International News
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- Portugal child sex abuse 'proved'
Portuguese judges say charges of sexual abuse at a state-run children's home are proved against all seven defendants on trial. - Pakistan rally bomb kills dozens
A bomb kills at least 42 people at a Shia Muslim rally in the south-western city of Quetta, the second attack on Pakistan's religious minority in days. - UN calls special food price talks
The United Nations' food agency calls a special meeting of policy makers to discuss the recent rapid rises in food prices. - Iran says Mid-East talks doomed
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says direct peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians are doomed to fail, in the first regional reaction to the talks. - Mexican clash 'kills 27 gunmen'
Suspected drug gang members are killed near the US border, Mexico says, hours after President Calderon vows to continue fighting cartels. - Hurricane Earl skirts eastern US
A weakened hurricane Earl skirts past North Carolina's Outer Banks and continues up the US east coast as a "category one" storm. - US monthly job losses continue
The US economy shed another 54,000 jobs in August, the third month in a row that jobs have been lost, official figures show. - UK rules out French 'ship share'
UK Defence Secretary Liam Fox rules out the UK sharing aircraft carriers with France as part of closer defence co-operation. - Russia suffers new fire outbreak
At least four people have died and hundreds of homes have been destroyed in a new outbreak of wildfires in Russia. - Miami airport in security alert
A passenger was detained and four of Miami International Airport's six concourses were evacuated on Thursday after a suspicious item was spotted in a checked bag
- Explosion at Shiite Protest Kills at Least 40 in Pakistan
The explosion, two days after an other attack, led to further protests as grieving mourners went on rampage, clashing with the police and setting fire to vehicles and motorcycles parked nearby. - U.S. Lost Jobs in August, but Fewer Than Expected
Private employers added 67,000 jobs, more than forecast, but governments shed jobs in August, the Labor Department reported, as the jobless rate rose to 9.6 percent. - BP Says Limits on Drilling Imperil Oil Spill Payouts
The company, which had committed to setting aside $20 billion for damage claims and penalties, says proposed legislation could disrupt those efforts. - Film: Seeking the Ordinary in the Eccentric
A new documentary tries to find the hidden side of the pianist Glenn Gould. - Depositors Panic Over Bank Crisis in Afghanistan
A bank official tried to calm fears of a meltdown at Kabul Bank, while depositors were unable to withdraw money. - Defendants Convicted in Portugal Sex Abuse Trial
Six men and one woman were guilty of crimes relating to child sex abuse at a state-run children’s home in Lisbon during the 1990s. - Turkish Action Film Depicts Israeli Raid
“Valley of the Wolves: Palestine” is built around the unsuccessful attempt in May by a six-boat Turkish flotilla to breach Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza. - New York Poll Finds Wariness About Muslim Center
The poll indicated that support for a center planned near ground zero is tepid in its home town.
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