Vandals attack Rome's monuments Posted: 04 Sep 2011 01:10 PM PDT Three historic monuments are attacked by vandals in the Italian capital, Rome, as officials struggle to protect the city's ancient treasures.  
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Humbling Chirac Posted: 04 Sep 2011 12:19 PM PDT French question putting ailing ex-president on trial  
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France's UMP Pledges No Tax Hikes As Campaign Theme Posted: 04 Sep 2011 11:57 AM PDT Sarkozy's party will base platform for next year's presidential election on spending cuts, in contrast to plans of opposition Socialists.  
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Germany's CDU suffers losses in regional poll Posted: 04 Sep 2011 12:13 PM PDT Opposition Social Democrats celebrate gains over conservatives in Chancellor Merkel's home state.  
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VIDEO: Lost penguin Happy Feet set free Posted: 04 Sep 2011 09:52 AM PDT A lost emperor penguin who washed up on a New Zealand beach in June has been released back into the Southern Ocean to begin its swim home to Antarctica.  
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Man charged over killing of imam Posted: 04 Sep 2011 12:07 PM PDT A 24-year-old man is charged with murder after a blind imam is found dead at a mosque in Finsbury Park, north London.  
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Negotiations collapse over Gaddafi stronghold Posted: 04 Sep 2011 11:14 AM PDT Libyan fighters claim to have Bani Walid surrounded but are counting on local residents to rise up against loyalists.  
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Obama Visits Flood-Ravaged New Jersey Posted: 04 Sep 2011 12:30 PM PDT As the president surveyed the damage, he was greeted by loud cheers and one person who held a sign that pleaded, "Help Us."  
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Nadal beats Nalbandian at US Open Posted: 04 Sep 2011 11:23 AM PDT Defending US Open champion Rafael Nadal seals his place in the fourth round by defeating Argentine David Nalbandian in straight sets.  
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Euro Zone Must Improve Governance, JP Morgan Says Posted: 04 Sep 2011 11:50 AM PDT JP Morgan Chase International Chairman Jacob Frenkel said he expected the euro to survive the debt crisis sweeping Europe but warned that the euro zone needs to strengthen its governance in order to ease market concerns over the bloc's future.  
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Merkel's Party Loses Support In Local Elections Posted: 04 Sep 2011 11:57 AM PDT Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats faced a potential loss of power in local elections, turning up the pressure on the German chancellor at a time when she faces criticism at home over her handling of the euro-zone debt crisis.  
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China Changes Direction on Car Sales Posted: 04 Sep 2011 11:18 AM PDT Government officials called for the country's automakers to shift away from making more cars and toward producing more fuel-efficient and technologically advanced ones.  
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Rebels Mass Near Qaddafi Stronghold as Talks End Posted: 04 Sep 2011 12:35 PM PDT Libyan rebel forces were preparing for an assault on the town of Bani Walid after negotiations for a peaceful surrender collapsed.  
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China Changes Direction on Car Sales Posted: 04 Sep 2011 11:18 AM PDT Government officials called for the country's automakers to shift away from making more cars and toward producing more fuel-efficient and technologically advanced ones.  
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South Sudan planning to move its capital from Juba Posted: 04 Sep 2011 10:47 AM PDT JUBA (Reuters) - South Sudan said Sunday it planned to move its capital to a more central location in the next few years, a project analysts say would be a costly distraction for a nation with almost no roads.  
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Secret Cables Sketch Oddities of U.S.-China Relations Posted: 04 Sep 2011 09:54 AM PDT American embassy cables posted on the Wikileaks Web site could lead to serious consequences for Chinese citizens who talked frankly to American officials.  
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Katia could become major hurricane Posted: 04 Sep 2011 10:29 AM PDT Hurricane Katia intensified rapidly to become a Category 2 storm on Sunday as it spun through the Atlantic, the National Hurricane Center said.  
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Algeria defends decision to shelter Gaddafi kin Posted: 04 Sep 2011 10:21 AM PDT ALGIERS, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Algeria's prime minister defended on Sunday his country's decision to shelter members of Muammar Gaddafi's family, describing it as a humanitarian case.  
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Red Cross leader to press Syria for prisoner access Posted: 04 Sep 2011 07:02 AM PDT The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross is pressing Syria's leaders for access to detainees held by the government amid reports of widespread abuse in the conflict-wracked nation, the agency said.  
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Documents shed light on CIA, Gadhafi spy ties Posted: 03 Sep 2011 08:53 PM PDT Documents seized at the Libyan intelligence headquarters have unearthed new insights into the CIA's "surprisingly close relationship" with their counterparts in the Gadhafi regime.  
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