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MI5 convinced George Orwell was not communist
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070904/wl_uk_afp/entertainmentbritain"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070904/capt.sge.qsi44.040907083817.photo00.photo.default-362x503.jpg?x=93&y=130&sig=uwYMIs_.QNyvl1QRv2iZMw--" align="left" height="130" width="93" alt="The MI5 intelligence agency kept tabs on George Orwell for more than two decades but did not believe he was a mainstream communist.(AFP/OFF/File)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The MI5 intelligence agency kept tabs on George Orwell for more than two decades but did not believe he was a mainstream communist, according to records made public on Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/> | 2 |
Blair discusses Mideast peace with Mubarak
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070904/wl_mideast_afp/mideastdiplomacy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070904/capt.sge.qsh99.040907083657.photo00.photo.default-512x335.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=sRG_zTBshKE6oqHL4Jr4kg--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak (R) meets with International Middle East peace envoy Tony Blair in the port city of Alexandria. The two men held talks on efforts to relaunch the peace process, the official MENA news agency reported.(AFP/Khaled Desouki)" border="0" /></a>AFP - International Middle East peace envoy Tony Blair held talks with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Tuesday on efforts to relaunch the peace process, the official MENA news agency reported.</p><br clear="all"/> | 2 |
Eurostar to break Paris-London record on new high-speed track
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070904/wl_uk_afp/britainfrancetransport"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070904/capt.sge.qsh53.040907083418.photo00.photo.default-512x262.jpg?x=130&y=66&sig=iB8Ax1LV4DBle5A5p3zcpQ--" align="left" height="66" width="130" alt="An Eurostar arrives at Waterloo station in 2005. Eurostar is expected to set a new Paris-London rail record, with the opening of a new high-speed track on the British side of the Channel Tunnel that shaves 20 minutes off the normal time.(AFP/File)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Eurostar is expected to set a new Paris-London rail record Tuesday, with the opening of a new high-speed track on the British side of the Channel Tunnel that shaves 20 minutes off the normal time.</p><br clear="all"/> | 2 |
Iraq troop cuts may no longer be taboo for Bush
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - After months of stubbornly refusing even to consider cutting U.S. troop levels in Iraq, President George W. Bush has suddenly decided the idea is no longer taboo. | 13 |
Jane Tomlinson loses cancer fight
Terminal cancer sufferer Jane Tomlinson dies following a lengthy battle with the disease. | 2 |
'Hackers' to share secret for iPhone free of AT&T
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070904/tc_afp/usitinternetapple"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070904/capt.sge.qsj80.040907084335.photo00.photo.default-350x512.jpg?x=88&y=130&sig=EKRHuSuoJ3wjoyQS_ggMQw--" align="left" height="130" width="88" alt="Newly released iPhone is displayed at an Apple store in Santa Monica, California. A group of hackers said they will soon sell software allowing Apple's iPhone to be used with any cellphone carrier, skirting AT&T's exclusive deal in the United States.(AFP/File/Gabriel Bouys)" border="0" /></a>AFP - A group of hackers said they will soon sell software allowing Apple's iPhone to be used with any cellphone carrier, skirting AT&T's exclusive deal in the United States.</p><br clear="all"/> | 6 |
Early Jamaican poll results favour opposition
Jamaica's main opposition has won a narrow election victory, preliminary results indicated today. | 10 |
Desperate farmers put faith in Morocco king's aide
RAS AL AIN, Morocco (Reuters) - Farmers in this sun-parched Moroccan village have been waiting 50 years for drinking and irrigation water, electricity, hospitals and roads. | 13 |
Mobile wallet opens
<h4>Payments up to a tenner</h4>
<p>PayForIt is another mobile wallet scheme, this time backed by all the major operators and launched with the limited aim of taking payments for ringtones, games, and other mobile content.âŠ</p><a href="http://ad.uk.doubleclick.net/jump/reg.rss.4159/main;sz=336x280;ord=1234567891?" target="_blank">
