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Pakistan to charge 3 over failed Times Square bomb (AP) AP - Pakistan will soon bring terrorism charges against three men alleged to have helped the failed Times Square bomber meet up with militant leaders close to the Afghan border and send him money to carry out the attack, a senior police officer said Wednesday. |
China\'s Hu calls for stable ties with US (AP)
AP - Trying to smooth over recently rocky relations before a visit to Washington, Chinese President Hu Jintao told American officials on Wednesday that he wants to see healthy and stable ties between the two countries.
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Demjanjuk health issues taking over trial (AP)
AP - John Demjanjuk attends most sessions of his trial in a hospital bed set up in the courtroom, wearing dark sunglasses and a hat pulled down over his face.
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Spain: US woman killed in Seville, body chopped up (AP) AP - A 49-year-old American woman who lived in the southern Spanish city of Seville was killed, cut up into pieces and thrown into a river, police said Wednesday. |
Father of UK\'s Cameron dies on vacation in France (AP)
AP - British Prime Minister David Cameron\'s father died in France on Wednesday after suffering a stroke while on vacation, the leader\'s office said.
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China: Journalist Attacks Hurt Investigative Reporting (Time.com) Time.com - China has long been an unfriendly place for journalists, but two attacks on journalists in Beijing this summer serve as a reminder that the threats to the press can extend beyond censorship to outright violence |
Stocks resume rally as European debt worries ease (AP)
AP - Stocks are rising as investors brush off fresh worries about the health of European banks to resume a rally.
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Pessimistic about peace, Israelis greet new year (AP)
AP - Israelis usher in the Jewish new year, or Rosh Hashana, at sundown Wednesday with a widespread sense of pessimism that a new round of U.S.-sponsored Mideast talks can achieve peace.
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Weeks of rains leave thousands homeless in Mexico (AP)
AP - Tens of thousands of people have abandoned their homes across southern Mexico to escape flooding from weeks of torrential rains, and forecasts are predicting even more rainfall.
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Swaziland activists march, 2 leaders arrested (AP)
AP - Two leading activists in Swaziland were briefly detained Wednesday during a pro-democracy march in the capital of sub-Saharan Africa\'s last absolute monarchy, while supporters said a third leader also has been released.
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Clinton says NK must give up nuke ambitions (AP)
AP - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the U.S. message to North Korea is the same, whoever leads the country: Give up your nuclear ambitions.
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Bank of Canada hikes rates, sees slower recovery (Reuters) Reuters - The Bank of Canada raised its benchmark interest rate for a third consecutive time on Wednesday, nudging the rate up 25 basis points to 1 percent, but said a weak U.S. economy would hamper Canada\'s recovery. |
East Timor deputy PM quits, coalition seen at risk (Reuters) Reuters - One of East Timor\'s two deputy prime ministers resigned on Wednesday after he said Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao called him a liar, posing a risk to stability of the ruling coalition of the world\'s youngest countries. |
U.S. offensive expected in home district of Afghan Taliban leader (McClatchy Newspapers) McClatchy Newspapers - ASHEQUE, Afghanistan — Zhari, the birthplace of the Taliban movement and once again a major stronghold of the Taliban insurgency, looks set to become a battle zone where some 2,400 U.S. troops will lead an attempt to reclaim the region for the Afghan government. |
IAEA report: What\'s driving Iran\'s latest bout of nuclear obstinacy (The Christian Science Monitor) The Christian Science Monitor - Iran reacted angrily Tuesday to charges from the United Nations nuclear watchdog that it was hindering an investigation of its nuclear programs by blocking experienced inspectors, and limiting access and design information. |
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