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GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA — During a pretrial hearing here Thursday, military prosecutors played a 25-minute video that showed Canadian detainee Omar Khadr building roadside bombs in Afghanistan with several reputed al-Qaeda operatives. Read more
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UNITED NATIONS – President Obama warned Sudanese leaders Friday to proceed with a referendum on independence in the southern part of the country or face increased international isolation, saying their decision “cannot be delayed any longer.” Obama appeared at a ministerial meeting on Sudan in order to prod the government in Khartoum, which is reluctant [...]
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NEW DELHI – An Indian court ruled that a disputed Hindu-Muslim holy site in the northern part of the country should be divided between the two faith communities, an attorney for one of the Hindu parties in the suit said Thursday. The 60-year-old case has been a tinderbox of religious tensions and has triggered thousands [...]
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LUCKNOW, India (Reuters) – An Indian court ruled on Thursday that the site of a demolished mosque would be split between Hindus and Muslims, dousing immediate fears of a violent backlash in one of the country’s most religiously divisive cases. Read more
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – American International Group Inc and the U.S. government laid out a plan for the insurer to eventually repay taxpayers in full, just over two years after it was rescued from the brink of collapse. Read more
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The cost would push the Irish Republic’s fiscal deficit to 32% of gross domestic product (GDP). Read more
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MADRID – Moody’s Investors Service downgraded Spanish government debt Thursday, joining two other major credit rating agencies who have taken similar steps out of concern over the country’s public finances. Read more
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AP – The front page of North Korea’s Rodong Sinmun newspaper of Thursday, Sept. 30, 2010 shows a group photo … Slideshow:North Korea Play Video North Korea Video:North Korean leader’s son promoted, seen as heir AP Play Video North Korea Video:Analyst: N.Korea political system is ‘paralyzed’ AFP – 11 mins ago SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea has published a [...]
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An al-Qaeda plot to attack Britain in a Mumbai-style attack has been thwarted by a drone strike in Pakistan. Read more
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Thirty officers launched a mole hunt after the classified letter in which the Defence Secretary denounced the Treasury’s demand for ‘draconian’ 10 per cent cuts as ‘virtually impossible’ was published. Read more