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Rafsanjani to lead key Iran body
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani is elected speaker of the key clerical body that supervises Iran's Supreme Leader. | 13 |
Banking stocks drive FTSE rally
(FT.com)
FT.com - Barclays (NYSE:BCS) was a leading gainer on Monday as the FTSE moved higher for the ninth session out of the last ten. | 0 |
Washington, cyber attacco al Pentagono Hacker cinesi violano la rete informatica
<i>L'assalto, rivelato dal Financial Times, avvenuto a giugno. Alcuni computer bloccati per una settimana<br>Gli americani non commentano, ma un'inchiesta interna punterebbe l'indice contro Pechino<br></i>
<b> Washington, cyber attacco al Pentagono Hacker cinesi violano la rete informatica</b>
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Karan Johar in New York
Reader Winnie Abraham shares her picture with us. | 1 |
Bush to arrive in fortress Sydney
US President George W Bush is due in Sydney for Apec, amid the tightest security Australia has ever seen. | 13 |
Legge elettorale, grandi manovre nella Cdl Bossi vede Fini dopo l'accordo con Berlusconi
<i>Oggi a Gemonio, a casa del Senatur, l'incontro con il leader di An<br>Ieri nella tarda serata, intesa ad Arcore tra i vertici di Lega e FI <br></i>
<b> Legge elettorale, grandi manovre nella Cdl Bossi vede Fini dopo l'accordo con Berlusconi</b>
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(10:41 04/09/2007)
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When Anil hung around the canteen
A reader shares his memories. | 1 |
Jane Tomlinson loses cancer fight
Terminal cancer sufferer Jane Tomlinson dies following a lengthy battle with the disease. | 13 |
Cyber crime tool kits go on sale
Cyber criminals are cashing in on their expertise by offering tool kits that let anyone craft attacks. | 6 |
CLIMATE CHANGE: U.S. Talking, Up To A Point
VIENNA, Sep 4 (IPS) - Despite its new willingness to participate in a
UN-monitored regime for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions,
the U.S. government continues to oppose legally binding caps.
| 2 |
Breve, intenso e inspiegabile E' il mal di testa da aereo
<i>Una forte emicrania che si manifesta in particolare durante le fasi di atterraggio e decollo<br>La squadra di neurologi non conosce ancora la causa che provoca il dolore ai passeggeri<br></i>
<b> Breve, intenso e inspiegabile E' il mal di testa da aereo</b>
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E' stato individuato da un'equipe di ricercatori italiani
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(19:28 03/09/2007)
| 4 |
Mercury Prize winner to be chosen
Hopefuls including Amy Winehouse are set to find out the winner of the Mercury Prize in London. | 13 |
Formerly imprisoned US scholar leaves Iran
TEHRAN - An American scholar accused of promoting revolution in Iran has been allowed to leave the country and reunite with her family in Austria, ending months of protests by human-rights groups and heated exchanges between Tehran and Washington. | 13 |
Lindt CEO says considering buying Godiva: paper
ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss chocolate maker Lindt & Spruengli is considering buying Campbell Soup Co.'s Godiva Chocolatier brand, its chief executive told the Financial Times Deutschland newspaper. | 0 |
Legge elettorale, grandi manovre nella Cdl Bossi vede Fini dopo l'accordo con Berlusconi
<i>Oggi a Gemonio, a casa del Senatur, l'incontro con il leader di An<br>Ieri nella tarda serata, intesa ad Arcore tra i vertici di Lega e FI <br></i>
<b> Legge elettorale, grandi manovre nella Cdl Bossi vede Fini dopo l'accordo con Berlusconi</b>
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(10:41 04/09/2007)
| 4 |
Strike halts most London tube trains
Londoners face travel problems because of strike by tube staff. | 10 |
Tourists flee as Hurricane Felix approaches Honduras
SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras - Planes shuttled tourists from island resorts in a desperate airlift yesterday as Hurricane Felix bore down on Honduras and Belize. But thousands of Miskito Indians were stranded along a swampy coastline where the Category 4 storm was expected to make landfall. | 13 |
Bomb blasts kill at least 24 people
RAWALPINDI - Two bombs exploded in Rawalpindi during today's morning rush hour, killing 24 people and wounding 66, a military spokesman said. One bomb blew up a bus carrying Ministry of Defense employees to work, said military spokesman Major General Waheed Arshad. The second went off on a motorcycle in a market area of Rawalpindi, the sister city of Islamabad ... | 13 |
