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Time to crown Ben Affleck the 'King of Boston'

The fact that Affleck is only 38 and has time to reinvent himself a few more times suggests one of the more remarkable stories in the entertainment business. Certainly there have been many stars who climbed back from a career abyss to rediscover paydirt; in fact, it’s an essential element of a long-established, formulaic narrative.

Lady Gaga says 'I am not a piece of meat,' although her dress really is

As if the meat bikini Lady Gaga wore on the cover of Vogue Hommes Japan was not enough, Gaga went back to the meat locker for more and donned a pancetta-themed gown for the MTV Video Music Awards Sunday night.

Husband steers into crash to save wife, unborn child

Erin Wood recalls her husband Brian as a selfless man who was counting the days until the couple welcomed the birth of their first child. And while she is filled with grief, she is equally filled with gratitude to him for sacrificing his life to save two others — hers and that of their unborn baby.

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Button and Hamilton brace for final five | Reuters

McLaren Formula One drivers Lewis Hamilton (L) of Britain and Jenson Button of Britain talk during a news conference for the British F1 Grand Prix in Silverstone, July 8, 2010. REUTERS/Shaun Best
McLaren Formula One drivers Lewis Hamilton (L) of Britain and Jenson Button of Britain talk during a news conference for the British F1 Grand Prix in Silverstone, July 8, 2010. (Reuters) - One Formula One driver's merry-go-round is another's roller-coaster, at least for McLaren's world champions Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton.

Oprah Winfrey shocks audience with free trip | Reuters

U.S talk show host Oprah Winfrey speaks to the audience during a special live show at Radio City Music Hall in celebration of O Magazine's 10th anniversary in New York City, May 7, 2010. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

U.S talk show host Oprah Winfrey speaks to the audience during a special live show at Radio City Music Hall in celebration of O Magazine's 10th anniversary in New York City, May 7, 2010.
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Asia Pacific News

China raises pressure on Japan in sea dispute
China’s top-ranked diplomat intensified pressure on Japan over a territorial dispute, warning Tokyo on Sunday against making “misjudgments” over the seizure of a Chinese fishing boat in disputed seas.

China raises pressure on Japan with boat protest planned
China’s top-ranked diplomat intensified pressure on Japan over a territorial rift, warning Tokyo on Sunday against making “misjudgments” over the seizure of a Chinese fishing boat in disputed seas.

Sweeping Taiwan, China trade pact takes effect
A historic trade pact between Taiwan and China came into effect Sunday, tying the two sides closer together than at any point since their split more than six decades ago.

Solomon: Time for Texans’ Williams to justify top pick
Conventional wisdom says if you don’t pressure Peyton Manning you have little chance of beating the Colts. That is why the Texans said they drafted Mario Williams.

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Thousands of Chinese swim in Taiwan lake
More than 2,000 Chinese visitors swam across a scenic lake in Taiwan Sunday, officials said, a record number for the yearly event amid fast-warming ties between the mainland and the island.

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China summons Japanese ambassador again over boat
China’s top foreign policy official increased pressure on Japan on Sunday by summoning its ambassador to again demand the immediate release of Chinese fishermen and their boat detained near disputed islands.

Solomon: Texans need to keep kicker Rackers off field
Nothing against Neil Rackers, but if you are a Texans fan, you shouldn’t want Sunday’s game against Indianapolis to come down to a field goal attempt.

Afghanistan News

Taliban commander captured in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan, Sept. 12 (UPI) — A Taliban commander and two suspected insurgents were captured in an operation in Afghanistan, military joint command officials said. Afghanistan – Taliban – War in Afghanistan – Kabul – Asia

Afghan Commander Issues Rules on Contractors
Gen. David H. Petraeus wants his subordinates to use purchasing power as a tool in the fight against insurgents.

5 Democrats Run for New York Attorney General
In the homestretch of a long primary campaign, the five candidates make their closing arguments.

