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Depositors Panic Over Bank Crisis in Afghanistan
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/03/world/asia/03kabul.html?partner=rss&emc=rss ParmaLinkAfghan customers inside the main branch of the weakened Kabul Bank, whose losses might exceed $300 million
Afghanistan’s top bank official tried to calm fears of a meltdown at Kabul Bank, while scores of Afghans were unable to withdraw money from the bank.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:13:24 GMT
Afghanistan
Banks and Banking
Kabul Bank
Qadir, Abdul
Karzai, Hamid
Experts Fear Mideast Talks Are Too Ambitious
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/03/world/middleeast/03israel.html?partner=rss&emc=rss ParmaLinkSome veteran peace process practitioners say Israel and the Palestinians should first aim for a partial solution because the gaps between the positions are too wide.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:19:00 GMT
Palestinians
Israeli Settlements
Israel
West Bank
Gaza Strip
Abbas, Mahmoud
Netanyahu, Benjamin
Obama, Barack
International Relations
BP Says Limits on Drilling Imperil Oil Spill Payouts
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/03/business/03bp.html?partner=rss&emc=rss ParmaLinkThe company, which had committed to setting aside $20 billion for damage claims and penalties, says proposed legislation could disrupt those efforts.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:08:26 GMT
BP Plc|BP|NYSE
Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline
Gulf of Mexico
Offshore Drilling and Exploration
Accidents and Safety
Law and Legislation
Senate
House of Representatives
Angry Players Are Seeing Holes in the Electronic Judging System
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/03/sports/tennis/03tantrums.html?partner=rss&emc=rss ParmaLinkAndy Roddick went on an extended tirade after being called for a foot fault.
Hawk-Eye, the judging system, covers the bouncing ball, but humans remain the arbiters of foot faults.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:40:04 GMT
Tennis
United States Open (Tennis)
Connors, Jimmy
Roddick, Andy
North Korea Takes Steps to Extend Dynastic Rule
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/03/world/asia/03nkorea.html?partner=rss&emc=rss ParmaLinkThe North Korean leader Kim Jong-il at a factory in Pyongyang. He is expected to convene a party meeting in coming days.
North Korea’s leader is to convene a ruling party meeting where it is expected that his son will be given an official post, a step on the road to leadership.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:20:35 GMT
North Korea
Kim Jong Un
Kim Jong Il
Politics and Government
New Yorkers Want Islamic Center Moved, Poll Finds
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/03/nyregion/03poll.html?partner=rss&emc=rss ParmaLinkMohammed Rashid, a taxi driver from Queens, said he felt locating an Islamic center near ground zero would be “good for religious rights.”
The poll indicated that support for a center planned near ground zero is tepid in its home town.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:20:17 GMT
Mosques
World Trade Center (NYC)
Polls and Public Opinion
Islam
Park51
New York City
Rape Victims in Congo Raid Now More Than 240
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/03/world/africa/03congo.html?partner=rss&emc=rss ParmaLinkAid officials expected that number to rise in the four-day attack by Congolese and Rwandan rebels.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:20:31 GMT
Congo (Formerly Zaire)
Sex Crimes
United Nations