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Afghan captors release Japanese reporter (AP)
September 6, 2010
AP - A Japanese journalist who was abducted by militants in Afghanistan five months ago has been freed by his captors and left the country, Japan's Foreign Ministry said.
How Pakistan's Floods Have Made Women Dangerously Visible (Time.com)
September 6, 2010Time.com - The public mixing of the genders is leading to enormous tension and fear that violence may break out as men try to defend conservative ideas of honor
North Korea to release South fishing boat (Reuters)
September 6, 2010Reuters - North Korea said on Monday it was releasing the seven-man crew of a South Korean fishing boat, including three Chinese, after they illegally entered its waters last month.
Cholera kills 41 in Central African nation of Chad (AP)
September 6, 2010AP - Health officials in Chad say an outbreak of cholera in the Central African nation has killed at least 41 people.
Greenest state behind the waste-to-energy race (AP)
September 6, 2010
AP - Government officials from around the world used to come to this port city to catch a glimpse of the future: Two-story piles of trash would disappear into a furnace and eventually be transformed into electricity to power thousands of homes.
Vatican: stoning in Iran adultery case 'brutal' (AP)
September 6, 2010
AP - The Vatican raised the possibility Sunday of using behind-the-scenes diplomacy to try to save the life of an Iranian widow sentenced to be stoned for adultery.
George Clooney shoots first at box office (Reuters)
September 6, 2010Reuters - George Clooney outgunned his rivals at the Labor Day holiday weekend box office in North America with a low-caliber opening for his assassin drama "The American," as the lucrative summer moviegoing season wound down on a traditionally weak note.
Obama launches big week on economy (Reuters)
September 6, 2010
Reuters - President Barack Obama launches several economic initiatives this week aimed at generating some desperately needed U.S. job growth and limiting predicted Democratic losses in November 2 congressional elections.
Netanyahu seeks 'new solutions' to Palestinian conflict (AFP)
September 6, 2010
AFP - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that creative thinking was needed to end the decades-old conflict with the Palestinians.
2 babies killed after semi hits vehicles in Ariz. (AP)
September 6, 2010AP - Two babies have been killed in a three-vehicle collision involving a gas tanker in Phoenix.
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