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7 defendants convicted in Portugal sex abuse trial (AP)
date: 2010 09 03
AP - A Portuguese court found six men and one woman guilty Friday of crimes relating to child sex abuse in a major trial that lasted nearly six years, a prosecution lawyer said.
Crowds attack home of Iranian opposition leader (AP)
date: 2010 09 03
AP - Pro-government militiamen attacked the home of an Iranian opposition leader with homemade bombs and beat one of his bodyguards unconscious, an opposition website reported, in an apparent attempt to keep him from attending a key rally on Friday.
Police say attacks on Pakistani minorities kill 44 (AP)
date: 2010 09 03
AP - Suicide bombings targeting religious minorities killed at least 44 people in Pakistan on Friday, sharply driving up the toll of sectarian assaults in a country already battered by massive flooding.
Small signal, big meaning? Castro in military duds (AP)
date: 2010 09 03
AP - 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.
After 17 years, fugitive tycoon shows in UK court (AP)
date: 2010 09 03
AP - A Turkish Cypriot businessman who voluntarily returned to Britain after 17 years to face fraud charges learned Friday that he will have to wait more than a year for the trial he insists will vindicate him.
Religious Minorities Suffering Worst in Pakistan Floods (Time.com)
date: 2010 09 03Time.com - Amid the catastrophes, the country's religious minorities are under assault -- and one group has allegedly been denied official assistanceBooze consumption in biggest fall for 60 years (AFP)
date: 2010 09 03
AFP - Notorious abroad for their binge-drinking, Britons bucked the trend last year with alcohol consumption in the country showing its biggest fall since 1948, the industry said Friday.
Egypt protests Iranian comments on peace talks (AP)
date: 2010 09 03AP - Egypt has canceled a visit by Iran's foreign minister to protest comments in which he accused Arab leaders of betrayal for attending the new round of Mideast peace talks in Washington.Mexico: Soldiers kill 25 in troubled border state (AP)
date: 2010 09 03
AP - Soldiers killed at least 25 suspected cartel members Thursday in a raid and gunbattle in a Mexican state near the U.S. border that has become one of the most dangerous battlegrounds in the country's drug war.
Nigeria police name suspects in ex-militant killing (AFP)
date: 2010 09 03
AFP - Nigerian police on Friday named three rival gang members as suspects in the murder of a notorious ex-militant, whose killing has sparked fears of fresh violence in the country's oil-producing region.
Azerbaijan, Russia seal major gas deal, more to come (AFP)
date: 2010 09 03
AFP - Azerbaijan will double gas exports to Russia in 2011 and increase them further from 2012, the countries said on Friday in a move that could undercut Europe's drive to secure Central Asian supplies.
China orders state firms to explore Potash bid (Reuters)
date: 2010 09 03Reuters - Chinese officials have ordered state-owned companies to meet with investment bankers to explore potential options to block BHP Billiton's $39 billion bid for Canada's Potash Corp, according to a source with direct knowledge of the matter.Australian man's face mauled by shark in Solomons (AFP)
date: 2010 09 03
AFP - An Australian man was attacked by a shark which mauled his face and neck during a holiday in the South Pacific Solomon Islands, officials said on Friday.