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Nobel literature prize to be announced on Oct. 9 (AP) Posted: 03 Oct 2008 03:35 AM CDT AP - The Swedish Academy in Stockholm says it will announce the winner of the Nobel Prize in literature on Oct. 9.

Pakistan official: War until 'terror free' (AP) Posted: 03 Oct 2008 01:58 AM CDT AP - Pakistan's war against Islamic extremists will go on until the country is "terrorism-free," a senior official said Friday after mounting violence prompted the United Nations to raise its security stance.

US nuclear envoy wraps up talks with North Korea (AP) Posted: 03 Oct 2008 01:59 AM CDT AP - Washington's chief U.S. nuclear envoy left North Korea on Friday after spending an extra day in the communist nation to try to persuade Pyongyang to resume dismantling its nuclear program.

Police work in Caribbean not always fun in the sun (AP) Posted: 03 Oct 2008 02:23 AM CDT AP - A lawsuit filed by Antigua's ousted police commissioner shows it's not always a tropical idyll when a veteran officer from Britain or Canada chooses to spend the twilight of his career working in the Caribbean.

Somali pirates say they will fight commando raid (AP) Posted: 02 Oct 2008 07:16 PM CDT AP - Somali pirates on a hijacked cargo ship holding battle tanks and hostages said Thursday that they were ready to battle any commando-style rescue attempt.

Watchdog to probe water pricing policy (AFP) Posted: 03 Oct 2008 04:25 AM CDT AFP - Water companies will have their pricing plans examined after revealing that bills may go up for five years from 2010, a watchdog said Friday.

Mexico eyes treatment, not jail, for drug users (AP) Posted: 02 Oct 2008 08:24 PM CDT AP - Mexican President Felipe Calderon has an offer for drug users: Go into rehab, stay out of jail.

Algeria floods toll rises to 31 (AFP) Posted: 03 Oct 2008 03:12 AM CDT AFP - The death toll in flash floods in a historic Algerian town climbed to 31 Friday, as aid workers battled to help hundreds of homeless and the army was deployed to prevent looting, state radio said.

Japan's Norinchukin buys stake in Credit Agricole (AP) Posted: 03 Oct 2008 04:12 AM CDT AP - Japan's Norinchukin Bank said Friday it has acquired a 0.5 percent stake worth about about 30 billion yen, or $286 million, in France's Credit Agricole SA, which has been shoring up its capital base after being hit by U.S. credit-related losses.

Aussie boy breaks into zoo, feeds animals to croc (AP) Posted: 03 Oct 2008 02:31 AM CDT AP - A 7-year-old boy broke into a popular Outback zoo, fed a string of animals to the resident crocodile and bashed several lizards to death with a rock, the zoo's director said Friday.

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