Bermuda Braces as Igor Skirts Island as Category 1
Hurricane Igor passes just west of Bermuda with 75 mph sustained winds and a 93 mph gust, knocking out power to about 19,500 customers and driving residents indoors. Forecasters warn of continued high surf as the storm tracks northeast away from the United States. Local residents describe anxious scenes and seek shelter amid palm trees and storm debris.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
Igor
Bermudians
U.S. National Hurricane Center
Miami
James Dodi
Dodi
Toronto
Canada
U.S
Elaine LaFleur
Brian LaFleur
Fred Swan
Marion Dyer
Dyer
Afghan parliamentary vote faces fraud concerns amid attacks
Afghan observers voiced serious concerns about vote legitimacy as attacks and fraud complaints clouded the parliamentary election. FEFA reported widespread insecurity with 7,000 observers deployed and officials tallying results set to extend into October amid calls for credible final outcomes.
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Kabul
Afghanistan
Hamid Karzai
Karzai
Election Commission
Ent Free and Fair Elections Foundation of
FEFA
Interior Ministry
Balkh
Afghan Election Commission
Fazel Ahmad Manawi
Hiker held in Iran says she's not a spy
American hiker Sarah Shourd, released after 13 months in Iran on espionage charges, says she and two men detained with her did not spy or commit crimes. She calls the arrest a vast misunderstanding while noting she remains less than free because Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal stay in Evin Prison.
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Iran
Sarah Shourd
Shane Bauer
Josh Fattal
Tehran
Evin
Shourd
The
Gulf
United States
Ahmadinejad
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