Burma claims steps toward democracy; military holds rule
BANGKOK - After 14 years of on-and-off sessions, a constitutional convention in Burma produced a set of charter guidelines yesterday, the first step on a "road map to democracy" whose end is still not in sight. | 13 |
Iraq chief expects favorable US report
BAGHDAD - Iraq's prime minister said yesterday he expects the US ambassador and military commander to give his government favorable marks when they report to Congress next week, and predicted passage of a law soon that could return more Sunnis to government jobs. | 13 |
Papers say troops break war rules
NEW YORK - Newly released documents regarding crimes committed by US soldiers against civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan detail a troubling pattern of troops failing to understand and follow the rules that govern interrogations and deadly actions. | 13 |
UN chief pushes Sudan talks
KHARTOUM, Sudan - UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon urged Sudanese yesterday to seize the "historic opportunity" of a new peacekeeping force in Darfur to start a conclusive round of peace talks that would end the conflict. | 13 |
Bush Gets an Iraq Briefing
The President learned something on his surprise Iraq trip: troop morale in Anbar Province may be high, but they are tired<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/time/nation/~4/151941716" height="1" width="1"/> | 12 |
Ue: Pil frena in secondo trimestre
Italia fanalino di coda, +0,1% tra aprile e giugno | 4 |
In agosto meno morti in autostrada
Il 40% in meno rispetto al 2006, in calo anche feriti | 4 |
Iran: Rafsanjani guidera' 'esperti'
L'organismo controlla l'attivita' della guida suprema | 4 |
Commercio estero: saldo positivo
A giugno 377 milioni contro -1.591 di un anno prima | 4 |
In Israeli town, rocket shakes hopes
JERUSALEM - A rocket fired from Gaza yesterday landed in an empty courtyard between a daycare center and an elementary school in the Israeli border town of Sderot, said police officials there. The attack prompted calls from parents to close down the city's schools, which reopened on Sunday after the summer break. | 13 |
His day in the sun
Trees. People. The glare of the sun. Something always seemed to block his view of the leaderboards in yesterday's final round of the Deutsche Bank Championship. But if Phil Mickelson seemed unconcerned, it's for good reason. | 8 |
European stocks down; low-yielding yen rises
LONDON (Reuters) - European stocks fell on Tuesday, failing to follow strong Asian performance while the yen rose as investors remained nervous over the health of the U.S. economy after a fallout in U.S. risky mortgages and credit turmoil. | 0 |
Apple to announce HDD-less iPods tomorrow?
<h4>Web talks up what it thinks Jobs will say</h4>
<p>Apple will tomorrow unveil revamped iPods - the first without a hard drive - and iPod Nanos at an event to be held tomorrow, if the leaks and rumours of the last few weeks prove accurate.âŠ</p> | 7 |
In agosto meno morti in autostrada
Il 40% in meno rispetto al 2006, in calo anche feriti | 4 |
Uccide madre, 'non posso accudirla'
Pensionata di 65 anni soffoca la genitrice invalida, di 93 | 4 |
Gdf-Suez: Mestrallet su fusione
'Non si tradurra' in nazionalizzazione parziale di Suez' | 4 |
Ue: Pil frena in secondo trimestre
Italia fanalino di coda, +0,1% tra aprile e giugno | 4 |
Marr: compra ramo azienda Cater Spa
Operazione da 4 milioni di euro | 4 |
Commercio estero: saldo positivo
A giugno 377 milioni contro -1.591 di un anno prima | 4 |
Gdf-Suez: Mestrallet su fusione
'Non si tradurra' in nazionalizzazione parziale di Suez' | 4 |
Ue: Pil frena in secondo trimestre
Italia fanalino di coda, +0,1% tra aprile e giugno | 4 |
Marr: compra ramo azienda Cater Spa
Operazione da 4 milioni di euro | 4 |
Commercio estero: saldo positivo
A giugno 377 milioni contro -1.591 di un anno prima | 4 |
Bombings Kill at Least 24 in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) -- Suicide bombers attacked an army bus and a commercial district in a city near the Pakistani capital on Tuesday, killing at least 24 people, the army and police said. | 13 |
Finally, lefthander gets opposite result
The door to the scoring trailer opened and out came Phil, and that was pretty much the end of Tiger's post-round press conference. | 8 |
Pitching takes a holiday in win
