Hopes Fade for Indonesian Quake Victims

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• Hopes Fade for Indonesian Quake Victims
• Hopes Fade for Indonesian Quake Victims
• Pakistan has forces,equipment for Taliban assault: U.S.
• California Fire Grows to 3,500 Acres
• Mending Fences for 2 Asian Leaders
• Security Adviser Calls Troop Increase McChrystal’s Opinion
• Fatah and Hamas eye truce deal, but hurdles remain
• Report Says Iran Has Data to Make a Nuclear Bomb
• Abroad | Critic’s Notebook: The Polanski Case: A Gallic Shrug
• City Room: Complaint Box | Instant Enforcement
• Palestinians slam Abbas over U.N. Gaza report delay
• Five hurt in south Yemen protests: reports
• Man is shot by firearms officers
• Mercedes Sosa, Argentine Folk Singer, Is Dead at 74
• Chelsea beat Liverpool to go top
• Teenage boy killed in house fire
• Jones Plays Down Iran Nuclear Study
• Study: 10% of Births Are Premature
• Socialists Projected to Win in Greece
• Iran 'co-operation' draws praise

Hopes Fade for Indonesian Quake Victims Posted: 04 Oct 2009 11:50 AM PDT Emergency workers struggled to reach remote villages buried beneath landslides triggered by a 7.6-magnitude earthquake, while a steady stream of bodies arrived at the morgue.

Hopes Fade for Indonesian Quake Victims Posted: 04 Oct 2009 11:50 AM PDT Emergency workers struggled to reach remote villages buried beneath landslides triggered by a 7.6-magnitude earthquake, while a steady stream of bodies arrived at the morgue.

Pakistan has forces,equipment for Taliban assault: U.S. Posted: 04 Oct 2009 11:24 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pakistan has mobilized enough forces and equipment to launch a long awaited ground offensive against Taliban militants in their South Waziristan stronghold near the Afghan border, U.S. defense officials said on Sunday.

California Fire Grows to 3,500 Acres Posted: 04 Oct 2009 12:04 PM PDT A wind-driven wildfire has burned over 5 square miles in the San Bernardino Mountains and destroyed three homes.

Mending Fences for 2 Asian Leaders Posted: 04 Oct 2009 10:50 AM PDT The North Korean leader, Kim Jong-il, held talks with Prime Minister Wen Jiabao of China as his government tried to mend ties with Beijing.

Security Adviser Calls Troop Increase McChrystal’s Opinion Posted: 04 Oct 2009 11:52 AM PDT The national security adviser offered no endorsement of a recommendation by Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal to add 40,000 troops to the 68,000 Americans deployed there.

Fatah and Hamas eye truce deal, but hurdles remain Posted: 04 Oct 2009 10:43 AM PDT GAZA (Reuters) - Hamas and Fatah, the warring parties that have divided the Palestinian territories, may agree this month to an Egyptian-brokered deal that sketches out a path to peace between them, but which also faces many further obstacles.

Report Says Iran Has Data to Make a Nuclear Bomb Posted: 04 Oct 2009 10:49 AM PDT A U.N. analysis says Iran has "sufficient information to be able to design and produce a workable" bomb, going well beyond the public position taken by Washington.

Abroad | Critic’s Notebook: The Polanski Case: A Gallic Shrug Posted: 04 Oct 2009 11:57 AM PDT In France, which worships a privileged class of aesthetes and philosophers, some moral tension has arisen.

City Room: Complaint Box | Instant Enforcement Posted: 04 Oct 2009 11:36 AM PDT Maybe parking-enforcement officers wouldn't be able to dismiss your efforts to procure change if the city provided more Muni-Meters.

Palestinians slam Abbas over U.N. Gaza report delay Posted: 04 Oct 2009 09:36 AM PDT RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Critics accused Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday of letting down his people by bowing to U.S. pressure and postponing action on a U.N. report that criticized Israel's offensive in Gaza.

Five hurt in south Yemen protests: reports Posted: 04 Oct 2009 11:27 AM PDT ADEN, Yemen (Reuters) - Five people, including three soldiers, were wounded in south Yemen as protesters marched to demand the release of comrades arrested in pro-separatist rallies last week, witnesses and a news website said Sunday.

