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New Middle East Peace Talks Get Under Way

date: 2010-09-02 10:35:43

The first direct peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians in nearly two years are getting under way in Washington.

source: news.sky.com

Trapped Miners Must Move 3,000 Tons Of Rock

date: 2010-09-02 10:35:43

The 33 miners trapped 2,000ft underground will have to move more than 3,000 tons of rock to ensure their rescue is successful, experts have said.

source: news.sky.com

Obama calls for Mid-East progress

date: 2010-09-02 07:29:53

President Obama urges Mid-East leaders not to let the chance of a peace deal slip away, ahead of a new round of talks.

source: www.bbc.co.uk

Huge snowfall caused by rare clash of weather events

date: 2010-09-02 02:18:00

Scientists have shown that a severe snowfall in North America and Northern Europe in the winter of 2009-2010 was caused by a rare, once...

source: article.wn.com

Barack Obama urges Mid-East leaders to take opportunity

date: 2010-09-02 01:12:00

US President Barack Obama has urged Israeli and Palestinian leaders not to let the chance of a permanent peace deal "slip away"....

source: article.wn.com

Discovery Channel gunman killed

date: 2010-09-02 00:53:14

Police shoot dead a gunman who took three hostages at the Discovery Communications HQ near Washington and free his prisoners.

source: www.bbc.co.uk

US hostage crisis over: Gunman shot, 3 people freed

date: 2010-09-01 23:38:00

SILVER SPRING: Police shot a gunman and safely freed the three people he had taken hostage Wednesday in a four-hour standoff at the Discovery Channel headquarters outside Washington, police said. "Approximately 10 minutes ago the suspect was shot by police officers," Montgomery County ...

source: article.wn.com

Greenland Rips Into Oil Rig Protesters

date: 2010-09-01 19:31:13

Greenland has strongly condemned Greenpeace over a protest on a British oil rig in the Arctic, describing it as a "very grave and illegal attack".

source: news.sky.com

Rape Case Reopens Against WikiLeaks Boss

date: 2010-09-01 19:31:13

A rape investigation against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been reopened by Swedish prosecutors - just a week after the case was dropped.

source: news.sky.com

Mob Burns Police Station After Suicide Bombs

date: 2010-09-01 19:31:13

A furious mob has set fire to a police station after officers failed to stop three suicide bombers killing up to 18 people at a religious march in the Pakistani city of Lahore.

source: news.sky.com

Mozambique police fire at crowds protesting high prices; 7 dead

date: 2010-09-01 16:45:00

MAPUTO, (AP) — Police opened fire Wednesday on stone-throwing mobs who were protesting rising prices, killing seven people as the U.N. noted that international food prices have risen to their highest in two years — a level that could see unrest spread. Police had declared the marches ...

source: article.wn.com

Hurricane prompts US evacuations

date: 2010-09-01 16:36:41

Areas on the US east coast likely to be hit by Hurricane Earl are starting to evacuate, with warnings issued for many places.

source: www.bbc.co.uk

US reputation as a peace broker at stake

date: 2010-09-01 15:51:00

Today, the first session of direct Israeli-Palestinian negotiations will resume in Washington, despite the fact that the likelihood for success is very slim and regardless of the tremendous domestic pressure being brought on the Obama administration from the pro-Israel lobby. One way to look at ...

source: article.wn.com

US hostage crisis over: Gunman shot, 3 people freed

date: 2010-09-01 23:38:00

SILVER SPRING: Police shot a gunman and safely freed the three people he had taken hostage Wednesday in a four-hour standoff at the Discovery Channel headquarters outside Washington, police said. "Approximately 10 minutes ago the suspect was ...

source: article.wn.com

Greenland Rips Into Oil Rig Protesters

date: 2010-09-01 19:31:13

Greenland has strongly condemned Greenpeace over a protest on a British oil rig in the Arctic, describing it as a "very grave and illegal attack".

source: news.sky.com

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August 2010
Rape Case Reopens Against WikiLeaks Boss

date: 2010-09-01 19:31:13

A rape investigation against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been reopened by Swedish prosecutors - just a week after the case was dropped.

source: news.sky.com

Mob Burns Police Station After Suicide Bombs

date: 2010-09-01 19:31:13

A furious mob has set fire to a police station after officers failed to stop three suicide bombers killing up to 18 people at a religious march in the Pakistani city of Lahore.

source: news.sky.com

Mozambique police fire at crowds protesting high prices; 7 dead

date: 2010-09-01 16:45:00

MAPUTO, (AP) — Police opened fire Wednesday on stone-throwing mobs who were protesting rising prices, killing seven people as the U.N. noted that international food prices have risen to their highest in two years — a level that could see ...

source: article.wn.com

Fuld Says Lehman Was Denied the Help Its Rivals Received

date: 2010-09-01 15:32:00

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Federal regulators did not give the investment firm Lehman Brothers the same assistance as its competitors, knocking out the possibility of an orderly unwinding of the firm and ...

source: article.wn.com

Floods swamp south Sudan region

date: 2010-09-01 08:53:14

Some 57,000 people have been forced from their homes because of dramatic floods in south-western Sudan over the past month, officials say.

source: www.bbc.co.uk

Pakistan Cricket Crisis Talks Clash With Game

date: 2010-09-01 04:30:40

Three Pakistan players embroiled in an alleged betting scam are set to miss the match against Somerset while they are quizzed by cricket officials from their country.

source: news.sky.com

Peace Talks Threatened By West Bank Killings

date: 2010-09-01 04:30:40

Israeli and Palestinian leaders will meet today in Washington for the first face-to-face peace talks in 20 months as new violence flared over Jewish settlements in the West Bank.

source: news.sky.com

Alaska senator drops out of race

date: 2010-09-01 04:03:41

Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski accepts defeat in her re-election bid, and the Republican nomination goes to a newcomer backed by the Tea Party.

source: www.bbc.co.uk

Hurricane Earl threatens US coast

date: 2010-08-31 23:44:53

Hurricane Earl is heading for the eastern coast of the US after causing power cuts and heavy rain across the eastern Caribbean.

source: www.bbc.co.uk

Fed mulls further debt purchases

date: 2010-08-31 21:02:49

Minutes from its August meeting reveal the US Federal Reserve will buy up more debt if conditions worsen "appreciably".

source: www.bbc.co.uk

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