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• Possible talks with Afghan insurgents draw closer (AP)
(Sat, 04 Sep 2010 21:15:12 GMT)

AP - In a further step toward reconciling with insurgents, President Hamid Karzai said Saturday he will soon name the members of a council tasked with pursuing peace talks with rebels willing to break with al-Qaida and recognize the government in Kabul.


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• Shoes, eggs hurled at ex-Brit PM Blair in Dublin (AP)
(Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:09:03 GMT)

AP - Protesters hurled shoes and eggs Saturday at Tony Blair who held the first public signing of his memoir amid high security in Ireland's capital. Hundreds more people lined up to have their books autographed — evidence that the divisions left by Blair's decade as British leader have yet to heal.


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• Buildings collapse, 2 injured in powerful NZ quake (AP)
(Sat, 04 Sep 2010 14:12:07 GMT)

AP - Chimneys and walls crumbled to the ground, roads cracked in half and residents were knocked off their feet as a powerful magnitude-7.1 earthquake rocked New Zealand's South Island early Saturday. The prime minister said it was a miracle no one was killed.


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• Thousands protest French crackdown on Gypsies (AP)
(Sat, 04 Sep 2010 19:44:33 GMT)

AP - Thousands of people marched in Paris and around France on Saturday to protest expulsions of Gypsies and other new security measures adopted by President Nicolas Sarkozy's government. ... Read

• Many Pakistanis still waiting for flood aid (AP)
(Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:17:51 GMT)

AP - Abdul Rehman and his family live under a tree next to a pile of rubble on a newly created island where his house used to be.


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• Israel: Now, More than Ever, Fascinated By Netanyahu (Time.com)
(Sat, 04 Sep 2010 20:25:00 GMT)

Time.com - No one really thinks much will come out of the direct talks with the Palestinians but, when the issue is Bibi, up come visions of Gorbachev -- and Nixon in China ... Read

• Fourth Pakistan player probed for 'fixing': report (AFP)
(Sat, 04 Sep 2010 20:25:47 GMT)

AFP - The British newspaper whose allegations of a betting scam have rocked the world of cricket said Saturday that a fourth Pakistan player was being probed over the claims, but declined to name him.


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• Israel: Explosions occurred at Hezbollah depot (AP)
(Sat, 04 Sep 2010 19:55:38 GMT)

AP - Israel's military said Saturday that surveillance footage from drones shows that the explosions that rocked a village in southern Lebanon this week occurred at a residential building used by Hezbollah as a weapons depot. ... Read

• 'Alive' survivors to Chilean mining kin: Be strong (AP)
(Sat, 04 Sep 2010 21:20:05 GMT)

AP - Former rugby players from Uruguay who survived more than two months of isolation in the snow-covered Andes met on Saturday with some of the relatives of 33 trapped miners and urged them to stay strong.


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• Winning start as South Africa seek redemption (AFP)
(Sat, 04 Sep 2010 20:55:55 GMT)

AFP - South Africa launched a challenge for African Nations Cup redemption by outplaying minnows Niger 2-0 Saturday in the north-east city of Nelspruit.


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• Southwest China landslide toll rises to 24 (AFP)
(Sat, 04 Sep 2010 19:02:35 GMT)

AFP - The death toll from rain-triggered landslides that hit a remote village in southwestern China rose to 24, with another 24 people still missing, state-run Xinhua news agency reported Saturday.


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• China tells state companies to explore Potash bid (Reuters)
(Sat, 04 Sep 2010 03:12:11 GMT)

Reuters - Chinese officials have ordered state companies to meet investment bankers to explore ways to block BHP Billiton's $39 billion bid for Potash Corp, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said. ... Read

• 9 killed in New Zealand skydiving plane crash (AP)
(Sat, 04 Sep 2010 12:33:39 GMT)

AP - A light aircraft carrying skydivers crashed in flames Saturday near a popular tourist spot in New Zealand's Southern Alps, killing nine people including four foreign tourists, police said. ... Read

• Settlers defy Netanyahu with vow to begin construction (McClatchy Newspapers)
(Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:59:00 GMT)

McClatchy Newspapers - JERUSALEM — Jewish settlers across the West Bank have vowed to begin construction in more than 60 locations, posing a direct challenge to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he returned home from Thursday's first round of direct peace talks in Washington. ... Read

• North Korea's Kim Jong-il may go public with dynastic rule (The Christian Science Monitor)
(Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:34:46 GMT)

The Christian Science Monitor - North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-il is expected to convene the first high-level conference of the ruling Workers’ Party in about 40 years amid widespread speculation that the world will finally get the answer to one great question: ... Read

• Hillary Clinton's Role in Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks (Time.com)
(Sat, 04 Sep 2010 20:25:00 GMT)

Time.com - After a notable absence, the Secretary of State has been a very visible presence at the current negotiations. Will it pay off? ... Read

• Price Hikes Trigger Mozambique Protests (OneWorld.net)
(Sat, 04 Sep 2010 18:56:15 GMT)

OneWorld.net - MAPUTO, Sep 3 (IPS) - September in Mozambique’s capital has begun with violent protests. Thousands have been striking over an increase in the prices of basic goods, including bread. Police responded with force - firing on crowds gathered on the streets in several suburbs and townships in and around Maputo. ... Read