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    Pivotal NKorean nuclear disarmament talks set to resume (AFP)

    A Chinese family looks at a propaganda board showing photos of leader Kim Jong-Il and former leader Kim Il-Sung outside the North Korean embassy in Beijing. Talks on North Korea's nuclear programmes are set to resume after a nine-month break, with the USA describing the latest round as pivotal in the long-running disarmament process(AFP/Mark Ralston)AFP - Talks on North Korea's nuclear programmes were set to resume on Thursday after a nine-month break, with the United States describing the latest round as pivotal in the long-running disarmament process.


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    Thu, 10 Jul 2008 07:58:13 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
    US plays down fears of war with Iran (AFP)

    Iran displays its Shahab-3 missiles during a 2006 military parade in Tehran. The United States has played down any prospects of war with Iran or any immediate dangers from its nuclear drive but warned that the world was ready to confront its AFP - The United States has played down any prospects of war with Iran or any immediate dangers from its nuclear drive but warned that the world was ready to confront its "provocative" policies.


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    Thu, 10 Jul 2008 02:02:53 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
    U.S. can't rule out al Qaeda in Istanbul attack (Reuters)

    A police officer inspects a guard post after a shooting incident in front of the U.S. Consulate in Istanbul July 9, 2008. (Fatih Saribas/Reuters)Reuters - The United States on Wednesday condemned the attack on its consulate in Istanbul and a State Department spokesman said he could neither confirm nor rule out al Qaeda involvement.


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    Wed, 09 Jul 2008 18:58:29 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
    Sept. 11 suspects at Guantanamo deny coercion (Reuters)

    In this photograph of a sketch by courtroom artist Janet Hamlin, reviewed by the U.S. Military, Mustafa Ahmed al-Hawsawi attends his arraignment at the U.S. Military Commissions at Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base in Cuba June 5, 2008. (Janet Hamlin/Pool/Reuters)Reuters - Two accused Sept. 11 plotters told a U.S. military war crimes court on Wednesday they had not been bullied by suspected al Qaeda mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and one said the allegation resulted from the misunderstanding of a joke.


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    Thu, 10 Jul 2008 02:13:59 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
    Rice: Russia should not worsen tension in Georgia (Reuters)
    Reuters - Russia should help resolve tension over Georgia's rebel regions instead of contributing to it, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Thursday, and she urged an end to violence there. -- read full article
    Thu, 10 Jul 2008 07:58:40 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
    Study urges long-term policies to influence Iran (Reuters)

    A video grab from Al Alam television shows three of nine long- and medium-range missiles being fired during a test in Iran July 9, 2008. REUTERS/Iran tv via Reuters TVReuters - A military strike on Iran would be unlikely to force changes in Tehran's nuclear policy, the Rand research organization said on Thursday in an analysis recommending long-term policies to deal with the country.


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    Thu, 10 Jul 2008 04:37:37 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
    California wildfire forces 10,000 to evacuate (Reuters)

    Authorities ordered more than 10,000 residents of Paradise, California, to leave their homes on Wednesday as a stubborn wildfire threatened to jump a river and spread into town where a blaze destroyed 74 homes in June. (Graphics/Reuters)Reuters - Authorities ordered more than 10,000 residents of Paradise, California, to leave their homes on Wednesday as a stubborn wildfire threatened to jump a river and spread into town where a blaze destroyed 74 homes in June.


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    Wed, 09 Jul 2008 23:54:36 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
    Jesse Jackson says Obama "talking down" to blacks (Reuters)

    A combination image showing Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama (L) and Rev. Jesse Jackson. (Chip East - R/Tami Chappell - L/Reuters)Reuters - U.S. civil rights leader Jesse Jackson complained on Tuesday that Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama can seem to be "talking down to black people" at times and should broaden his message.


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    Thu, 10 Jul 2008 01:20:43 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
    JonBenet parents cleared of murder (Reuters)

    Patsy Ramsey looks down as her husband John (R) produces a picture of JonBenet Ramsey during a press conference in Atlanta, May 5, 2000. (Tami Chappell/Reuters)Reuters - New DNA tests have definitively cleared the parents of child beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey of her unsolved murder almost 12 years ago, prosecutors said on Wednesday.


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    Wed, 09 Jul 2008 22:02:27 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
    Iran test fires more missiles: report (Reuters)

    A video grab from Al Alam television shows three of nine long- and medium-range missiles being fired during a test in Iran July 9, 2008. (Iran tv via Reuters TV/Reuters)Reuters - Iran tested more missiles in the Gulf, state media reported on Thursday, a day after drawing Western criticism for test-firing nine rockets.


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    Thu, 10 Jul 2008 08:47:29 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
    76ers sign Brand to $82 million deal (AP)

    Philadelphia 76ers General Manager Ed Stefanski, left, and Elton Brand, the latest member of the Philadelphia 76ers, hold up Brand's jersey during a news conference, Wednesday, July 9, 2008, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Tom Mihalek)AP - Elton Brand believed his career would end as an L.A. Story. Forced by a contract ultimatum Brand would not accept, the would-be movie mogul and two-time NBA All-Star instead opted to take his production east and see his name roll on the credits of Philadelphia's roster.


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    Thu, 10 Jul 2008 05:32:33 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
    Gates says Pentagon will reopen $35B tanker bid (AP)

    Workers at Boeing Co.'s Everett, Wash. assembly plant use lifts to access the tail of an airplane, Wednesday, July 9, 2008. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Wednesday that Boeing and Northrop Grumman Corp. will submit new offers for a disputed $35 billion Air Force tanker contract, and the Pentagon will pick a winner by the end of the year. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)AP - Boeing Co. and Northrop Grumman Corp. will submit new offers for a disputed $35 billion Air Force tanker contract, and the Pentagon will pick a winner by the end of the year.


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    Thu, 10 Jul 2008 05:31:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
    AP, TV organizations pull questioned video (AP)

    This image made from a manipulated video shows what is purported to be a twister that briefly touched down Saturday afternoon July 5, 2008 near Valentine, Neb. The Associated Press and video services operated by CBS and NBC have eliminated the video. A tornado chaser who wished to remain anonymous says the supposed Nebraska footage was really video he had taken four years ago Rock, Kansas. He told the AP the image was 'flipped' to make it seem the tornado was pointed in another direction. (AP Photo)AP - The Associated Press and video services operated by CBS and NBC have pulled video allegedly taken of a tornado in Nebraska last weekend after questions were raised about its authenticity.


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    Thu, 10 Jul 2008 05:06:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
    Obama stokes veep speculation with Hillary flight (AP)

    Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., talks with Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., on Obama's campaign charter jet in Washington, Wednesday, July 9, 2008, prior to departure for New York for a fundraising event. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)AP - Barack Obama stoked vice presidential speculation Wednesday with an unannounced stop at the Washington law firm of a search team member and then a flight to New York fundraisers with potential pick Hillary Rodham Clinton and a second vetter.


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    Thu, 10 Jul 2008 05:24:23 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
    Flames force California residents to flee - again (AP)

    Mary Johnston and her father, Boyd Johnston, look over the morning edition of the Chico Enterprise Record and discovered a photograph of the charred remains of the family home destroyed by the Butte wildfire, while staying at an evacuation center at Las Plumas High School, in Oroville, Calif., Wednesday, July 9, 2008.  The Johnston's were evacuated from their home in Concow, Calif.,  Tuesday when fire swept through the area destroying at least 40 homes. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)AP - For Clay and Nancy Henphill, running from raging wildfires has become nearly routine.


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    Thu, 10 Jul 2008 06:42:53 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
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