The moment the earthquake hit Sumatra |
- The moment the earthquake hit Sumatra
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- 'Hero' pilots fly together again
- Fossil finds extend human story
- Frantic search as Indonesia quake toll tops 1,000
- IAEA chief will go to Iran this weekend - U.S.
- Iran's aid to Iraq insurgents less broad-based - U.S.
- Evacuations start for new Philippine storm (AP)
- Myanmar court rejects Suu Kyi's appeal vs. arrest (AP)
- The U.S. Accepts Karzai, for Better or Worse (Time.com)
- Maoists kill 16 in eastern India (AFP)
- Uzbek militant killed in Pakistan: security agents
- Deadly Maoist attack in India
- Super typhoon bears down on flood-ravaged Philippines
- Tiff over Gaddafi tent on Trump land ends
- Iran's aid to Iraq insurgents less broad-based - U.S.
- Obama bans gov't workers from texting while driving
- FACTBOX - Foreign aid for Indonesia quake
- Philippines Kicks Off Global Mass Breastfeeding (Time.com)
- Japan's jobless rate falls for 1st time in 7 months (AFP)
| The moment the earthquake hit Sumatra Posted: 01 Oct 2009 10:42 PM PDT Rescue teams have resumed the desperate search for survivors following a devastating earthquake on the Indonesian island of Sumatra.
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| Posted: 01 Oct 2009 09:15 PM PDT Chicago, Madrid, Tokyo and Rio will start their final presentations to the IOC in Copenhagen. First up is Chicago, seen by many as favourites - before Tokyo, Rio and Madrid have their turn.
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| 'Hero' pilots fly together again Posted: 01 Oct 2009 09:14 PM PDT The pilot and co-pilot who made a successful emergency landing in New York's Hudson River back in January have made their first flight together since the accident.
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| Fossil finds extend human story Posted: 01 Oct 2009 08:18 PM PDT Scientists say a fossil found in the desert in Ethiopia could be the oldest known ancestor of modern day humans.
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| Frantic search as Indonesia quake toll tops 1,000 Posted: 01 Oct 2009 10:24 PM PDT PADANG, Indonesia (Reuters) - Rescuers dug feverishly on Friday through the rubble of a school and other buildings toppled by an earthquake in the Indonesian port of Padang, but few victims were being found alive two days after the tremor.
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| IAEA chief will go to Iran this weekend - U.S. Posted: 01 Oct 2009 10:24 PM PDT GENEVA (Reuters) - The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog IAEA, Mohamed ElBaradei, is expected to go to Iran this weekend, a senior U.S. official said on Thursday.
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| Iran's aid to Iraq insurgents less broad-based - U.S. Posted: 01 Oct 2009 10:24 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iran continues to provide "significant" amounts of support to insurgents in Iraq but to a smaller number of groups than it did before, the commander of U.S. forces in Iraq said on Thursday.
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| Evacuations start for new Philippine storm (AP) Posted: 01 Oct 2009 10:00 PM PDT
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| Myanmar court rejects Suu Kyi's appeal vs. arrest (AP) Posted: 01 Oct 2009 09:46 PM PDT
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| The U.S. Accepts Karzai, for Better or Worse (Time.com) Posted: 01 Oct 2009 10:00 PM PDT Time.com - Despite credible cries of foul over the election that will return him to power, Washington and its NATO allies endorse an imperfect leader in the absence of workable alternatives
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| Maoists kill 16 in eastern India (AFP) Posted: 01 Oct 2009 10:04 PM PDT
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| Uzbek militant killed in Pakistan: security agents Posted: 01 Oct 2009 10:14 PM PDT PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - An al Qaeda-linked Uzbek militant leader was killed in Pakistan in a U.S. drone missile strike in August, Pakistani intelligence agency officials said on Friday.    
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| Posted: 01 Oct 2009 09:31 PM PDT At least 16 killed in attack on village in eastern state of Bihar.
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| Super typhoon bears down on flood-ravaged Philippines Posted: 01 Oct 2009 09:51 PM PDT MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines ordered the evacuation of people living in low-lying coastal areas on Friday as a "super typhoon" threatened devastation a week after flash floods killed nearly 300 people in and around Manila.
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| Tiff over Gaddafi tent on Trump land ends Posted: 01 Oct 2009 09:51 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - The company that set up a huge tent for visiting Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi will plead guilty to zoning violations in the town of Bedford, New York, and pay a $1,000 fine, the town attorney said on Thursday.
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| Iran's aid to Iraq insurgents less broad-based - U.S. Posted: 01 Oct 2009 09:51 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iran continues to provide "significant" amounts of support to insurgents in Iraq but to a smaller number of groups than it did before, the commander of U.S. forces in Iraq said on Thursday.
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| Obama bans gov't workers from texting while driving Posted: 01 Oct 2009 09:51 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday signed an order banning federal workers from text messaging while driving on official business or using government vehicles.
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| FACTBOX - Foreign aid for Indonesia quake Posted: 01 Oct 2009 09:51 PM PDT Aid to thousands of displaced survivors started trickling in, but rescue operations in and around the West Sumatran capital of 900,000 have been hampered by power blackouts and a lack of heavy equipment to shift fallen masonry.
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| Philippines Kicks Off Global Mass Breastfeeding (Time.com) Posted: 01 Oct 2009 09:20 PM PDT Time.com - With one of Asia's highest birth rates, the Philippines has become a leader in recent years in the effort to legally combat the aggressive marketing of formula to moms around the world
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| Japan's jobless rate falls for 1st time in 7 months (AFP) Posted: 01 Oct 2009 09:37 PM PDT
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