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| Florida pastor not backing down on Koran-burning |
| An obscure US Christian pastor whose plan to burn copies of the Koran on September 11 has sparked an international outcry said on Wednesday he would go ahead with the event despite warnings it would endanger American troops in Afghanistan and Iraq. |
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Published: Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:27 p.m. |
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| Mullah Omar tells Afghans Taliban are winning |
| The Taliban's shadowy leader Mullar Omar told Afghans on Wednesday that the insurgents are winning the war and warned Americans that they are wasting lives and billions in tax dollars by continuing in the conflict. |
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Published: Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:13 p.m. |
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| Suspected US missile attacks rock Pakistan |
| Three suspected US missile strikes in less than 12 hours hit militant targets in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, officials said, an unusually intense barrage that follows four other such attacks in the last week. |
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Published: Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:53 p.m. |
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| Blair postpones book party at Tate Modern |
| Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has postponed a party at London's Tate Modern art gallery celebrating the launch of his autobiography because of threats from protesters, his office said. |
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Published: Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:46 p.m. |
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| Seven Mexican gunmen arrested in migrant massacre |
| Mexican authorities arrested seven suspected drug cartel members believed to have killed 72 migrants heading to the United States, in what is said to be the worst massacre in the country's escalating drug war, the government said on Wednesday. |
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Published: Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:41 p.m. |
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| Timor minister quits over spat with Gusmao |
| One of East Timor's deputy prime ministers said he has resigned after Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao publicly called him a "liar" for his outspoken critiques of the government's failure to tackle corruption and improve people's lives. |
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Published: Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:37 p.m. |
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