Several NH residents face drug charges in MaineSeveral New Hampshire residents have been charged in Maine with trafficking heroin. The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency says two people from Wakefield, N.H., and one from Rochester, N.H., were arrested Wednesday on allegations of selling heroin in the Berwick, Maine, area. Taliban claims kidnap of 30 PakistanisPakistani Taliban…
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Afghanistan – Several NH residents face drug charges in Maine
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Nuclear Weapons – Nuclear Plants Face System-Wide Earthquake Safety Review
Nuclear Plants Face System-Wide Earthquake Safety ReviewTo reply to a Comment: Click “Reply” at the bottom of the comment; after being approved your comment will appear directly underneath the comment you replied to. UN nuclear watchdog worried by IranThe UN nuclear watchdog is getting more and more worried about a possible military dimension to Iran’s…
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Latin America – Ecuador toxic alcohol toll climbs to 50
Ecuador toxic alcohol toll climbs to 50Quito, Sep 3 (IANS/EFE) The toll from drinking toxic liquor in Ecuador has risen to 50 following the death of two more people, the health ministry said. US indicts Colombian ‘submarine’ drug traffickersMore than 50 members of Colombia’s “Bandas Criminales” drug gangs have been indicted on US charges they…
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Caucasus News Update – MES will ensure uninterrupted power supply of the South Abkhazia
MES will ensure uninterrupted power supply of the South AbkhaziaBranch of OJSC “FGC UES” – Main Power Grid (MEA) of the South – has completed repair work on power lines 220 kV Psou – Bzybi in the Sochi region, the company said. Baku joins 6 others, submits to host 2020 GamesBAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Azerbaijan’s…
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North America – Canadian Dollar Declines From Four-Week High on Global Weakness
Canadian Dollar Declines From Four-Week High on Global WeaknessCanada s dollar fell this week from the highest level in almost a month on concern the global economy may lapse into another recession, dimming the prospects for the nation s exports of raw materials. Profits up at Laurentian, Canadian Western banksTORONTO (Reuters) – Canada’s small Laurentian…
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Lebanon Crisis Monitor – Mikati promises STL financing, since it is ‘in Lebanon’s interest’
Mikati promises STL financing, since it is ‘in Lebanon’s interest’BEIRUT: Prime Minister Najib Mikati signaled Friday that Lebanon would continue financing the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. Beirut hotel occupancy hits high during EidBEIRUT: Most of the hotels in Beirut and Mount Lebanon reported a brisk business during Eid al-Fitr but did not expect this trend…
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Somalia – Somalia: Leaders to Pave the Way for New Government
Somalia: Leaders to Pave the Way for New GovernmentA rare-three day conference between Somali leaders will take place in Mogadishu next week in an attempt to pave the way for a new government in the war-torn country. 13. Aid mission members reach Mogadishu airport safely, leave SomaliaKUALA LUMPUR: Members of the humanitarian aid mission to…
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Southeast Asia – Thai deputy PM to seek releases of Thai activists from Cambodia
Thai deputy PM to seek releases of Thai activists from CambodiaBangkok (The Nation/ANN) – Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yoobamrung said Thursday that he would meet with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen to seek ways to secure the release of Thai activists Veera Somkwamkid and Ratree Pipatanapaiboon, who were imprisoned for espionage in December. Schoolgirls…
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Southeast Asia – Thai FM plans first foreign trip ‘alphabetically’
Thai FM plans first foreign trip ‘alphabetically’Thailand’s new foreign minister unveiled plans for his first overseas visits and said he had decided to arrange the tour schedule in alphabetical order. WTO issues mixed ruling on US-Indonesia clove cigarettesThe World Trade Organization ruled Friday that the US flouted trade rules by banning the sales of Indonesian…
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Central Asian News Update – Russia, Mongolia to hold joint anti-terror exercises in September
Russia, Mongolia to hold joint anti-terror exercises in SeptemberKHABAROVSK | Russia and Mongolia will hold joint antiterrorist exercises in September, a spokesman for the commander of Russia’s Eastern Military District said on Wednesday. … Over a year later, children return to rebuilt school in post-conflict Osh, KyrgyzstanOSH PROVINCE, Kyrgyzstan, 1 September 2011 — Hundreds of…
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