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Irreverent Cuban movie promises zombie revolution

By PAUL HAVEN | Posted: Saturday, September 4, 2010 9:12 am What would you do if your entire city was taken over by flesh-eating zombies and communist leaders insisted it was nothing but a plot by U. » read more

Keywords: world news backed dissidents leaders insisted communist leaders eating zombies Date: 09-05-2010

Deadly lure of the US leaves trail of tears

Juliard and Hermínio set out to smuggle themselves into a better life in the US. » read more

Keywords: world news us immigration santos sardoã¡ fernandes Date: 09-05-2010

America's $88bn anti-ageing industry: dangerous and with no scientific backing

A new book warns that millions face serious health problems caused by the gurus of hormones and dietary fads The desire to defy age is as ancient as human history, but in the past 10 years a multibillion-dollar industry has sprung up in America promising decades of extra life and good health beyond your 100th birthday. » read more

Keywords: world news ageing ageing industry weintraub Date: 09-05-2010

Welcome to Kiryas Joel, New York. Please behave – and don't wear shorts

America's tolerance is famed except, it seems, when it comes to the religious centre near Ground Zero The sign is polite but firm. » read more

Keywords: world news religion kiryas community ground Date: 09-05-2010

Middle East peace talks: Cynicism and mistrust stalk make-or-break negotiations in America

The Barack Obama-backed summit is a long way from the bloody realities of the West Bank The Israeli taxi driver shook his head and pointed to his kippah when asked to journey across town to an east Jerusalem neighbourhood on the day of the Washington talks : "I am a Jew. » read more

Keywords: world news middle east palestinians palestinian netanyahu Date: 09-05-2010

Afghans continue pulling money from troubled bank

By RAHIM FAIEZ | Posted: Saturday, September 4, 2010 4:33 pm Nervous Afghans pulled more deposits out of the nation's largest bank on Saturday, despite assurances from government leaders that their money was safe. » read more

Keywords: government leaders their money despite assurances saturday despite afghans pulled Date: 09-04-2010

Judge orders alleged kingpin 'La Barbie' held

By ALEXANDRA OLSON | Posted: Saturday, September 4, 2010 6:58 am A judge has ordered a U. » read more

Keywords: world news authorities announced charges authorities possible charges other possible Date: 09-04-2010

Ben Bernanke's monetary policy poverty

The White House is floating a new stimulus, though the Fed chief seemed to rule it out. » read more

Keywords: world news us economy policy deflation stimulus Date: 09-04-2010

US economy: The recovery that wasn't

We have an anaemic recovery at best. » read more

Keywords: world news united states market housing economic Date: 09-04-2010

Archie Panjabi: 'I love roles that transform me'

Beating the stars of Mad Men to an Emmy for her role in The Good Wife was a 'well-received shock', British actor Archie Panjabi says When Hugh Laurie went home from last Sunday's Emmy awards empty handed, there seemed to be a mass slumping of shoulders among the British press. » read more

Keywords: world news emmy awards panjabi kalinda character Date: 09-04-2010

Small signal, big meaning? Castro in military duds

By PAUL HAVEN | Posted: Friday, September 3, 2010 11:33 am Fidel Castro dusted off his full military uniform for the first time since stepping down as president four years ago, a symbolic act in a communist country where little signals often carry enormous significance. » read more

Keywords: world news little signals signals often often carry carry enormous Date: 09-03-2010

Experts see trouble ahead for developed world

By DAN PERRY | Posted: Friday, September 3, 2010 10:37 am Is the global economy out of the woods? » read more

Keywords: world news europeans fighting crisis experts experts gathered italy offered Date: 09-03-2010

Analysis: Special-ops on show to woo war skeptics

By KIMBERLY DOZIER | Posted: Friday, September 3, 2010 10:18 am The new top commander in Afghanistan is talking up a weapon that has been kept in the shadows for years _ special operations missions to kill or capture key insurgents _ to try to convince skeptics the war can be won. » read more

Keywords: world news convince skeptics operations missions special operations years special Date: 09-03-2010

Mexico's drug war: the new killing fields

In the first of a three-part investigation, Rory Carroll reports from the gateway to America, at the centre of drug cartel violence that has claimed 28,000 lives The events which have no name scythe through the valley like invisible reapers. » read more

