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Source: Saudi hosts Afghan peace talks with Taliban reps
Oh that will really do a lot of good. It's like catching Bin Laden and Bush planning further attacks on America."LONDON, England (CNN) -- In a groundbreaking meeting, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia recently hosted talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban militant... 15 killed in pre-dawn fire in Osaka Japan
15 people have been killed in a fire in an apartment building in Osaka, Japan."An Osaka police spokesman says the fire broke out early Wednesday in a video shop located on the first floor of the seven-story building. The spokesman spoke on condition of anonymity, citing... 'Ant from Mars' has been discovered
Ancient things that become new findings are always interesting to find and study" A new species of insect, nicknamed “the ant from Mars” because of its strange and unique physical characteristics, has been... 10 dead after explosions at U.S. Embassy in Yemen
"A car bomb exploded at the front gate of the U.S. Embassy in Yemen on Wednesday, killing six Yemeni guards and four civilians, a security official said. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told the Associated Press that the embassy in the Yemeni capital of... U.N. Agency Seeks Internet Anonymity Curbs
A United Nations agency is working on standards for tracing Internet traffic by IP address (physical location of originating transmissions), based on a proposal by the Chinese government. I may be straying into... UN Aid plane reported missing in Congo
Some UN staffer involved in Congo mission are reportedly missing after their small plane disappeared on the way to Congo."A small plane believed to be carrying United Nations staffers did not land as scheduled on Monday in the Democratic Republic of Congo and officials were... Taliban Declares "Open War" In Pakistan
After a roadside bomb destroyed an air force truck in northwest Pakistan, the Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack claiming that it was an "open war". A Taliban spokesman said that the attack on the air...At UN: Confirmation of Russia's Georgia advance
As Russia continues to pummel Georgia with bombers, tanks, and soldiers, U.N. officials confirm that the Russian military has pushed beyond the borders of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. The Russians were very... Tories kill arts grants for foreign travel
I just heard about this from MIchael Alstad, and am so outraged. There are really only two travel funds for artists in Canada, and this is one of them, and it has just been pulled by the Tory government for... Suicide Car Bombing Kills 25 In Iraq
Although it does seem that things are calming down a bit in Iraq, there are still many instances like this. Reports are in that a car bomb has killed 25 people in an attack that the United States military blames on... Iraq/US Nearing Timetable for Withdrawal
Doesn't this take away a major plank from Barack Obama's platform?"Iraq and the U.S. are near an agreement on all American combat troops leaving Iraq by October 2010, with the last soldiers out three years after that, two Iraqi officials told The Associated Press on Thursday.... Bomb Kills two people in Baghdad
"BAGHDAD, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- A roadside bomb explosion struck an Iraqi army patrol in eastern Baghdad on Monday, killing two people and wounding 22 others, an Interior Ministry source said. The bomb explosion hit the military patrol in Palestine Street near Mustansriyah...Italy prepares to charge Google execs: sources
"MILAN (Reuters) - Italian prosecutors are preparing to file charges against four current or former Google Inc (GOOG.O: Quote, Profile, Research) executives over a 2006 video on the Internet provider's ...NBC Universal to buy Weather Channel
The Weather Channel: valued at a reported $3.5 billion. I regret to see it sold to NBC Universal,which, with MSNBC and other companies, is acquiring quite a monopoly."NBC Universal and two partners said Sunday they have reached a deal to buy The Weather Channel from Landmark... Police foil terror attack on Indonesian capital
Chalk up one for the good guys." Anti-terror police arrested 10 suspected Muslim militants and seized a large cache of high-powered bombs, foiling a major attack targeting Westerners in the Indonesian capital, police and media reports said Thursday. Among those detained was...
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