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Friday, September 3, 2010

Massive quake damages major New Zealand city

People stand outside a building damaged by a 7.4-magnitude earthquake in central Christchurch, New Zealand, early Saturday.

By David Barber / / dpa

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Christchurch, the biggest city in New Zealand’s South Island, was extensively...

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Police say attacks on Pakistani minorities kill 23

Injured people lie down on road after an explosion during a Shiite procession in Quetta, Pakistan on Friday.

By Associated Press

QUETTA, Pakistan — Suicide bombings targeting religious minorities killed at...

Egypt protests Iranian comments on peace talks

By Associated Press

CAIRO — Egypt has canceled a visit by Iran’s foreign minister to protest comments in which he accused Arab leaders...

UN nuclear chief asks Israel to join treaty

By Associated Press

VIENNA — The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency has asked Israel to consider signing up to the nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, according...

Fidel Castro dusts off military uniform

By Associated Press

HAVANA — Fidel Castro dusted off his military fatigues for the first time since stepping down as president four years ago, a symbolic act in a Communist...

Kenya allows Int’l Criminal Court to open office

By Associated Press

NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya on Friday allowed the International Criminal Court to open an office in the country, a development that comes after Kenya’s...

8 killed in latest wave of Russian forest fires

In this Thursday evening, Aug. 5, 2010 photo, Russian women wearing masks to protect them from the thick blanket of smog, sit in their dacha (summer cottage) in Ryazan, southeast of Moscow.

By Associated Press

MOSCOW — The latest wave of forest fires in Russia has killed eight people and injured 17, authorities said Friday. Fires...

Indonesia’s smoking toddler kicks the habit

By Associated Press

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia’s smoking toddler has kicked the habit. Footage of 2-year-old Aldi Rizal — who smoked up to two packs a...

Dubai police chief calls BlackBerry a spy tool

In this Friday, Aug. 27, 2010 file photo, a dummy BlackBerry handset stands at a shop in Hyderabad, India.

By Associated Press

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Worries about spying by the U.S. and Israel spurred plans to sharply limit BlackBerry...

UPS cargo plane crashes near Dubai airport

By Associated Press

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A UPS cargo plane crashed Friday outside Dubai, officials said. There was no immediate word on casualties. The plane...

Judges: Karadzic trial could take extra 2 years

By Associated Press

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Judges warned Friday that Radovan Karadzic’s genocide trial could stretch into 2014 — two years longer than expected...

German court rules against YouTube over copyright

By Associated Press

BERLIN — A German court ruled Friday that Google Inc.’s subsidiary YouTube LLC must pay compensation after users uploaded several videos of performances...