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Senate Approves Indian Nuclear Deal

Posted: October 2nd, 2008, 3:50am EDT by By PETER BAKER

Congress gave final approval to a breakthrough agreement permitting civilian nuclear trade between India and the U.S. for the first time in three decades.
Pakistani Leader Repeats a Long Debunked Hoax

Posted: October 2nd, 2008, 2:33am EDT by By BRIAN STELTER

In a recent interview, President Asif Ali Zardari seems to believe a hoax alleging that Oliver L. North warned of the dangers posed by Osama bin Laden 20 years ago.
Fire at Video Store Kills 15 in Japan

Posted: October 2nd, 2008, 1:57am EDT by By NORIMITSU ONISHI

The fire that swept through an adult video store in Osaka was believed to be arson, authorities said.
Envoy Pushes to Save Deal on Disarming North Korea

Posted: October 2nd, 2008, 1:54am EDT by By HELENE COOPER

Christopher R. Hill extended his trip to Pyongyang in order to salvage a nuclear disarmament deal that the White House had hoped would be a major achievement.
More Candy From China, Tainted, Is in U.S.

Posted: October 2nd, 2008, 1:51am EDT by By JIM YARDLEY

Connecticut’s consumer protection officials issued a public warning against eating contaminated Chinese candy.
NATO Aims at Afghans Whose Drugs Aid Militants

Posted: October 2nd, 2008, 1:50am EDT by By THOM SHANKER and ERIC SCHMITT

By drawing a link between the drug trade and its role in the insurgency, Gen. David D. McKiernan outlined what could be a new, expanding role for U.S. and NATO troops.
World Briefing | Asia: India: Bombs Kill 2 in Northeast

Posted: October 2nd, 2008, 1:50am EDT by By REUTERS

At least two people were killed and about 100 wounded when four bombs exploded in a town in India’s remote northeast, the police said.
Surveillance of Skype Messages Found in China

Posted: October 2nd, 2008, 12:28am EDT by By JOHN MARKOFF

A Canadian human rights group has uncovered a system that tracks politically charged text messages sent by customers of Tom-Skype, a joint venture of which eBay’s Skype is a partner.