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Politicians return to rainbow parliament

The Australian

As the post-election dust setlles, Coalition and Labor MPs are back in Canberra today. Politics is returning to normal today as Labor and Coalition MPs arrive in Canberra for caucus and party room meetings. Factional meetings of Labor's national right ...

Tensions emerge in new Australian minority govt | Return of the Rudd as Labor licks wounds | Australia's Gillard keeps power in split house

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David Cameron loses 'role model' father

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The prime minister's father, Ian Cameron, died today shortly after his son had cancelled his engagements and flown to the south of France to be at his bedside at a hospital near Toulon. He was 77, the survivor of severe physical disabilities since ...

Cameron's father dies on holiday in France | UK prime minister's father dies in France | Father of UK Prime Minister Cameron dies in France

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NATO Drive on Kandahar Begins, With Mixed Results

New York Times

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — The white flags of the Taliban no longer fly from neighborhoods in Kandahar City, as they did in some areas only two weeks ago, replaced instead by the red, black and green Afghan colors. ...

Taliban chief says victory close | Mullah Omar Tells Afghans Taliban Are Winning | Taliban leader: Nato is losing the war in Afghanistan

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Sri Lanka Ends Presidential Term Limits

New York Times

Supporters carried portraits of President Mahinda Rajapaksha of Sri Lanka outside parliament in Colombo on Wednesday. By LYDIA POLGREEN NEW DELHI — Sri Lanka's Parliament passed a proposal on Wednesday to remove presidential term limits from the ...

Sri Lanka passes constitutional amendment | Protests after Sri Lankan president's power increased | Sri Lanka Debates Ending President's Term Limit

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Hundreds of Inmates Set Free in Nigerian Prison Break

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DAKAR, Senegal — More than 700 inmates in the northern Nigeria city of Bauchi were freed Tuesday night in a daring raid by well-armed attackers on a prison where members of an Islamist sect were being held, authorities and witnesses ...

Nigerian gunmen free 800 in prison break | Sect members escape Nigeria jail | Gunmen Stage Massive Prison Break in Northern Nigeria

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China and Japan Bristle Over Island Dispute

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BEIJING — Despite recent efforts to tamp down territorial disputes, China and Japan are jostling elbows over one of their thorniest such conflicts: control of a tiny, uninhabited island chain in the East China Sea. ...

Diplomatic tensions after Japanese arrest Chinese fisherman | Maritime Collision Fuels China-Japan Row | Beijing protests as Japan arrests China boat captain

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French Unions Set New Protests Over Higher Retirement Age

Wall Street Journal

PARIS—French labor unions vowed Wednesday to amplify their protests against government plans to increase the retirement age after President Nicolas Sarkozy said he wouldn't give in on elements of a proposed pension overhaul. ...

No question of going back on pension plan, says Sarkozy | French unions call new strike in pension showdown | French Unions Call Strikes on Sept. 23 as Sarkozy Holds Firm on Pensions

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Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Lebanon announce Eid al-Fitr on Friday

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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Lebanon announced they would celebrate the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, on Friday. In Saudi Arabia, seen as the beacon of Sunni Islam, the supreme court ...

US church's plans to burn Qur'an berated across Muslim world | Saudi Arabia, Most Arab States To Start Eid Feast Friday | Ground Zero mosque, 9/11 cast shadow

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