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Possible talks with Afghan insurgents draw closer (AP)

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Shoes, eggs hurled at ex-Brit PM Blair in Dublin (AP)

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Buildings collapse, 2 injured in powerful NZ quake (AP)

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Thousands protest French crackdown on Gypsies (AP)

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AP - Thousands of people marched in Paris and around France on Saturday to protest expulsions of Gypsies and other new security measures adopted by President Nicolas Sarkozy's government.

Many Pakistanis still waiting for flood aid (AP)

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Israel: Now, More than Ever, Fascinated By Netanyahu (Time.com)

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Time.com - No one really thinks much will come out of the direct talks with the Palestinians but, when the issue is Bibi, up come visions of Gorbachev -- and Nixon in China

French balloonists to repeat England flight 100 years later (AFP)

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Sunni and Shiite Iraqi journalists talk about war (AP)

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AP - As the U.S. draws down in Iraq, two Associated Press Television News cameramen, one Sunni and the other Shiite, talk about what it has been like to live through and record the war. The accounts are translated and edited.

Judge orders alleged kingpin 'La Barbie' held (AP)

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Wallabies grab last-kick victory over Springboks (AFP)

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US drone strike kills eight militants in Pakistan: officials (AFP)

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China tells state companies to explore Potash bid (Reuters)

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Reuters - Chinese officials have ordered state companies to meet investment bankers to explore ways to block BHP Billiton's $39 billion bid for Potash Corp, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said.

9 killed in New Zealand skydiving plane crash (AP)

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AP - A light aircraft carrying skydivers crashed in flames Saturday near a popular tourist spot in New Zealand's Southern Alps, killing nine people including four foreign tourists, police said.

Settlers defy Netanyahu with vow to begin construction (McClatchy Newspapers)

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McClatchy Newspapers - JERUSALEM — Jewish settlers across the West Bank have vowed to begin construction in more than 60 locations, posing a direct challenge to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he returned home from Thursday's first round of direct peace talks in Washington.

North Korea's Kim Jong-il may go public with dynastic rule (The Christian Science Monitor)

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The Christian Science Monitor - North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-il is expected to convene the first high-level conference of the ruling Workers’ Party in about 40 years amid widespread speculation that the world will finally get the answer to one great question:

Hillary Clinton's Role in Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks (Time.com)

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Time.com - After a notable absence, the Secretary of State has been a very visible presence at the current negotiations. Will it pay off?

Mexico Massacre Galvanises Migrant Rights Activists (OneWorld.net)

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OneWorld.net - MEXICO CITY, Sep 1 (IPS) - Activists in Latin America have been galvanised by atrocities like the recent massacre of 72 migrants near the U.S. border to step up their efforts on behalf of migrant rights.