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  • 7.4 magnitude earthquake hits 4 miles off Christchurch

    7.4 magnitude earthquake hits 4 miles off Christchurch

    The Fiji News.Net

    A powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck New Zealand's South Island in the early hours of the morning causing some panic but no immediate reports of fatalities.

  • Plane crash near Emirates Road

    Plane crash near Emirates Road

    The Fiji News.Net

    A plane has crashed in the United Arab Emirates in the city of Dubai, it is unknown how many survived.

  • Robert Gates meets troops in Afghanistan

    Robert Gates meets troops in Afghanistan

    The Fiji News.Net

    US Defense Secretary Robert Gates is in the south of Afghanistan after touching down on Friday.

  • Man arrested after package found in luggage in Miami

    Man arrested after package found in luggage in Miami

    The Fiji News.Net

    Miami police swooped on the main airport on Friday when screeners detected a suspicious article in a checked bag.

  • Mexican shootout kills dozens of people

    Mexican shootout kills dozens of people

    The Fiji News.Net

    25 or more people have died in a gunfight between Mexican soldiers and suspected drug gang members near the northern Mexican city of Monterrey.

  • Abbas and Netanyahu on cordial terms at peace talks

    Abbas and Netanyahu on cordial terms at peace talks

    The Fiji News.Net

    Israeli president Benjamin Netanyahu has said it is time to finalize a deal on the Middle East peace process.

  • Afghanistan outraged at civilian deaths in airstrike

    Afghanistan outraged at civilian deaths in airstrike

    The Fiji News.Net

    Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai condemned the attack which killed 10 parliamentary campaign workers and injured two others including a candidate.

  • US general says Taliban is strapped for cash

    US general says Taliban is strapped for cash

    The Fiji News.Net

    A US general has revealed the Taliban in Afghanistan are very short of money with their drug labs and supply routes under pressure from US troops.

  • Muslims asked to commit money to Pakistan

    Muslims asked to commit money to Pakistan

    The Fiji News.Net

    The relief effort in the area hit by floods in Pakistan may be helped by a new request for Muslims to tithe for the aid effort.

  • Stephen Hawking says the universe created itself

    Stephen Hawking says the universe created itself

    The Fiji News.Net

    A new book written by famous British physicist, Stephen Hawking, claims that God did not create the universe and the "big bang" was an inevitable consequence of the laws of physics.

  • Fuel tanker aground in Canadian waters

    Fuel tanker aground in Canadian waters

    The Fiji News.Net

    A fuel tanker is aground on a sandbar in Canada’s far north.

  • Three killed in small plane crash in California

    The Fiji News.Net

    Three people were killed in a small plane crash Thursday in a lagoon in the US state of California, authorities said.

  • Another oil rig catches fire in Gulf waters

    Another oil rig catches fire in Gulf waters

    The Fiji News.Net

    Another Gulf coast rig has caught fire, causing the United States Coast Guard to scramble into action.

  • Israeli girl hurt in car stoning

    Israeli girl hurt in car stoning

    The Fiji News.Net

    A twelve-year-old girl, riding in a car which was driving through Tapuach Junction in the West Bank, has been hit with a stone which came through the window.

  • Many dead after  horrific attack in Lahore, Pakistan

    Many dead after horrific attack in Lahore, Pakistan

    The Fiji News.Net

    Another 250 were wounded in the first major attack since huge floods devastated the country more than a month ago.

  • Light plane crash kills two in Austria

    The Fiji News.Net

    A small aircraft crashed in Austria Thursday afternoon, killing the pilot and only passenger, police said.

  • Jobless rate rose to 9.6 percent in Aug.

    Washington Times

    department said. Also, revisions show that private employment rose by 66,000 more in June and July than previously reported."Growth continues, even though it's less than many people expected," said

  • Mexican soldiers kill 25 in gunbattle near border

    Washington Times

    Mexico , Thursday Sept. 2, 2010. According to the secretary of Defense, gunmen opened fire on soldiers after an airborne patrol detected armed men guarding a home near this town. At least 25 gunmen we...

  • EU trade chief apologizes for Jewish comments

    Washington Times

    BRUSSELS (AP) — The EU's trade chief apologized Friday for blaming Jews and the "Jewish lobby" in Washington for blocking Mideast peace as the embarrassed EU head office quickly distanced itself...

  • Fidel Castro wears full military uniform at speech

    Washington Times

    Mr. Castro dusted off his military fatigues for the first time since stepping down as president four years ago, a symbolic act in a Communist country where little signals often carry enormous signific...

  • Gates sees progress in tour of Afghan war zone

    Washington Times

    Mr. Obama , the region remains a battleground, still far from under full control of the U.S.-backed central government in Kabul.Military commanders know the nearly nine-year war cannot be won without ...

  • Plane crash kills steel exec Borrmann, 2 others

    San Francisco Chronicle

    Divers were able to find the bodies of two men in the wreckage, but the plane and the bodies cannot be moved until federal safety investigators arrive.

  • Armenian Opposition Rally In Key Yerevan Square Banned

    RadioFreeEurope

    YEREVAN -- Yerevan city authorities have banned the opposition Armenian National Congress (HAK) from holding a rally in a main square but will allow it to take place at another location, RFE/RL's Arme...

  • Is Armenia Russia's Partner Or Pawn?

    RadioFreeEurope

    Two years after the brief but destructive war between Russia and Georgia, Moscow has further consolidated its power and influence in the South Caucasus by concluding a modified defense agreement with ...

  • Azerbaijan To Double Gas Exports To Russia

    RadioFreeEurope

    Azerbaijan will double natural-gas exports to Russia, under a deal signed between Azerbaijan's state energy company SOCAR and Russia's Gazprom. The deal was signed during Russian President Dmitry Medv...

