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Houston Chronicle - World, 03.09.10 06:19 UTC

Gates visits US forces in southern Afghanistan

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan U.S. Defense Secretary Gates is in southern Afghanistan getting a firsthand look at operations in an area of the country where the Taliban has the most influence. Pentagon ...

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 03.09.10 06:18 UTC

Accounts Differ on Fatal NATO Strike on Afghans

KABUL, Afghanistan -- Airstrikes by NATO forces that killed 12 people on Thursday in northern Afghanistan have produced sharply conflicting accounts as to whether the attacks hit a team of election ...

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Calgary Herald, 03.09.10 00:40 UTC

Canadian to command space station

LONGUEUIL, Que. â He'll be in charge of the $135-billion International Space Station, orbiting the Earth 400 kilometres up, but Chris Hadfield wouldn't dare disobey his wife and shave off his ...

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Mirror.co.uk, 02.09.10 21:56 UTC

'No oil sheen' after rig explosion

The US Coast Guard has backtracked on its earlier report that an oil sheen about a mile long was spreading following a platform explosion in the Gulf of Mexico. Coast Guard Commander Cheri Ben-Iesau ...

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Belfast Telegraph, 02.09.10 21:33 UTC

'No oil sheen' after rig explosion

Coast Guard Commander Cheri Ben-Iesau said crews were unable to confirm the oil sheen a mile long and 100ft wide reported by platform owner Mariner Energy. In a statement, the company said an initial ...

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NPR, 02.09.10 20:16 UTC

Gates Says Afghans Should Lead Corruption Fight

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday that while the fight against corruption must be led by Afghans, the U.S. is working on new ways to prevent millions of American dollars flowing into ...

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Reuters - Top News, 02.09.10 18:01 UTC

U.S. to start NATO talks on Afghan transition: Petraeus

By Phil Stewart KABUL | Thu Sep 2, 2010 1:44pm EDT KABUL (Reuters) - The United States will start preliminary talks with its allies in Afghanistan soon on next year's planned "transition," expected ...

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USA Today, 02.09.10 17:35 UTC

Workers rescued after Gulf oil rig explosion

A Gulf of Mexico oil rig exploded Thursday morning, sending its crew of 13 scrambling into the water 80 miles off the coast of Louisiana, the Coast Guard said.

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Telegraph, 02.09.10 17:07 UTC

The Maharaja of Dhrangadhra-Halvad

His Highness the Maharaja of Dhrangadhra-Halvad, who died on August 1 aged 87, was the last of the Indian princes who ruled their own states before India became independent in 1947.

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Washington Times, 02.09.10 15:35 UTC

2 U.S. troops, dozens of Afghan insurgents killed

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) Two American troops died in fighting in Afghanistan on Thursday, while NATO and local officials said coalition and Afghan forces killed dozens of insurgents in a series of ...