Canadian Press Headlines

at 05:25 on September 03, 2010, EDT.

After 17 years, fugitive tycoon Asil Nadir appears in British court to face 66 counts of theft

LONDON - A businessman who fled Britain 17 years ago has arrived at London's Central Criminal Court to face 66 counts of theft.

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at 05:21 on September 03, 2010, EDT.

UN food agency calls special meeting over concerns on rising food prices

ROME - A U.N. food agency has called a special meeting to discuss the recent spike in food prices, reflecting fears of a repeat of the shortages two years ago.

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at 05:15 on September 03, 2010, EDT.

Ex-UK deputy leader demands police reveal whether he was targeted in phone-tapping scandal

LONDON - Britain's former deputy prime minister is demanding that police reveal whether he was targeted in a phone-tapping scam carried out by a tabloid.

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at 05:12 on September 03, 2010, EDT.

Police say attack on mosque of minority sect in northwest Pakistan kills at least 1

PESHAWAR, Pakistan - Police say a suicide attack on a mosque belonging to a minority sect in northwest Pakistan has killed at least one person.

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at 04:52 on September 03, 2010, EDT.

Bosnian police believe they have located a girl filmed hurling puppies into a river

Police in Bosnia say they believe they have located a young woman shown in a video throwing puppies into a river.

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at 04:09 on September 03, 2010, EDT.

Defence Secretary Gates gets firsthand look at operations in southern Afghanistan

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - As the last of 30,000 U.S. reinforcements arrive in Afghanistan, U.S. Defence Secretary Robert Gates got a firsthand look Friday at operations in the dangerous south where Afghan and international troops are ramping up security.

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at 03:44 on September 03, 2010, EDT.

Suicide bomber hits Tajik police office; 25 injured

DUSHANBE, Tajikistan - News reports say a suicide car bomb blast has torn through police offices in Tajikistan's second-largest city, injuring 25 people.

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at 03:18 on September 03, 2010, EDT.

Pro-reform website says crowds attack home of Iranian opposition leader, wound bodyguard

TEHRAN, Iran - A website supporting Iran's reform movement says assailants have attacked the home of an opposition leader and wounded one of his bodyguards.

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at 03:07 on September 03, 2010, EDT.

Bomb targeting police vehicle kills 1 officer, wounds 3 in northwest Pakistan

PESHAWAR, Pakistan - Police say a roadside bomb has killed a police officer and wounded three others in northwest Pakistan.

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at 02:36 on September 03, 2010, EDT.

Hurricane Earl's rain bands smack NC's Outer Banks; Nantucket and Cape Cod could get the brunt

BUXTON, N.C. - The last ferry left for the mainland and coastal residents hunkered down at home as Hurricane Earl closed in with 105 mph winds early Friday on North Carolina's dangerously exposed Outer Banks, the first and perhaps most destructive stop on the storm's projected journey up the Eastern Seaboard.

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