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19:00 21/09/2008

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At least 53 killed in hotel blast in Pakistan
18:56 21/09/2008
At least 53 people were killed and another 226 injured in a suicide bomb attack on the Marriott hotel in Pakistan's capital on Saturday, Pakistani officials said on Sunday.
Viewers of embattled Russian adult cartoon channel hold rally
16:50 21/09/2008
Viewers of a Russian adult animation channel that is facing charges of promoting extremism are holding a sanctioned rally in St. Petersburg on Sunday.
Czech ambassador killed in hotel blast in Pakistan
15:31 21/09/2008
The Czech ambassador to Pakistan died in a suicide bomb attack on the Marriott hotel in Pakistan's capital on Saturday that killed at least 53 people, Pakistani officials said on Sunday.
Israel's PM Olmert tells Cabinet he will resign
14:57 21/09/2008
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told the Cabinet on Sunday that he would resign. Olmert is expected to be replaced by Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni who won a narrow victory in the ruling Kadima party election earlier this week.
Slovenia votes in parliamentary election
14:03 21/09/2008
Slovenians vote in a parliamentary election Sunday, with center-right Prime Minister Janez Jansa and his conservative Slovene Democratic Party facing challenge from the opposition leftist Social Democrats and their leader Borut Pahor.
Bus crash leaves 12 people dead in Kazakhstan
13:13 21/09/2008
Iran will stop any aggression, if attacked - president
13:00 21/09/2008
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Sunday that the Islamic Republic's military will "break the hands" of any aggressor, if attacked.
Russia's GDP grows 7.7% in January-August
12:29 21/09/2008
Russia's gross domestic product grew 7.7% year on year in January-August 2008, the economics minister said.
Russia's Safina claims Pan Pacific Open title
12:02 21/09/2008
Dinara Safina won the Pan Pacific Open title on Sunday, beating fellow Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-1, 6-3.
Death toll in Pakistan Marriott suicide bomb attack rises to 52
11:30 21/09/2008
A suicide bomb attack on the Marriott hotel in Pakistan's hotel on Saturday killed at least 52 people, local officials said on Sunday.

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Main news of September 21

At least 53 killed in hotel blast in Pakistan

Viewers of embattled Russian adult cartoon channel hold rally

Czech ambassador killed in hotel blast in Pakistan

Israel's PM Olmert tells Cabinet he will resign

Slovenia votes in parliamentary election

Bus crash leaves 12 people dead in Kazakhstan

Iran will stop any aggression, if attacked - president

Russia's GDP grows 7.7% in January-August

Russia's Safina claims Pan Pacific Open title

Death toll in Pakistan Marriott suicide bomb attack rises to 52

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