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Rethinking canceled Quran burning?
September 10, 2010A U.S. pastor who called off a Quran burning said he would "rethink our position" after a Muslim leader said the minister incorrectly announced that the proposed Islamic center near New York's ground zero would be moved as part of a deal.
Japan alarmed over China's yen purchases
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Iran to release 1 of 3 jailed Americans, official says
September 10, 2010Iran says it will release one of the three American hikers detained for more than a year on Saturday, a day after the conclusion of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, according to an official at the ministry of culture and Islamic guidance.
Oil drilling platform headed to Chilean mine to aid in rescue
September 10, 2010A large oil drilling platform is on its way to the Chilean mine where 33 trapped miners are awaiting rescue and is expected to arrive later Thursday or Friday, an engineer overseeing the drilling said.
17 killed in Russia car explosion
September 10, 2010A car exploded in the Russian republic of North Ossetia-Alania on Thursday, killing at least 16 people, government officials said.
China's tycoons shun Gates-Buffett
September 10, 2010In the world of business, who in their right mind would turn down the opportunity to dine with Bill Gates and Warren Buffett? Chinese tycoons, apparently.
Suicide bombings kill peacekeepers at Mogadishu airport
September 10, 2010Suicide bombers driving a pair of civilian cars disguised as government vehicles slammed into the main gate at Somalia's main airport Thursday, a spokesman for the African Union said.
Pakistan: Three held over links to Times Square bomb attempt
September 10, 2010Three Pakistani men linked to Faisal Shahzad, the 30-year-old Pakistani-American who has pleaded guilty to the botched Times Square terror attack, were arrested and have confessed before a judge, authorities said Wednesday.
Philippines says police may have shot some hostages
September 10, 2010Philippine authorities acknowledged for the first time Thursday that some of the tourists taken hostage in a bus standoff last month may have been shot by police in the bungled rescue operation.
Miners' families move near them
September 10, 2010Chile's Atacama Desert is no place to live. At night it's a freezing moonscape and when the sun comes up it becomes as hot as a burning skillet.
