World Sept. 25th, 2009 (10)

#1 — BBC | Iran ‘has second enrichment site’

Iran has revealed to the UN nuclear watchdog the existence of a second uranium enrichment plant, reports say.

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#2 — BBC | US charges suspect in ‘bomb plot’

An Afghan-born US man has been charged with plotting to carry out bomb attacks on the US.

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CNN | Online chats led to Texas terror suspect’s arrest

#3 — Fox | Obama to Announce Expansion of Global Cooperation

In a surprising late-night twist on the eve of the G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh, President Obama will announce Friday morning a significant expansion of the consortium of countries that tackle global economic and climate change issues, FOX News has learned.

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DM | G20 summit begins with chaos

#4 — Fox | Charles Manson Follower Susan Atkins Dies

LOS ANGELES —  Susan Atkins, a follower of cult leader Charles Manson whose remorseless witness stand confession to killing pregnant actress Sharon Tate in 1969 shocked the world, has died. She was 61 and had been suffering from brain cancer.

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#5 — Times | ‘No 10’s failure to invest in Army made me do it,’ says MP expenses mole

The disc leaked to reveal details of MPs’ expenses was sold to newspapers because of the Government’s failure to invest in the Armed Forces, it was claimed last night.

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Telegraph | How disbelief turned to anger among workers hired to process claims

#6 — Times | Another blow to MoD as Major-General Andrew Mackay resigns from Army

Prince Harry’s brigade commander in Afghanistan has resigned from the Army. He is the fifth senior officer to leave the Forces prematurely in two years and the most senior commander to resign since the operation began in Afghanistan.

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#7 — NY Times | Trial of Former Israeli Leader Begins

JERUSALEM — Ehud Olmert, the former prime minister of Israel, appeared in court here on Friday for the opening of his trial on charges of corruption, a spectacle that marks a new low in the annals of Israeli public life and likely will end any chance of a political comeback for Mr. Olmert.

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#8 — Telegraph | ‘Nigerian Taliban’ prepare for attacks on prisons

A radical Islamic group that staged an uprising in northern Nigeria killing more than 800 people are regrouping.

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#9 — Telegraph | Explosion destroys Uighur restaurant in Beijing

An explosion has destroyed a Muslim Uighur restaurant in Beijing, adding to tensions in the Chinese capital ahead of the National Day parade on October 1.

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#10 — Telegraph | EU: energy security is in the pipeline

After years of dithering, and despite Moscow’s threats, agreement has been finalised for a project to bring non-Russian gas to Europe. Adrian Blomfield reports.

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