  • Russian Foreign Minister Attends Polish Diplomatic Meeting

    RadioFreeEurope

    WARSAW -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has attended an annual meeting of Polish diplomats for the first time, RFE/RL's Russian Service reports. At a press conference in Warsaw, Lavrov thanke...

  • Hurricane Earl weakens to Category One storm

    New York Post

    Hurricane Earl weakened to a Category One storm Friday, though it was expected to remain a large hurricane as it approaches southeastern New England, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.At 11:00a...

  • Rally continues vigorous fight for Parkway trees

    New York Post

    Community leaders will be there every step of the way to save the beautiful mature lindens and oaks on Pelham Parkway from the axe. On Saturday, August 28, members of the Pelham Pelham Parkway Preserv...

  • Metro Center lights up for Mother Teresa

    New York Post

    On what would have been her 100th birthday, the management of the Hutchinson Metro Center lit its buildings in blue and white for Mother Teresa. The humanitarian nun founded the Missionaries of Charit...

  • Shipman's closes up shop

    New York Post

    “We are probably the only store supplying kids with science project kits and other materials for their school projects,” Irfaan said. “We were also the only game in town when it came...

  • Waterbury Ave footbridge close to completion

    New York Post

    Work is progressing on the Waterbury Avenue pedestrian bridge being reconstructed by the NYS Department of Transportation. Much of the railing and fencing is now in place.New railing that is the same ...

  • NYC man attempted to stash marijuana in state trooper's patrol car

    New York Post

    A New York City man attempted to stash marijuana in a Delaware state trooper’s patrol car Friday after his companion was pulled over for speeding, police said.Delaware State Police said around 2...

  • Crossway church boots three Gregori supporters

    New York Post

    Three worshipers at the Crossway Christian Center who have been vocal in their loyalty to the former pastor, Mark Gregori, are getting the boot.Each has received a letter ordering them not to return t...

  • Albanian community celebrates Mother Teresa

    New York Post

    Get on the bus!The Albanian community in the borough was overflowing with pride as Albanian-born Mother Teresa was honored at St. Patrick’s Cathedral on the anniversary of her 100th birthday on ...

  • Community Appreciation BBQ a success

    New York Post

    Pelham Bay’s first ever Community Appreciation Day barbecue was a big success, drawing the community out to rediscover a jewel in its own backyard. The Pelham Bay Taxpayers and Civic Association...

  • Former Tiger gal pal Rachel Uchitel scores Park Avenue pad: report

    New York Post

    Manhattan party girl Rachel Uchitel has reportedly bought a tony, three-bedroom Park Avenue apartment. The $2 million pad Uchitel purchased comes after the former Tiger Woods gal pal made a deal with ...

  • WikiLeaks founder's lawyer unsure whether client is in Sweden

    New York Post

    WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's lawyer said Friday he does not know whether his client, who is being investigated by Swedish authorities over rape and molestation allegations, was still in Sweden, ...

  • Tiger posed for photo after signing over $100M

    New York Post

    A smiling Tiger Woods was happy enough after officially ending his marriage to Elin Nordegren that he posed for a picture with a court bailiff.Nordegren got $100 million as part of the deal, which was...

  • DiNapoli tells state workers how to game pension system

    New York Post

    ALBANY – Even while telling New Yorkers to pony up $1.3 billion more next year to cover soaring pension costs, Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli is advertising on his official Website how government w...

  • Lindsay Lohan clips baby stroller in hit and run: report

    New York Post

    Recent jailbird and rehab graduate Lindsay Lohan allegedly clipped a baby stroller after failing to look both ways before turning right on red in her Maserati sports car -- and then drove off, celebri...

  • How to win friends and influence politicians

    Jerusalem Post

    While the media and politicians engage in frenzied debate about the virtues and vices of building – or preventing the building of – a Muslim community center (cum mosque) near the “sacred ground...

  • A Greek vegetarian menu

    Jerusalem Post

    The Mediterranean diet, with its emphasis on vegetables and olive oil, became famous as a result of in-depth studies based largely on the menus of the residents of Greece.Vegetables are important in G...

  • Scientists: UV rays make water in space

    CNN

    They made the discovery while examining a dying star that is 500 light-years away from Earth, using an infrared observatory launched by the European Space Agency last year.

  • Opinion: Peace talks test Netanyahu

    CNN

    (CNN) -- Watching the Israeli and Palestinian leaders trudge to Washington for one more peace summit, one might wonder why President Obama invited them. Why should the president invest his prestige in...

  • Toshiba recalls about 41,000 computers

    CNN

    The recalled models are the Satellite T135, Satellite T135D and Satellite ProT130 notebook computers, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

  • Kia models under fire recall

    CNN

    NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Hyundai-Kia Motors is recalling more than 35,000 cars with fire-prone electrical wiring systems, said the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.The government agenc...

  • WWII bomber found in the English Channel

    C News

    The Royal Air Force Museum plans to display this German bomber as part of a Battle of Britain exhibit after it was found perfectly preserved in the English Channel. (submitted photo) A German bomber ...

  • Suicide blast rips through Pakistan city

    C News

    QUETTA, 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 w...

  • Prescott urges phone hack review

    BBC

    Lord Prescott has said he is prepared to take legal action to find out whether News of The World journalists hacked into his phone messages. He will seek a judicial review if the police do not say wh...

  • Sarah Kennedy is leaving BBC Radio 2

    BBC

    Veteran broadcaster Sarah Kennedy is leaving BBC Radio 2 - 34 years after joining the station Kennedy, 60, who has been presenting her early morning Dawn Patrol show since January 1993, said: "A...