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2013年10月8日星期二

Morning Digest: Putin demands Dutch apology for diplomat's alleged beating

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10/8/2013

Reuters Election 2012 Daily round-up of the day's top news from the campaign trail, the White House and all the politics in between

Putin demands Dutch apology for diplomat's alleged beating

NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin demanded an apology from the Netherlands on Tuesday after what Moscow says was an attack on a Russian diplomat in The Hague by armed men in camouflage over the weekend..

Special Report: The Darfur conflict's deadly gold rush

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - With its scrubland, unpaved roads and mud brick huts, the Jebel Amer area in Darfur, western Sudan, can look like a poor and desolate place. Under the ground, though, lies something sought by people everywhere: gold..

U.S. remains hopeful of Asia trade deal, eyes December meeting

NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) - The United States maintained it hopes to seal an ambitious trade pact on schedule by year-end despite resistance in some countries and the absence of President Barack Obama from a regional summit that was to iron out differences on the pact..

Scarlett Johansson again named 'sexiest woman alive' by Esquire

(Reuters) - American actress Scarlett Johansson has been named the sexiest woman alive for the second time by Esquire, the men's lifestyle magazine said on Monday..

Nadal 'sure' Federer will be in London to fight for title

(Reuters) - World number one Rafa Nadal is confident that arch-rival Roger Federer will be able to accumulate the points needed over the next few weeks to seal his spot for the season-ending ATP finale in London..

China police target online 'jihad' talk amid rumor crackdown

BEIJING (Reuters) - Police in China's Xinjiang region are cracking down on people who promote jihad online, state media reported on Tuesday, amid a nationwide campaign against internet rumors that activists say is a blow to freedom of speech..

NASA's new moon probe settles into lunar orbit

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Oct 7 - Politics may be keeping most of NASA's workers home, but that didn't stop the U.S. space agency's new moon probe from achieving lunar orbit, officials said on Monday..

China sacks official over lavish, three-day wedding

BEIJING (Reuters) - China sacked an official for "extravagant waste" after he spent an estimated 1.6 million yuan ($260,000) on a lavish, three-day wedding for his son, state media said on Tuesday, the latest move in a crackdown on profligate lifestyles and graft..