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Israel PM's goal: Peace by year's end
September 7, 2010There is no guarantee that talks between Israel and the Palestinians will succeed, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a Jewish New Year greeting, but he promised to strive for a peace pact by the end of the year.
2 U.S. soldiers in Iraq killed
September 7, 2010Two U.S. soldiers were killed in northern Iraq on Tuesday, the U.S. military said.
Pakistan blast kills at least 20
September 7, 2010An explosion apparently targeting a police barracks in Pakistan's northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday left at least seven people dead, including two children, a Kohat district police official said.
Van der Sloot says he's sorry for Holloway lies
September 7, 2010In a jailhouse interview with a Dutch television station, Joran van der Sloot said he is remorseful for telling so many stories regarding the 2005 disappearance of Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway, but once again denied culpability in the case.
Election deadlock broken in Australia
September 7, 2010Two independent lawmakers from rural Australia broke a parliamentary deadlock on Tuesday, siding with Prime Minister Julia Gillard to return the Labor Party to power.
Kia CEO resigns under fire
September 7, 2010South Korean automaker Kia Motors, on the heels of a global recall of more than 100,000 vehicles, said Tuesday it has named a new vice chairman to replace Chung Sung-eun, who had resigned.
Thousands strike in France over pension reforms
September 7, 2010Thousands of workers across France were staging a one-day strike Tuesday to protest government plans to raise the retirement age.
Taliban claims responsibility for Pakistan attack
September 7, 2010The Taliban is responsible for Monday's suicide blast which targeted a police station in northwest Pakistan, a spokesman for the group told CNN.
Gunmen behind massacre identified, authorities say
September 7, 2010Six of the suspected gunmen responsible for the killings of 72 migrants in Mexico have been identified, Mexican authorities said Monday, the state-run Notimex news agency reported.
1,000 clinics set up for Pakistan flood victims
September 7, 2010The United Nations has established more than a thousand health clinics across Pakistan in the wake of widespread flooding, a U.N. official said.
