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 BBC News | Madeleine McCann's parents leave Portugal Telegraph.co.uk - Kate and Gerry McCann left Portugal today - just 48 hours after they were declared official suspects in the hunt for their missing daughter Madeleine. Madeleine's parents return to the UK McCanns return to UK after grilling |
 Albany Times Union | Extracts from the bin Laden tape Aljazeera.net - A videotape has emerged purportedly of a speech by Osama bin Laden, the leader of al-Qaeda, in which he refers to the Bush administration's progress in Iraq and the performance of the Democratic party in opposing it. The New Al-Qaeda Central Osama is in Chitral: US experts |
 AFP | Suicide bomb kills 30 in Algeria AFP - DELLYS, Algeria (AFP) - Algeria was rocked by its second suicide bomb attack in three days on Saturday when a blast ripped through a naval barracks, with an Al-Qaeda offshoot later claiming responsibility for the blast that killed at least 30 people. Car bomb kills dozens in Algeria Al-Qaida Takes Credit for Algeria Blasts |
 Alalam News Network | Leaks ahead of US report on Iraq Aljazeera.net - A leaked congress document has resurfaced ahead of a report by the top US General in Iraq investigating the status of US forces in Iraq and the efficiency of the American surge strategy lead by George Bush, the US president. Petraeus urged to pull out troops Report Won't End Debate |
 Times Now.tv | Pakistan’s exiled PM goes home fighting Times Online - PAKISTAN’S former prime minister Nawaz Sharif will fly to Pakistan tonight after seven years in exile, determined to topple the general who ousted him and accusing the US administration and his rival Benazir Bhutto of conspiring to prolong dictatorship ... Pakistanis "detain 2000" ahead of ex-PM's return Sharif admits he 'let down' Vajpayee during Kargil episode |
 Alalam News Network | Gadhafi Supports Negotiations to End Darfur War Voice of America - By Lisa Schlein The UN Secretary General says Libyan Leader Moammar Gadhafi strongly supports African Union and UN efforts to end the war in Sudan's conflict-ridden province of Darfur. UN Secretary General Visits Libya for Darfur Talks UN Chief Urges Libya to Lead on Darfur |
 Turkish Press | Fossett coverage reveals a lonely state, unlike any other San Jose Mercury News - By SCOTT SONNER AP Writer RENO, Nev.—This week's news reports about missing aviator Steve Fossett have been filled with references to the barren and empty landscape he was flying over when his plane disappeared. Missing adventurer was low on water Aviator's Disappearance Remains Mystery |
 Philadelphia Inquirer | Fiji PM criticises international meddling ABC Online - Fiji's interim Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama says the international community is naive in trying to pressure Fiji to return to the polls and parliamentary democracy. Europe leads world in condemning Fiji EU, US pressure Fiji to lift emergency restrictions |
 Gulf Times | Truck Crash Kills 85 Indian Pilgrims CBS News - (CBS) A large truck jammed with Hindu pilgrims on their way to a religious festival slammed into a gorge in northwestern India overnight, killing at least 85 people and injuring 64 more, police said Saturday. At least 85 pilgrims killed in India accident Truck crash kills 85 |
 Voice of America | A Special Breed of Saint Wall Street Journal - By KENNETH L. WOODWARD Ten years ago this week I watched Mother Teresa's funeral on television, then got up the next morning to write an appreciative cover story on her life for Newsweek. Mother Teresa Persevered Through Doubt Mother Teresa’s Feet of Clay |
 JURIST | Bali bomber's date with death closer The Australian - BALI bomber Amrozi bin Nurhasyim can finally be executed after Indonesia's Supreme Court dismissed an appeal against his death sentence. Supreme Court rejects appeal of Bali bomber awaiting firing squad Court 'rejects Bali bomber Amrozi's appeal' |
 The Age | Putin marches into the region The Age - Russian President Vladimir Putin inspects the honour guard during a welcoming ceremony at the presidential palace in Jakarta. RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin has forged $6 billion in military and energy deals with Indonesian counterpart Susilo Bambang ... Russia and Indonesia sign arms deal Indonesia, Russia Sign Trade and Defense Deals |
 Philadelphia Inquirer | Tokyo typhoon kills one, injures 40 Sydney Morning Herald - Heavy rains and strong winds lashed Tokyo today as a powerful typhoon cut off land and sea transportation and killed one person and injured 41 others. Typhoon Fitow leaves 1 dead, 1 missing, at least 59 injured Typhoon Fitow Strikes Tokyo, Killing One |
 PRESS TV | 'Bring down the generals' Edmonton Sun - By CP VICTORIA - A peaceful, but colourful throng of protesters is vowing to camp outside a barricaded downtown Victoria hotel where 26 generals from the NATO alliance are meeting. Protesters accuse NATO of war crimes Protesters vow to resist NATO generals meeting in Canada |
 Philadelphia Inquirer | Sierra Leone presidential runoff starts Saturday International Herald Tribune - AP FREETOWN, Sierra Leone: Voters in this diamond-rich West African nation vote Saturday for a new president, Sierra Leone's first chance to choose a new leader since UN peacekeepers withdrew two years ago. Vote Count Begins in Sierra Leone Presidential Runof Election Sierra Leoneans cast their votes in presidential runoff |
 Canada.com | Polish Govt collapses, elections to be held next month ABC Online - Poland's Parliament has voted to hold early elections next month after the collapse of the conservative coalition Government. Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski says he wants a clear mandate to rid the country of what he calls the corrupt post-communist ... Polish prime minister gambles on snap poll Poland to Hold Early Elections After Corruption Scandals |
 ITN | British soldiers killed in southern Afghanistan ABC Online - Two British soldiers were killed in Afghanistan after being attacked by Taliban fighters during an operation, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in London said. UK soldiers killed in Afghanistan Two British soldiers killed in Afghanistan |
 Washington Post | N Korea opens up to nuclear inspection Financial Times - By By Andrew Ward in Sydney North Korea has invited nuclear experts from the US, China and Russia to survey its nuclear facilities next week, increasing momentum behind efforts to dismantle an atomic weapons programme that has bedevilled north-east ... Message to Kim Jong Il: “Peace Treaty Is Up To N.Korea” For South Korea, nothing else matters |
 AlaskaReport | Hurricane Felix victims seek aid as body search continues AFP - BILWI, Nicaragua (AFP) - Thousands of residents of Nicaragua and Honduras sought aid Saturday in the wake of Hurricane Felix, while rescuers expressed fears that the death toll of at least 100 would surely rise. Hurricane death toll hits 130 on Nicaragua coast Death toll mounts in wake of hurricane |
 Ottawa Citizen | French education Bac to school Economist - LADEN with hefty backpacks, French children filed back to school this week amid fresh agonising about the education system. Given its reputation for rigour and secular egalitarianism, and its well-regarded baccalauréat exam, this is surprising. French Report Tackles Globalization French labour talks start |
