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Earthquake hits south New Zealand
04 09 2010 A state of emergency is declared in Christchurch after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake strikes New Zealand's South Island.

Six million hit by tax mistakes
04 09 2010 HM Revenue and Customs says some 1.4 million people each owe about £1,500 in tax, while 4.3 million will get an average rebate of £418.

Police question Pakistan players
04 09 2010 Police question the three Pakistan players accused of corruption, while the ICC says that trio implicated have a disciplinary case to answer.

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Yahoo! / World News

Top US commander discusses Iraq with Turkey (AP)
04 09 2010

Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs Adm. Mike Mullen, right, and Turkey's Chief of Staff Gen. Isik Kosaner inspect a guard of honour at the Turkish army headquarters in Ankara, Turkey, Friday, Sept. 3, 2010. The United States is seeking Turkish permission to withdraw noncombat military equipment from Iraq through its territory and Turkey is likely to agree to the request, a Turkish Foreign Ministry official said Friday.(AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

AP - The United States' top military officer says Washington does not plan to withdraw its weapons from Iraq through Turkey.

Powerful 7.1 quake hits New Zealand's South Island (AP)
04 09 2010

A police officer is seen on a street blocked by rubble from a damaged building following a 7.4-magnitude earthquake in central Christchurch, New Zealand, early Saturday, Sept. 4, 2010. A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck much of New Zealand's South Island early Saturday. No tsunami alert was issued and there were no reports of injuries, but looters broke into some damaged shops in Christchurch, police said. (AP Photo/NZPA, David Alexander) ** NEW ZEALAND OUT **

AP - A powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake damaged buildings, cut power and knocked fleeing residents off their feet on New Zealand's South Island early Saturday, but there were so far no deaths and only two injuries reported.

Toll from attack on Pakistani Shiites jumps to 65 (AP)
04 09 2010

Volunteers help injured people following an explosion during a Shiite procession in Quetta, Pakistan on Friday, Sept. 3, 2010. Police say a blast at a Shiite procession has killed scores of people in southwestern Pakistan in the third deadly attack this week on the country's religious minorities.(AP Photo/Arshad Butt)

AP - Pakistani police say the death toll from a suicide attack on a Shiite Muslim procession rose from 43 to 65 overnight as critically wounded people died in hospital.

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Deutsche Welle / News

Thousands protest against Stuttgart railway plans
04 09 2010 Between 30,000 and 65,000 people turned up to rally against multi-million euro plans to reconstruct Stuttgart's train station. Protestors say the plans are too expensive during a time of economic austerity.

Kunduz bombing taught Germany nothing, war crimes expert says
04 09 2010 An air strike ordered by German troops on two fuel trucks in Afghanistan one year ago killed more than 140 people. Law expert Gerd Hankel told DW that Germany has learned nothing from the attack's legal fallout.

New bikes push cyclists into electronic age
04 09 2010 No longer curious contraptions designed by hobby mechanics in garden sheds, electronic bikes have ditched the bulky batteries and become feats of engineering with motors small enough to fit inside the back wheel.

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Radio Netherlands / European News

The Ailing Czech education system may get a facelift
03 09 2010 Network Europe - 3 September 2010:

Where are all the students? - The Ailing Czech education system may get a facelift.
Hearing the Irish - The EU backs down over data sharing after Ireland objects.
Sex abuse saga - Portugal finally convicts paedophiles after a five-year trial.
And salt in the eye - Angelina Jolie does her James Bond impression in this week's film review.

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Bed bugs creeping back in
02 09 2010 Bed bugs are making a comeback in the Netherlands. The number of infestations is increasing at an alarming rate, as several pest controllers have confirmed to Radio Netherlands Worldwide. Pest control company Excellent - based in the Dutch coastal town of Zandvoort some 34 kilometres outside of Amsterdam - says it is called out twice or three times a week nowadays to combat the little bed mites with pesticides.

Bed bugs are creeping back in
02 09 2010 Bed bugs are making a comeback in the Netherlands. The number of infestations is increasing at an alarming rate, several pest controllers have confirmed with Radio Netherlands Worldwide. Pest control company Excellent - based in the Dutch coastal town of Zandvoort some 34 kilometres outside of Amsterdam - says it is called out twice or three times a week nowadays to combat the little bed mites with pesticides.

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Weakened Earl hits Massachusetts
04 09 2010 A weakened Earl has hit southeastern New England, bringing heavy rain and high winds to Cape Cod, Nantucket Island and Martha's Vineyard.

7 guilty in Portuguese child sex abuse case
04 09 2010 A Portuguese court has found six men and one woman guilty of crimes relating to child sex abuse in a major trial that lasted nearly six years, a prosecution lawyer says.

Castro's speech warns of nuclear danger
04 09 2010 Former Cuban dictator Fidel Castro has warned thousands of students at the historic University of Havana of what he believes is the world's looming nuclear threat.

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Reuters / World news

Emergency declared as 7.1 quake hits New Zealand
04 09 2010 WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Authorities declared a state of emergency after a major earthquake hit New Zealand's second biggest city early on Saturday, bringing down power lines, ripping up roads and wrecking building facades, but authorities reported no deaths.

Taxpayers likely to face initial loss on GM IPO: sources
04 09 2010 NEW YORK/DETROIT (Reuters) - The U.S. government is likely to take a loss on General Motors Co in the first offering of the automaker's stock, six people familiar with preparations for the landmark IPO said.

Obama to address new economic ideas next Wednesday
04 09 2010 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Friday he would outline new measures next week to boost the U.S. economy, but analysts were skeptical he would be able to deliver a big enough package to lift growth significantly.

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