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Marathon celebrates 2,500th anniversary

# 12,500 runners are set to take part in the Oct. 31 race in Greece.
By DEREK GATOPOULOS
Associated Press Writer
AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris
Summer Olympics marathon commemorates the path of the warrior Phidippides, who is said to have run from the battlefield in Marathon to Athens in 490 B.C. with word that the Greeks had defeated the Persian Army.
ATHENS, Greece — A record 12,500 runners are set to take part in the Athens Classic Marathon on Oct. 31, which will mark 2,500 years since the Battle of Marathon.

2010 Athens Classic Marathon 2500th anniversary Phiedippides run

The 2010 Athens Classic Marathon commemorates the 2500th anniversary of Phiedippides' 40 km (25 mile) run from the battle field of Marathon to Athens to announce the defeat of an invading Persian force. Historians differ on the month of the feat that gave rise to the long-distance foot race called the marathon, but they agree on the year -- 490 BC. After running the

Anniversary Event for the Battle of Marathon at the Capitol

An event at the Capitol in Washington DC, entitled “Marathon : 2500 years later”, is co-organized today, Friday, by SAE USA Region, the Hellenic – American Educators Federation and the Educational Office of the Greek Embassy, dedicated to the historical 2500 year anniversary, since the Battle of Marathon.

Battle of Marathon events

Events marking the 2,500th anniversary since the Battle of Marathon - a battle whose outcome is regarded as having changed the course of European history and the western world - will culminate with the 28th Athens Classic Marathon on October 31, in which more than 20,000 athletes from every part of the world are expected to take part.

CERN scientists eye parallel universe breakthrough

GENEVA, Switzerland - Physicists probing the origins of the cosmos hope that next year they will turn up the first proofs of the existence of concepts long dear to science-fiction writers such as hidden worlds and extra dimensions.

Tokyo says Japan and China should avoid tit-for-tat

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan and China should focus on the big picture and avoid tit-for-tat recriminations, Japan's chief cabinet secretary said on Friday, as public protests and sharp comments by senior officials suggested mounting tensions between Asia's two biggest economies.

Bombs against soldiers, mosque kill 9 in Pakistan

AFP/File – A Pakistani soldier stands beside a mosque destroyed in a suicide car bomb attack on the outskirts of …
By RIAZ KHAN and MUNIR AHMED, Associated Press Writers Riaz Khan And Munir Ahmed, Associated Press Writers – 28 mins ago
PESHAWAR, Pakistan – Bomb attacks in northwestern Pakistan killed nine people Friday, including three worshippers at a mosque and a group of soldiers traveling through an area the military had pounded in ..

BBC News - French police break key strike blockade near Paris

The BBC's Christian Fraser said riot police had "wrestled back control" of the refinery as they clashed with protesters

Clashes have broken out outside a major oil refinery in France after riot police moved in to clear strikers who blockaded the terminal for 10 days.

Death toll from Vietnam floods hits 75

The death toll from severe flooding in central Vietnam has climbed to 75, including 14 victims from a bus swept off the road by strong currents with six passengers still missing, disaster officials said Friday.
Sixteen more bodies have been pulled from flooded areas across four provinces since Thursday, officials said. Rescuers also pulled

French police break fuel depot blockade

Trade unions condemn the intervention by police at a refinery at Grandpuit, 30 miles from Paris, and vow to continue industrial action over plans to raise the retirement age to 62 Link to this video

Video: French strikes and protests: Police smash fuel depot blockade

Trade unions condemn the intervention by police at a refinery at Grandpuit, 30 miles from Paris, and vow to continue industrial action over plans to raise the retirement age to 62

US 'to cut aid to Pakistan army units over abuse'

Pakistani army soldiers patrol a street in Miranshah, the main North Waziristan town along the Pakistan Photo: AFP/GETTY
The aid cuts are the latest in a series of developments highlighting the uneasy relationship between Washington and its vital ally, sometimes seen as hindering the fight against al-Qaeda.

Egypt's Mubarak to seek sixth term: party official

 

A file photograph shows Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak during his meeting with Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri (unseen) in Cairo, Egypt. Picture: EPAA file photograph shows Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak during his meeting with Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri (unseen) in Cairo, Egypt. Picture: EPA

135 dead, 1,500 sick from cholera in Haiti: Official

 

PORT-AU-PRINCE: A cholera epidemic in northern Haiti has claimed 135 lives and infected 1,500 people over the last few days, Claude Surena, president of the Haitian Medical Association, said Thursday.
"According to the results of the analysis carried out in the laboratory it is cholera," Surena told AFP, adding that a government statement on the health crisis was imminent.

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