August 31, 2006

Israel will pull out when UN, Lebanese troops in place: Annan (AFP)

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UN chief Kofi Annan addresses the media during a joint press conference with Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas (not in picture) at the Palestinian authority headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah. The Israeli army will pull out of southern Lebanon once 5,000 UN peacekeepers and 16,000 Lebanese troops have been deployed, Annan has told French radio.(AFP/Odd Andersen)AFP - The Israeli army will pull out of southern Lebanon once 5,000 UN peacekeepers and 16,000 Lebanese troops have been deployed, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has told French radio.


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Iran defiant as nuclear deadline expires (AFP)

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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad addresses a press conference in Tehran, August 29. Ahmadinejad has defiantly vowed Iran would not back down "an inch" in the face of Western pressure as time was running out on a UN deadline for Tehran to halt sensitive nuclear work.(AFP/File/Behrouz Mehri)AFP - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has defiantly vowed Iran would not back down "an inch" in the face of Western pressure as time was running out on a UN deadline for Tehran to halt sensitive nuclear work.


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Glenn Ford, longtime leading man, dies (AP)

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Henry Fonda, left, portraying Adm. Nimitz, Glenn Ford, center, as Adm. Spruance, and Robert Mitchum, as Adm. Bull Halsey, portray U.S. Navy brass of the Pacific War in the film 'Midway' in this 1975 photo. Ford, who played strong, thoughtful protagonists in films such as 'The Blackboard Jungle,' 'Gilda' and 'The Big Heat,' died Wednesday,Aug. 30, 2006 police said. He was 90. (AP Photo)AP - In his roles from westerns to romances, actor Glenn Ford portrayed strong, thoughtful protagonists, bringing his touch to three decades of film.


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Bartender gets $10,000 tip on $26 tab (AP)

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AP - Two weeks ago, one of Cindy Kienow’s regular customers left her a $100 tip on a tab that wasn’t even half that. This week, he added a couple of zeros.

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Agassi, Mauresmo, Nadal in action today (AP)

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Justine Henin-Hardenne of Belgium gets ready to return to Maria Elena Camerin of Italy at the US Open tennis tournament in New York Monday, Aug. 28, 2006. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)AP - Andre Agassi, Amelie Mauresmo, Rafael Nadal, Lindsay Davenport, Serena Williams, Justine Henin-Hardenne and Maria Sharapova are all in action at the U.S. Open today.


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Iran defiant as deadline falls due (Reuters)

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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad during a news conference in Tehran, August 29, 2006. (Raheb Homavandi/Reuters)Reuters - Iran vowed on Thursday never to shelve
its nuclear program, defying the threat of sanctions as a U.N.
deadline fell due for Tehran to stop work that the West fears
could lead to atomic bombs.


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Hurricane John lashes Mexican coast (Reuters)

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A lifeguard station as Hurricane John lashes the resort city of Acapulco, August 30, 2006. (Stringer/Reuters)Reuters - Hurricane John lashed ports
and beaches on Mexico’s Pacific Coast with huge waves and
pounding rains on Thursday and took direct aim at the Baja
California peninsula popular with foreign tourists.


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Rich nations’ greenhouse gases up, despite Kyoto (Reuters)

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A chemical plant is seen near Runcorn, northern England December 8, 2004. Industrialized nations' emissions of greenhouse gases edged up to the highest level in more than a decade in 2004 despite curbs meant to fight global warming, data compiled by Reuters showed on Thursday. (Ian Hodgson/Reuters)Reuters - Industrialized nations’ emissions of
greenhouse gases edged up to the highest level in more than a
decade in 2004 despite curbs meant to fight global warming,
data compiled by Reuters showed on Thursday.


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Actor Glenn Ford dies at 90 (Reuters)

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Glenn Ford and Gia Scala in a scene from their 1957 film 'Don't Go Near The Water.' Ford, a handsome and quiet character actor who made his mark in big films like 'Gilda' and 'The Big Heat,' died on Wednesday in his Beverly Hills home, police said. He was 90. (MGM/Handout/Reuters)Reuters - Actor Glenn Ford, a handsome and
quiet character actor who made his mark in big films like
“Gilda” and “The Big Heat,” died on Wednesday in his Beverly
Hills home, police said. He was 90.


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Darfur rebels say attacked as U.N. vote nears (Reuters)

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Pro-Sudanese government demonstrators chant anti-U.N. slogans in the capital Khartoum, August 30, 2006. (Mohamed Nureldin Abdalah/Reuters)Reuters - Darfur rebels said Sudanese planes and
troops attacked villages in the western region before a U.N.
Security Council vote Thursday on the deployment of U.N.
peacekeepers to the region.


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