Afghan government struggling to keep support of Islamic council
KABUL – Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s administration is struggling to shore up support from an influential Islamic council, which appears to be shifting to more conservative, anti-government views at a time when it is being asked to play a key role in persuading Taliban insurgents to surrender … Afghanistan – Asia – Warfare and Conflict – Afghanistan Civil War – Hamid Karzai

NATO: Afghan Taliban Commander Killed- Airstrike Kills at Least 4 Militants in Pakistan
KABUL, Afghanistan A Taliban commander who planned rocket attacks on polling stations during elections next week and four other insurgents were killed in eastern Afghanistan , NATO said Sunday.

India shares breach 19,000 points level
India’s main stock market on Monday crossed the key 19,000 points marks to its highest level for more than two years, boosted by optimism about growth in Asia’s third largest economy, dealers said.

Middle East News

Afghan elite enjoys high life in Dubai
Dubai has become a magnet for Afghanistan’s smattering of nouveau riche: many invested heavily in the emirate’s seemingly never-ending real estate fairytale

Obama sets clock ticking
President Obama raises the stakes by setting a one-year time limit to broker a Middle East peace deal, says the BBC’s diplomatic correspondent Jonathan Marcus.

Middle Eastern saga opens new chapter
The Americans got the Mid-East leaders in a room together and, in the words of one official, no chairs were thrown. Now the hard work begins, writes Jeremy Bowen.

Iranian prosecutor ready to release American woman
Iranian authorities are prepared to release on $500,000 bail one of three U.S. hikers held since last year, Tehran’s chief prosecutor said Sunday.

Back to business in Gaza?
Will easing the blockade help Gaza’s businessmen

Q&A: Raid on flotilla
The key questions answered about the Israeli military raid.

Dubai World agrees terms with creditors
The troubled conglomerate says it has reached agreement with almost all of its remaining creditors on restructuring $25bn of liabilities

Kosher swine?
Israeli pig-farming kibbutz draws religious ire

Iranian stoning yet to be commuted
The Iranian woman who was sentenced to be stoned to death, causing an international outcry against the Islamic regime, may suffer her penalty at “any moment”, her lawyer has warned

Iran to speed up border oil exploration
Iran plans to accelerate oil exploration activities by setting up four new drilling platforms in its border areas, a senior Iranian oil official says.

Museum loan to soothe tension with Iran
The British Museum has sent the Cyrus Cylinder one of its most culturally significant possessions to Tehran where it will remain on loan and be displayed for the next four months

Iranian women’s rights activist released on bail
A vocal Iranian women’s rights activist and journalist, charged with “warring against God”, has been released after posting bail of around 500,000 dollars, an opposition website reported.

World’s press guarded as talks begin
The opening day of US-brokered peace talks between Israel and Palestinian negotiators has been met with a mixed response from the world’s media.

Oman feels weight of cement influx
The country’s producers cannot compete with neighbouring UAE rivals whose home market has hit the buffers since the global economic downturn

South Africa Politics and News

South Africa: Google Under-Reporting Numbers in South Africa
As its launches its new super-quick search engine in the USA, in South Africa Google search code is under-reporting which turns into a headache for web masters.

South African Rand Rallies to Strongest Versus Dollar Since January 2008
South Africa’s rand appreciated to its strongest level in more than 2 1/2 years versus the dollar.

South Africa Won’t Change Mine Black-Ownership Targets, Business Day Says
South Africa is not expected to change targets of 26 percent black equity ownership of the country’s mines by 2014 when it releases a review of its Mining Charter today, Business Day said, without citing anyone.

South Africa May Revoke Mining Licenses If Charter Conditions Aren’t Met
South Africa will revoke the mining licenses of companies that fail to meet conditions of the country’s Mining Charter, Department of Mineral Resources Director General Sandile Nogxina said.

South African Stocks Gain for Fourth Day, Led by Billiton, Coal of Africa
South Africa’s FTSE/JSE Africa All Share Index rallied for a fourth day, climbing 232.16, or 0.8 percent, to 28,319.26 by 9:31 a.m. in Johannesburg.

South Africa Aiming to Have Independent Buyer of Power in Place by April
South Africa plans to have an independent buyer of power in place by April and the Department of Energy is in talks with National Treasury about how the company can be funded, Department of Energy Director-General Nelisiwe Magubane said.

