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2008-10-10 05:20	Reuters UK	Visit China's Forbidden City -- as a virtual eunuch
2008-10-10 05:17	AP International	Ex-Finnish president wins 2008 Nobel Peace Prize OSLO, Norway (AP) - The Norwegian Nobel Committee has announced that Finland's ex-president Martti Ahtisaari has won the Nobel Peace Prize....
2008-10-10 05:17	AP International	NATO seeks agreement on Afghan drugs role BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - NATO defense ministers worked Friday toward an agreement that would authorize their troops in Afghanistan to attack the heroin trade, which is believed to pump millions of dollars a year into the coffers of a resurgent Taliban....
2008-10-10 05:17	AP International	7 protest leaders in police custody in Thailand BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Seven leaders of anti-government protests surrendered to police Friday amid calls from other key figures in Thailand's political impasse for the prime minister's resignation and a military coup....
2008-10-10 05:12	AP Top News	Ex-Finnish president wins 2008 Nobel Peace Prize OSLO, Norway (AP) - The Norwegian Nobel Committee has announced that Finland's ex-president Martti Ahtisaari has won the Nobel Peace Prize. The Norwegian Nobel Committee announced the selection Friday, giving him the prize "for his important efforts, on several continents and over more than three decades, to resolve international conflicts."...
2008-10-10 05:12	AFP	Market tailspin steps up pressure for world action on crisis LONDON (AFP) - Global stock markets went into freefall on Friday as pressure mounted for decisive action from world leaders to contain the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression....
2008-10-10 05:12	AFP	Martti Ahtisaari wins 2008 Nobel Peace Prize OSLO (AFP) - Finnish peace mediator Martti Ahtisaari has been awarded the 2008 Nobel Peace Prize, the Norwegian Nobel Committee said on Friday....
2008-10-10 05:10	Reuters UK	Mugabe and Tsvangirai seen set for new round of talks
2008-10-10 05:05	Reuters UK	Row over Iceland bank deposits
2008-10-10 05:05	Reuters UK	Watchdog urges better retail payment protection
2008-10-10 04:55	Reuters UK	Darling appeals for new ideas
2008-10-10 04:52	AP International	Black colonel's dream town celebrates 100 years ALLENSWORTH, Calif. (AP) - Sgpirals of alkaline dust swirl across the hardpan where a century ago 300 black Americans planted alfalfa and corn hoping racial tolerance would take root....
2008-10-10 04:40	Reuters UK	Millionaire Sugar buys Woolworths stake
2008-10-10 04:40	Reuters UK	All eyes on G7 as fearful investors take flight
2008-10-10 04:35	Reuters UK	Back to basics
2008-10-10 04:35	Reuters UK	All eyes now on G7
2008-10-10 04:35	Reuters UK	Money market rates refuse to come down
2008-10-10 04:35	Reuters UK	Metals stocks take a hit
2008-10-10 04:32	AP International	McCain losing ground with working-class whites KITTANNING, Pa. (AP) - The steel mills and coal mines of western Pennsylvania helped fuel the nation's economic engine. Today, old factory shells and boarded-up storefronts stand as bleak reminders of those once-prosperous times....
2008-10-10 04:30	Reuters UK	Credit stress stifles property derivatives promise
2008-10-10 04:12	AP Top News	McCain losing ground with working-class whites KITTANNING, Pa. (AP) - The steel mills and coal mines of western Pennsylvania helped fuel the nation's economic engine. Today, old factory shells and boarded-up storefronts stand as bleak reminders of those once-prosperous times. But the voters in working-class enclaves such as this still are a sought-after prize in presidential politics, and many are belatedly coming around to Democratic nominee Barack Obama....
2008-10-10 04:12	AFP	Thai protest leaders granted bail, vow new rallies BANGKOK (AFP) - Leaders of Thai anti-government protests were granted bail Friday after surrendering to police and immediately vowed new rallies, raising fears of mounting turmoil days after deadly street clashes....
2008-10-10 04:10	Reuters UK	Armed forces personnel details go missing
2008-10-10 04:07	AP International	Sensitive Palin ethics report kept secret, for now ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Sworn to secrecy, Alaska lawmakers have begun reviewing a lengthy and politically sensitive investigative report that, when released Friday, could prove embarrassing to Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin....
2008-10-10 04:02	AP International	Western group petitions for species protection ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - A tortoise, a hare, a mouse and a half-dozen mussels are some of the creatures that a conservation group hopes to save through a "Western Ark" project aimed at petitioning the government for federal protection....
