UN puts Congo sex attacks at more than 500CNN International - 5 hours ago By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- UN officials on Tuesday put the number of rapes and other sexual attacks in eastern Congo since late July at more than 500, more than double the previous estimate. UN reports over 500 rapes in eastern Congo The Associated Press UN Report Faults Peacekeepers Wall Street Journal 2 US soldiers killed in IraqLos Angeles Times - - 1 hour ago Two American soldiers were killed and nine were injured Tuesday when a man wearing an Iraqi army uniform opened fire on them in an Iraqi commando compound in the province of Salahuddin, an attack that ... Iraqi Treasures Return, but Questions Remain New York Times French strike over plan to raise retirement ageLos Angeles Times - - 1 hour ago Reporting from Paris-- More than 1 million people went on strike and into the streets of France on Tuesday to protest President Nicolas Sarkozy's proposal to raise the legal retirement age. French Unions Escalate Protests Against Pension Reform Wall Street Journal Iran needs to heed IAEA demands- Russia foreign minReuters - - 17 hours ago PARIS, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that Iran needs to answer the demands of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) over its nuclear programme. IAEA report: What's driving Iran's latest bout of nuclear obstinacy Christian Science Monitor EU's Barroso promises measures against speculatorsBusinessWeek - 2 hours ago European Union Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso says he will field new proposals by the end of the month to tackle some of the actions of market speculators, who many have blamed for making the financial crisis worse. 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New Zealand says quake bill may reach $2.7 billionAFP - 45 minutes ago
WELLINGTON - The repair bill from the Christchurch earthquake is likely to reach four billion New Zealand dollars (2.7 billion US), the New ...
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