South Africa: Carbon Storage Atlas a Milestone
The newly launched South African Carbon Geological Storage Atlas is an important milestone in capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) in the country, says Energy Minister Dipuo Peters.

South African Consumer Confidence Near Best Since 2007 as Recession Ends
South African consumer confidence was little changed in the third quarter, close to the highest since the last three months of 2007, as Africa’s biggest economy pulls itself out of recession.

South African Minister Says Mining Transformation `Disappointingly Slow’
Transformation within South Africa’s mining industry has been “disappointingly slow” and white men and women continue to dominate leadership positions and earn more than their black counterparts, Department of Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu said.

South Africa: Gold Fields Eyes Million Ounces for South Deep
GOLD Fields is working on plans to increase output at its South Deep mine by 20%-25%, to 1-million ounces a year, making it SA’s single-largest gold mine.

World News – General

Officials: Airstrike kills 3 militants in Pakistan

A suspected U.S. missile strike early Sunday killed at least three suspected associates of a warlord who is fighting Western troops in Afghanistan, intelligence officials said.

Japan frees 14 crew members of Chinese ship

A Chinese fishing boat, left, accompanied by a Japan Coast Guard boat, right, is led into a port on Ishigaki island, southwestern Japan, on Wednesday, Sept.

‘Last Chance’ Mideast Peace Talks Resume

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is shepherding Mideast talks this week and she says they could be the last chance for peace between the Israelis and Palestinians.

Greece moves to reassure investors
Prime Minister George Papandreou offered no handouts to austerity-weary Greeks but gave some relief to companies struggling with recession in a main speech on the economy

Basel sets banks new capital rules
Global banking regulators in Basel, Switzerland have reached a deal on key parts of a major capital reform package in one of the most important rule changes to emerge from the financial crisis

a oeU.S. Agents are Shooting Mexican Migrantsa Asserts Mexican Felipe – Hispanically Speaking News

Mexican President Felipe Calderon and El Salvador President Mauricio Funes met to discuss the problem of migrant safety after the massacre of 72 mostly Central Americans migrants at the hands of Mexican drug cartels.

Microsoft complicit in Russian anti-dissident raids: NYT

Software piracy is a big problem for Microsoft, but on Sunday the New York Times reported that Russia is using piracy as an excuse to shut down dissident activity.

Turkey: Majority vote for constitutional changes

Turks were voting in large numbers for changes to a military-era constitution that the government says are a key step in Turkey’s path to full democracy, according to nearly complete returns Sunday.

Egypt: Barge Leaks 100 Tonsa

A barge has leaked some 100 tons of gasoline into the Nile River in southern Egypt after it became partially submerged while workers unloaded its cargo.

Christian worshippers attacked in Indonesia

Police say assailants on motorcycles have stabbed a Christian worshipper in the stomach and pounded a minister in the head with a wooden plank near a former church outside Jakarta.

Aircraft carrier contracts revealed

More than 100 contracts totalling around 1.25 billion have been awarded towards the construction of the two new aircraft carriers HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales, figures have revealed.

Anguished YouTube diaries reunite estranged couple

A series of videos, a sort of YouTube diary from Kelly Summers, 53, a U.K. woman distraught over the end of her relationship with Keith Tallis, 55, have reunited the couple.

Greek prime minister: no new austerity measures

The Greek government is planning no new austerity measures as part of efforts to pull the country out of debt and might even exit international supervision earlier than expected, the prime minister said Sunday.

Schwarzenegger tries out China’s high-speed rail

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is engaging in a little window-shopping of China’s new high-speed train lines while peddling Californian exports and tourism in the world’s second-largest economy.

North Africa News

Sahara solar energy could power Europe
The Sahara gets twice as much sunshine annually as most of Europe. The European Union wants to get 20 percent of its electricity from renewable sources within a decade. So why not build solar power plants across North Africa and ship the electricity north via… Renewable energy – Energy – European Union – Renewable – Power station

Centamin Egypt Reduces 2010 Gold Output Guidance to 160,000-170,000 Ounces
Centamin Egypt Ltd. said it has lowered its guidance for gold production in 2010 to be in the range of 160,000 to 170,000 ounces.

