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  Dubai: Britons get jail time in sex on beach case AP - 1 hour, 2 minutes ago

  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A British couple was sentenced to three months in jail Thursday in a case that has caused controversy in this Gulf boom town because the two were charged with having sex on the beach.

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  Hurricane Omar moves through northern Caribbean AP - 3 minutes ago

  CHRISTIANSTED, U.S. Virgin Islands - Hurricane Omar was quickly moving away from the northern Leeward Islands early Thursday after passing through the area as a major Category 3 storm that caused little damage.

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  Missile strike, suicide attack kill 5 in Pakistan AP - 2 hours, 15 minutes ago

  ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - A suspected U.S. missile strike killed a purported foreign militant Thursday in a Pakistani tribal area considered a haven for the Taliban and al-Qaida, while a suicide bombing left four security personnel dead, officials said.

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  Janet Jackson resumes tour after bout of vertigo AP - 1 hour, 6 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON - Janet Jackson took the stage to exploding fireworks, clouds of smoke and the sounds of some early hits Wednesday in her first concert since she was sidelined for two weeks by a bout of vertigo.

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  Rays look to win spot in Series against Phillies AP - 59 minutes ago

  BOSTON - The Tampa Bay Rays look win the American League pennant tonight and earn a spot in the World Series against the Philadelphia Phillies. The Rays lead the Boston Red Sox 3 games to 1.

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  Shares fall as recession fears take grip Reuters - 1 hour, 6 minutes ago

  LONDON (Reuters) - Shares across the world fell for the second straight day on Thursday, pummeled by signs the world's biggest economies were headed for recession after a month of financial sector turmoil.

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  McCain, Obama begin final sprint after last debate Reuters - 2 hours, 25 minutes ago

  HEMPSTEAD, New York (Reuters) - Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama begin a 19-day sprint to Election Day on Thursday after a contentious final debate that featured aggressive McCain attacks on Obama's campaign tactics and tax plans.

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  U.S., EU to meet on financial crisis, recession threat Reuters - 1 hour, 2 minutes ago

  LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - U.S. and Europe Union leaders agreed on Thursday to meet at the weekend to prepare for a global summit to overhaul the world's financial system, while fears of global recession continued to rattle markets.

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  Merrill posts $7.5 billion loss Reuters - 19 minutes ago

  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Merrill Lynch & Co reported a third-quarter net loss of $7.5 billion on Thursday -- worse than analysts had expected -- on write-downs and credit losses on complex debt securities.

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  Citigroup posts $2.82 billion loss Reuters - 31 minutes ago

  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc on Thursday posted its fourth straight quarterly loss, hurt by increasing credit losses and write-downs tied to complex and low quality debt.

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  Suspected U.S. drone attack in Pakistan, one killed Reuters - Thu Oct 16, 4:58 AM ET

  DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (Reuters) - A suspected U.S. drone fired a missile on Thursday into Pakistani territory on the Afghan border, killing at least one militant, intelligence agency officials said.

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  North Korea threatens to cut ties with South Reuters - Thu Oct 16, 2:45 AM ET

  SEOUL (Reuters) - Destitute North Korea on Thursday threatened to end all relations with South Korea, a major source of aid and cash, in anger at the hardline policies of its conservative president.

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  Thai, Cambodian armies keep guns drawn Reuters - 54 minutes ago

  PREAH VIHEAR, Cambodia (Reuters) - Thai and Cambodian army commanders ended five hours of talks on Thursday with no agreement to withdraw their forces after heavy fighting near a disputed 900-year-old temple killed two Cambodian soldiers.

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  Europe urges global finance reform, stocks take fresh hammering AFP - 48 minutes ago

  PARIS (AFP) - Calls mounted Thursday for an overhaul of the global financial system as stocks took a new hammering and Switzerland took drastic action to defend its prized banks with a 60 billion dollar package for UBS.

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  Obama seen as winner after feisty final debate with McCain AFP - 41 minutes ago

  HEMPSTEAD, New York (AFP) - Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama head into the final 19-day stretch of their presidential campaigns Thursday after a feisty final debate that snap polls say further cemented Obama's lead in the race.

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  Thailand, Cambodia military in talks after deadly border clash AFP - Thu Oct 16, 5:27 AM ET

  PREAH VIHEAR, Cambodia, (AFP) - Cambodian and Thai military officials met Thursday to prevent more fighting as their governments sought to quell tensions after a border row boiled over into a deadly shoot-out.

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  Suicide attack on Pakistan police station kills four: police AFP - Thu Oct 16, 5:03 AM ET

  MINGORA, Pakistan (AFP) - A suicide bomber rammed a vehicle packed with explosives into a police station in Pakistan's restive Swat valley on Thursday, killing four people and destroying the building, police said.

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  Single brain cell can reactivate paralysed limbs: study AFP - Thu Oct 16, 1:45 AM ET

  PARIS (AFP) - One tiny brain cell is all it takes to restore voluntary movement of paralysed muscles, scientists in the United States reported.

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  Swiss government injects six billion francs into UBS AFP - 1 hour, 16 minutes ago

  ZURICH (AFP) - The Swiss government injected six billion francs into banking giant UBS on Thursday, and the central bank lent it 54 billion dollars to transfer its non-liquid assets into a separate fund.

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  World Bank does 'not anticipate' Asian crisis fund: statement AFP - Thu Oct 16, 12:54 AM ET

  MANILA (AFP) - The World Bank Thursday said it was ready to help Asian nations weather the financial crisis but did "not anticipate" a proposed regional emergency fund.

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  Iraq says pact to allow U.S. troops until 2011 Reuters - Wed Oct 15, 10:23 AM ET

  BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A draft agreement with the United States requires U.S. troops to leave Iraq by the end of 2011 unless asked to stay, and gives Iraq the right to try them for felonies committed while off duty, Iraq said on Wednesday.

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  Omar strengthens into Category 2 hurricane Reuters - Wed Oct 15, 7:57 PM ET

  MIAMI (Reuters) - Hurricane Omar strengthened into a Category 2 storm on the five-step Saffir-Simpson scale of hurricane intensity on Wednesday as it headed toward Puerto Rico and the small islands of the northeastern Caribbean, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

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  North Korea threatens to cut ties with South Reuters - Thu Oct 16, 2:45 AM ET

  SEOUL (Reuters) - Destitute North Korea on Thursday threatened to end all relations with South Korea, a major source of aid and cash, in anger at the hardline policies of its conservative president.