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Botched execution inmate 'may live'AN inmate who survived an attempted lethal injection could avoid a second attempt.
Cnet Saturday, September 19, 2009Talking with North Korea: What Can the U.S. Hope for?After nine months of missile tests, the detention of two American journalists, and a barrage of hostile rhetoric, Kim Jong Il now has the U.S. right where he has wanted it all along -- ready to sit across the bargaining table
TIME Saturday, September 19, 2009Australia Outraged Over Its Own 'Josef Fritzl'On Sept. 17, a Melbourne daily broke a story of yet another gross case of abuse and incest that went undetected -- or ignored -- for decades before the Australian woman in her 40s found the strength to come forward
TIME Saturday, September 19, 2009Former CIA directors want interrogation probe haltedSeven former CIA directors on Friday called on President Barack Obama to stop a probe into whether CIA interrogators abused suspects detained after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
CBC Saturday, September 19, 2009China warns of stability threat from H1N1 fluBEIJING (Reuters) - China's public security ministry has warned police to be on guard against any threats to public order linked to the spread of the H1N1 strain of flu, including the spreading of rumors and price-gouging for drugs.
Reuters Saturday, September 19, 2009Israel's Missile Defense System Is Progressing SteadilyASHKELON, Israel -- As it pushes for international action against Iran's nuclear program, Israel is steadily assembling one of the world's most advanced missile defense systems, a multi-layered collection of weapons meant to guard against a variety of threats, including the shorter-range Grads used...
Washington Post Saturday, September 19, 2009Secretary of State Clinton Challenges Iran on Nuclear ProgramSecretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton challenged Iran on Friday to come clean on its nuclear program and ease its repression of opposition activists, saying that "the Iranian government seeks a sense of justice in the world but stands in the way of the justice it seeks."
Washington Post Saturday, September 19, 2009N. Korea Tells Chinese Envoy It Is Open to Nuclear TalksTOKYO, Sept. 18 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Il told a Chinese diplomat Friday that his government is willing to discuss its nuclear program in "bilateral or multilateral" meetings, China's official news agency said.
Washington Post Saturday, September 19, 2009Indonesia police say DNA confirms key militant deadJAKARTA (Reuters) - Forensic tests on the DNA from the body of a man killed during a raid by Indonesian police this week confirm he was Noordin Mohammad Top, one of Asia's most wanted militants, police said on Saturday.
Reuters Saturday, September 19, 2009Top death site becomes tourist attractionTHE house where terrorist mastermind Noordin Mohammed Top was killed during an Indonesian police raid has become a tourist attraction.
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