Man is shot by firearms officers Posted: 04 Oct 2009 10:33 AM PDT A man is seriously ill in hospital after being shot by specialist firearms officers in London.

Mercedes Sosa, Argentine Folk Singer, Is Dead at 74 Posted: 04 Oct 2009 10:50 AM PDT The music of Ms. Sosa, the "voice of Latin America," inspired opponents of South America's brutal military regimes and led to her forced exile in Europe.

Chelsea beat Liverpool to go top Posted: 04 Oct 2009 10:00 AM PDT Nicolas Anelka and Florent Malouda score as Chelsea move back to the top of the table with a 2-0 win over Liverpool.

Teenage boy killed in house fire Posted: 04 Oct 2009 04:44 AM PDT A 17-year-old boy dies after being trapped in a fire at a house on Romney Marsh in Kent.

Jones Plays Down Iran Nuclear Study Posted: 04 Oct 2009 11:52 AM PDT National Security Adviser Jim Jones played down an IAEA report that suggests Iran is closer to being able to make an atomic bomb than U.S. reports have indicated.

Study: 10% of Births Are Premature Posted: 04 Oct 2009 09:11 AM PDT Nearly 13 million babies, or about 10% of total worldwide births, are born prematurely each year, presenting a major and growing challenge for health systems and governments, according to a report by the March of Dimes.

Socialists Projected to Win in Greece Posted: 04 Oct 2009 10:06 AM PDT Greece's opposition socialist, or Pasok party, appears to have won snap elections, exit polls showed Sunday.

Iran 'co-operation' draws praise Posted: 04 Oct 2009 12:01 PM PDT The US and the UN give upbeat assessments of the possibility of resolving the dispute over Iran's nuclear programme.

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FACTBOX - Ties between China and North Korea

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• FACTBOX - Ties between China and North Korea
• EU leaders welcome Ireland result
• North Korea's Kim woos China's Wen on rare visit
• Eight U.S. troops killed in east Afghan battle
• Hopes fade for Indonesia quake survivors
• Typhoon kills 17 in Philippines
• China's Wen holds talks with North Korea's Kim - Xinhua
• Eight U.S. troops killed in east Afghan battle
• Israel's Netanyahu to undergo hospital tests
• Eight U.S. troops killed in E. Afghan battle
• Socialists set for comeback as Greece votes
• North Korea's Kim woos China's Wen on rare visit
• Socialists set for comeback as Greece votes
• Philippines says may import rice as storms hit crops
• Russia dam disaster blamed on Chubais, five others
• China's Wen visits North Korea with nuclear talks in focus
• Former Japan finance minister found dead
• Only 10 days left for climate deal, UN's Ban says
• Chance of more survivors from Indonesia quake dims
• Nigerian rebel leaders give up arms in amnesty deal

FACTBOX - Ties between China and North Korea Posted: 04 Oct 2009 12:42 AM PDT (Reuters) - North Korea's leader Kim Jong-il made a rare public appearance at Pyongyang's airport on Sunday to greet Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao at the start of a rare visit likely to test the North's stance on nuclear disarmament.

EU leaders welcome Ireland result Posted: 04 Oct 2009 12:26 AM PDT Political leaders across Europe have welcomed the result of the Irish referendum endorsing the Lisbon Treaty.

North Korea's Kim woos China's Wen on rare visit Posted: 03 Oct 2009 11:42 PM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea's leader Kim Jong-il held talks with visiting Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Sunday after making a rare appearance to greet his guest at the start of a visit likely to test the North's stance on nuclear disarmament.

Eight U.S. troops killed in east Afghan battle Posted: 03 Oct 2009 11:42 PM PDT KABUL (Reuters) - Eight U.S. troops were killed in battle when remote outposts were stormed by fighters in an Afghan district the Americans were planning to abandon, the military said on Sunday, the deadliest battle in more than a year.

Hopes fade for Indonesia quake survivors Posted: 03 Oct 2009 11:42 PM PDT PADANG, Indonesia (Reuters) - Rescue teams combing the rubble in the shattered Indonesian city of Padang said on Sunday there was little hope of finding more survivors of a massive earthquake that authorities say may have killed 3,000 people.

