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U.N.: Congo sex attacks exceed 500

newsbot — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 04:53:07 +0000

U.N. officials estimated more than 500 rapes and other sexual attacks in eastern Congo in July and August, more than double the previous estimate.

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18 dead in shoe factory shooting in Honduras

newsbot — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 04:53:02 +0000

Eighteen people died in a shooting Tuesday afternoon at a shoe factory in San Pedro Sula in northern Honduras, police said.

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Netanyahu eyes Mideast peace deal in year

newsbot — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 01:55:54 +0000

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a Jewish New Year greeting he promised to strive for a peace agreement by this time next year but said there is no guarantee of success.

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U.N.: Congo sex attacks exceeds 500

newsbot — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 01:44:09 +0000

U.N. officials estimated more than 500 rapes and other sexual attacks in eastern Congo in July and August, more than double the previous estimate.

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Israel PM wary on chances for Mideast peace

newsbot — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:56:27 +0000

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu promises to strive for a peace deal with the Palestinians but added “there are many obstacles” and “reasons to doubt.”

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Israel PM’s goal: Peace by year’s end

newsbot — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:59:15 +0000

There is no guarantee that talks between Israel and the Palestinians will succeed, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a Jewish New Year greeting, but he promised to strive for a peace pact by the end of the year.

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2 U.S. soldiers in Iraq killed

newsbot — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:59:10 +0000

Two U.S. soldiers were killed in northern Iraq on Tuesday, the U.S. military said.

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Van der Sloot says he’s sorry for Holloway lies

newsbot — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:01:22 +0000

In a jailhouse interview with a Dutch television station, Joran van der Sloot said he is remorseful for telling so many stories regarding the 2005 disappearance of Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway, but once again denied culpability in the case.

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Pakistan blast kills at least 20

newsbot — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:31:07 +0000

An explosion apparently targeting a police barracks in Pakistan’s northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday left at least seven people dead, including two children, a Kohat district police official said.

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Election deadlock broken in Australia

newsbot — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:06:32 +0000

Two independent lawmakers from rural Australia broke a parliamentary deadlock on Tuesday, siding with Prime Minister Julia Gillard to return the Labor Party to power.

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