DTN News: World Top Stories / Headlines - News Dated October 24, 2010

DTN News: World Top Stories / Headlines - News Dated October 24, 2010 Source: DTN News - - This article compiled by Roger Smith from reliable sources

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Iran

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Iran protests French human rights abuse

Iran sends a protest letter to the UN over human rights abuse in France.

7 mins ago

• Venezuela to invest $780mn in Iran gas
• Iran denies talks with US in Rome
• Bolivian pres. to arrive in Iran Sunday
• 'Iran opposes colonial view on Africa'
• Iran urges reviving Silk Road trade

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Middle East

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Two dead, eight injured in Iraq blast

At least two people have been killed and eight injured in a car bombing in northern Iraq.

51 mins ago

• HRW urges Iraq, US to probe 'abuses'
• Shia party wins 18 seats in Bahrain vote
• 'Israel blocks school building in Gaza'
• Media politicizing Wikileaks: Iraq PM
• Archbishop slams Israel 'injustices'

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United States

US jobless rate 'soars' in some states

A recent report puts unemployment rate in some US states at record highs.

4 hrs ago

• Americans protest police brutality
• WikiLeaks brandishes "truths" on Iraq
• US regulators shutter 7 more banks
• US raises Pak military aid by $2bn
• Google Street View is watching you

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Britain

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Several feared dead in NI chopper crash

Authorities say several people may have been killed in a chopper crash in Northern Ireland.

4 hrs ago

• UK cuts hit children the hardest
• Anti-smoking council produces cigar
• Legal action over Welsh channel merger‎
• Spending review costs 1mn jobs
• 'Terror attack on Britain imminent'

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Asia-Pacific

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China police disperse anti-Japan rallies

Chinese police break up anti-Japan protests in China's northwestern city of Lanzhou.

35 mins ago

• Bomb kills US-led soldier in Afghanistan
• US, China officials meet amid row
• 6 militants killed in NW Pakistan
• China urges Japan to 'maintain ties'
• 14 million Pakistanis in dire need of aid

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Africa

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Somali pirates seize Singaporean vessel

Somali pirates hijack a Singaporean gas tanker.

12 mins ago

• 22 die in battle for Mogadishu
• Football stampede kills seven in Kenya
• 25 killed in southern Somalia fighting
• Cholera kills 1,500 Nigerians in 2010
• Guinea delays presidential election

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Europe

BritainRussiaFranceGermanyEUMore

France paralyzed as strikes enter day 12

France is paralyzed by more travel disruptions and fuel shortages as strikes continue.

2 hrs ago

• Italian police nab top Mafia fugitive
• Czech opposition wins Senate majority
• Russia opposition urges Putin to resign
• Rightists seek to halt Turkish EU bid
• Germans protest Merkel's decision

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Americas

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Chavez defends N-right, blasts Obama

Chavez blasts Obama's remarks on Venezuela's nuclear plans.

23 mins ago

• Bolivia in Pacific Ocean after 126 years
• Cholera cases reported in Haitian capital
• 13 youths killed in Mexico
• 6 people killed in Argentina cyclone
• Cholera outbreak kills 142 in Haiti

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Arts

• Milan exhibits Islamic artworks
• FIAC 2010 exhibits Moshiri works
• Tehran to exhibit modern Iranian art
• Abu Dhabi filmfest awards Iran film
• Italian festival awards Iran films

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Business

• Honda set to recall 528,000 cars
• Fannie, Freddie bailout may hit $363bn
• Goldman Sachs predicts oil price hike
• China blames US for currency tensions
• Goldman Sachs predicts oil price jump

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Health

• Low aspirin doses cuts colon cancer
• Tehran hosts Iranian medicine confab
• 'Gene therapy may cure depression'
• 'Fish oil pills not helping pregnancy'
• Low sodium levels up fracture risk

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Sci-Tech

• 'Moon's water could sustain astronauts'
• Tehran to host nanotech conference
• 'Scientists discover farthest galaxy'
• 'UN should stop geo-engineering'
• Wildlife Photographer of Year announced

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Society

• Iran busts Ati pyramid network
• Iran to make anti-drug video game
• UN: Farmland shrinking across globe
• 5,000-year-old door found in Zurich
• UN: Torture still runs rampant worldwide

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Sports

• Ronaldo shines in Real Madrid triumph
• US swimmer dies in UAE race
• Paraguay beats Iran for 3rd at Brazil GP
• Spain beats Iran 6-4 at Mini-World Cup
• Europe to hold match day against hunger

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