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Egypt tightens security ahead of Middle East peace talks
El-Arish – Egypt tightened Monday its security measures in the Sinai Peninsula ahead of the upcoming Middle East peace talks set to take place in the resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh.

Egypt protects water stations from Nile oil spill
Authorities have blocked off water purification stations along the Nile in southern Egypt to prevent some 100 tons of diesel oil that leaked from a barge from polluting drinking water, officials said Sunday.

Egypt protects water purification stations along Nile after barge leaks diesel fuel into river
Authorities have blocked off water purification stations along the Nile in southern Egypt to prevent some 100 tons of diesel oil that leaked from a barge from polluting drinking water, officials…

Morocco Surges Ahead in Solar-Power Race
For decades, Morocco, the only North African nation without large quantities of oil, combed the surrounding desert in search of fossil fuels. But roughly a year and a half ago, the country shifted gears and turned to a resource that exists in abundance across the region: the sun.

Egypt: Low water level blamed for Nile oil spill
A security official says the captain of a barge that leaked some 100 tons of gasoline into the Nile River in southern Egypt has blamed a drop in water levels for the spill.

Egypt detains 16 foreigners for killing smuggler
Sixteen Russians and Moldovans who killed the Egyptian smuggler who was going to help slip them across the border into Israel have been detained in Egypt, a security official said on Sunday.

Sahara chief becomes CWG volunteer
Business tycoon Subrata Roy joined as one of the volunteers for the next month’s Commonwealth Games here. OC Chairman Suresh Kalmadi nominated Roy as a volunteer saying, We are delighted to have Subrata Roy Sahara as volunteer for Delhi 2010.

Moroccan outsiders top African Cup table
Outsiders FUS Rabat of Morocco became CAF Confederation Cup table toppers following a 1-0 home victory over Harras al-Hodoud of Egypt.

Eastern Europe News

Turkish vote boosts PM’s election chances
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan Monday celebrated a spectacular victory in a referendum on constitutional changes that analysts said strengthened his Islamist-rooted party’s chances of winning a third straight term in elections next year.

Turkish referendum win boosts Erdogan and markets
Turkey’s government vowed to press on with its reform plans on Monday after victory in a referendum on constitutional change which boosted markets and the AK Party’s prospects of winning a third term in power.

Bulgarian championship result and standings
Bulgarian championship result and standings on Monday. Sliven 2000 0 Chernomorets Burgas 0

Bulgaria and Romania chided by EU
EU leaders say Bulgaria and Romania must act urgently to tackle crime and corruption – areas in which they are failing to meet EU standards.

3 dead from West Nile virus in Romania
The West Nile virus has killed three people in Romania, the Romanian Health Ministry said Monday.

Turkish vote boosts PM’s chances of re-election
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan Monday celebrated an emphatic victory in a referendum on constitutional changes that analysts said strengthened his Islamist-rooted party’s chances of winning a third term in elections next year.

Greece fears fuel shortage as freighters halt work
Greece faced renewed fears of fuel shortages as thousands of freight truckers began Monday new protests against plans to liberalise their sector to help revive the recession-hit Greek economy.

Greece fears renewed fuel shortage
Greece faced fears of renewed fuel shortage on Monday as thousands of freight truckers began a new protest against plans to liberalise their sector to help revive the recession-hit Greek economy.

Sixth baby dies from August fire in Romanian hospital
A sixth baby has died nearly a month after a fire in the intensive care unit at Giulesti Maternity Hospital in Bucharest, Romania, officials said Sunday.

Greece gets second installment of EU/IMF aid
Greece said on Monday it had received part of a second installment of funds from its 110 billion euro EU/IMF emergency aid package, totaling 6.5 billion euros ($8.3 billion).