The Red Sox' lead over the Yankees this morning is seven games again after quite an offensive showing in a 13-10 win over the Toronto Blue Jays last night at Fenway Park. Yet there is reason to feel uneasy. | 8 |
Ronson joins Electric Proms bill
Producer-DJ Mark Ronson will team up with the BBC Concert Orchestra at this year's Electric Proms. | 1 |
Australia remembers 'Croc Hunter'
Australians are marking the first anniversary of the death of "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin. | 1 |
Moss gets step closer to playing
Wearing a black bandanna, and with a towel wrapped around his neck and tucked into his gray sweatshirt, Randy Moss stepped to the middle of the Patriots locker room yesterday to shed light on one of the team's more pressing issues: his health. | 8 |
Lowell on major roll
Mike Lowell is taking the role of run-producer in Manny Ramírez's absence quite seriously. After extending his hitting streak to 16 games with a three-run homer in the first inning in last night's 13-10 win over the Blue Jays and finishing with three hits and a stolen base, the Red Sox third baseman improved his RBI total to 101. It's ... | 8 |
How the runs scored
FIRST INNING BLUE JAYS - Wells flied to right. Stairs doubled to right. Rios singled to right, scoring Stairs, Rios to second on throw. Thomas flied to right. Glaus struck out. ONE RUN, TWO HITS, ONE LEFT. | 8 |
Potter actor condemns sex attack
Harry Potter actor Rupert Grint condemns a former friend cautioned for a sexual assault on a girl. | 1 |
Cyber crime tool kits go on sale
Cyber criminals are cashing in on their expertise by offering tool kits that let anyone craft attacks. | 10 |
Parigi, 11:21 - RUGBY, MONDIALI: NUOVA ZELANDA SENZA ROBINSON CONTRO ITALIA
La Nuova Zelanda dovrà fare a meno di Keith Robinson nella sfida di sabato contro l'Italia, g... | 4 |
Roma, 11:20 - CALCIO, LOTITO: ALL'INTER AVEVO CHIESTO CRUZ
"Ho chiesto Cruz a Moratti, ma mi ha risposto che non aveva intenzione di cederlo. Solo Recoba e Adr... | 4 |
Firenze, 11:08 - CALCIO, AZZURRI: PRIMO ALLENAMENTO IN PALESTRA
La Nazionale, in ritiro a Coverciano per preparare la sfida di sabato con la Francia, ha svolto il p... | 4 |
Milano, 11:07 - CALCIO, INTER: MORATTI RICORDA FACCHETTI A UN ANNO DA SCOMPARSA
Nel giorno del primo anniversario della sua scomparsa, il presidente dell'Inter, Massimo Moratti, ri... | 4 |
Parigi, 11:02 - F1, RENAULT: REY NUOVO PRESIDENTE
Sarà Bernard Rey il nuovo presidente del team Renault di F1. Rey sostituirà Alain Dass... | 4 |
New York, 10:46 - BASEBALL, MAJOR LEAGUE: RISULTATI
Risultati delle gare della Major League Baseball.<p>
<b>American League</b><br>
New York Yankees-... | 4 |
Mariners get to Clemens
Ichiro Suzuki had three hits off Roger Clemens to equal another record, Felix Hernandez pitched seven sharp innings, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Yankees, 7-1, in New York yesterday. | 8 |
Londra, 10:31 - CALCIO, CHELSEA: BALLACK FUORI DALLA LISTA CHAMPIONS
Anche il Chelsea ha il suo escluso eccellente dalla lista per la Champions League. Si tratta di Mich... | 4 |
Notables
The Pirates' Xavier Nady was beaned in the fifth inning by Andy Cavazos of the Cardinals. He sustained a bruise above the left ear and is day-to-day. | 8 |
Companies, banks begin to shed subprime torpor
LONDON (Reuters) - Companies showed signs of shrugging off the caution that has enveloped the world economy since a credit crisis broke, as investors looked on Tuesday to U.S. data to gauge the likelihood of a Federal Reserve rate cut. | 0 |
Rake it from the top
One is a September call-up while the other is a mainstay to the point that it's easy to forget he's still a rookie. Together, Jacoby Ellsbury and Dustin Pedroia formed a dangerous duo at the top of the order in last night's wild 13-10 victory against Toronto. | 8 |
Busy return for MartÃnez
Working with a fastball that was past its prime, Pedro Martínez made a vintage comeback. | 8 |
Roma, 11:20 - CALCIO, LOTITO: ALL'INTER AVEVO CHIESTO CRUZ
"Ho chiesto Cruz a Moratti, ma mi ha risposto che non aveva intenzione di cederlo. Solo Recoba e Adr... | 4 |
Firenze, 11:08 - CALCIO, AZZURRI: PRIMO ALLENAMENTO IN PALESTRA
La Nazionale, in ritiro a Coverciano per preparare la sfida di sabato con la Francia, ha svolto il p... | 4 |
Milano, 11:07 - CALCIO, INTER: MORATTI RICORDA FACCHETTI A UN ANNO DA SCOMPARSA
Nel giorno del primo anniversario della sua scomparsa, il presidente dell'Inter, Massimo Moratti, ri... | 4 |
Londra, 10:31 - CALCIO, CHELSEA: BALLACK FUORI DALLA LISTA CHAMPIONS
