Koran burning will endanger US lives: Petraeus - AFP

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Koran burning will endanger US lives: Petraeus
AFP
KABUL — The US commander of the Afghan war has warned that troops' lives will be endangered if a Florida evangelical church goes ahead with a planned burning of the Koran on Saturday's 9/11 anniversary. General David Petraeus said the planned torching ...
Top US commander: Burning Quran endangers troopsThe Associated Press
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French Unions Stage Strike as Pension Debate Starts - BusinessWeek

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French Unions Stage Strike as Pension Debate Starts
BusinessWeek
Sept. 7 (Bloomberg) -- French unions are striking nationwide as lawmakers begin debating President Nicolas Sarkozy's bill to raise the retirement age. Transport workers began walking off the job last night, ...
French unions strike against Sarkozy pension reformSydney Morning Herald
French strike over pensions age bidThe Press Association
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Independents break election deadlock in Australia - CNN International

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Independents break election deadlock in Australia
CNN International
By the CNN Wire Staff Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard speaks to the media at Treasury Place on August 22 in Melbourne, Australia. (CNN) -- Two independent lawmakers from rural Australia broke a parliamentary deadlock on Tuesday, ...
Australia PM Gillard in tenuous grip on powerReuters
Australian Labor Party wins enough support to ruleThe Associated Press
Independents Hand Power to Australian PM GillardVoice of America
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Salehi: Iran has the right to bar UN nuclear inspectors - Jerusalem Post

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Salehi: Iran has the right to bar UN nuclear inspectors
Jerusalem Post
By AP Iranian nuke chief claims country had asked IAEA to replace inspectors that were kicked out; comes after unusually blunt warning by UN watchdog over decision. Teheran has the right to bar some UN inspectors from monitoring its disputed nuclear ...
UN report says Iran is stockpiling enriched uraniumWashington Post
IAEA Says Iran Hampering Nuclear MonitoringVoice of America
Iran says it has the right to bar UN inspectorsThe Associated Press
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Abbas asks US to step into settlement dispute - The Associated Press

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Abbas asks US to step into settlement dispute
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RAMALLAH, West Bank — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says he asked the US to settle his dispute with Israel over settlement expansion. Israel's 10-month freeze on new construction in West Bank settlements ends Sept. 26. ...
Abbas says he 'can't allow even one concession'Jerusalem Post
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Al-Qaeda in Iraq relying more on bank heists - USA Today

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Al-Qaeda in Iraq relying more on bank heists
USA Today
By Hadi Mizban, AP By Jim Michaels, USA TODAY BAGHDAD — Al-Qaeda militants in Iraq are turning to bank robberies and other thefts to make up for a drop in cash from outsiders who have bankrolled the insurgent attacks for years, US and Iraqi officials ...
Iraqi Al Qaeda group says its behind army base raidReuters Africa
US soldiers help repel deadly attack on Iraq army headquartersLos Angeles Times
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What the Basque Terrorists' Unilateral Ceasefire Reveals - TIME

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What the Basque Terrorists' Unilateral Ceasefire Reveals
TIME
Video released on Sept. 5, 2010, shows members of the Basque separatists ETA declaring a cease-fire A unilateral cease-fire declared over the weekend by the Basque terrorist group ETA is getting the cold ...
Sinn F้in 'heavily involved' in push for Eta ceasefire, says Gerry AdamsThe Guardian
Eta 'ceasefire' all too familiarBBC News
Spain not convinced new Basque truce is credibleThe Associated Press
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Kiwi students use Facebook to organise earthquake clean up - AFP

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Kiwi students use Facebook to organise earthquake clean up
AFP
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — Hundreds of enterprising New Zealand students have turned to Facebook to organise themselves into relief squads helping residents in the earthquake-hit city of Christchurch. Canterbury University Law student Sam Johnson hit ...
Sharp series of aftershocks strike New ZealandThe Associated Press
Demolitions, aftershocks rattle CantabriansTVNZ
Quake-hit Christchurch hit by strong aftershocksBBC News
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South Africa schools to reopen - CNN International

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South Africa schools to reopen
CNN International
By the CNN Wire Staff Johannesburg, South Africa -- Schools in South Africa will reopen Tuesday after unions representing more than 1.3 million workers in the country suspended a three-week-old strike that has crippled hospital services, closed schools ...
South Africa Unions' Strike SuspendedNew York Times
South African strike suspended for 3 weeksLos Angeles Times
South African unions suspend public sector strikeThe Guardian
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Tony Blair scrapped London book signing to avoid protest 'hassle' - The Guardian

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Tony Blair scrapped London book signing to avoid protest 'hassle'
The Guardian
Tony Blair yesterday took a last-minute decision to cancel his key book signing in central London because of security fears, after unrest at a signing in Dublin saw the former prime minister pelted with eggs and shoes. Blair said he was cancelling the ...
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