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Earthquakes In Tokyo, Indian Ocean Shake Asia

AP | MARI YAMAGUCHI | Posted 09.10.2009 | World

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TOKYO — A powerful earthquake hit Tokyo and nearby areas shortly after dawn Tuesday, halting trains and forcing two nuclear reactors to shut dow...

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Somalia: Islamists Yank Gold Teeth Of 'Sinners'

Huffington Post | Posted 09.10.2009 | World

Read More: Somalia Islamists, Somalia Violence, Somali Insurgents, Somali Islamists, Foreign Affairs, Somalia Terrorists, Somalia, Al Shabaab, Sharia Law, Sharia Law Courts, Sharia, Advocacy, Somalia Tooth, Somalia Gold Teeth, Al Shabab Teeth, Gold Teeth Somalia, World News

The notorious Somali Islamist group al Shabaab is yanking gold and silver teeth from the mouths of people in southern Somalia for transgressing from I...

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Premature Baby Declared Dead Wakes Up Before Funeral

Huffington Post | Posted 09.10.2009 | World

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A baby boy (originally thought to be a girl) in Paraguay who was declared dead and then found to be alive just before his funeral wake, has died, the ...

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Lenin Statue Kills Belarusian Man

AP | Posted 09.10.2009 | World

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MINSK, Belarus — A massive statue of Soviet founder Vladimir Lenin collapsed on a man who was hanging from it Monday, killing him on the spot, a...

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Saudi Princess' $15.5M In Cash, Jewelry Stolen At Italian Resort

AP | Posted 09.10.2009 | World

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ROME — Italian police said Monday they are hunting for burglars who stole euro11 million ($15.5 million) in cash and jewelry from the hotel room...

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Russia Closes Chirkizovsky International Market, Seen As Attack On Foreigners

Karina Ioffee | Posted 09.10.2009 | World

Read More: Russia, Vietnamese Immigrants, Chirkizovsky Market, Foreign Affairs, Chirkizovsky International Market, Chirkiziya Bazaar, Europe, Chinese Immigrants, Advocacy, Photos, World Photos, Chirkizovsky, World News

In late June, the metal gates of the 740 acre Chirkizovsky bazaar-- the largest in Europe and venue for many immigrant merchants -- slammed shut, leaving an estimated 100,000 people without work.

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Berlusconi: Media Attacks On Govt "Unacceptable"

Reuters | Posted 09.10.2009 | World

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Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Monday said it was "unacceptable" for state TV to criticize the government and rebuked a left-leaning news...

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Hakimullah, Potential Baitullah Mehsud Successor, Phones AP To Say He's Alive

AP | NAHAL TOOSI and KAY JOHNSON | Posted 09.10.2009 | World

Read More: Pakistan, Foreign Affairs, Advocacy, Taliban, Pakistan Taliban, Taliban Pakistan, Taliban Swat Valley, Taliban Attacks, Al Qaeda, Al-Qaeda, Al Qaida, Al Qaeda Pakistan, Pakistan Al Qaeda, Baitullah Mehsud, World News

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A barrage of rockets hit a residential area of Pakistan's northwestern Peshawar city in a brazen pre-dawn attack Tuesday, k...

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Ahmadinejad Purges Iranian Spy Agency

LA Times | Posted 09.10.2009 | World

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Reporting from Beirut -- Iran's president has conducted a purge of the nation's Intelligence Ministry, sweeping aside ranking officials with decades o...

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Madagascar Crisis: Opposing Parties Reach Power-Sharing Agreement: UN

BBC News | Posted 09.10.2009 | World

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The leaders at the centre of Madagascar's political crisis have reached agreement on a power-sharing government, the UN special envoy says....

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Dubai Abuses Highlighted During Downturn

Washington Post | Posted 09.10.2009 | World

Read More: Foreign Affairs, Economic Crisis, Financial Crisis, Global Financial Crisis, Dubai Abuses, Global Economic Crisis, Dubai, Advocacy, United Arab Emirates, World News

Herve Jaubert, a French spy who left espionage to make leisure submarines for the wealthy, was riding high....

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Afghan Taliban Launch Attacks On Official Buildings In Eastern Province

BBC News | Posted 09.10.2009 | World

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Taliban militants have attacked official buildings in east Afghanistan, firing rockets at a police headquarters and government offices, officials say....

