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Police say exchange of fire erupts in NW Pakistan

date: 2010-08-28 06:21:00

PESHAWAR, Pakistan-A heavy exchange of fire erupted Saturday at an office of security forces in northwest Pakistan, but the motive behind the attack was not immediately clear, police said. Police official Dost Mohammed said it was unclear who fired at the...

source: article.wn.com

Jimmy Carter gets job done - 31 years later

date: 2010-08-28 05:43:00

OK, Jimmy Carter, thanks for getting this Mattapan moonbat of ours out of North Korea. After 30 years, you finally freed a hostage. And a double thank-you for immediately screwing out of town. You saved me from having to lecture you: You don’t have to go home, but you can’t stay here. ...

source: article.wn.com

Katrina evacuees found welcome and worries in Texas

date: 2010-08-28 02:20:00

When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans five years ago, it is estimated that 200-300,000 people went to Houston. Though most returned home, tens of thousands...

source: article.wn.com

Obama to visit Israel and the West Bank

date: 2010-08-28 01:46:00

MARK WEISS in Jerusalem US PRESIDENT Barack Obama plans to visit Jerusalem and Ramallah in the coming year to press Israel and the Palestinians to make painful concessions in order to clinch a historic Middle East peace agreement in 2011. The president, who set Middle East peace as one of his top ...

source: article.wn.com

Somali admits US warship hijack

date: 2010-08-28 01:28:11

A Somali man pleads guilty to piracy-related charges in the US, saying he attacked a US warship believing it was a merchant vessel.

source: www.bbc.co.uk

Chile Miners Make Video Of Underground Life

date: 2010-08-27 19:18:36

The first footage of 33 miners trapped deep underground in Chile shows them apparently in high spirits - playing dominoes, waving to family and singing the national anthem.

source: news.sky.com

Beck under fire for rally plans

date: 2010-08-27 16:25:34

Conservative talk show host Glenn Beck comes under fire for scheduling a rally at the location of an iconic 1963 civil rights demonstration.

source: www.bbc.co.uk

Kenya celebrates new constitution

date: 2010-08-27 16:06:29

Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki signs into law a new constitution, intended to end years of political and ethnic violence, at a huge ceremony.

source: www.bbc.co.uk

Kenya president ratifies new constitution

date: 2010-08-27 11:29:00

Kenya has adopted a new constitution, more than three weeks after it was overwhelmingly approved in a national referendum. Tens of thousands of people watched as President Mwai Kibaki signed the document into law at a large ceremony in the capital, Nairobi. The debate over a new constitution has ...

source: article.wn.com

Chile miners shown in new video

date: 2010-08-27 10:52:00

Written By:BBC   , Posted: Fri, Aug 27, 2010 Caption: They have been trapped since 5 August and were only discovered to be alive on Sunday. A newly-released video appears to show that 33 miners trapped deep underground in Chile are in good spirits. The video was taken with a ...

source: article.wn.com

U.N.: 1 million displaced in Pakistan floods this week

date: 2010-08-27 09:53:00

Posted  | Comment  | Recommend | | | KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of Pakistanis were fleeing a southern district Friday after the bloated crushed a levee and flooded new areas, officials said. The U.N. said as many as 1 million people have been displaced ...

source: article.wn.com

Toyota Recalls Corollas Over Engine Fears

date: 2010-08-27 04:16:38

Toyota is recalling 1.13 million of its Corolla vehicles in the US, in the latest in a series of quality problems at the car maker.

source: news.sky.com

US citizen freed in North Korea

date: 2010-08-27 03:40:09

Ex-US President Jimmy Carter secures the release of an American, Aijalon Mahli Gomes, sentenced to hard labour for illegally entering North Korea.

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 ...

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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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

UN draft report calls DR Congo crimes genocide

date: 2010-08-27 02:29:00

The BBC has seen a draft UN report that says crimes by the Rwandan army and allied rebels in Democratic Republic of Congo could be classified as genocide. The report details how they targeted Rwandan Hutu ...

source: article.wn.com

Galicians demand answers over 2002 Prestige oil spill

date: 2010-08-27 01:27:00

The coastline of Galicia is green and rugged, dotted with deserted, sandy...

source: article.wn.com

Toyota recalls one million cars

date: 2010-08-26 20:15:29

Toyota announces another recall involving more than one million cars in the US and Canada with potentially faulty engine control systems.

source: www.bbc.co.uk

Canadians charged in terror plot

date: 2010-08-26 18:40:08

Three Canadians arrested in an alleged terrorist conspiracy had bomb parts and planned attacks, Canadian police say.

source: www.bbc.co.uk

No retrial for Blagojevich brother

date: 2010-08-26 17:24:08

Prosecutors have opted not to hold a second trial for the brother of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, citing his lesser role in the alleged conspiracy.

source: www.bbc.co.uk

Nigeria to privatise power firm

date: 2010-08-26 14:42:47

Nigeria is to sell off the state power monopoly PHCN, President Goodluck Jonathan announces.

source: www.bbc.co.uk

Crocodile Dundee Star Banned From Leaving Oz

date: 2010-08-26 13:14:41

The Australian actor Paul Hogan has been banned from leaving the country because of claims he owes millions of pounds in unpaid tax.

source: news.sky.com

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