Keywords: world news mexico juã¡rez valley police Date: 09-03-2010

The Franzen feud

I trust you've been following to some extent the Jonathan Franzen-New York Times-chick lit debate. » read more

Keywords: world news united states greatest commercial trying Date: 09-03-2010

EU official apologises after blaming Jews for blocking Middle East peace talks

EU trade commissioner accused of antisemitism after saying Jewish intransigence dooms Middle East talks in Washington A top European official was accused of antisemitism tonight after declaring that there was little point in engaging in rational argument with Jews and suggesting that the latest Middle East peace talks were doomed because of the power of the Jewish lobby in Washington. » read more

Keywords: world news european union jewish european middle Date: 09-03-2010

Bid talk swirls around BP as it nears final cap on leaking well

• ExxonMobil discussed politics of BP takeover with the White House • BP's value had once dropped by more than $100bn, since 20 April BP said today that it was a fortnight away from finally sealing the rogue well in the Gulf of Mexico – potentially triggering bids from rivals for a company whose market value has been dramatically eroded since the April blowout. » read more

Keywords: world news bp takeover company assets Date: 09-03-2010

New Yorkers split over mosque planned near Ground Zero

New York Times poll shows two-thirds want to see the proposed mosque built further from the site of the 9/11 attacks The controversy around the proposal to build a mosque close to Ground Zero has caused a deep rift within those most directly affected – New Yorkers – with a new poll showing that two-thirds want the planned centre moved further away from the site of the 9/11 attacks. » read more

Keywords: world news new york centre mosque muslim Date: 09-03-2010

Google building infested by bed bugs

The internet giant's New York headquarters have fallen prey to a city-wide outbreak of bed bugs They are reddish-brown, smaller than an apple seed, have a taste for human blood and when they bite they itch like hell. » read more

Keywords: world news google manhattan google bedbug Date: 09-03-2010

Mexico's foreign minister dampens hopes of Cancun climate deal

Patricia Espinosa says success of talks should not be measured by whether countries agree on a new legally binding text Mexico's foreign minister today dampened hopes of a breakthrough deal at the Cancun climate change talks in November , saying negotiators are focusing on making progress on smaller issues before perhaps seeking a comprehensive agreement in 2011 or later. » read more

Keywords: world news cancun climate change conference 2010 | cop16 countries climate cancun Date: 09-03-2010

Asia stocks rise on slight improvement in US data

By JOE McDONALD | Posted: Friday, September 3, 2010 2:43 am Most Asian stock markets climbed Friday as investors took heart from a slight improvement in U. » read more

Keywords: economic lingering worries global economic economic recovery economic indicators Date: 09-03-2010

US, SKorea to hold further naval drills

By KWANG-TAE KIM | Posted: Thursday, September 2, 2010 11:31 pm South Korea and the United States will hold joint anti-submarine exercises in another show of force against North Korea, officials said Friday, as Pyongyang renewed threats against the drills. » read more

Keywords: world news korea officials pyongyang renewed renewed threats threats against Date: 09-03-2010

Calderon: Violence price worth paying in drug war

By ALEXANDRA OLSON | Posted: Thursday, September 2, 2010 8:43 pm President Felipe Calderon tried to rally frustrated Mexicans behind his increasingly bloody drug war Thursday, saying he knows violence has surged under his watch, but arguing that it is the price of confronting powerful and brutal cartels. » read more

Keywords: world news increasingly bloody thursday saying knows violence surged under Date: 09-03-2010

Massacre survivor: Victims refused narco work

By GONZALO SOLANO | Posted: Thursday, September 2, 2010 8:29 pm One of two known survivors of a drug gang's massacre in northern Mexico of 72 undocumented Central and South American migrants said in an interview broadcast Thursday that they were killed because they refused to work for the traffickers. » read more

Keywords: world news interview broadcast broadcast thursday killed because american migrants Date: 09-03-2010

Hurricane Earl prompts mass-evacuation call

Tens of thousands told to vacate islands off North Carolina as US east coast braces for hurricane-force winds and rain Tens of thousands of people were told to evacuate islands off North Carolina last night and hundreds of thousands more warned to expect hurricane-force winds and heavy rain across the US north-eastern coast, as hurricane Earl came within about 85 miles of the shore. » read more

