Roundup reports up to 30 insurgents killed in Afghanistan
NATO and Afghan officials say up to 30 insurgents died in Afghanistan as fighting intensifies ahead of parliamentary elections. Helmand Wardak and Zabul provinces saw several militant deaths with no NATO Afghan casualties reported. Other items note threats in Paris and U.S. health care court actions in Pensacola.
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Tea party surge upsets Delaware GOP in Senate primary
Delaware's Chris Coons O'Donnell defeated longtime Rep. Mike Castle to win the Republican Senate primary with about 53 percent as party officials warned they would withhold support. In New Hampshire Ovide Lamontagne led Kelly Ayotte with 45 percent to 36 percent from 20 percent of precincts.
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Iran frees American hiker in yearlong ordeal reunion
American Sarah Shourd, detained since July 2009 near the Iraq border, is released from Tehran's Evin Prison after a deal covering a $500,000 bail. She departs for Oman on a private jet, reuniting with her mother while fiancé Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal remain jailed on espionage charges. U N and U S officials praised the release and continued uncertainty for the other two hikers.
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Drone strikes intensify in Pakistan near Afghan border
U S air strikes in North Waziristan hit Datta Khel area and surroundings with two missiles as part of a broadened campaign against the Haqqani network. Officials say September marks the peak of strikes since 2004 with more than 50 dead in 12 attacks since Sept 2.
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EU condemns France Gypsy deportations as potential EU law breach
EU executive accuses France of disgraceful Roma expulsions possibly violating EU law. Commission threatens infringement procedures as Marseille bound Roma are sent to Bucharest aboard a charter flight with up to 385 per person for resettlement.
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