Anche il Chelsea ha il suo escluso eccellente dalla lista per la Champions League. Si tratta di Mich... | 4 |
Denver adds Rice
Nobody's more excited about Denver's signing of free agent sacks specialist Simeon Rice than Broncos safety John Lynch . | 8 |
China reserves 'not in subprime'
China says its $1.3 trillion reserves have not been invested in the volatile US subprime sector. | 0 |
Feeling a bit of a pass rush
Many people had Labor Day off, but with so many missed days of work among his wide receivers and tight ends, Tom Brady and his targets were working overtime to get up to speed for Sunday's season opener against the New York Jets at Giants Stadium. | 8 |
Issue is out of bounds
The stunning suspension of Patriots safety Rodney Harrison by the NFL for admitting that he used a banned substance has repercussions for the team beyond his four-week absence. It calls into question whether other players in the New England locker room are harboring similar secrets. | 8 |
Coles's new route could be diplomatic one
Yesterday morning, Laveranues Coles had barely arrived at Jets headquarters when the requests started to come in. | 8 |
Caldwell can't hang on this time
The Patriots sent Reche Caldwell on an out route yesterday, releasing their most productive receiver from last season. Caldwell led the team in receptions (61) and receiving yards (760) and tied for the team lead in touchdown catches (4). | 8 |
Garnett sweating details
It's 8 a.m. in "Sin City." Many of the "what happens in Vegas . . ." tourists are either asleep or just getting to their hotels. As for Celtics new star forward Kevin Garnett, he's already up and working out on Labor Day. | 8 |
North Korea 'still on US terror blacklist'
Washington official denies end of sanctions despite Pyongyang's announcement after Geneva talks. | 10 |
Cancer fundraiser Tomlinson dies
Charity fundraiser who took up running after she was diagnosed with terminal cancer has died. | 10 |
Decisions of import
The Revolution will have one new player for tonight's US Open Cup semifinal game against the Carolina RailHawks in New Britain, Conn. | 8 |
Harper, Clemson surpass Florida St.
Florida State's offense still needs a lot of work. It's defense could use a tune-up, too, after first-time starter Cullen Harper threw two touchdown passes in Clemson's 24-18 victory over the No. 19 Seminoles last night. | 8 |
He may rest on these laurels for now
Hey, great place, said Phil Mickelson. The free-swinging lefthander spent a couple of days in Kennebunkport early last week, had a choice seat at Fenway Park when rookie Clay Buchholz fired his no-hitter Saturday, and yesterday he survived an electrifying round of cat-and-mouse with Tiger Woods and scampered out of TPC Boston with $1,260,000 worth of Deutsche Bank ... | 8 |
Second billing is OK
The gallery's fevered anticipation was rewarded at 1:30 p.m. yesterday when Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods approached the first tee for the final round of the Deutsche Bank Championship. Never mind that, at the time, neither was leading the tournament. | 8 |
Time mark for Calcavecchia
If PGA Tour officials were to ask Brianna Laflamme how to solve the slow-play problem that sometimes plagues the sport, she would be prepared with an answer. | 8 |
Boss relishes this Labor Day delight
As speculation swirls about how next year's PGA Tour playoff series will be set up, Deutsche Bank CEO Seth Waugh is able to shrug and breathe easy. | 8 |
Cancer fundraiser Jane Tomlinson dies
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070904/wl_uk_afp/britainhealthcancer"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070904/capt.sge.qsr72.040907092043.photo00.photo.default-317x512.jpg?x=80&y=130&sig=zgnGwoHgVXEbOu7LV4LdjQ--" align="left" height="130" width="80" alt="Leading fundraiser Jane Tomlinson, seen here in 2004, has died after a seven-year battle with cancer.(AFP/File/Jim Watson)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Leading fundraiser Jane Tomlinson has died after a seven-year battle with cancer, a family spokesman said Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/> | 13 |
France's first lady defends role in Libya HIV medics case
