US BB winner ‘considered flight risk’
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A federal judge in Boston has ruled that Big Brother US winner Adam Jasinski is a flight risk. Read more
U.N. says response to attack slow
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Afghan policemen inspect the Bekhtar guesthouse after an attack by Taliban militants on Octber 28, 2009 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Read more
Deal may allow ousted Honduran president to return to power
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TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Representatives of ousted President Manuel Zelaya finally reached an agreement with the interim government that could help end the monthslong dispute over Honduras’ June 28 coup, and possibly pave the way for Zelaya’s reinstatement. Read more
Forgot to tell the boss
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Former CBO director, Bush economic adviser and McCain campaign domestic policy chief Doug Holz-Eakin told a cautionary tale of how even what he called the “razor sharp” minds of the Obama administration could get tripped up by unexamined assumptions. Read more
Staying at the Basra ‘B&B’
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It is jokingly dubbed ‘the most expensive B&B in the world’. Then again the trailer camp is the only ‘bed and breakfast’ that also provides lunch, dinner, a gym, 24-hour Internet access and a relatively secure place to stay in Basra.Situated within the newly-acquired American military base in this southern-Iraqi province, the B&B provides private [...]
Poll: President Blair?
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After furious behind-the-scenes campaigning and public appeals from Gordon Brown and David Miliband, are you glad Tony Blair’s bid for the EU presidency has run into trouble? Online Surveys & Market Research Read more
World Digest: Top U.S. official visits Russia for arms talks
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RUSSIA U.S. security adviser visits for arms talks Russia and the United States are scrambling to address disagreements over a new nuclear arms reduction treaty with a little more than a month left until the existing agreement between the Cold War adversaries expires. Both sides expressed optimism Thursday at the end of a day of [...]
Insurgents kill 5 foreign U.N. workers, 3 others in Kabul
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KABUL — A squad of Taliban fighters disguised as police officers stormed a guesthouse in the Afghan capital just after dawn Wednesday, killing five foreign U.N. workers, including one American, and leaving three other people dead in a two-hour gun battle with Afghan security forces and U.N. guards. Read more
Venezuela’s Chávez Takes a Mighty Swing at Golf
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CARACAS, Venezuela — Every day, Pascual Cicenia plays golf on an emerald course that is 18 holes of tropical heaven in the middle of this chaotic city. He doesn’t take it for granted, he said, especially now that President Hugo Chávez has disparaged the sport as an elitist endeavor with few friends in his populist [...]
In Pakistan, Clinton announces resolution to Honduran crisis
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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, traveling in Pakistan early Friday, hailed an agreement reached to end the presidential crisis in Honduras. Read more
Clinton rebukes Pakistan on hunt for al-Qaeda leaders
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ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton expressed doubt Thursday over Pakistan’s failure to locate top al-Qaeda leaders in the eight years since they escaped over the border from Afghanistan, telling a group of Pakistani journalists that she found “it hard to believe that nobody in your government knows where they are and [...]
Iran proposes big changes to draft atom deal: report
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TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran proposed changes to a U.N.-drafted nuclear fuel deal on Thursday, Iranian media said, making demands that appeared to challenge the basis of the agreement with the United States, France and Russia. Read more
U.S. economy stabilized but risks remain: Geithner
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CHICAGO (Reuters) – The U.S. economy’s return to growth during the third quarter shows stability has been regained but recovery is fragile and needs nurturing, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Thursday. Read more
Honduras rivals resolve deadlock
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The interim leader of Honduras says he is ready to sign a pact to end its crisis which could include the return of ousted President Manuel Zelaya. Read more
Fugitive banker extradited to Thailand (AP)
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AP – Amrit Sarup, the mother of Rakesh Saxena, enters the Custom and Immigration Office at the Vancouver International … Related Quotes Symbol Price Change BONC 0.00 0.00 ^GSPC 1,066.11 0.00 ^IXIC 2,097.55 +37.94 By JEREMY HAINSWORTH, Associated Press Writer Jeremy Hainsworth, Associated Press Writer – Thu Oct 29, 8:38 pm ET VANCOUVER, British Columbia – A fugitive banker’s long fight against [...]
Passports linked to 9/11 found along Afghan border (AP)
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Play Video CBS 3 Philadelphia  – Obama Says Dover Visit Was ‘A Sobering Reminder’ Play Video Video:Month’s US toll worst of Afghan war Reuters Play Video Video:The Bottom Line on Afghanistan ABC News Pakistan Video:Pakistan bomb death toll rises Australia 7 News AP – Seized photos and passport of Spanish citizen Raquel Burgos Garcia recovered during military operations … [...]
Karadzic planned to wipe out Muslims, court told
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RADOVAN KARADZIC was overheard on telephone intercepts plotting to wipe Bosnian Muslims from the “face of the earth”, his war crimes trial at The Hague was told yesterday. Read more
Somali Man, 112, Marries 17-Year-Old Girl
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A Somali man who claims to be 112 years old has married for the sixth time, and he hopes to have children with his 17-year-old bride Read more
Nursery paedophile torments families from jail by naming victims in cynical bid to cut her sentence
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Nursery monster Vanessa George torments families from jail by naming victims in cynical bid to cut sentence British couple kidnapped by Somali pirates tell of the terrifying moment they were hijacked Wheel clampers rake in £3,000 an HOUR in shopping centre car park Just like his dad: Prince Edward says death of schoolboy doing Duke [...]
World's Worst Earthquakes
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When faults let loose with a mighty rumble, the reverberations are felt across the globe. As Mother Nature takes lives and property with such minute warning, super temblors anywhere in the world remind those in quake-prone zones of the vulnerability of great metropolitan regions and remind us to be prepared with good building codes and [...]