Typhoon kills 17 in Philippines Posted: 03 Oct 2009 11:22 PM PDT MANILA (Reuters) - A powerful typhoon slowly moved out to sea on Sunday after slamming into the remote northeastern Philippines and killing 17 people, but damage and flooding, while extensive, were less widespread than feared.

China's Wen holds talks with North Korea's Kim - Xinhua Posted: 03 Oct 2009 11:22 PM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao held rare talks with North Korea's leader Kim Jong-il, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday, the first day of Wen's visit to the North.

Eight U.S. troops killed in east Afghan battle Posted: 03 Oct 2009 11:22 PM PDT KABUL (Reuters) - Eight U.S. troops were killed in battle after tribal militia attacked two combat outposts in a remote area in eastern Afghanistan, the military said on Sunday, the deadliest battle for U.S. troops in more than a year.

Israel's Netanyahu to undergo hospital tests Posted: 03 Oct 2009 11:22 PM PDT JERUSALEM, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will undergo medical tests in hospital on Sunday, including a colonoscopy of his lower intestinal tract and a cystoscopy of the bladder, his office said.

Eight U.S. troops killed in E. Afghan battle Posted: 03 Oct 2009 10:42 PM PDT KABUL (Reuters) - Eight U.S. troops were killed in day of fighting in the remote east of Afghanistan near the Pakistan border, after fighters launched a "complex" attack, a military spokeswoman said on Sunday.

Socialists set for comeback as Greece votes Posted: 03 Oct 2009 10:42 PM PDT ATHENS (Reuters) - Greeks began voting on Sunday in an election that the socialist opposition was expected to win due to discontent with the government's failure to crack down on corruption and its handling of the economic crisis.

North Korea's Kim woos China's Wen on rare visit Posted: 03 Oct 2009 09:41 PM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea's leader Kim Jong-il made a rare appearance at Pyongyang's airport on Sunday to personally greet Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao at the start of a top-level visit likely to test the North's stance on nuclear disarmament.

Socialists set for comeback as Greece votes Posted: 03 Oct 2009 09:41 PM PDT ATHENS (Reuters) - Greeks vote on Sunday in a snap election that the socialist opposition is expected to win due to popular discontent with the government's failure to crack down on corruption and its handling of the economic crisis.

Philippines says may import rice as storms hit crops Posted: 03 Oct 2009 09:41 PM PDT MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines, the world's biggest rice buyer, may import more of the grain to fill its needs for the first half of 2010 after two storms wreaked havoc on ricefields, a government official said on Sunday.

Russia dam disaster blamed on Chubais, five others Posted: 03 Oct 2009 09:41 PM PDT MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian government commission found that Anatoly Chubais, the former head of the national power monopoly, was among those responsible for the Siberian hydropower station accident that killed 75 people in August.

China's Wen visits North Korea with nuclear talks in focus Posted: 03 Oct 2009 09:15 PM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao began a rare top-level visit to North Korea on Sunday, with his meetings expected to focus on the poor and isolated nation's nuclear programme.

Former Japan finance minister found dead Posted: 03 Oct 2009 08:41 PM PDT TOKYO (Reuters) - Former Japanese finance minister Shoichi Nakagawa, who was forced to deny he was drunk at a G7 news conference in February, has died, Tokyo police said on Sunday.

Only 10 days left for climate deal, UN's Ban says Posted: 03 Oct 2009 08:41 PM PDT COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Saturday negotiators had just 10 days left to secure a global climate deal and governments must not be hindered by domestic troubles.

Chance of more survivors from Indonesia quake dims Posted: 03 Oct 2009 08:41 PM PDT PADANG, Indonesia (Reuters) - Rescue teams in the Indonesian city of Padang combed through rubble on Sunday in a desperate bid to find more survivors of a devastating earthquake four days ago, but were retrieving only bodies.

Nigerian rebel leaders give up arms in amnesty deal Posted: 03 Oct 2009 08:41 PM PDT PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria (Reuters) - Hundreds of Nigerian rebel fighters gave up their weapons and accepted an amnesty deal on Saturday in the most concerted effort yet to end years of fighting in the oil-producing Niger Delta.

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