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Boston GlobeIke's wrath 'like the end of the world
CNN International -37 minutes ago
MIAMI, Florida (CNN) -- Hurricane Ike tore into Cuba's northeastern coast Monday on a path that could take it over Havana on Tuesday morning and then toward the storm-weary US Gulf Coast later in the week.
Video: Ike Tears Path of Destruction Through CaribbeanAssociatedPress
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Boston GlobeSarkozy in Georgia peace mission
AFP -58 minutes ago
MOSCOW (AFP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy visits Moscow and Tbilisi on Monday in a bid to ramp up the international pressure on Russia to withdraw more troops from Georgia and shore up a fragile peace deal.
EU Leaders Send Sarkozy To Begin Talks With RussiaWall Street Journal
Sunken ships and bomb damage scar Georgian coastInternational Herald Tribune Sofia News Agency -Deutsche Welle -euronews -The Associated Press all 1,280 news articles - Prime Minister Chances Early Election in Canada
New York Times -4 hours ago
By IAN AUSTEN OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper, putting aside the date he had set by law, formally propelled Canada into a federal election campaign on Sunday.
Prime Minister Calls 3rd Election in 4 YearsWashington Post
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BBC NewsZimbabwe: Talks Resume in Harare
AllAfrica.com -40 minutes ago
South Africa's President Thabo Mbeki headed for Harare again on Monday to try to nudge Zimbabwe's deadlocked political parties into a powersharing settlement.
South Africa's Mbeki to Hold Talks on Zimbabwe Political CrisisBloomberg
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BBC NewsNew Zealand compromises on India nuclear deal
Xinhua -52 minutes ago
WELLINGTON, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) -- The New Zealand government said on Monday that it got the best deal it could on nuclear trade with India.
Indian shares rise more than 4 pct earlyReuters
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Radio AustraliaDemocrats retain veto power after Hong Kong election
AFP -43 minutes ago
HONG KONG (AFP) - Hong Kong's pro-democrats breathed a sigh of relief Monday after retaining enough seats to veto constitutional reforms following the city's hard-fought legislative elections.
Democrats celebrate surprise success in Hong Kong electionsTimes Online
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Sydney Morning HeraldNew Pakistan President Will Face `Struggling' Economy (Update1)
Bloomberg -1 hour ago
By James Rupert Sept. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Pakistan's Asif Ali Zardari is set to take over as president of a country with the world's riskiest debt, the weakest currency in its history and a stock market so depressed that the exchange ordered a freeze on ...
Video: Inside Story-Pakistan's New President-Sept 7, Part 1AlJazeeraEnglish
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ABC NewsPolice: PM's ex-law partner Messer should also be indicted
Jerusalem Post -1 hour ago
By YAAKOV LAPPIN AND JPOST.COM STAFF As well as recommending that Prime Minister Ehud Olmert be charged in the Talansky and Rishon Tours affairs, police also said there was sufficient evidence to indict the prime minister's close associate and former ...
Israeli police recommend to indict Olmert's ex-law partnerXinhua
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AFPSuspected US missile strike kills three in Pakistan: officials
AFP -43 minutes ago
MIRANSHAH, Pakistan (AFP) - At least three militants were killed Monday in a missile strike by suspected US drones on a Pakistan tribal town near the Afghan border, security and local officials said.
US missile strike kills 3 in PakistanPRESS TV
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Boston GlobeCairo rock fall death toll rises to 37, rescue operation ongoing
RIA Novosti -23 minutes ago
CAIRO, September 8 (RIA Novosti) - Some 40 hours after massive rocks flattened a densely populated Cairo shanty town, killing at least 37 and injuring over 50, rescuers cleared the way on Monday for bulldozers to move in to the area.
Cairo disaster leaves many blaming MubarakChristian Science Monitor
Egypt rock slide toll rises to 32The Associated Press Los Angeles Times -Financial Times -Voice of America -CNN International all 1,045 news articles
AFPUS to begin new inquiry into Afghan civilian deaths
AFP -43 minutes ago
KABUL (AFP) - The US military has reopened an investigation into air strikes that Afghan and UN teams say killed more than 90 civilians after new video evidence emerged, officials said Monday.
Rights group tells US stop bombing Afghan villagesInternational Herald Tribune
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Washington PostKoike launches bid to be Japan's first female PM
AFP -1 hour ago
TOKYO (AFP) - Yuriko Koike, a former television anchorwoman and defence minister, on Monday announced her bid to become Japan's first female prime minister.
Video: Japanese Prime Minister ResignsAssociatedPress
Japan's quandarySeattle Times New York Times -Reuters -BBC News -Christian Science Monitor all 2,123 news articles - Suicide bombings kill 2 Afghan policemen
United Press International -2 hours ago
KABUL, Afghanistan, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- Two police officers died in an attack by two suicide bombers at the police headquarters in Kandahar in southern Afghanistan, officials said.
Suicide Bombers Kill 2 at Afghan Police StationNew York Times
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BBC NewsMerkel to Face Test From Left
Wall Street Journal -4 hours ago
By MARCUS WALKER BERLIN -- Faced with crumbling support and a growing challenge from the far left, Germany's Social Democrat party nominated Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier to lead the party into national elections next year.
German Party Sees Shake-Up as Its Leader Steps DownNew York Times
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Aljazeera.net3 ships evade pirate attack off Somalia
CNN International -1 hour ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) -- Pirates armed with rocket-propelled grenades attacked three vessels off Somalia's coast but failed to hijack them because of quick action by crew members, a maritime official said Monday.
Piracy Grips Gulf of AdenWall Street Journal
'US allows piracy in Somali waters'PRESS TV Xinhua -The Post -GulfNews -Marine Log all 333 news articles - Angola's Ruling Party Leads in Poll With Most Votes Counted
Bloomberg -2 hours ago
By Candido Mendes Sept. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Angola's ruling party is leading in results from the country's first election in 16 years with two thirds of the vote counted.
Angola Ruling Party Takes Commanding Lead in Parliamentary ElectionVoice of America
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BBC NewsUS to reopen Afghan attack case
BBC News -5 hours ago
The US forces in Afghanistan are re-opening an investigation into a US air attack last month which reportedly killed many civilians.
US will review Afghanistan death toll investigationLos Angeles Times
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The Southern LedgerDeath toll in Compostela Valley landslides reaches 11
ABS CBN News -3 hours ago
The death toll in the killer landslide in Compostela Valley rose to 11 Monday as rescuers scrambled to find residents still trapped under the debris, health and disaster officials said Monday.
Death toll in Compostela landslides now at 14 - reportGMA news.tv
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Voice of AmericaIs Philippine peace process dead?
BBC News -2 hours ago
By Vaudine England Just over a month ago, prospects for peace in the troubled southern Philippines looked brighter than in a long time.
Fresh fighting erupts in southern PhilippinesRadio Australia
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Boston GlobeThai court to rule on PM's case on Tuesday
Reuters -2 hours ago
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's Constitutional Court will rule on Tuesday whether Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej violated the constitution by hosting television cooking shows while in office, a judge said on Monday.
Thai court to rule on PM's case on TuesdayReuters UK
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