Philippines News

Philippine Muslim rebels may resume peace talks in Oct
Source: Reuters MANILA, Sept 13 (Reuters) – Peace talks with the Philippines’ largest Muslim rebel group to end a four-decade insurgency could resume in Malaysia in October, a guerrilla leader said on Monday after …

FEU’s Garcia bags 2010 UAAP MVP
A ZAMBOANGENO sophomore grabbed the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award in the 73rd University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) men’s basketball tournament after leading his team even at …

Ombuds seeks TRO on impeach proceedings
OMBUDSMAN Merceditas Gutierrez asked the Supreme Court (SC) to stop the Congress from hearing the impeachment proceedings filed against her. In a 60-page petition, Gutierrez, represented by lawyer Se…

Advancing the Rights of the Disabled
MANILA, Philippines – At the conclusion of a recent United Nations (UN)-sponsored conference, the rights of persons with disabilities were given due recognition and the participating countries a…

Tourism Stakeholders Bank on Strong Korean Market
MACTAN, Cebu — The entry of more Koreans to Cebu, mostly checking in leading hotels and resorts in Mactan Island, has kept the local tourism industry afloat amid the drop of Chinese and Hong Kon…

Amnesty: Iraq holds up to 30,000 detainees without trial
Tens of thousands of people are being held without charge in Iraq, sometimes suffering severe beatings in secret prisons, Amnesty International said Monday in a report that Iraqi and U.S. authorities disputed.

Baby found in plane's trash in Philippines
Philippine authorities on Monday tried to identify the mother of a baby born on a commercial flight from the Middle East and found abandoned in the airplane's trash, evoking pity and outrage among Fil…

Firm bewails bidding 'anomaly' in LTO
ONE of the bidders for the supply of driver's license card at the Land Transportation Office (LTO) complained of anomalies hounding the bidding process. All Visuals and Lights System (AVLS) asked the…

Newborn boy found in airplane trash in Philippines
MANILA, Philippines — Philippine authorities on Monday tried to identify the mother of a baby born on a commercial flight from the Middle East and found abandoned in the airplane's trash, evokin…

Asia Pacific News

Timor storm over proposed centre
East Timor’s main opposition party says it will fight a national election on a platform of opposing Julia Gillard’s proposed asylum centre.

Indonesian police probe knife assault on Christians
Indonesian police were on Monday questioning nine people over an armed assault on Christian worshippers that left one man seriously wounded and a priest with head injuries.

Philippine Muslim rebels say ready for peace talks
Muslim separatist rebels waging a decades-old insurgency in the southern Philippines on Monday said they were ready to return to peace talks with the government.

Rudd opposed to Timor centre- oppn
Rudd may disagree with a plan to build a refugee processing centre in E. Timor, the opposition says.

Australian scientists find bats have regional accents
It’s not just people who have different accents but bats as well develop dialects depending on where they live which can help identify and protect different species, according to Australian scientists.

Rudd forced to back down on Timor
One of Kevin Rudd’s first tasks as Foreign Minister will be to negotiate with East Timor to establish a processing centre for asylum seekers there – a policy about which he had deep misgivings when prime minister.

Cambodian garment workers begin huge strike over pay
President of the Cambodian Labour Confederation, Ath Thun (R), addresses workers during a strike outside a garment factory in Phnom Penh on September 13, 2010. Photo courtesy: AFP.

Cambodia garment workers strike, seek higher wages
Agencies Phnom Penh, Sept 13: Cambodian labour activist Moeun Tola blames the Gap Inc, Nike Inc and other big Western brands for sinking Cambodian workers in low wages. Inspired by labour disputes in China, he is pushing back.

Australian Dollar Closing in on Important 9400 Level
Daily Bars Prepared by Jamie Saettele The AUDUSD is bullish over the next several weeks, as a break above 9220 and probably 9400 is expected. The pair has broken above 9220 and 9300 is potential resistance. After much thought, I believe that the rally from 8060 is unfolding as an ending diagonal. Each leg of an ED is in 3 waves (a-b-c) and wave a of 5 is probably nearing completion now. A move …

Cambodian workers strike
PHNOM PENH – TENS of thousands of Cambodian garment workers began a week-long strike on Monday – the latest mass walkout by employees in Asia who are demanding a bigger share of the region’s economic success. About 60,000 workers seeking higher wages joined the action at more than 40 factories, out of a total of about 470 across the country, said Ath Thun, president of the Cambodian Labour

United find motivation in costly lapses of concentration | Reuters

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson watches his players during a training session at the club's Carrington training complex in Manchester, northern England September 13, 2010. REUTERS/Phil Noble
Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson watches his players during a training session at the club's Carrington training complex in Manchester, northern England September 13, 2010.
MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Manchester United must use recent late lapses in concentration as a motivating force, manager Alex Ferguson said on the eve of their Champions League opener ....

