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  Myanmar protesters hit 100,000 mark AP - 2 hours, 9 minutes ago

  YANGON, Myanmar - As many as 100,000 anti-government protesters led by a phalanx of Buddhist monks marched Monday through Yangon, the largest crowd to demonstrate in Myanmar's biggest city since a 1988 pro-democracy uprising that was brutally crushed by the military.

• New service eavesdrops on Internet calls AP - 1 hour, 10 minutes ago

  NEW YORK - A startup has come up with a new way to make money from phone calls connected via the Internet: having software listen to the calls, then displaying ads on the callers' computer screens based on what's being talked about.

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  Woman wants share of James Brown estate AP - 1 hour, 11 minutes ago

  COLUMBIA, S.C. - The woman who claims she is the oldest daughter of James Brown said she will be in court Monday to pursue a piece of the late soul singer's estate.

• Resort charges $14,500 for desert AP - 9 minutes ago

  COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - This dessert may be a little too rich for you, but you're probably not rich enough for it. A Sri Lankan resort is charging $14,500 for what it calls the world's most expensive dessert, a fruit infused confection complete with a chocolate sculpture and a gigantic gemstone.

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  Bradley is thrown to ground by manager AP - 1 hour, 12 minutes ago

  SAN DIEGO - Padres outfielder Milton Bradley injured his right knee when manager Bud Black spun him to the ground in an attempt to keep him from going after first base ump Mike Winters.

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  Iran watching U.S. troops, says in missile range Reuters - 1 hour, 2 minutes ago

  TEHRAN (Reuters) - U.S. troop movements are being monitored by Iran using satellites and other technology and would be in range of Iranian missiles if an attack was launched, a top Iranian military official said.

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  Myanmar anti-junta protests biggest in 20 years Reuters - 31 minutes ago

  YANGON (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of people joined streams of Buddhist monks on marches through Myanmar's capital on Monday in the biggest demonstration against the ruling generals since they crushed student-led protests nearly 20 years ago.

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  Schwarzenegger, Gore add star power to climate meet Reuters - Mon Sep 24, 1:10 AM ET

  UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and former Vice President Al Gore are set to join world leaders for a U.N. meeting on Monday aimed at spurring global negotiations on how to cool a warming planet.

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  Strike deadline looms for GM Reuters - 55 minutes ago

  DETROIT (Reuters) - The United Auto Workers union set a firm Monday morning deadline to reach a contract with General Motors Corp and threatened to send 73,000 GM factory workers on strike if no deal is reached.

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  Kidnapped Italian soldiers freed in Afghanistan Reuters - 1 hour, 18 minutes ago

  KABUL (Reuters) - Two Italian soldiers kidnapped in Afghanistan were freed on Monday during a raid by NATO-led troops, officials said.

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  China seizes on Mattel apology to emphasize safety Reuters - Mon Sep 24, 12:55 AM ET

  BEIJING (Reuters) - China highlighted Mattel's apology over its recall of huge numbers of toys on Monday to press Beijing's claim that its exports are generally safe and foreign politicians and media have unfairly hyped quality scares.

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  Blast kills two in apparent criminal Kosovo attack Reuters - Mon Sep 24, 5:26 AM ET

  PRISTINA, Serbia (Reuters) - A bomb blast killed two people when it ripped through shops in the capital of Serbia's breakaway Kosovo province early on Monday in what police said was likely a showdown between criminal gangs.

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  Israel: no objections to Syria at Mideast meeting Reuters - 1 hour, 53 minutes ago

  JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel does not object to Syria taking part in a U.S.-sponsored conference on Palestinian statehood despite heightened tensions between the long-time foes, Israeli officials said on Monday.

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  Over 100,000 take to Myanmar streets in largest protest in decades AFP - 27 minutes ago

  YANGON (AFP) - More than 100,000 people flooded the streets of Myanmar's biggest city Monday, joining Buddhist monks in the strongest show of dissent against the ruling generals in nearly two decades.

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  Two Italian soldiers freed after Afghan kidnapping AFP - 1 hour, 2 minutes ago

  HERAT, Afghanistan (AFP) - NATO freed two kidnapped Italian soldiers in western Afghanistan Monday in an operation which left both troops wounded and up to nine of their captors dead, officials said.

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  Iranian president begins US visit amid deep controversy AFP - 1 hour, 59 minutes ago

  NEW YORK (AFP) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad starts his third visit to the United States Monday with two public appearances that have kicked up a storm of controversy.

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  Weak outgoing PM apologises to Japan for upheaval AFP - 1 hour, 18 minutes ago

  TOKYO (AFP) - A visibly weak Shinzo Abe on Monday bowed out as Japan's premier with an apology for his abrupt resignation as he made his first public appearance since checking into a hospital 11 days ago.

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  Iran confirms closure of border with Iraqi Kurdistan AFP - 59 minutes ago

  TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran on Monday confirmed it had closed its border with the northern Iraqi region of Kurdistan in protest at the arrest last week of an Iranian national.

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  Euro soars to record high against dollar AFP - 2 hours, 55 minutes ago

  LONDON (AFP) - The euro soared to a record 1.4130 dollars in early trading as the market remains convinced that the US Federal Reserve will be forced to make another cut in interest rates, traders said Monday.

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  France's public finances 'critical': PM AFP - Mon Sep 24, 4:01 AM ET

  PARIS (AFP) - French Prime Minister Francois Fillon on Monday warned that the country's public finances were in a "critical" state and that drastic action is needed.

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  Church nurses aim to fill in U.S. health care gaps Reuters - Sun Sep 23, 11:57 PM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mel Bamel, 81, has been in the coronary unit of the hospital for just over a week. He's feeling a little better today. He was able enjoy the artichokes his daughter Liz brought over for dinner last night.

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  French mime artist Marcel Marceau dies Reuters - Sun Sep 23, 9:49 AM ET

  PARIS (Reuters) - Marcel Marceau, the world's best-known mime artist who for decades moved audiences across the globe without uttering a single word, has died aged 84.

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  Cheney mulled Israeli strike on Iran: Newsweek Reuters - Sun Sep 23, 2:34 PM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Dick Cheney had at one point considered asking Israel to launch limited missile strikes at an Iranian nuclear site to provoke a retaliation, Newsweek magazine reported on Sunday.

• Ahmadinejad says Iran, U.S. not headed for war Reuters - Sun Sep 23, 7:28 PM ET

  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in a U.S. television interview on Sunday that Iran did not need nuclear weapons and his country was not heading for war with the United States.

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  Once-cursed Gulag river now Siberian lifeline Reuters - Wed Sep 19, 11:34 AM ET

  MARKHAYANOVA, Russia (Reuters) - The Kolyma used to be a river of death for prisoners in some of the harshest camps of Josef Stalin's Gulag empire. Now the camps are long gone, but so too is the activity of a once-bustling Soviet Arctic outpost.