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18 September 2011 Last updated at 06:33 ET

Fresh shelling by Gaddafi forces

Forces loyal to ousted Libyan leader Col Mummar Gaddafi launch fresh attacks around the town of Bani Walid.

New Obama plan to tax wealthiest

US President Barack Obama is planning a higher minimum tax rate on Americans who earn more than $1m a year, say White House officials.

Siemens to quit nuclear industry

German engineering giant Siemens is to withdraw from the nuclear industry following the Fukushima nuclear disaster, its chief executive says.
Pro-Russia party tops Latvia poll

A pro-Russia party wins the most votes in Latvia's snap general election, but the outgoing prime minister looks set to build a new coalition without it.
Mass protest at China solar plant
Kennedy daughter Kara dies at 51
Haqqani 'link to Pakistan state'
Greek PM cancels New York visit
Investigators probe US air crash
Italy's Berlusconi in 'sex boast'

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Polanski to collect Swiss honour

Film director Roman Polanski is to collect a lifetime achievement award at the Zurich Film Festival, two years after his arrest in the city on child sex charges.
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