Foul weather rains on Nadal's parade at U.S. Open | Reuters

Fans sit in the rain in Arthur Ashe Stadium during a rain delay at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, September 12, 2010. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi

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(Reuters) - Rafa Nadal will have to wait at least one more day for a chance to complete his collection of grand slam titles after persistent rain washed out Sunday's U.S. Open men's final against Novak Djokovic.

Government cuts will leave Britain a brutish place -unions

(Reuters) - The coalition government's plans to slash public spending will leave Britain a "darker, brutish, more frightening place," the Trades Union Congress (TUC) said on Monday.

The impact of Ireland's austerity measures should also be a warning to the government that cutting jobs and services risks threatening Britain's economic recovery, TUC general secretary Brendan Barber told delegates at their annual gathering.

U.N. nuclear body and Iran clash over barred inspectors | Reuters

Iran's International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA ambassador Ali Asghar Soltaniyeh (R) reacts as he attends a board of governors meeting at the UN headquarters in Vienna September 13, 2010. REUTERS/Herwig Prammer

Iran's International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA ambassador Ali Asghar Soltaniyeh (R) reacts as he attends a board of governors meeting at the UN headquarters in Vienna September 13, 2010.

South Korea donates $8.5m aid to North Korean flood victims

South Korea's Red Cross

The head of South Korea's Red Cross said the issue of separated families was 'an urgent matter'. Photograph: Lee Jin-Man/AP
South Korea announced today that it would send food and other aid to tens of thousands of flood victims in
North Korea, in another sign that cross-border tensions are easing.

Nelson Mandela 'felt betrayed by Tony Blair over decision to join Iraq invasion'

Tony Blair, Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela with Tony Blair in May 2007. Photograph: Jerome Delay/AP
Nelson Mandela felt so betrayed by Tony Blair's decision to join the US-led invasion of Iraq that he launched a fiery tirade against him in a phone call to a cabinet minister, it emerged today.

Swaziland pro-democracy protesters threatened with torture

King Mswati III of Swaziland
King Mswati III of Swaziland is Africa's last absolute monarch. Photograph: Gianluigi Guerica/AFP/Getty Images
Swaziland has threatened pro-democracy activists with torture as tensions in sub-Saharan Africa's last absolute monarchy continue to grow.

US health workers to face charges in Zimbabwe

Aids orphans in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe has one of the highest HIV rates in the world and thousands of orphans whose parents have died of Aids. Photograph: Howard Burditt/Reuters
A group of volunteers for an American health clinic is due to appear in court in Zimbabwe today accused of operating an unregistered clinic and dispensing Aids drugs without a licence.

Moscow mayor fights to keep job | World news

Yuri Luzhkov and Dmitry Medvedev

Yuri Luzhkov and Dmitry Medvedev. Photograph: Dmitry Astakhov/AFP/Getty Images
Moscow's veteran mayor, Yuri Luzhkov, is fighting to keep his job after an unprecedented Kremlin-sanctioned TV documentary accused him of caring more about his bee collection than the people of his city

Iran demands $500,000 to free US hiker Sarah Shourd

Sarah Shourd
Iran has demanded $500,000 for the release of American hiker Sarah Shourd, but the fate of her companions is unclear. Photograph: AP
Iran said today that it would free one of the three American hikers it has held as spies for more than a year on bail of $500,000 (£325,722). But the fate of her friends remains unclear amid controversy in Tehran.