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070904/wl_nm/libya_nurses_cecilia_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070904/2007_09_04t044735_450x328_us_libya_nurses_cecilia.jpg?x=130&y=94&sig=AH5WSRPtTYWjZZ8iz70H6Q--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="France's First Lady Cecilia Sarkozy (C) and EU External Relations Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner (L) arrive at Sofia airport together with six foreign medics convicted of infecting Libyan children with HIV, July 24, 2007. Sarkozy has rejected calls to appear before a parliamentary commission to explain her role in securing the release of six foreign medics from a Libyan jail. (Nikolay Doychinovn/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Cecilia Sarkozy, wife of French President
Nicolas Sarkozy, has rejected calls to appear before a
parliamentary commission to explain her role in securing the
release of six foreign medics from a Libyan jail.</p><br clear="all"/> | 13 |
Taliban involved in SKorean kidnappings killed: government
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070904/wl_sthasia_afp/afghanistanunrestskoreakidnapoperation"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070904/capt.sge.qsr05.040907091804.photo00.photo.default-395x512.jpg?x=100&y=130&sig=Sb94nd5_EDpUSnzFPmsGIg--" align="left" height="130" width="100" alt="NATO-led security forces in Afghanistan. Security forces killed a Taliban commander involved in the kidnapping of 23 South Koreans in an overnight operation that left 15 other rebels dead.(AFP/File/Shah Marai)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Security forces killed a Taliban commander involved in the kidnapping of 23 South Koreans in an overnight operation that left 15 other rebels dead, the Afghan government said Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/> | 13 |
Australian government lashes out after poor poll showing
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070904/ts_afp/australiapolitics"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070904/capt.sge.qsg13.040907082807.photo00.photo.default-361x512.jpg?x=91&y=130&sig=rbp.rGFLpwT3JhkVoni10w--" align="left" height="130" width="91" alt="Australia's government has launched a slew of attacks on opposition leader Kevin Rudd, seen here in April 2007, after a poll gave him a massive lead with around two months to go to an election.(AFP/File/Torsten Blackwodd)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Australia's government launched a slew of attacks on opposition leader Kevin Rudd on Tuesday, after a poll gave him a massive lead with around two months to go to an election.</p><br clear="all"/> | 13 |
London gripped by Tube strike
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070904/wl_uk_afp/britaintravelrail"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070904/capt.sge.qsu44.040907092939.photo00.photo.default-512x319.jpg?x=130&y=81&sig=Kjw65isB0C2pCr27XfLAew--" align="left" height="81" width="130" alt="Passengers queue to enter Waterloo Station in central London. London commuters battled severe transport disruption to get to work as unions staged a second day of strikes on the capital's underground system.(AFP/Carl De Souza)" border="0" /></a>AFP - London commuters battled severe transport disruption to get to work Tuesday as unions staged a second day of strikes on the capital's underground system.</p><br clear="all"/> | 13 |
Poorer nations asked to aid mentally ill
(AP)
AP - War, poverty and diseases such as AIDS are adding to mental health problems in poorer countries, which are generally ill-equipped to respond to depression, schizophrenia and other such ailments, according to health officials. | 3 |
Central America braces for Felix
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of people hunkered in storm shelters on Tuesday as Hurricane Felix roared toward Central America, but transport shortages left many facing the storm's whipping winds and rain in their homes. | 10 |
Sydney protest peaceful ahead of Bush's APEC visit
SYDNEY (Reuters) - The first APEC protest was staged in Sydney on Friday, hours before U.S. President George W. Bush was due to arrive for a summit of 21 Asia-Pacific leaders, but police and media far outnumbered activists. | 10 |
Northeatern Small football capsules
BEVERLY Coach: Dan Bauer (fifth year, 22-20). Last year's record: 9-1. Playing surface: Grass. Football website: bhsonline.org/athletics.php. Returning starters (11): Greg Pierce, RB-DB, 5-10, 190, Sr.; Liam Blodgett, OL/DL, 5-10, 220, Sr.; Brian Kureta, OL-DL, 5-11, 240, Sr.; Dave Patnaude, FB-LB, 5-10, 190, Sr.; Pat Abate, TE-DE, 6-0, 225, Sr.; Levi Anderson, OL-DL, 5-10, 225, Sr.; Chris Bushey, WR-OLB, 5-9, ... | 8 |
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