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Moscow mayor vows to stay after Medvedev attack - Reuters

Sep 10, 2010 — Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (R) and Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov visit Moscow's south-western water supply station May 27, 2010. By Gleb Bryanski YAROSLAVL, Russia (Reuters) - Moscow's powerful mayor said on Friday he plans to stay in office after

Obama says he'll stay engaged in Mideast talks - The Associated Press

Sep 10, 2010 — WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama pledged Friday to help keep fast-track Mideast peace talks from breaking down, and said Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas knows "the window for creating a Palestinian state is closing." Obama said at a White House

Iran's president intervened in American's release - The Associated Press

Sep 10, 2010 — TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's president intervened to secure the release of Sarah Shourd, one of three Americans jailed for more than 13 months, in part because of her gender, a news agency reported Friday. Iranian officials have announced that on Saturday

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Russians mourn bombing victims; 10 others killed - The Associated Press

Sep 10, 2010 — VLADIKAVKAZ, Russia — Clashes between police and alleged militants left 10 more people dead Friday in Russia's volatile North Caucasus, even as stunned residents laid flowers in a square where a suicide car bombing killed 17 people and wounded more

 

 

First Medal of Honor for Living Soldier Since 9/11 - New York Times

Sep 10, 2010 — WASHINGTON — In the most dangerous valley of the most rugged corner of eastern Afghanistan, a small rifle team of airborne soldiers fell into a vicious insurgent ambush, a coordinated attack from three sides. A young Army specialist,

 

 

Philippines Says Police Bullets May Have Killed Some Victims in Bus Siege - Bloomberg

Sep 9, 2010 — Gunfire from police may have killed some Hong Kong tourists in a Manila bus hijack last month, lead investigator Philippine Justice Secretary Leila de Lima said.

 

 

Cameron Pays Tribute to `Amazing' Father After His Death on French Holiday - Bloomberg

Sep 9, 2010 — UK Prime Minister David Cameron issued a statement paying tribute to his father Ian, who died yesterday at the age of 77. “Our dad was an amazing man -- a real life-enhancer,” Cameron

 

 

US says no information on Iran releasing American - Reuters

Sep 9, 2010 — WASHINGTON, Sept 9 (Reuters) - The US State Department said on Thursday it had no information about Iran's reported plan to free one of three detained US citizens, but said any release would be "terrific news". "We don't know, frankly,

 

 

EU Parliament Criticizes Roma Expulsion by France - Voice of America

Sep 9, 2010 — Photo: AP The European Parliament has criticized the move by the French government to expel its Roma migrants. Since August, France has deported about 1000 ethnic Roma to Romania and Bulgaria. In a resolution passed Thursday, the European Union called