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Curfew declared after 7.1 quake hits New Zealand
Saturday 4th September 2010 7:23PM
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Authorities declared an overnight curfew for Saturday after a major earthquake hit New Zealand's second biggest city, Christchurch, bringing down power lines and bridges and wrecking roads and building facades.

Pakistani militants stoking sectarian rift - minister
Saturday 4th September 2010 6:26PM
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pro-Taliban Pakistani militants are trying to create a sectarian rift, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on Saturday, as a new wave of violence piled pressure on a government already struggling with a flood crisis.

Israel and Palestinians agree to more peace meetings
Saturday 4th September 2010 11:33AM
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Israeli and Palestinian leaders agreed to a series of direct talks on Thursday, seeking to forge the framework for a U.S.-backed peace deal within a year and end a conflict that has boiled for six decades.

BP replaces failed blowout preventer on Gulf well
Saturday 4th September 2010 6:17AM
HOUSTON (Reuters) - BP Plc successfully replaced a failed blowout preventer from atop its ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well late on Friday, the top U.S. official overseeing the spill response said.

Blair pelted with eggs at Dublin book signing
Saturday 4th September 2010 4:42PM
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Three people were arrested after protesters threw eggs and shoes at former British Prime Minister Tony Blair when he arrived to sign copies of his memoir at a bookshop in Dublin on Saturday, national broadcaster RTE said.

Metro Bank to create further 100 jobs
Friday 3rd September 2010 12:07AM
LONDON (Reuters) - Metro Bank, whose launch in July marked the birth of Britain's first new high street retail bank in more than 100 years, said on Friday it was creating 100 new jobs.

Nearly 6 million have paid wrong amount of tax
Saturday 4th September 2010 11:10AM
LONDON (Reuters) - Nearly six million people are to be told they have paid the wrong amount of tax, and authorities will demand about 2 billion pounds more from hundreds of thousands of taxpayers, HM Revenue and Customs said on Saturday.

Afghan progress slower than first hoped, general says
Saturday 4th September 2010 4:33PM
KABUL (Reuters) - International forces in Afghanistan have at times overstated the progress being made this year, the deputy commander of the NATO-led force said on Saturday, with advances coming slower than originally expected.

Earl reaches Canada with hurricane-speed punch
Saturday 4th September 2010 5:42PM
HALIFAX, Canada (Reuters) - Hurricane Earl lashed into the Canadian Maritime provinces on Saturday, picking up wind speed in warm Atlantic waters after a surprisingly tame brush with the U.S. East Coast.

U.S., Israel spying behind BlackBerry woe - Dubai police
Friday 3rd September 2010 3:27PM
DUBAI (Reuters) - Concerns over Israeli access to BlackBerry data, and the use of the device by the United States to spy on the United Arab Emirates are behind the Gulf state's moves to curb the smartphone, Dubai's police chief said.