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Curfew declared after 7.1 quake hits New Zealand - Sat, 04 Sep 2010
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Authorities declared an overnight curfew for Saturday after a major earthquake hit New Zealand's second biggest city, Christchurch, bringing down power lines and bridges and wrecking roads and building facades.

Bomb kills 54 in Pakistan, Taliban threatens U.S. - Sat, 04 Sep 2010
QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) - A suicide bomber struck a rally in the Pakistani city of Quetta on Friday, killing at least 54 people in the second major attack this week and piling pressure on a U.S.-backed government overwhelmed by a flood crisis.

Clinton: time ticking for Israel-Palestinian peace - Sat, 04 Sep 2010
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday urged Israel and the Palestinians to overcome the final obstacles to peace, saying their new talks may be a last chance to end the conflict.

Pakistani militants stoking sectarian rift: minister - Sat, 04 Sep 2010
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pro-Taliban Pakistani militants are trying to create a sectarian rift, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on Saturday, as a new wave of violence piled pressure on a government already struggling with a flood crisis.

Karzai announces "peace council" to push Taliban talks - Sat, 04 Sep 2010
KABUL (Reuters) - An Afghan peace council to pursue talks with the Taliban has been set up, President Hamid Karzai said on Saturday, the latest step in a gradual move toward reconciliation with the Islamist insurgents.

Blair pelted with eggs at Dublin book signing - Sat, 04 Sep 2010
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Three people were arrested after protesters threw eggs and shoes at former British Prime Minister Tony Blair when he arrived to sign copies of his memoir at a bookshop in Dublin on Saturday, national broadcaster RTE said.

Seven killed in Darfur camp clashes: peacekeepers - Sat, 04 Sep 2010
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Armed men shot dead seven people and injured 20 in clashes at a refugee camp in Sudan's Darfur region on Saturday, peacekeepers said, in a sign of mounting violence in and around the area's displacement centers.

Thousands protest French immigrant clampdown - Sat, 04 Sep 2010
PARIS (Reuters) - Tens of thousands protested across France on Saturday against a clampdown on immigrants, launching a week of action over security policy and pension reform on which President Nicolas Sarkozy has staked his political reputation.

Mexican judge orders drug lord held 40 more days - Sat, 04 Sep 2010
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A Mexican judge ordered Edgar "La Barbie" Valdez, believed to be one of the country's top drug bosses, held for 40 more days of investigation, the federal prosecutor's office said on Saturday.

Cargo ship embarks on historic Arctic passage - Sat, 04 Sep 2010
OSLO (Reuters) - The MV Nordic Barents is lugging 40,000 tonnes of iron ore from Norway to China on an Arctic Ocean shortcut through melting ice -- and making a little history in the process.