Jews and Arabs trade blame after riots divide town - International Herald Tribune

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 18:28:51 GMT

Jews and Arabs trade blame after riots divide town
International Herald Tribune- 25 minutes ago
By Isabel Kershner ACRE, Israel: Jewish and Arab residents of this mixed city traded blame Sunday after being rocked by four nights of rioting and sectarian violence, some of the worst seen here in decades.
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Jörg Haider, Austrian far-rightist, killed in car crash - International Herald Tribune

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 18:28:51 GMT

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Jörg Haider, Austrian far-rightist, killed in car crash
International Herald Tribune- 25 minutes ago
By Nicholas Kulish and Eugen Freund BERLIN: Jörg Haider, the controversial and charismatic far-right politician who transformed Austrian politics in recent decades, died of injuries sustained in a car accident early Saturday.
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Bank stresses rising in emerging markets-IMF chief - Forbes

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 18:07:27 GMT

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Bank stresses rising in emerging markets-IMF chief
Forbes- 41 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Signs of stress are growing on banking systems in many emerging and developing economies, the head of the International Monetary Fund said Sunday.
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First Child Of U.S. Astronaut Lifts Off

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 18:00:03 GMT

A Soyuz spacecraft carrying two Americans and a Russian lifted off from Kazakhstan headed for the international space station. On board was a computer game millionaire, himself the son of a former astronaut.

Zimbabwe Opposition Leader Threatens to Quit Government - Voice of America

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 17:50:41 GMT

Voice of America

Zimbabwe Opposition Leader Threatens to Quit Government
Voice of America- 1 hour ago
By VOA News Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has threatened to pull out of a power-sharing deal with President Robert Mugabe if a deadlock over the allocation of key ministries is not resolved.
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Zimbabwe power-sharing deal on the rocks AFP
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60 insurgents killed in Afghan battle - Los Angeles Times

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 17:46:21 GMT

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60 insurgents killed in Afghan battle
Los Angeles Times- 1 hour ago
By Laura King, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer By M. Karim Faiez and Laura King,Special to The Times KABUL -- Taliban fighters made an unusual bid to capture a provincial capital, Afghan and Western officials said Sunday, a failed assault that ...
Scores of rebels killed as attack on key Afghan town foiled AFP
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Final push on in Canadian national election - Reuters

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 17:39:56 GMT

Final push on in Canadian national election
Reuters- 1 hour ago
By Allan Dowd VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct 12 (Reuters) - With Prime Minister Stephen Harper looking set to win Tuesday's Canadian election, opposition parties made last-ditch appeals on Sunday to keep him from winning a majority government.
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Draft statement: Europe would guarantee bank debt - The Associated Press

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 17:31:25 GMT

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Draft statement: Europe would guarantee bank debt
The Associated Press- 1 hour ago
PARIS (AP) - Countries that use the euro will temporarily guarantee future bank debt to encourage lending and ease the credit crunch, according to a draft statement under discussion by European leaders Sunday.
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A Wave of Mergers Could Hit Banking Sector - CNBC

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 15:52:42 GMT

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A Wave of Mergers Could Hit Banking Sector
CNBC- 2 hours ago
By Charlie Gasparino On-Air Editor | 12 Oct 2008 | 01:16 PM ET The continued turmoil in the financial markets could spark a wave of mergers among banks and remaining brokerage firms in the coming weeks, even as the federal government unveils a plan to ...
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Brown Says Euro Region May Pursue Comprehensive Plan (Update1) - Bloomberg

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 17:09:01 GMT

Times Online

Brown Says Euro Region May Pursue Comprehensive Plan (Update1)
Bloomberg- 34 minutes ago
By Rob Hutton Oct. 12 (Bloomberg) -- Prime Minister Gordon Brown said he discussed a ``comprehensive plan'' of measures with European leaders to help stem the financial crisis and the British premier believes they will press ahead with the proposals.
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Brown Says Euro Region May Pursue Comprehensive Plan (Update1) - Bloomberg

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 17:09:01 GMT

Times Online

Brown Says Euro Region May Pursue Comprehensive Plan (Update1)
Bloomberg- 40 minutes ago
By Rob Hutton Oct. 12 (Bloomberg) -- Prime Minister Gordon Brown said he discussed a ``comprehensive plan'' of measures with European leaders to help stem the financial crisis and the British premier believes they will press ahead with the proposals.
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A Return For Debra Winger

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 17:00:05 GMT

Debra Winger shared critical acclaim with actress Shirley MacLaine the film "Terms of Endearment" a quarter-century ago. Now, after a long absence from the screen, she is back in the spotlight. Tracy Smith offers this Sunday Profile.

