DENYING CHINA SOVEREIGNTY OVER DISPUTED ISLANDS ONE-SIDED WISH
MOSCOW: Japan’s attempt to deny China’s sovereignty over the Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands by

ignoring historical fact is a one-sided wish, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai said in Moscow on Friday, and urged Tokyo to start serious talks with Beijing. He added that Japan’s denial of the consensus reached by the leaders of older generations of the two countries to “put aside the disputes” over the islands is also an act of disregarding historical fact.     
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CAR SUICIDE BOMB KILLS 16 IN NORTHWESTERN PAKISTAN
PESHAWAR, Pakistan: A suicide bomber on Saturday blew up a car at a crowded market in the northwestern Pakistani tribal town of Darra Adam Khel, killing at least 16 people and wounding 30 others, local officials said.
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ISRAELI WARPLANES STRIKE TARGETS IN GAZA STRIP
JERUSALEM: The Israel Air Force struck three targets in the Gaza Strip overnight on Friday, said a statement released on Saturday by the Israel Defense Forces Spokesman’s Office. The attack was the latest in a tit-for-tat exchange of fire between Israeli forces and militants in the Gaza Strip, ruled by the Hamas movement.
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WHITE HOUSE STRUGGLES TO CONTAIN NEW LIBYA STORM
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney has accused US Vice President Joe Biden of “doubling down on denial” as the White House struggled to combat a growing storm over the attack on the US consulate in Benghazi on September 11, which killed American envoy to Libya J. Christopher Stevens.
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UN COUNCIL ASKS W. AFRICA FOR MALI MILITARY PLAN
UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations (UN) Security Council approved a resolution on Friday (Saturday in Manila) that presses West African nations to speed up preparations for an international military intervention aimed at reconquering northern Mali.
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US SPACE SHUTTLE ‘ENDEAVOUR’ MAKES FINAL JOURNEY BY ROAD
LOS ANGELES: The US space shuttle Endeavour began its final journey on Friday (Saturday in Manila), at the less-than rocket-propelled speed of 3.2 kilometers per hour, in a meticulously planned trip through the streets of Los Angeles in California.
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