Kim's bold Korea move backfires - Sydney Morning Herald
The HinduKim's bold Korea move backfiresSydney Morning HeraldIt was a startling piece of news that designer jeans labelled "Made in North Korea" were going on sale in a trendy Swedish department store on December 1 last year. The communist state has been ...
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Fuel Industry Strike Threatens to Plunge South Africa into Chaos - Voice of America
CBC.caFuel Industry Strike Threatens to Plunge South Africa into ChaosVoice of AmericaThousands of fuel and motor industry employees in South Africa have joined a national public service strike in the country, but many others continue to resist union call...
China's Great Wall of Traffic Jam: 11 Days, 74.5 Miles - ABC News
Boston GlobeChina's Great Wall of Traffic Jam: 11 Days, 74.5 MilesABC NewsIf you are dreading Labor Day traffic jams, take heart that you are not stuck on the highway in China where a monster jam is moving into its 11th day. Thousands of vehicles, mostly ...
Police patrol after Maputo riots - BBC News
The HinduPolice patrol after Maputo riotsBBC NewsPolice in the Mozambique capital have fired rubber bullets and tear gas at protesters on the third day of riots over rising food prices. Earlier, Maputo was calm, with shops and businesses reopening and lon...
Middle East peace talks are 'doomed to fail', says Ahamdinejad - The Guardian
swissinfo.chMiddle East peace talks are 'doomed to fail', says AhamdinejadThe GuardianIran's president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, today launched an angry attack on "doomed" US-brokered Middle East peace talks and urged the Palestinians to continue armed resist...
AU peacekeepers establish more bases in Somalia - The Associated Press
The AgeAU peacekeepers establish more bases in SomaliaThe Associated PressNAIROBI, Kenya — African Union peacekeepers have established nine new bases in Somalia's capital in recent months and will help develop Somali government forces to defeat al-Qaida...
Court in Kenya to scrutinise electoral violence - Reuters Africa
Daily NationCourt in Kenya to scrutinise electoral violenceReuters AfricaNAIROBI (Reuters) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) signed an agreement with Kenya on Friday to set up an office in the country to pursue the masterminds of Kenya's post-elect...
US government probing Mariner platform fire - Reuters
CBC.caUS government probing Mariner platform fireReutersHOUSTON, Sept 3 (Reuters) - The US government on Friday launched an investigation into Mariner Energy Inc's (ME.N) Gulf of Mexico platform fire as the Coast Guard said there were no signs of crude oi...
East Coast braces for Earl - Montreal Gazette
Globe and MailEast Coast braces for EarlMontreal GazetteLocal resident Russell Lowe kayaks along a beach road during Hurricane Earl in Nags Head, North Carolina September 3, 2010. HALIFAX — Emergency officials in Atlantic Canada have issued stark ...As ...
Suicide blast rips through Pakistan city - Toronto Sun
CBC.caSuicide blast rips through Pakistan cityToronto SunQUETTA, Pakistan - A suicide bomber struck a rally in the Pakistani city of Quetta on Friday, killing up to 43 people in the second major attack this week, piling pressure on a government struggling...
Hamas threatens to step up attacks on Israel - Financial Times
CBC.caHamas threatens to step up attacks on IsraelFinancial TimesHamas, the Palestinian Islamist movement, threatened “more effective” attacks on Israel on Thursday night as the launch of a new Middle East peace process triggered opposition on both si...
