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Suicide Bombing at Pakistan Shi'ite Rally Kills 53

Voice of America - Ayaz Gul - ‎1 hour ago‎
A suspected suicide bomber struck a pro-Palestinian rally in southwestern Pakistan, killing at least 50 people and wounding scores of others.

UPS Cargo Plane Crashes in Dubai

Wall Street Journal - Chip Cummins - ‎32 minutes ago‎
DUBAI—A United Parcel Service Inc.-operated cargo plane, with two crew members aboard, crashed Friday evening on takeoff in Dubai, according to an initial statement from the company.

Strong quake strikes near Christchurch, New Zealand

CNN - Nick Valencia, Mark Bixler - ‎38 minutes ago‎
By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- An earthquake that struck New Zealand on Saturday caused "a lot of damage," though there are no reports of serious injuries or major damage, an emergency official said.

8 killed in latest wave of Russian forest fires

The Associated Press - ‎1 hour ago‎
MOSCOW - The latest wave of forest fires in Russia has killed eight people and injured 17, authorities said Friday. Fires blazed across much of European Russia in August following weeks of drought and record-high temperatures.

North Korea's Kim Jong-il may go public with dynastic rule

Christian Science Monitor - ‎23 minutes ago‎
Speculation is rampant that North Korea's Kim Jong-il will go public with plans to name his son his heir at a rare political conference.

German Government, States Must Play Role in Sarrazin Dismissal, ARD Says

Bloomberg - Rainer Buergin - ‎2 hours ago‎
Chancellor Angela Merkel's government and the Bundesrat, parliament's upper chamber that represents Germany's 16 states, must get involved in any decision on the Bundesbank's request to dismiss its board ...

Hamas attacks show group is still strong in West Bank

Washington Post - Janine Zacharia - ‎2 hours ago‎
Deadly drive-by shootings by Hamas gunmen this week proved that the Palestinian militant group can still operate in the West Bank when its leadership demands, despite a sustained crackdown by Israel and the Palestinian Authority.

Indonesia volcano eruption sends villagers fleeing for the second time this week

Christian Science Monitor - Sara Schonhardt - ‎2 hours ago‎
The Indonesia volcano eruption is only smoke and ash and not life-threatening so far. But some warn that more earthquakes and volcanic eruptions are on the way.

Aquino Takes Responsibility for Bus Siege That Killed 8 Hong Kong People

Bloomberg - Joel Guinto, Cecilia Yap - ‎1 hour ago‎
Philippine President Benigno Aquino said today he takes full responsibility for the outcome of the bus siege that killed eight members of a Hong Kong tour group.

Six men jailed for Portugal child sex abuse

BBC News - ‎2 hours ago‎
Six Portuguese men have been jailed after they were found guilty of sexual abuse at a state-run children's home. Carlos Silvino was given an 18-year sentence after confessing to 639 charges relating to the abuse of children or procuring them for others ...

Mexico: Soldiers kill 30 in troubled border state

The Associated Press - Mark Walsh - ‎1 hour ago‎
MONTERREY, Mexico - Mexican soldiers killed at least 30 suspected cartel members in two shootouts near the US border in a region that has become one of biggest battlegrounds in the country's drug war, authorities said Friday.

In France, an Evangelical Gypsy group shakes up the immigration debate

Christian Science Monitor - Robert Marquand - ‎2 hours ago‎
In France, a movement from within the Gypsy community could temper what have been bad relations with European governments amid a hot immigration debate.

Cuba's Castro Warns of War in First Public Speech Since Surgery in 2006

Bloomberg - Jens Erik Gould - ‎41 minutes ago‎
Former Cuban President Fidel Castro gave his first public speech in front of thousands of people since undergoing surgery four years ago, repeating warnings of imminent nuclear war sparked by conflict ...

Dutch Talks on Forming Coalition Government Collapse

Bloomberg - Jurjen van de Pol - ‎1 hour ago‎
The Dutch Liberal Party and the Christian Democratic Alliance failed to agree on forming a coalition with the support of the anti-Islam Freedom Party, leaving the Netherlands without a new government almost three months after elections.

Price Riots Spread in Mozambique

Voice of America - ‎1 hour ago‎
Photo: AP Protests against rising food and fuel prices have spread to central Mozambique, as isolated riots continue for a third day near the capital.

Russia says has enough grain, stocks at 21-25 mln T

Reuters - ‎Sep 2, 2010‎
SARATOV, Russia, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Russia has no reason to be short of food, and, despite the drought, has sufficient grain, with carry over stocks of some 21-25 million tonnes, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday.

Does it matter who William Hague shares a hotel room with?

The Guardian - Yoshikazu Tsuno - ‎11 hours ago‎
The philosopher Julian Baggini Mattering is a very complicated business. Nothing matters, full stop. You always have to ask what exactly it is that matters, for whom or for what.

Another Lengthy Gridlock in China

New York Times - Michael Wines - ‎6 hours ago‎
Yet another gargantuan traffic jam has gripped the freeway that links Inner Mongolia's coal fields to metropolitan Beijing, possibly exceeding a blockage on the same road that drew global attention last month, Chinese news sources ...

Japan Ozawa:investment could help control yen rise

Reuters - Chisa Fujioka, Yoko Kubota - ‎5 hours ago‎
TOKYO, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Japanese ruling party powerbroker Ichiro Ozawa, challenging Prime Minister Naoto Kan in a party leadership vote, said on Friday that investing in foreign resources could help curb a rapid rise in the yen.
Japanese Yields Climb Wall Street Journal

Puppy throwing girl tracked down by police

Daily Mail - ‎4 hours ago‎
By Daily Mail Reporter A girl shown in a video throwing puppies into a fast-flowing river has been traced, police in Bosnia said today.
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