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China's August trade surplus 2nd highest this year (AP)

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 03:30:04 GMT

AP - China's August trade surplus was the second highest this year, adding to pressure for Beijing to ease currency controls.

Iran to free female American for holiday clemency (AP)

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 03:30:04 GMT

AP - Iran said Thursday it will free Sarah Shourd, one of three Americans jailed for more than 13 months, as an act of clemency to mark the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.

Mexican bill to allow migrants file complaints (AP)

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 03:30:04 GMT

AP - Mexico's Senate passed a bill Thursday that would allow undocumented migrants to file complaints about abuses and receive medical treatment without being questioned about their immigration status.

Miners' families move near them

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 02:45:08 GMT

Chile's Atacama Desert is no place to live. At night it's a freezing moonscape and when the sun comes up it becomes as hot as a burning skillet.

Japan alarmed over China's yen purchases

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 02:45:08 GMT

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Quran burning canceled after Pentagon calls pastor (McClatchy Newspapers)

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 02:15:04 GMT

McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — Under tremendous pressure from U.S. officials all the way up to President Barack Obama, a Florida pastor on Thursday called off a Quran burning that he'd scheduled for Saturday, the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, which had drawn international condemnation and posed a potential threat to national security.

Japan's Q2 annualised growth revised up to 1.5 percent (AFP)

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 02:15:04 GMT

AFP - Japan's economy expanded more than initially thought in the second quarter, government data showed Friday, as domestic firms ramped up capital expenditure.

Activist: Beached whale in Brazil can't be saved (AP)

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 02:15:03 GMT

AP - An animal-rights activist says an endangered right whale stranded on a beach in southern Brazil for two days is too weak to be rescued and returned safely to the sea.

German central banker resigns after 'racism' furore (AFP)

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 02:15:03 GMT

AFP - A board member of Germany's central bank dramatically resigned on Thursday after causing weeks of uproar with inflammatory comments on immigrants and Jews.

Asian shares rise as Europe worries ease (AP)

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 02:15:03 GMT

AP - Asian stock markets gained in early trading Friday as sentiment improved after gains on Wall Street.