2008-10-10 04:02	AP Top News	Sensitive Palin ethics report kept secret, for now ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Sworn to secrecy, Alaska lawmakers have begun reviewing a lengthy and politically sensitive investigative report that, when released Friday, could prove embarrassing to Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin. The report focuses on whether the first-term Alaska governor abused her authority by firing a state commissioner to settle a family dispute. But it is also expected to touch on whether Palin's husband meddled in state affairs and whether her administration inappropriately accessed employee medical records....
2008-10-10 03:57	AP Top News	Asian markets plunge; Nikkei sinks nearly 10 pct. TOKYO (AP) - A massive sell-off on Wall Street and escalating fears of a global recession sent Asian stocks plunging Friday, with Japan's key index shedding nearly 10 percent to close out its worst week in history. Despite recent moves by the world's central banks to thaw frozen credit markets and boost investor confidence, their efforts have fallen flat as markets hurtled toward a global equity crisis....
2008-10-10 03:55	Reuters UK	EU prepares verdict on Russia pullback from Georgia
2008-10-10 03:55	Reuters UK	Stanford Twenty20 match to go ahead
2008-10-10 03:50	Reuters UK	South Africa's ANC likely to split says dissident
2008-10-10 03:50	Reuters UK	Philip Green denies Sainsbury stake report
2008-10-10 03:47	AP International	Senators push for immigration raid guidelines NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - With federal authorities stepping up immigration enforcement raids across the country, Sens. Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts and Robert Menendez of New Jersey are sponsoring a bill to protect the rights of U.S. citizens and legal residents who get caught up in them....
2008-10-10 03:47	AP International	Sheriff who halted evictions not typical lawman CHICAGO (AP) - Diane Limas was already planning a protest as she walked out of Cook County Sheriff's office....
2008-10-10 03:47	AP International	Pakistan investigates alleged US missile strike ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistani intelligence agents Friday were investigating the identities of up to eight foreigners believed killed in a suspected U.S. missile strike close to the Afghan border....
2008-10-10 03:47	AFP	Markets tailspin steps up pressure for world action on crisis LONDON (AFP) - Global stock markets went into freefall Friday as pressure mounted for decisive action from world leaders to contain the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression....
2008-10-10 03:47	AFP	Thai protest leaders bailed as turmoil looks set to continue BANGKOK (AFP) - Leaders of Thai anti-government protests were swiftly granted bail Friday after surrendering to police but have vowed new rallies, raising fears of mounting turmoil days after deadly street clashes....
2008-10-10 03:42	AP International	D.C. Uighurs wait to take in Gitmo detainees McLEAN, Va. (AP) - For centuries, hospitality to weary travelers has been part of the Uighur culture. The Uighur land in what is now the far western province of China carried merchants traversing the famed Silk Road....
2008-10-10 03:35	Reuters UK	Saoirse Ronan feels her age
2008-10-10 03:25	Reuters UK	All eyes on G7 as markets take fright
2008-10-10 03:25	Reuters UK	Bond boom at risk
2008-10-10 03:22	AP International	Ship carrying cement hijacked off Somalia's coast MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - A Somali official says a ship carrying cement to the East Africa country has been hijacked, after NATO joined a growing international force to protect vessels off the perilous coast....
2008-10-10 03:20	Reuters UK	Perfect storm hits emerging markets as G7 meets
2008-10-10 03:12	AP International	Thousands of al-Sadr supporters mourn lawmaker BAGHDAD (AP) - Thousands of supporters of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr have taken part in a procession in Baghdad to mourn the killing of a Sadrist lawmaker....
2008-10-10 03:10	Reuters UK	Darling appeals for new ideas on crisis
2008-10-10 03:00	Reuters UK	FTSE opens more than 6 percent lower
2008-10-10 02:57	AFP	Markets in tailspin ahead of Washington crisis talks TOKYO (AFP) - The world's major economies prepared to hold crisis talks Friday in an attempt to halt a massive sell-off on global stock markets, as Asian shares were pummelled by another day of panic selling....
2008-10-10 02:50	Reuters UK	Watchdog says retail payment protection needs improving
2008-10-10 02:40	Reuters UK	North Korea and U.S. said near nuclear deal
2008-10-10 02:35	Reuters UK	UK and Iceland spar over bank deposits
2008-10-10 02:35	Reuters UK	Pressure on G7 to act on crisis as Asia stocks plunge


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