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Courtesy of Google News Updated: Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:33:27 GMT+00:00 Explain GMT

Analysis: Why can't Afghanistan tackle corruption?
Reuters
Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks during a meeting with Senator John Kerry at the Presidential Palace in Kabul August 20, 2010. By Sayed Salahuddin KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai might talk tough about dealing with endemic ...
Afghan police beat back mob of government workers at Kabul Bank branchWashington Post
Afghan security forces beat angry customers to prevent run on Kabul BankThe Guardian
Mahmood Karzai profited on deal tied to Kabul BankThe Associated Press
Sydney Morning Herald -Wall Street Journal -UPI.com
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Iran Shifts Focus in Stoning Case to Murder
New York Times
By THE NEW YORK TIMES TEHRAN, Iran - An Iranian official has confirmed that the government halted the death sentence by stoning of a woman charged with adultery, but he reiterated that she was still facing murder charges. ...
Iran: Woman's stoning sentence on holdCNN
Iran Suspends Stoning SentenceVoice of America
European Parliament condemns Iran stoning sentenceeTaiwan News
Aljazeera.net -AFP -CBC.ca
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Jolie: No choice but to be optimistic in Pakistan
CNN
By the CNN Wire Staff Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- Amid the overwhelming flood disaster in Pakistan, the world has "no choice but to be optimistic and to have hope" that things can improve there, actress and humanitarian Angelina Jolie told CNN ...
Angelina Jolie Condemns US Church's Quran Burning Plan While in PakistanOK! Magazine
Angelina Jolie Condemns Planned Quran BurningNPR
Angelina Jolie condemns planned Quran burningThe Associated Press
AFP -Washington Post -Hindustan Times
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Gunmen Stage Massive Prison Break in Northern Nigeria
Voice of America
Nigerian police say more than 730 inmates escaped during a prison break in the northern city of Bauchi. Gunmen attacked the prison, freeing suspected members of a radical Islamic group. Bauchi state police commissioner Danlami Yar'Adua says gunmen ...
Islamist gunmen free 732 prisoners in deadly attack on Nigerian jailTelegraph.co.uk
Sect's prison attack raises new fears in NigeriaeTaiwan News
Sect members escape Nigeria jailBBC News
Aljazeera.net -AHN | All Headline News -Xinhua
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Cambridge edges Harvard as top university in new survey
AFP
LONDON - Cambridge University has edged out Harvard to become the first non-US university to top a global ranking, according to a survey released Wednesday. The British-based Cambridge knocked Harvard out of the top spot for the first time in the ...
Cambridge Steals Top-University Title from HarvardTIME
Cambridge Tops List Of Best UniversitiesAHN | All Headline News
Cambridge ousts Harvard as world's best universityThe Guardian
Indian Express -BBC News -Bloomberg
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Clinton: Peace possible; there may never be another chance
Ynetnews
WASHINGTON – US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton reiterated the American administration's optimism as to Israeli-Palestinian peace process' chances of success. Speaking before the Council on Foreign Relations Wednesday, Clinton said that she believed ...
Clinton: Latest effort could be last chance for Mideast peaceHa'aretz
Israel could drag out peace deal over decadesTelegraph.co.uk
Nabil Shaath: PA won't recognize Israel as a Jewish state (Haaretz)Ha'aretz
Jewish Telegraphic Agency -Jerusalem Post -Xinhua
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Clan Planned Philippines Massacre Over Dinner, Witness Says
New York Times
MANILA - The clan accused of orchestrating the Philippines' worst political massacre - also considered the single worst killing of journalists on record - plotted the attack over a family dinner, a longtime housekeeper testified at ...
Trial Begins in Philippines Political Massacre CaseVoice of America
Ampatuans planned murders over dinnerInquirer.net
Ampatuan family 'plotted Philippines massacre'BBC News
GulfNews -ABC Online -CNN
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David Cameron's father dies after stroke
The Guardian
David Cameron's father died today after a suffering a stroke on holiday, shortly after the prime minister arrived at his bedside at a hospital in the south of France where he was being treated. Downing Street confirmed that Ian Cameron, who was 77, ...
UK prime minister's father dies in FranceReuters
Cameron Father Dies Following Stroke Shortly After Son Arrives at BedsideBloomberg
After baby joy, Cameron must confront fresh tragedyAFP
TIME -CNN -NPR
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China and Japan Bristle Over Island Dispute
New York Times
BEIJING - Despite recent efforts to tamp down territorial disputes, China and Japan are jostling elbows over one of their thorniest such conflicts: control of a tiny, uninhabited island chain in the East China Sea. ...
Diplomatic tensions after Japanese arrest Chinese fishermanTelegraph.co.uk
40 Chinese protest near Japanese embassy over detention of fishing boatXinhua
Maritime Collision Fuels China-Japan RowWall Street Journal
Reuters -The Associated Press -BBC News
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