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Today's World News: Powerful 7.1 quake hits New Zealand's South Island 9 killed in New Zealand skydiving plane crash Toll from attack on Pakistani Shiites jumps to 65 Will heir be unveiled at North Korean convention? Sea lion mauls 11-year-old boy at Australian zoo Israel: Now, More than Ever, Fascinated By Netanyahu Pakistan cricket trio released by police UPS cargo plane crashes near Dubai airport Mexico arrests 6 in deadly Cancun bar blaze China register field hockey win, Argentina rout Spain US soldier dies in southern Afghanistan China tells state companies to explore Potash bid Australian boy mauled by sea lion at zoo Settlers defy Netanyahu with vow to begin construction North Korea's Kim Jong-il may go public with dynastic rule Hillary Clinton's Role in Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks Mexico Massacre Galvanises Migrant Rights Activists Powerful 7.1 quake hits New Zealand's South Island Fri, 3 Sep 2010 08:11 pm PDT AP - A powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake damaged buildings, cut power and knocked fleeing residents off their feet on New Zealand's South Island early Saturday, but there were so far no deaths and only two injuries reported. Full Story Top 9 killed in New Zealand skydiving plane crash Fri, 3 Sep 2010 11:38 pm PDT AP - A light aircraft carrying skydivers crashed in flames Saturday near a popular tourist spot in New Zealand's Southern Alps, killing nine people including four foreign tourists, police said. Full Story Top Toll from attack on Pakistani Shiites jumps to 65 Fri, 3 Sep 2010 11:41 pm PDT AP - Pakistani police say the death toll from a suicide attack on a Shiite Muslim procession rose from 43 to 65 overnight as critically wounded people died in hospital. Full Story Top Will heir be unveiled at North Korean convention? Fri, 3 Sep 2010 08:58 am PDT AP - North Korea is preparing its largest political meeting in 30 years, and leader Kim Jong Il is expected to appoint a son to a key Workers Party position in what would be the strongest sign yet of a succession movement in the secretive communist country. Full Story Top Sea lion mauls 11-year-old boy at Australian zoo Fri, 3 Sep 2010 11:24 pm PDT AP - An 11-year-old boy was recovering Saturday after a sea lion mauled him at a popular Sydney zoo's aquarium show as horrified visitors looked on. Full Story Top Israel: Now, More than Ever, Fascinated By Netanyahu Fri, 3 Sep 2010 08:10 pm PDT Time.com - No one really thinks much will come out of the direct talks with the Palestinians but, when the issue is Bibi, up come visions of Gorbachev -- and Nixon in China Full Story Top Pakistan cricket trio released by police Fri, 3 Sep 2010 07:18 pm PDT AFP - Pakistan's scandal-hit cricket team sought to focus Saturday on the next stage of its England tour after British police questioned three of its star players over an alleged betting scam. Full Story Top UPS cargo plane crashes near Dubai airport Fri, 3 Sep 2010 02:08 pm PDT AP - A UPS cargo plane with two crew members on board crashed shortly after takeoff Friday outside Dubai, officials said. Full Story Top Mexico arrests 6 in deadly Cancun bar blaze Fri, 3 Sep 2010 08:51 pm PDT AP - Mexican police have arrested six suspects in a bar fire that killed eight in the resort city of Cancun. Full Story Top China register field hockey win, Argentina rout Spain Fri, 3 Sep 2010 12:35 pm PDT AFP - China beat South Africa 4-1 to get off the mark at the third attempt, England drew with South Korea, and Argentina dished out a 4-0 rout to Spain at the women's field hockey World Cup on Friday. Full Story Top US soldier dies in southern Afghanistan Fri, 3 Sep 2010 11:50 pm PDT AFP - A US soldier in southern Afghanistan has died after an insurgent attack in the most volatile part of the country, NATO said Saturday. Full Story Top China tells state companies to explore Potash bid Fri, 3 Sep 2010 08:12 pm PDT Reuters - Chinese officials have ordered state companies to meet investment bankers to explore ways to block BHP Billiton's $39 billion bid for Potash Corp, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said. Full Story Top Australian boy mauled by sea lion at zoo Fri, 3 Sep 2010 08:33 pm PDT AFP - An 11-year-old Australian boy was recovering in hospital Saturday after reportedly being left with a "dirty great hole in his belly" after being mauled by a sea lion during a show at a Sydney zoo. Full Story Top Settlers defy Netanyahu with vow to begin construction Fri, 3 Sep 2010 01:59 pm PDT McClatchy Newspapers - JERUSALEM _ Jewish settlers across the West Bank have vowed to begin construction in more than 60 locations, posing a direct challenge to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he returned home from Thursday's first round of direct peace talks in Washington. Full Story Top North Korea's Kim Jong-il may go public with dynastic rule Fri, 3 Sep 2010 11:34 am PDT The Christian Science Monitor - North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-il is expected to convene the first high-level conference of the ruling Workers’ Party in about 40 years amid widespread speculation that the world will finally get the answer to one great question: Full Story Top Hillary Clinton's Role in Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks Fri, 3 Sep 2010 07:10 pm PDT Time.com - After a notable absence, the Secretary of State has been a very visible presence at the current negotiations. Will it pay off? Full Story Top Mexico Massacre Galvanises Migrant Rights Activists Wed, 1 Sep 2010 01:42 pm PDT OneWorld.net - MEXICO CITY, Sep 1 (IPS) - Activists in Latin America have been galvanised by atrocities like the recent massacre of 72 migrants near the U.S. border to step up their efforts on behalf of migrant rights. Full Story Top

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