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Nineteen killed in suicide bombing in Pakistan

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 08:09:33 -0400

LAKKI MARWAT, Pakistan (Reuters) - A Taliban suicide bomber rammed his car into a police station in northwest Pakistan on Monday killing at least 19 people, police said, in a new wave of attacks by al Qaeda-linked militants.

Graft and threats of violence cloud hopes for Afghan vote

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 08:19:29 -0400

KABUL (Reuters) - Taliban threats, shuttered polling centers and warnings of widespread fraud are clouding hopes for Afghanistan's September 18 parliamentary election, a key test of an already fragile democracy, observers have warned.

Australia election impasse expected to end Tuesday

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 04:29:36 -0400

CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australian Labor Prime Minister Julia Gillard will know on Tuesday if she can form a new minority government with the support of three independents, ending more than two weeks of uncertainty after the August 21 elections.

Afghan foreign troops death toll hits 500 for 2010

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:28:17 -0400

KABUL (Reuters) - The number of foreign troops killed in Afghanistan this year has reached at least 500, compared with 521 in all of 2009, according to an independent monitoring site Monday and a tally compiled by Reuters.

Aftershocks rattle quake-hit NZ city

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 05:25:21 -0400

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Aftershocks rocked New Zealand's second-biggest city on Monday causing further damage and forcing authorities to extend a state of emergency after the country's most damaging earthquake in 80 years.

Merkel confident about nuclear power extension deal

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:53:36 -0400

BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday she was confident her government's plans to extend the lifespans of Germany's nuclear power plants will not need the approval of the upper house of parliament.

Spain can't trust ETA truce: minister

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 08:23:06 -0400

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain cannot trust Sunday's truce announcement by armed Basque separatist group ETA and will continue to pursue its members, Interior Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba said on national television on Monday.

Guatemala landslides kill dozens, toll seen rising

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 04:31:03 -0400

CUMBRE DE ALASKA, Guatemala (Reuters) - A massive landslide buried a crowd trying to dig out a bus from deep mud on Sunday, killing at least 22 people, with dozens more feared dead, as torrential rains battered Guatemala.

Hariri says was wrong to accuse Syria over killing

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 05:51:46 -0400

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's prime minister said he was wrong to accuse Syria of killing his father, Rafik al-Hariri, in 2005 and said the charge against Damascus had been politically motivated.

North Korea to free fishermen after month in captivity

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 03:38:48 -0400

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Monday it was releasing the seven-man crew of a South Korean fishing boat, including three Chinese, a month after they illegally entered its waters.