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News for Monday, 3 Oct 2011

The power to end poverty

Growing up as a child during the Korean War, I knew poverty first hand. I saw it around me every day; I lived it. One of my earliest memories is...

The dark story of black economy

Razia Baji, as she is popularly known in her area took me to various homes in the “katchi Abadi” of Kot Lakhphat Lahore where hundreds of craftswomen were striving for...

Tearful Knox pleads for freedom

American student Amanda Knox made a tearful plea on Monday to be acquitted of murdering her British roommate during a brutal erotic game, saying she was paying with her life...

Libya eyes symbolic coup in Gaddafi birthplace

Fighting raged for Moamer Gaddafi's birthplace on Monday as Libya's new leaders eyed a symbolic victory in their battle to eradicate the last vestiges of his 42-year rule. Commanders of...

Iraq forces storm police HQ after insurgent siege

Iraqi forces stormed a police headquarters taken over by armed insurgents in western Iraq on Monday, ending a siege in which the town's police chief and four others were killed. Gunmen...

Potential Sarkozy rival quits election race

French President Nicolas Sarkozy's re-election prospects may have improved after popular former environment minister Jean-Louis Borloo said he would not run for president next April. Borloo's decision, announced on Sunday...

Ex-Egyptian president’s son, known for 1980s revolt, dies

Khaled Abdel Nasser, son of late Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser and a key figure during a 1980s Egyptian revolt, passed away on Monday, CNN reported. Nasser, 62, was battling...

Independent probe blames Cyprus leader for blast

An independent state-appointed investigator on Monday said Cypriot President Demetris Christofias's negligence led to a munitions blast in Cyprus in July that triggered a government crisis and talk the island...

Afghan women’s rights ‘at risk’ ten years on: NGOs

Women's rights in Afghanistan risk being forgotten as international troops withdraw and the government struggles for a peace deal 10 years after the Taliban were ousted, two charities said Monday. Separate...

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