Keywords: world news united states hurricane carolina islands Date: 09-03-2010

BP: Deepwater Horizon oil well will be permanently sealed 'in two weeks'

Oil giant hopes ruptured oil well in Gulf of Mexico will be sealed by mid-September, with clean-up bill now at $8bn BP said today it is a fortnight away from sealing the ruptured oil well in the Gulf of Mexico for good, as it revealed that the bill for containing and cleaning up the oil spill – the largest in American history – has reached $8bn. » read more

Keywords: world news bp claims ruptured people Date: 09-03-2010

US jobs market still reeling long after financial crisis

Markets eagerly awaiting the latest US non-farm payroll data today amid fears of a double dip recession in the world's largest economy Fresh evidence of the stuttering nature of America's recovery from its deepest postwar recession will be provided by the labour department in Washington today when it reveals the latest figures for job creation in the world's biggest economy. » read more

Keywords: world news us unemployment and employment data economic labour market Date: 09-03-2010

Jan Brewer's Arizona governor election debate meltdown

Jan Brewer, running for re-election as Arizona governor, suffers not one but two televised debate car-wrecks Poor Jan Brewer, the current governor of Arizona and a hero to the anti-immigration movement in the US. » read more

Keywords: world news arizona brewer debate arizona Date: 09-03-2010

German car exports up 12 percent in August

Posted: Thursday, September 2, 2010 7:26 am German car exports kept growing in August as a healthier global economy fueled sales abroad, helping push up production, an industry group said Thursday. » read more

Keywords: abroad helping industry group sales abroad fueled sales global economy Date: 09-02-2010

Karzai: Afghan govt will back Kabul Bank

By DEB RIECHMANN | Posted: Thursday, September 2, 2010 12:02 pm Afghan President Hamid Karzai reassured nervous customers at the troubled Kabul Bank on Thursday, saying every penny of their deposits would be guaranteed by the government. » read more

Keywords: world news saying every thursday saying every penny their deposits Date: 09-02-2010

US Def Sec: Afghans should lead corruption fight

By ANNE GEARAN | Posted: Thursday, September 2, 2010 11:53 am U. » read more

Keywords: world news prevent millions american dollars dollars flowing against corruption Date: 09-02-2010

Book says Nazi hunter Wiesenthal worked for Mossad

By ARIEL DAVID | Posted: Thursday, September 2, 2010 8:35 am Renowned Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal worked for Israel's Mossad spy agency, providing information on war criminals and Germans working in Arab countries, according to a new book released Thursday. » read more

Keywords: world news germans working countries according released thursday providing information Date: 09-02-2010

Can home cooking be hazardous to your health?

By MIKE STOBBE | Posted: Thursday, September 2, 2010 12:54 pm Could your kitchen at home pass a restaurant inspection? » read more

Keywords: restaurant inspection Date: 09-02-2010

Oil rig explodes in Gulf of Mexico

Thirteen workers flee drilling platform but oil company denies spill Fresh fears about drilling in the Gulf of Mexico were raised today when fire forced workers to abandon an oil and gas platform, just six months after the BP explosion that created an environmental disaster in the region. » read more

Keywords: world news united states platform mariner drilling Date: 09-02-2010

Middle East peace 'in a year'

Israeli and Palestinian leaders begin framework talks on a peace deal which could encompass borders, Jerusalem, Jewish settlements and security The Israeli and Palestinian leaders, Binyamin Netanyahu and Mahmoud Abbas, met for the first day of direct talks in Washington today and agreed that a peace deal could be achieved within a year. » read more

Keywords: world news middle east agreement netanyahu israeli Date: 09-02-2010

Hurricane Earl warning puts east coast on alert

Warning extended to include Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts Hurricane Earl blew towards North Carolina today with winds of up to 125mph (200kph), putting the east coast on alert. » read more

Keywords: world news natural disasters and extreme weather hurricane centre carolina Date: 09-02-2010

Middle East peace talks: 17 years after Oslo Clinton takes on challenge

'It's time to get to work,' says US secretary of state with the knowledge that expectations are low as negotiations begin It is clear Israelis and Palestinians face a tough slog if the negotiations launched in Washington today are to get anywhere near the agreement Barack Obama hopes to reach within a year. » read more

