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Mideast leaders talk peace (02 Sep 2010)
Direct talks between Israeli and Palestinian leaders kicked off again with pledges of support for a peace process leading to a comprehensive settlement within one year.
Obama mulls new economic measures (02 Sep 2010)
After a week mostly focused on Iraq and Mideast diplomacy, it's back to the economy for President Barack Obama, who will deliver remarks Friday on the August unemployment numbers.
Cap off BP's plugged well (02 Sep 2010)
Crews removed the cap from BP's ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well late Thursday afternoon, a company spokeswoman said, an important step toward permanently sealing the well.
Fire out at Gulf of Mexico oil platform (02 Sep 2010)
An oil and gas production platform has exploded 80 miles off the central coast of Louisiana, with 13 people overboard, including one injured, the Coast Guard said Thursday morning.
U.N. on defense over Congo gang rapes (02 Sep 2010)
The United Nations appears to have been aware of rape by rebels in eastern Congo earlier than it originally said it was, according to an internal e-mail and a humanitarian bulletin.
Hurricane heads for U.S. east coast (02 Sep 2010)
Hurricane Earl took aim on the Outer Banks of North Carolina early Thursday as the powerful storm prepared to take a swipe at the Eastern Seaboard.
Russian arrested over nightclub fire (02 Sep 2010)
Investigators have arrested a suspect from Russia in connection with a fire that killed 156 people in a nightclub in Russia in 2009, the Spanish National Police said Thursday.
Greece bans smoking in public spaces (02 Sep 2010)
Greece has imposed a nationwide ban on smoking in enclosed public and private workplaces under a new slogan "cut smoking, gain life."
Bermuda under tropical storm warning (02 Sep 2010)
As Hurricane Earl approached the U.S. East Coast on Thursday, two other tropical storms were churning in the Atlantic Ocean, with one prompting a tropical storm watch for Bermuda.
Hawking: God didn't create universe (02 Sep 2010)
God did not create the universe, world-famous physicist Stephen Hawking argues in a new book that aims to banish a divine creator from physics.
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Mideast peace talks under way (02 Sep 2010)
Direct talks between Israeli and Palestinian leaders resumed with pledges of support for a peace process leading to a comprehensive settlement within a year.
Hamas, 10 groups vow to target Israelis (02 Sep 2010)
"Resistance operations" will continue against Israelis despite the arrests of Hamas activists in the West Bank, a Hamas official said Thursday.
U.N. tackles discrepancies over Congo rapes (02 Sep 2010)
The United Nations appears to have been aware of rape by rebels in eastern Congo earlier than it originally said it was, according to an internal e-mail and a humanitarian bulletin.
Russian held in Spain for nightclub fire that killed 156 (02 Sep 2010)
Investigators have arrested a suspect from Russia in connection with a fire that killed 156 people in a nightclub in Russia in 2009, the Spanish National Police said Thursday.
Stephen Hawking: God didn't create universe (02 Sep 2010)
God did not create the universe, world-famous physicist Stephen Hawking argues in a new book that aims to banish a divine creator from physics.
Petraeus: Taliban reconciliation holds promise (02 Sep 2010)
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Afghanistan Thursday to consult with political and military officials.
At least 1 dead in second day of Mozambique riots (02 Sep 2010)
At least one person was killed Thursday as riots in the southern African nation of Mozambique continued into a second day, the director of a hospital told a local television station.
Deadly rioting in Indonesia over death of prisoner (02 Sep 2010)
The death of a man in police custody has led to deadly riots and six deaths in Indonesia, police said on Thursday.
West Nile virus kills 13 in Greece, health officials say (02 Sep 2010)
West Nile Virus has killed 13 people in northern Greece and sickened another 143, the Hellenic Centre for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday.
Taliban claim responsibility for Lahore blasts (02 Sep 2010)
The death toll from a trio of suicide attacks during a Shiite processions in Lahore, Pakistan, grew to 31 Thursday, authorities said Thursday.
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