Car bomb kills nine in Baghdad market - CNN

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 16:55:39 GMT

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Car bomb kills nine in Baghdad market
CNN- 53 minutes ago
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- A parked car bomb detonated Sunday in an outdoor market in Baghdad, killing nine civilians and wounding 13 others, an Interior Ministry official said.
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Israeli Police Crack Down on Jewish-Arab Violence - Voice of America

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 16:52:37 GMT

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Israeli Police Crack Down on Jewish-Arab Violence
Voice of America- 57 minutes ago
By Robert Berger Israel is cracking down on a wave of ethnic violence in a mixed Jewish-Arab city. Robert Berger reports from the VOA bureau in Jerusalem.
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Pakistani tribesmen rise up against militants - The Associated Press

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 16:51:25 GMT

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Pakistani tribesmen rise up against militants
The Associated Press- 58 minutes ago
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistani tribesmen are raising armies to battle al-Qaida and Taliban militants close to the Afghan border - a movement encouraged by the military and hailed as a sign its offensive there is succeeding.
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Pakistan gunship raid kills 35 Islamic militants: officials AFP
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Pakistan gunship raid kills 35 Islamic militants: officials - AFP

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 16:45:37 GMT

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Pakistan gunship raid kills 35 Islamic militants: officials
AFP- 2 hours ago
ISLAMABAD (AFP) - Pakistani helicopter gunships on Sunday bombed a meeting of Islamic militants linked to Al-Qaeda near the border with Afghanistan, leaving 35 fighters dead, security officials said.
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Abbas calls for ending divisions among Palestinians - Xinhua

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 16:05:13 GMT

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Abbas calls for ending divisions among Palestinians
Xinhua- 36 minutes ago
DAMASCUS, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- Visiting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas urged on Sunday to end divisions between his Fatah faction and the rival Hamas movement after talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
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Pakistan raid kills 35 Islamic militants - AFP

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 16:01:21 GMT

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Pakistan raid kills 35 Islamic militants
AFP- 40 minutes ago
ISLAMABAD (AFP) - Pakistani helicopter gunships bombed on Sunday a meeting of Islamic militants linked to Al-Qaeda near the border with Afghanistan, leaving 35 fighters dead, security officials said.
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Fire Burns 500 Acres Northeast Of L.A.

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 15:34:16 GMT

A wildfire burned about 500 acres of forest Sunday, threatening hundreds of homes and an animal sanctuary north of Los Angeles, authorities said.

India gets its first woman saint - BBC News

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 15:32:20 GMT

CBC.ca

India gets its first woman saint
BBC News- 1 hour ago
By Alan Johnston A Catholic nun, Sister Alphonsa, has been made India's first female saint, at an event presided over by Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican.
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Leader hopeful on coordinated Euro crisis response - The Associated Press

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 15:31:26 GMT

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Leader hopeful on coordinated Euro crisis response
The Associated Press- 1 hour ago
PARIS (AP) - President Nicolas Sarkozy said he expects a meeting of 15 European leaders Sunday to produce an ambitious, coordinated plan to battle the effects of the global financial crisis.
European leaders meet on financial meltdown AFP
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China looking inward as foreign economies slow - The Associated Press

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 15:31:24 GMT

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China looking inward as foreign economies slow
The Associated Press- 1 hour ago
BEIJING (AP) - China's ruling Communist Party on Sunday said it would seek to expand its massive internal market to counter the global economic slowdown that has reduced international demand for Chinese goods.
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Dallas Fed Chief Says Liquidity Facilities Are Temporary - Wall Street Journal

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 15:18:20 GMT

Dallas Fed Chief Says Liquidity Facilities Are Temporary
Wall Street Journal- 34 minutes ago
By MATTHEW COWLEY and JESSICA HOLZER WASHINGTON -- The US Federal Reserve has put in place a number of temporary facilities to inject liquidity into the financial system, which will have to be unwound at some point, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas ...
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European Leaders Seek `One Voice' to Counter Crisis (Update1) - Bloomberg

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 15:15:22 GMT

Wall Street Journal

European Leaders Seek `One Voice' to Counter Crisis (Update1)
Bloomberg- 27 minutes ago
By Simon Kennedy and Sandrine Rastello Oct. 12 (Bloomberg) -- European leaders met to forge a new set of measures to combat the credit freeze after their failure to act a week ago contributed to the worst sell-off in the region's stocks in two decades.
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Sources: Suspected US strike kills 4 in Pakistan - CNN

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 15:06:33 GMT

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Sources: Suspected US strike kills 4 in Pakistan
CNN- 35 minutes ago
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- A suspected US missile strike killed four people and wounded two others in Pakistan's tumultuous North Waziristan region, Pakistani military sources said Sunday.
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Jacob Zuma of South Africa still a mystery - Los Angeles Times

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 14:54:20 GMT

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Jacob Zuma of South Africa still a mystery
Los Angeles Times- 9 hours ago
AP African National Congress president Jacob Zuma, left, greets Inkatha Freedom Party leader, Mangosuthu Buthelezi, right, in front of Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini, center, during Heritage Day celebrations in honor of fomer Zulu King Shaka in Stanger, ...
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Kenya's Nobel laureate lauds ex-Ireland leader - Xinhua

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 14:54:20 GMT

Times Online

Kenya's Nobel laureate lauds ex-Ireland leader
Xinhua- 7 hours ago
NAIROBI, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- Kenya's 2004 Nobel Peace Prize winner Prof. Wangari Maathai on Sunday congratulated Martti Ahtisaari, former President of Finland for winning this year's Nobel Peace Prize.
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NKorea to resume dismantling nuclear facilities - The Associated Press

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 14:54:20 GMT

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NKorea to resume dismantling nuclear facilities
The Associated Press- 6 hours ago
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea said Sunday it will resume dismantling its main nuclear facilities, hours after the US removed the communist country from a list of states Washington says sponsor terrorism.
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Jews and Arabs trade blame after riots divide town - International Herald Tribune

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Zimbabwe Opposition Leader Threatens to Quit Government - Voice of America

60 insurgents killed in Afghan battle - Los Angeles Times

Final push on in Canadian national election - Reuters

Draft statement: Europe would guarantee bank debt - The Associated Press

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