Moscow mayor decision 'a formality' Posted: 20 Oct 2010 10:59 PM PDT After weeks of rumours and deliberations the Russian capital Moscow is about to get a new mayor.  
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US official says China's Hu will visit in January (AP) Posted: 20 Oct 2010 11:04 PM PDT AP - China's President Hu Jintao is scheduled to visit the United States in January, a senior U.S. official said Thursday, in the latest sign that a thaw in relations between the two countries is gathering momentum.  
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Bling Barbie doll sells for $300,000 Posted: 20 Oct 2010 10:40 PM PDT The most expensive Barbie doll ever made was auctioned off for charity in New York last night.  
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Myanmar court will hear appeal of Aung San Suu Kyi (AP) Posted: 20 Oct 2010 10:23 PM PDT AP - Myanmar's highest court has agreed to hear a final appeal to release opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi from house arrest, her lawyer said Thursday, pressing forward with the case despite her scheduled release in less than a month.  
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France fights fuel cuts as pension vote nears (Reuters) Posted: 20 Oct 2010 10:31 PM PDT Reuters - France faced another day of strikes and confrontation on its streets on Thursday as the government grappled to restore fuel supply with senators just a few days away from voting on pension reform.  
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US, China disagree over Nobel laureate Liu: Holder (AFP) Posted: 20 Oct 2010 10:31 PM PDT AFP - The United States and China have a "fundamental disagreement" over the case of jailed Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo, US Attorney General Eric Holder said Thursday.  
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Deadly blast hits Philippines bus Posted: 20 Oct 2010 10:36 PM PDT At least seven people killed after bomb exploded on a passenger bus on the southern island on Mindanao.  
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NZ may lose Hobbit filming over actor dispute (AP) Posted: 20 Oct 2010 10:51 PM PDT AP - New Zealand may lose the filming of "The Hobbit" movies because of an actors' pay dispute, with financial backers Warner Bros. making arrangements to shift the production elsewhere, director Peter Jackson warned Thursday.  
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Merkel Walks a Tightrope on German Immigration (Time.com) Posted: 20 Oct 2010 10:10 PM PDT Time.com - Pandering to right-wing anti-immigrant sentiment helps her struggling party win votes, but her country's economy needs immigration  
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Chechen Terrorists, Despite a Schism, Come Back Ferociously (Time.com) Posted: 20 Oct 2010 10:10 PM PDT Time.com - The attack on the parliament on Chechnya is growing evidence that the old breed of terror has once again dominant in the rebel underground  
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Bomb on bus in Philippines kills 8, wounds 10 (AP) Posted: 20 Oct 2010 11:05 PM PDT AP - A bomb ripped through a passenger bus Thursday in the southern Philippines, killing at least eight people and wounding 10 in an attack authorities blamed on an extortion gang with links to Muslim militants.  
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UK unveils deep spending cuts (AFP) Posted: 20 Oct 2010 09:27 PM PDT AFP - The country's government unveiled the harshest spending cuts for decades, slashing budgets by around a fifth and taking the axe to the country's comprehensive welfare system.  
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G20 to avoid currency undervaluation: communique (AFP) Posted: 20 Oct 2010 09:34 PM PDT AFP - The Group of 20 nations has vowed to "refrain from competitive undervaluation" of their currencies in a draft communique issued ahead of the weekend's meeting of finance ministers and central bankers.  
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Australia warns of iPhone security risk (AFP) Posted: 20 Oct 2010 10:13 PM PDT AFP - A senior Australian crime official has raised serious security concerns over popular smartphones such as Apple's iPhone, which he warned was particularly vulnerable to hacking and information theft.  
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U.S.-Pakistani officials tackle difficult issues Posted: 20 Oct 2010 09:18 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama praised the movement of U.S.-Pakistani relations toward a strategic partnership on Wednesday even as his national security team sought greater pressure on extremist safe havens in Pakistan.  
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France fights fuel cuts as pension vote nears Posted: 20 Oct 2010 10:31 PM PDT PARIS (Reuters) - France faced another day of strikes and confrontation on its streets on Thursday as the government grappled to restore fuel supply with senators just a few days away from voting on pension reform.  
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Pentagon plans $60 billion weapons sale to Saudi Arabia Posted: 20 Oct 2010 05:58 PM PDT |
Potential talks between Afghan government, Taliban in push for peace Posted: 20 Oct 2010 09:07 PM PDT |
U.S. judge rules Bank of China can be sued in terrorism case Posted: 20 Oct 2010 09:07 PM PDT |
Russia nears membership in world economic club Posted: 20 Oct 2010 05:25 PM PDT |