Keywords: world news israel palestinians clinton netanyahu Date: 09-02-2010

More on the UN

Stupid me, I should have remember to go to undispatch. » read more

Keywords: world news obama administration rights process countries Date: 09-02-2010

Cove star stages protest over Japanese dolphin hunt

Ric O'Barry, who appeared in the Oscar-winning film, delivers petition signed by 1. » read more

Keywords: world news united states dolphins petition hunting Date: 09-02-2010

I write a nasty book. And they want a girly cover on it

Publishing's notion of what women want is dated and patronising. » read more

Keywords: world news books franzen female readers Date: 09-02-2010

Iranian journalists' website puts Ahmadinejad spin on Barack Obama

Website barackobama. » read more

Keywords: world news iran iranian president websites Date: 09-02-2010

Burger King sold for £2.6bn

Fast food chain Burger King acquired by 3G Capital, private equity firm, in $24-per-share deal Burger King has been sold to 3G Capital, a private equity firm backed by three of Brazil's best-known businessmen, in a deal worth $4bn (£2. » read more

Keywords: world news food & drink industry company equity private Date: 09-02-2010

Immigration: the case for executive orders

Such is the political hysteria over 'illegal aliens' that legislative reform is paralysed. » read more

Keywords: world news us immigration illegal immigration aliens Date: 09-02-2010

State, Arizona and the UN

Our dear Appalachian-Lukacsian-Burnettian comrade (did I forget anything? » read more

Keywords: world news obama administration rights administration review Date: 09-02-2010

US forces still in fight at end of combat mission

By LARA JAKES and MAYA ALLERUZZO | Posted: Wednesday, September 1, 2010 10:42 pm Even as President Barack Obama was announcing the end of combat in Iraq, American soldiers were sealing off a northern village early Wednesday as their Iraqi partners raided houses and arrested dozens of suspected insurgents. » read more

Keywords: world news iraqi partners partners raided raided houses arrested dozens Date: 09-02-2010

Hamas leader rejects talks with Israel

By DIAA HADID and KARIN LAUB | Posted: Wednesday, September 1, 2010 4:37 pm The top Hamas leader in the Gaza Strip rejected compromise with Israel in a fiery speech Wednesday, a day after gunmen killed four Israelis in a strong reminder that the Islamic militant group cannot be ignored in any Mideast deal. » read more

Keywords: world news strong reminder islamic militant militant group group cannot Date: 09-02-2010

New test seen as big advance in diagnosing TB

By MARILYNN MARCHIONE | Posted: Wednesday, September 1, 2010 5:27 pm Scientists are reporting a major advance in diagnosing tuberculosis: A new test can reveal in less than two hours, with very high accuracy, whether someone has the disease and if it's resistant to the main drug for treating it. » read more

Keywords: whether someone accuracy whether diagnosing tuberculosis major advance Date: 09-02-2010

US marks the end of Iraq combat ops

Vice president Joe Biden claims in address to troops that Iraqis' 'darkest days are behind them' In a giant opaque rotunda built by a dictator, then commandeered by an invading army, the final act of an 89-month war was played out with brass-band pageantry, and a little reflection. » read more

Keywords: world news iraq troops odierno palace Date: 09-02-2010

Middle East peace talks begin in Washington

Israeli and Palestinian leaders begin direct talks, as Netanyahu describes Abbas as 'partner for peace' despite recent attacks The Israeli and Palestinian leaders, Binyamin Netanyahu and Mahmoud Abbas, begin direct talks in Washington today as Hamas pledged to scupper attempts to bring about peace after its second attack on Israelis in two days. » read more

Keywords: world news middle east palestinian israel israelis Date: 09-02-2010

Hurricane Earl: Obama declares emergency as storm heads for eastern seaboard

Hurricane expected to reach North Carolina later today as states from Virginia to Massachussetts prepare to batten down hatches Barack Obama yesterday declared an emergency as states along the eastern seaboard of the US prepared evacuation plans to be put in to operation if hurricane Earl moves inland instead of glancing the shoreline. » read more

Keywords: world news united states hurricane virginia carolina Date: 09-02-2010