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BP shares move higher ahead of Gulf report
LONDON - Shares in BP PLC moved higher on Wednesday ahead of the release of the company's internal report on the disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and after a credit ratings agency upgrade. The stock had opened the London session lower, but was trading up 1.1 percent at 411.45 pence ($6.35)...
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Second drone strike kills 4 in Pakistan
Islamabad, September 08: A second US drone attack in a Pakistani tribal region near the Afghan border on Wednesday has killed four militants, officials say. The missile attack targeted the militants'...
photo: AP / Lt. Col.. Leslie Pratt, US Air Force
US terror training in Yemen reflects wider program
LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press Writer= WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. special operations forces are expanding their training of the Yemeni military as the Obama administration broadens its program to counter terrorism in countries reluctant to harbor a visible American military presence. That balancing...
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Britain's Afghan envoy resigns
LONDON (AFP) – Britain's special representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan is quitting with immediate effect, London said Wednesday, following a reported clash with NATO and US officials on fighting the Taliban. Sherard Cowper-Coles temporarily stepped down in June but the...
photo: AP / Saurabh Das
Beijing protests as Japan arrests China boat captain
TOKYO/BEIJING (Reuters) – Japan has arrested the captain of a Chinese fishing boat that collided with two Japanese coast guard boats near disputed islets in the East China Sea, causing anger in Beijing and reigniting territorial tensions. China's Foreign Ministry lodged a "strong...
photo: AP / Ng Han Guan
Bomb threat on Thai Airways flight to Los Angeles (Roundup)
Bangkok - A bomb threat was made on a Thai Airways International (Thai) flight to Los Angeles but the plane landed safely, airline officials said Wednesday. Flight TG 794 arrived at...
photo: AP / Richard Hartog
Afghanistan: More voting stations to remain closed
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Afghan election officials said Wednesday that scores of additional polling stations will have to remain closed during the Sept. 18 parliamentary vote because of the deteriorating security situation in the country. The state electoral commission said 81 of the 458 polling...
photo: AP / Musadeq Sadeq
Drilling makes progress towards trapped Chile miners
Two members of the mounted police watch the rescue area by the San Jose min... View of the Strata 950 drill working at the San Jose mine in Copiapo, north... Interactive graphic on the 33 trapped miners in Chile as experts establish ... A truck convoy bearing a huge oil drilling machine is expected...
photo: AP / Martin Mejia
Clijsters sets up Venus semi-final
Kim Clijsters needed all her fighting qualities to keep her US Open defence alive and cap an extraordinary day of struggles at the last grand slam of the season. Now unbeaten at Flushing Meadows in 19 matches dating back over five years, the Belgian regained her composure when she needed it most to...
photo: AP / Mark Humphrey
Weeks of rains leave thousands homeless in Mexico
VILLAHERMOSA, Mexico (AP) -- Tens of thousands of people have abandoned their homes across southern Mexico to escape flooding from weeks of torrential rains, and forecasts are predicting even more rainfall. The situation worsened for some areas Tuesday when authorities began releasing 2,000 cubic...
photo: AP / America Rocio

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