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Mideast leaders pursue path to peace in Washington (02 Sep 2010)
For the first time in more than one year, Israeli and Palestinians leaders are resuming direct peace talks in meetings in Washington.
10 killed in NATO airstrike in Afghanistan (02 Sep 2010)
Ten parliamentary campaign workers were killed in a NATO air strike in northeastern Afghanistan on Thursday, a provincial official said.
Man arrested over Russia nightclub fire (02 Sep 2010)
Investigators have arrested a suspect from Russia in connection with a fire that killed 156 people in a nightclub in Russia in 2009, the Spanish National Police said Thursday.
South African unions reject wage offer (02 Sep 2010)
South African union officials Thursday rejected an improved wage offer from the government as a public sector strike continues to cripple the country.
Ferrari recalls supercars after fires (02 Sep 2010)
Ferrari has been forced to recall its latest supercar after reports that several had burst into flames.
U.S. Defense chief in Afghanistan (02 Sep 2010)
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Afghanistan Thursday to consult with political and military officials.
Typhoon Kompasu kills 3 in South Korea (02 Sep 2010)
Three people died after Typhoon Kompasu hit central South Korea Thursday morning, the Yonhap News Agency reported.
Bet probe cricketers out of squad (02 Sep 2010)
Three Pakistani cricket players at the center of an alleged betting scandal were due to meet their country's cricket authorities Thursday morning in London.
UK bank RBS cuts 3,500 jobs (02 Sep 2010)
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Officials defend crisis-hit Kabul Bank (02 Sep 2010)
The Central Bank of Afghanistan has said it won't allow the country's biggest private financial institution to collapse in the wake of U.S. media allegations of corruption and heavy losses.
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Hopes high for Mideast peace talks (02 Sep 2010)
Direct peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians will start Thursday as President Obama urged both sides to come up with a peaceful solution to the long-running Mideast conflict.
Gates: Taliban reconciliation holds promise (02 Sep 2010)
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Afghanistan Thursday to consult with political and military officials.
Deadly rioting in Indonesia over death of prisoner (02 Sep 2010)
The death of a man in police custody has led to deadly riots and six deaths in Indonesia, police said on Thursday.
West Nile virus kills 13 in Greece, health officials say (02 Sep 2010)
West Nile Virus has killed 13 people in northern Greece and sickened another 143, the Hellenic Centre for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday.
Pakistan cricket players maintain their innocence (02 Sep 2010)
Three Pakistani cricket players at the center of an alleged betting scandal were due to meet their country's cricket authorities Thursday morning in London.
Did Mexican actress fake marriage for green card? (02 Sep 2010)
Twelve jurors must decide whether the marriage of a Mexican soap opera actress to a California pizza delivery man was a fact built on love or fiction designed to fool immigration agents.
3 babies found buried at Dutch home (02 Sep 2010)
Dutch investigators were trying to determine Thursday whether the bodies of three babies found at a home in the Netherlands belong to the woman who lived there.
Death toll tops 30 in Lahore blasts (02 Sep 2010)
The death toll from a trio of suicide attacks during a Shiite processions in Lahore, Pakistan, grew to 31 Thursday, authorities said Thursday.
Pakistan military group cancels U.S. visit (01 Sep 2010)
A delegation of Pakistani military officials decided to cancel a meeting this week with U.S. military officials in protest after they were taken off a plane and questioned at Washington's Dulles International Airport, according to a Pakistani official.
Year's U.S. death toll in Afghanistan the highest (01 Sep 2010)
In only eight months, 2010 has become the deadliest year for U.S. troops in Afghanistan, according to a CNN count.
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