Davis granted temporary reprieve from execution
Demonstrators gather outside the Capitol Parole Board entry in Atlanta as Troy Davis receives a last minute stay from the U S Supreme Court hours before scheduled lethal injection. Anneliese MacPhail, mother of the officer Davis is accused of killing, laments the outcome while supporters celebrate. The Rev Al Sharpton appears with Davis's family amid prayers and tears.
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State Parole Board
Troy Davis
Atlanta
Georgia
Anneliese MacPhail
al Sharpton
U.S. Supreme Court
Climate change eyed by Vermont leaf peepers
Biologists at the University of Vermont Proctor Maple Research Center study how temperature affects autumn color development and whether warming could dull the foliage, prolong viewing season, or delay peak leaf change in New England.
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Underhill
New England
University of Vermont
Proctor Maple Research Center
Thousands Return to Galveston After Ike Devastation
Galveston residents return for the first time since Hurricane Ike struck on Sept 13. Traffic nears 10 miles into the island city as about 57 000 residents resume life. many find homes ruined and belongings lost while police direct traffic through damaged intersections.
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Galveston
Texas
Ruben Rosas
San Antonio
Tainted milk fears spread beyond Asia across markets
Beijing reports tainted Chinese milk linked to sickness of over 54 000 babies with four deaths. Tesco removes a Chinese candy abroad while New Zealand cites melamine in the same brand. France halts imports of Chinese biscuits and dairy derivatives amid global testing and a Chinese government seizure of the dairy product at issue.
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Beijing
Tesco
New Zealand
Asia
France
Montributed
M&m
Canada
Australia
Iraq Parliament Approves Provincial Election Path
Iraq’s parliament approved a bill paving the way for the first provincial elections in four years amid U S pressure. Lawmakers postponed a ruling on Kirkuk power sharing, seeking to ease ethnic tensions and boost minority Sunni representation by the January 31 deadline. A deadly ambush killed at least 22 Iraqi police commanders and allied Sunni fighters northeast of Baghdad.
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U.S
Iraq
Kirkuk
al-Qaida
Karzai appeals at UN to bolster Afghan forces
Afghan President Hamid Karzai urged the United Nations to help strengthen the Afghan army and police to better fight terrorism. He criticized civilian casualties from foreign bombings as undermining the legitimacy of global efforts and said ongoing casualties harm the credibility of the Afghan people’s partnership with the international community.
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United Nations
Hamid Karzai
Afghanistan
Karzai
U.N. General Assembly
Sept 11 Architect Mounting Own Defense in Guantanamo Trial
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the declared mastermind of the Sept 11 attacks, has begun a vigorous self defense in the Guantanamo military tribunal. He asks the judge to remove himself and acts as his own attorney with co defendants. His bid to challenge pretrial issues may delay trial beyond the Bush era. Former official Charles Stimson says Mohammed aims to energize al Qaida supporters through the proceedings.
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Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
Cuba
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
Mohammed
Charles “Cully” Stimson
al-Qaida
North Korea plans to restart Yongbyon plutonium facility
A U.N. nuclear inspector said North Korea barred inspectors at Yongbyon and intends to reactivate the plutonium reprocessing plant within a week. The move follows the removal of U.N. seals and surveillance gear, signaling a restart of its nuclear program that led to the 1998 test.
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Austria
North Korea
U.N
North
Yongbyon
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