Mexican marines capture alleged drug lord El Grande

Mexican marines arrest drug lord Sergio Villarreal
Mexican marines arrest alleged Beltrán Levya leader Sergio Villarreal, the alleged drug lord known as 'El Grande' Photograph: Ho/REUTERS
Mexican marines captured Sergio Villarreal Barragán, an alleged leader of the embattled Beltrán Leyva cartel and one of the country's most-wanted fugitives, in a raid yesterday in the central state of Puebla, the authorities said.

Trapped Chilean miners persuade authorities to send in cigarettes

A rescuer packs food to be sent to the m
A rescuer packs supplies to be sent to the trapped miners through a tube at San Jose mine, near Copiapo in Chile. Photograph: Luis Hidalgo/AFP/Getty Images
When the movie comes to be made, it may be the moment to rival Humphrey Bogart lighting up a cigarette in Casablanca or Lauren Bacall asking for a match in To Have and Have Not.

Palestinians killed by Israeli tank fire | World news

At least three Palestinians have been killed and five wounded by Israeli tank fire in the northern Gaza Strip, according to Hamas security officials.

One report said that a 91-year-old man and his 33-year-old grandson were among the dead.

Greece will not require further cuts, says George Papandreou

Greece's Prime Minister Papandreou delivers a speech during a news conference in Thessaloniki
Greece's recovery would not require further cuts or layoffs, the prime minister, George Papandreou, said today. Photograph: Grigoris Siamidis/REUTERS
The arduous campaign to pull debt-stricken Greece out of crisis can be achieved without further austerity, the Greek prime minister, George Papandreou, pledged today as IMF ....

Turkey poised for major shakeup as voters back constitutional reforms

Referendum delivers clear support for Turkish PM's plans to curtail judiciary and make armed forces subservient to civilian rule Link to this video

Turkey stood on the brink of a ground-breaking political transformation tonight after voters in a referendum backed a constitutional shakeup designed to tame its once mighty secular establishment.

Hillary Clinton says it's last chance for Middle East peace talks

Netanyahu with Abbas and Clinton
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu (left) and President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority during recent peace talks in Washington Photograph: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images
Middle East peace talks resume this week under the guidance of Hillary Clinton, amid growing tensions between all the parties over Jewish settlements on the West Bank.

Qur'an-burning 'disaster' averted, says New York imam

Feisal Abdul Rauf
Feisal Abdul Rauf said the planned burning of copies of the Qur'an in Florida would have 'strengthened the radicals'. Photograph: Ali Haider/EPA
The New York imam at the centre of plans to build an Islamic centre near Ground Zero said today that "disaster" had been narrowly averted over the planned burning of copies of the Qur'an by a Florida pastor.

Afghan soldiers could be discharged

Soldiers could be identified for discharge from the Army, the Ministry of Defence said

Soldiers could be identified for discharge from the Army, the Ministry of Defence said
Soldiers could be identified for discharge from the Army while serving on the frontline in Afghanistan.
Some serving soldiers are likely to have to leave under the Manning Control Points (MCP) programme, the Ministry of Defence said.
Those chosen to go could be identified while serving on the frontline - but it is understood that the process of discharging them would not start until they had returned.

In pictures: Britain in the Blitz

People seek shelter in a London Underground station during the Blitz (AP Photo)

For much of the population of Britain, the Blitz marked the first time World War Two made its presence felt. From September 1940 to May 1941, planes from the German air force dropped bombs night after night on towns and cities across the country. Around 43,000 civilians died; hundreds of thousands were left homeless. ...

Turkey referendum win boosts Erdogan for 2011 election

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Turkey's Prime Minister and leader of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) Recep Tayyip Erdogan, addresses a news conference in Istanbul September 12, 2010.

TUC attacks 'demolition' Government

Brendan Barber appealed for unions to forge a coalition with the public to fight back against spending cuts
Brendan Barber appealed for unions to forge a coalition with the public to fight back against spending cuts
The head of the TUC has launched an attack on the "demolition" Government as he appealed for unions to forge a coalition with the public to fight back against spending cuts.
General secretary Brendan Barber said the current austerity drive would damage public services and cost huge numbers of jobs.
He told the opening day of the TUC Congress in Manchester that unions were facing "stark realities" following the general election, with one overwhelming issue set to dominate workers for the rest of the year.