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Afghans on Thursday rushed to withdraw their savings from troubled Kabul Bank despite attempts by officials to reassure nervous depositors that their money was safe. ...
Kabul Bank Customers Crowd Branch Seeking Withdrawals as Managers Replaced
Afghans Pull Money From Weakened Bank
Petraeus Plans for Start of US Withdrawal from Afghanistan Next Year
![]() ABC News | Afghans pull money from troubled Kabul Bank Los Angeles Times Afghans on Thursday rushed to withdraw their savings from troubled Kabul Bank despite attempts by officials to reassure nervous depositors that their money was safe. ... Kabul Bank Customers Crowd Branch Seeking Withdrawals as Managers Replaced Afghans Pull Money From Weakened Bank Petraeus Plans for Start of US Withdrawal from Afghanistan Next Year |
![]() Ha'aretz | Top 5 issues on the table for Israeli-Palestinian talks Christian Science Monitor These are the five most central issues that Israel and the Palestinian Authority need to address in the latest round of peace talks, which began Sept. 2. Israelis take part in the construction of a structure on the West Bank Jewish settlement of Beit ... PA: Car used in Kiryat Arba attack seized Israeli teen hurt as assailants pelt car with rocks in West Bank Hamas Looms as Spoiler in Middle East Peace Talks |
![]() The Guardian | Review & Outlook: Tony Blair on the Panic Wall Street Journal Tony Blair's memoir, out this week, has so far received attention mostly for the former Prime Minister's judgments about George W. Bush (remarkably admiring) and Gordon Brown (decidedly mixed). But Mr. Blair's clear-sighted views on the financial ... Tony Blair memoir: I'd do Iraq again, and I considered firing Gordon Brown Propping up a prime minister EXCERPT: Tony Blair's 'A Journey: My Political Life' |
![]() Northwest Asian Weekly | Manila to probe Hong Kong hostage coffin 'mix-up' BBC News The Philippines says it will investigate claims that coffins of three of Hong Kong's eight victims of a bus hijacking were wrongly labelled. The pledge comes after Hong Kong's officials said the mix-up was discovered at a morgue after the coffins had ... Philippine authorities hope hostage re-enactment provides clues 5-member body starts 3-day probe of hostage drama Hong Kong police inspect Manila hostage bus |
![]() The Guardian | RPT-Australia PM commits to tighter gambling rules Reuters MELBOURNE, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has committed to tighter regulation of the country's $10 billion slot-machine industry, if she succeeds in her bid to form a minority government after inconclusive elections last ... Independent Lawmaker Supports Australian Leader Decisions as early as Monday: Tony Windsor Australian PM wins key backer in bid for power |
![]() Telegraph.co.uk | Britain's David Cameron defends Cabinet member in scandal Los Angeles Times The prime minister says he fully supports Foreign Secretary William Hague, who hired a young man as a top advisor and has denied an improper relationship with him. William Hague, left, and Christopher Myers. (Paul Ellis / AFP/Getty Images / October 5, ... William Hague finds judgment questioned as Fleet Street digs in William Hague furore raises questions over special advisers William Hague showed 'poor judgment' over hotel room |
![]() AFP | Fuel tanker runs aground in Arctic Toronto Sun There's no damage to the ship, it's not taking on any water and the crew and fuel are safe, said a spokesman for the Canadian Coast Guard. "There's been no reported pollution," said Supt. Larry Trigatti. ... Fuel tanker runs aground in Arctic; no leak Fuel tanker runs aground in Northwest Passage Fuel tanker runs aground in Canadian Arctic |
![]() The Hindu | Seven die in Mozambique food rioting Financial Times The first food riots since the 2007-08 crisis have left seven people dead and at least 280 injured in Maputo, the Mozambican government said on Thursday. The unrest in the country's capital followed the government's ... At least 1 dead in second day of Mozambique riots Shots heard in Mozambique capital Mozambique price riots continue |
![]() The Chosun Ilbo | President Hu tells Kim to follow China UPI.com BEIJING, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Chinese President strongly suggested Kim Jong Il should follow China's example by opening North Korea's economy, a South Korean official says. The official said Hu delivered the message during Kim's visit to Beijing last week, ... Obama expands sanctions against North Korea China and North Korea: Greetings, comrades US seeks advice on nuclear talks |
![]() Kansas City Star | French Jewish leaders decry Shoah comparisons Jewish Telegraphic Agency PARIS (JTA) -- The French Jewish umbrella group spoke out against recurring comparisons between Nazi treatment of Jews and France's current policy to rapidly expel Roma migrants. In a statement this week, the CRIF said it was troubled by the repeated ... EU presses France on Roma deportations Roma backlash continues across Europe A Defiant France Steps Up Deportation of Roma |