1. Escape from Mount Ontake in pictures
    Published by The Guardian on 2014-09-27 at 18:27:20

    The Japanese volcano erupted on Saturday, injuring at least eight people, leaving more than 250 people stranded near the peak. Some were able to flee and recorded their escape Continue reading…

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  2. Turkey Inching Toward Alliance With U.S. in Syria Conflict
    Published by The New York times on 2014-09-28 at 01:45:39

    Turkey is caught between conflicting interests: defeating Islamic militants across its border with Syria while not strengthening Kurdish separatists inside Turkey.

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  3. Chelsea Clinton gives birth to girl
    Published by BBC on 2014-09-27 at 12:01:21

    Chelsea Clinton, daughter of former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, gives birth to a baby girl.

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    192 shares and 94 likes on Facebook
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  4. Catalonia leader decrees referendum
    Published by BBC on 2014-09-27 at 19:51:22

    The president of the Spanish region of Catalonia signs a decree for a referendum on independence, in a move opposed by central government.

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  5. Indian Leader Narendra Modi, Once Unwelcome in U.S., Gets Rock Star Reception
    Published by The New York times on 2014-09-28 at 04:18:25

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who has stirred hopes and excitement in sections of India’s large and far-reaching diaspora, will take the stage at Madison Square Garden on Sunday.

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  6. ‘It was a crank call’: family seeks action against 911 caller in Walmart shooting
    Published by The Guardian on 2014-09-27 at 01:32:24

    Family of John Crawford, man shot dead by police while holding an unloaded BB rifle, say call was a bunch of lies Continue reading…

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  7. Russia at U.N. accuses U.S., allies of bossing world around
    Published by Reuters on 2014-09-28 at 01:55:54

    UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Russia used its annual appearance at the U.N. General Assembly on Saturday to accuse the United States and its Western allies of bossing the world around, complaining they were attempting to dictate to everyone "what is goo…

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  8. Catalonia leader calls referendum on independence from Spain
    Published by The Guardian on 2014-09-27 at 15:26:28

    President of region announces vote for November but Madrid government hopes court will deem it illegal Continue reading…

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  9. Exclusive: Rohingya could face detention under Myanmar draft plan
    Published by Reuters on 2014-09-27 at 20:01:10

    YANGON/BANGKOK (Reuters) – Myanmar’s national government has drafted a plan that will give around a million members of the persecuted Rohingya Muslim ethnic minority a bleak choice: accept ethnic reclassification and the prospect of citizenship, or be det…

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  10. Pro-Democracy Group Shifts to Collaborate With Student Protesters in Hong Kong
    Published by The New York times on 2014-09-28 at 01:49:35

    Saturday’s gathering of thousands at the city’s government offices appeared to be an early start for bigger protests, which an established pro-democracy group expected to start on Wednesday.

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  11. Catalonia signs decree for independence vote
    Published by AlJazeera on 2014-09-27 at 16:49:39

    President calls for referendum on November 9, in defiance of Spain’s insistence it would be unconstitutional.

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  12. Top India politician is jailed
    Published by BBC on 2014-09-27 at 20:50:41

    One of India’s most controversial politicians, Jayaram Jayalalitha, is jailed for four years after conviction in a long-running corruption case.

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  13. Plot to kill Napoleon linked to British cabinet minister
    Published by The Guardian on 2014-09-28 at 00:59:03

    Historian Andrew Roberts claims to have found first direct connection between Lord Castlereagh and 1804 conspiracy to assassinate French leader Continue reading…

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  14. Al-Qaida splinter group claims rocket attack on US embassy in Yemen
    Published by The Guardian on 2014-09-28 at 02:15:37

    Ansar al-Sharia says attack is revenge for drone strikeState says no staff wounded by missile launched from carUS gives strong backing to Yemen governmentUS orders embassy staff out of Yemen Continue reading…

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  15. Daughter for Chelsea Clinton (and Granddaughter for a Certain Couple)
    Published by The New York times on 2014-09-27 at 22:00:05

    The child, Charlotte, whose birth was announced on Twitter early Saturday, is the first for Ms. Clinton and her husband, Marc Mezvinsky.

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  16. Activists step up protests in Hong Kong
    Published by AlJazeera on 2014-09-28 at 05:36:18

    Thousands surround government headquarters in pro-democracy campaign demanding open nominations for 2017 vote.

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  17. Leader of Catalonia Calls for Independence Vote
    Published by The New York times on 2014-09-27 at 17:05:04

    By signing the decree, the regional leader of Catalonia pushed the northeastern region into a risky and direct confrontation with the central government in Madrid.

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  18. Russia at U.N. accuses U.S., allies of bossing world around
    Published by Yahoo News on 2014-09-28 at 01:55:54

    By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Russia used its annual appearance at the U.N. General Assembly on Saturday to accuse the United States and its Western allies of bossing the world around, complaining they were attempting to dictate to every…

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    126 shares and 36 likes on Facebook
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  19. HK sit-in protesters issue demands
    Published by BBC on 2014-09-28 at 09:15:50

    A civil disobedience pro-democracy movement aiming to paralyse parts of Hong Kong with a massive sit-in has issued its demands.

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    59 shares and 14 likes on Facebook
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  20. Strategies: $199 Apple iPhone 6 Is Fiction, if Not Fantasy
    Published by The New York times on 2014-09-27 at 19:30:14

    Investors as well as consumers might want to look closely at the purchase plans that carriers are offering for Apple’s new iPhone 6.

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