at highest level since 1983, despite signs recession is easing.
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| U.S. delaying millions in aid to Somalia, U.N. says Posted: 02 Oct 2009 10:44 AM PDT The U.S. government is delaying "tens of millions" of dollars in crucial humanitarian aid over concerns that the money is being diverted to a notorious militant group, a senior U.N. official said.
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| Israel airs videotape of kidnapped soldier Posted: 02 Oct 2009 08:31 AM PDT A "proof-of-life" video of an Israeli soldier kidnapped by Palestinian militants more than two years ago was made public Friday, after its delivery led to the release of Palestinian women prisoners. The video shows Gilad Shalit sitting in a chair, reading a newspaper dated September 14, 2009. "For a long time I've been waiting for the day to be released," Shalit says.
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| Entire villages buried by Sumatra quakes Posted: 02 Oct 2009 10:21 AM PDT An area that now looks like a flattened mess of destruction was, just days ago, a group of three villages.
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| Rio wins 2016 Olympic Games bid Posted: 02 Oct 2009 11:33 AM PDT The International Olympic Committee on Friday eliminated Chicago and Tokyo as contenders to host of the 2016 Games.
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| Iranian dissidents say they were raped Posted: 02 Oct 2009 06:49 AM PDT Two Iranians who were caught up in the waves of arrests that followed the disputed presidential elections in June have accused their captors of raping them.
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| Rio de Janeiro Wins 2016 Games Posted: 02 Oct 2009 12:21 PM PDT Rio will host the 2016 Olympics, bringing the Games to South America for the first time and besting a Chicago bid that was strongly backed by Obama.
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| Trustee Sues Four Madoff Relatives, Seeking $199 Million Posted: 02 Oct 2009 11:55 AM PDT The complaint does not accuse the family members of participating in the Ponzi scheme, but it calls them "derelict" in carrying out their professional duties. 
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| Man charged in Jersey abuse probe Posted: 02 Oct 2009 12:28 PM PDT A 62-year-old man is charged in connection with Jersey's historical abuse inquiry, police have said.
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| EU and U.S. to present plan to break Bosnia deadlock Posted: 02 Oct 2009 11:17 AM PDT SARAJEVO (Reuters) - The European Union and the United States will present Bosnia's ethnically divided leaders next week with a plan to settle their differences and clear the way for the country's EU candidacy, officials said on Friday.
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| Man charged in Jersey abuse probe Posted: 02 Oct 2009 11:34 AM PDT A 62-year-old man is charged in connection with Jersey's historical abuse inquiry, police have said.
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| Scores killed in India flooding Posted: 02 Oct 2009 07:36 AM PDT At least 125 people die after three days of torrential rain batters southern India causing heavy flooding, officials say.
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| Montblanc's Gandhi Pen Prompts Howls in India Posted: 02 Oct 2009 10:37 AM PDT NEW DELHI, Oct. 2 -- Images of Mohandas K. Gandhi, father of modern India and icon of asceticism and nonviolence, have ended up in some unlikely places before, from ads selling Apple computers to counter-culture T-shirts. 
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| Germany arrests al-Qaeda suspect Posted: 02 Oct 2009 08:20 AM PDT A man is arrested in Germany on suspicion of preparing explosive devices and posting al-Qaeda propaganda on the web.
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