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Marina Fanouraki: Greek Woman Denies Setting Stuart Feltham On Fire For Sexual Harassment

Huffington Post | Posted 09.07.2009 | World

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A 26-year-old Greek woman in Crete appeared in court Friday for allegedly setting Stuart Feltham, a British tourist, on fire in response to his drunke...

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Saakashvili: Putin Still Determined To Kill Me

Times Online | Posted 09.07.2009 | World

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Georgia's pro-Western President said yesterday that Vladimir Putin remained determined to kill him as part of ambitions to restore Russia's former Sov...

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Somalia, Al Qaeda Haven, To Be Obama's New Afghanistan: CSM

Christian Science Monitor | Posted 09.07.2009 | World

The Horn of Africa is a hotbed of pirates, Islamic radicals, warlords, refugees, and, lately, foreign armies trying to influence this killing field. T...

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Vespasian Birthplace: Roman Emperor's 2000-Year-Old Villa Unearthed Near Cittareale

AP | MARTA FALCONI | Posted 09.07.2009 | World

ROME — Archaeologists have unearthed a sprawling country villa believed to be the birthplace of Vespasian, the Roman emperor who built the Colos...

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Abortion Ship Forced To Cease Operations After Passage Of Dutch Pregnancy Law

Diana Whitten and Anita Schillhorn van Veen | Posted 09.07.2009 | World

Read More: Abortion, Pregnancy Termination Act, Women's Rights, Rebecca Gomperts, Dutch Pregnancy Termination Act, The Netherlands, Netherlands, Foreign Affairs, Women on Waves, Dr. Rebecca Gomperts, Advocacy, World News

Recent changes to Dutch abortion law have caused international abortion provider Rebecca Gomperts to cancel upcoming campaigns for her renowned organization Women on Waves.

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Possible Baitullah Mehsud Successors

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 09.07.2009 | World

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A look at three possible successors to Pakistan Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud, who is believed to have died in a U.S. missile strike Wednesday. ___...

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Li Peiying: China Executes Former Beijing Airport Boss After Vowing To Reduce Capital Punishments

AP | CHRISTOPHER BODEEN | Posted 09.07.2009 | World

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BEIJING — Leaders of China's elite state industries are renowned for their power, influence, and – in several recent cases – corrupt...

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New Politkovskaya Probe Rejected By Russian Court

AP | KARINA IOFFEE | Posted 09.07.2009 | World

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MOSCOW — A Moscow court rejected a plea by the family of slain Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya for a new investigation into her death, lea...

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Iran Forced Confessions Discussed By Former Prisoners

AP | SCHEHEREZADE FARAMARZI | Posted 09.07.2009 | World

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BEIRUT — A prisoner forced to confess tries to speak with his eyes – to tell those watching that he's admitting to crimes he never committ...

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Nigeria Email Scammers Work Extra Hard In Recession

Washington Post | Posted 09.07.2009 | World

Read More: Nigeria Email Scam, Foreign Affairs, Economic Crisis, Nigeria, Financial Crisis, Email Scammers, Nigeria Email Scammers, Nigerian Email Scams, Advocacy, World News

Online swindling takes dedication even in the best of times, the scammer said earnestly. The spinal cord aches from sitting at a desk. The eyes itch ...

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Stephen Bing, Wealthy Hollywood Producer, Paid For Clinton N Korea Flight (SLIDESHOW)

AP | PAMELA HESS and SHARON THEIMER | Posted 09.05.2009 | World

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WASHINGTON (AP) — A wealthy Hollywood producer and a major corporation paid for the flight that carried former President Bill Clinton and two Am...

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Anti-Gay Facebook Group Hacked In Israel, Name Changed To "I Also Love Gays"

Jerusalem Post | Posted 09.05.2009 | World

Read More: Gay Facebook Page, Gay Rights, Foreign Affairs, Homophobia, Homophobic Facebook Page, Gay, Israel, Facebook, Gays, Gay Issues, Advocacy, World News

A Gay and Lesbian union filed a complaint to Tel Aviv police about the establishment of a group on the social networking site Facebook, called 'I also...

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