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Typhoon strikes South Korea
Sept 2 - Typhoon Kompasu causes damage and delays flights across South Korea.
Pakistan bomb victims laid to rest
Sept 2 - A thousand mourners in Pakistan attend a funeral for victims of Wednesday's triple bomb attack on a Shi'ite religious procession in Lahore. ...
North Carolina braces for Earl
Sept 2 - Already experiencing rough waves and storm clouds, residents and tourists along North Carolina's coast await the assault of Hurricane Earl. ...
Bread prices spur Mozambique riots
Sept 2 - Soaring bread prices spark a second day of riots in Mozambique, with as many as ten people reported killed. ...
Landslide traps dozens in China
Sept 2 - A landslide in southwest China kills at least eight people, as workers race to rescue some 40 people still buried in the ...
Spiralling drug violence in Mexico
Sept 2 - The capture and killings of drug gang leaders is part of the bloodshed in Mexico that has killed 28,000 people since crackdowns ...
Mideast peace talks begin
Sep 2 - U.S. Secretary of State Clinton welcomes Israeli and Palestinian leaders to the State Department for new round of Middle East peace talks. ...
UK minister denies gay affair
Sept 2 - British Foreign Secretary William Hague denies he is gay, following reports that he shared a hotel room with a male aide. ...
Israeli settlers resume building
Sept 2 - The Israeli settlers' council announces an end to the contruction freeze, a move that could jeopordize peace talks with the Palestinian Authority ...
Mideast peace plans
Sep 2 - Mideast envoy Mitchell says peace talks will be held every two weeks. Deborah Lutterbeck reports. ...
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