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Friday, September 03, 2010

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Oil rig blast forces 13 workers into Gulf of Mexico

by Matt Davis

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana -An explosion ripped through an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday forcing 13 people into the water, one of whom was injured, the US Coast Guard said.

Israel, Palestinians set out demands amid new direct talks

by Lachlan Carmichael

WASHINGTON-Israel and the Palestinians relaunched their first direct talks in 20 months here Thursday, agreeing to meet every two weeks in a bid to meet a daunting one-year deadline for a peace settlement.

> Nobel Peace laureate and former UN secretary general Kofi Annan delivers a speech during an agriculture forum in Accra

Africa starting to take agriculture seriously: Annan

by Issouf Sanogo

ACCRA-Nobel Peace laureate and former UN secretary general Kofi Annan on Thursday said calls on African governments to give priority to agricultural funding are starting to bear fruit.

Defense chief Gates on surprise Afghan visit

by Daphne Benoit

KABUL-Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Kabul Thursday on a surprise visit following a trip to Iraq, where he attended ceremonies to mark the formal end of the American combat mission there.

BUSINESS

Departing Obama advisor defends economic policies

by Andrew Beatty

WASHINGTON-President Barack Obama's top economic advisor insisted Wednesday the administration's "unprecedented" policies had averted a second Great Depression, as she prepared to leave the White House.

Lehman boss blames US for bank's collapse

by Nicholas Roberts

WASHINGTON-The former head of collapsed US banking giant Lehman Brothers lashed out at the US government Wednesday, claiming it could have prevented the firm's collapse but failed to act.

METRO

Urhobo to build $2.4million Cultural Center in Chicago

by Joseph Omoremi

CHICAGO: The proposed $2.4 million Urhobo Cultural Center in Chicagoland received a boost at the official launching and fund raising ceremony held recently with over $84,000 realized.

Dutch arrest two men on United flight

by Adrian Dennis

AMSTERDAM -Dutch police arrested two men on a US flight whose luggage reportedly contained box cutters, knives, and a cell phone taped to a Pepto-Bismol bottle.

WORLD

Evacuations start as US braces for Hurricane Earl

by Rick Mercier

RALEIGH, North Carolina-Thousands of people evacuated North Carolina's barrier islands on Wednesday as a strengthened Hurricane Earl threatened to pound large areas of the US east coast with heavy winds and rough seas.

Sweden to reopen rape probe of WikiLeaks founder

by Rita Devlin Marier

STOCKHOLM-A top Swedish prosecutor said Wednesday she would reopen a rape investigation against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, overturning a previous ruling to quash a probe of the Australian.

AFRICA

S.Africa defends Chinese expansion in Africa

by Mustafa Haji Abdinur

BEIJING-South Africa has defended China's surging investment in Africa, saying Beijing is not pursuing a neocolonial policy and its growing interest in the continent is positive, a report said Wednesday.

10 civilians die in Mogadishu's third day of heavy fighting

by Mustafa Haji Abdinur

MOGADISHU-Heavy fighting between troops and Islamist rebels gripped Somalia's capital for a third day Wednesday, with 10 civilians killed a day after insurgents mowed down 33 people in a raid on a hotel.

SPORTS

US Open top seeds Nadal, Wozniacki capture openers

NEW YORK-US Open top seeds Rafael Nadal and Caroline Wozniacki moved into the second round on the Flushing Meadows hardcourts while Serbian stars Novak Djokovic and Jelena Jankovic struggled to advance on Day 2.

POLITICS

'Tea Party' beats Alaska Republican senator

WASHINGTON-In a new blow to US incumbents, a political novice backed by 2008 vice presidential hopeful Sarah Palin and the "Tea Party" movement has upset a sitting senator in Alaska's Republican primary.

EDUCATION

Olympic culture, education programs set for Rio

SINGAPORE-IOC president Jacques Rogge said Thursday he plans to expand future Youth Olympic Games and introduce a Culture and Education Program into the traditional Olympics as early as Rio in 2016.

EDITORIAL

Nigerian leader may run for president -- unless he doesn't

LAGOS-Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan's office wanted to make one thing clear about his potential candidacy in upcoming elections -- but they may have succeeded in clarifying nothing at all.