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Good Morning Aron, MON 20 Sep 2010    BP says oil spill compensation payout rate soars Karzai believes too early to judge Afghan election Large hurricane Igor moves north of Bermuda China media warn Japan over escalating sea row UK hands over violent Afghan district to U.S. troops Swedish Greens say won't support centre-right government American released from Iran prison says she's no spy Greece delays stress tests ahead of NBG rights deal Woman opens fire in German town, four killed Pope, ending his trip, recalls Nazi terror in WW2 India train crash kills at least 13 Swedish PM short of majority Woman opens fire in German town BP says oil spill compensation payout rate soars September 20, 2010 04:31 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - BP said payouts to people affected by its Gulf of Mexico oil spill had dramatically increased since it surrendered authority for dispensing funds to an independent administrator. Full Article Karzai believes too early to judge Afghan election September 20, 2010 08:34 AM ET KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai believes it is too early to judge the quality of this weekend's parliamentary vote, his spokesman said on Monday, as the election watchdog said it expected thousands of fraud complaints. Full Article Large hurricane Igor moves north of Bermuda September 20, 2010 09:26 AM ET HAMILTON (Reuters) - Hurricane Igor lashed Bermuda with more high winds and driving rain on Monday, following an overnight pounding of the British island territory, as it moved away north over the Atlantic toward maritime eastern Canada. Full Article China media warn Japan over escalating sea row September 20, 2010 08:36 AM ET BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese media Monday warned Japan it risked intensified reprisals over a sea dispute and claimed that many back military force to settle a long feud over islands between Asia's two biggest economies. Full Article UK hands over violent Afghan district to U.S. troops September 20, 2010 08:15 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - British troops have handed over responsibility for one of the deadliest districts in southern Afghanistan to American forces, Britain's defense ministry said on Monday. Full Article Swedish Greens say won't support centre-right government September 20, 2010 09:34 AM ET STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden's Green Party said on Monday it would not support the center-right Alliance government that lost its parliamentary majority in Sunday's election. Full Article American released from Iran prison says she's no spy September 20, 2010 08:21 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - An American woman released last week after being held in Iran with two friends for over a year on suspicion of spying said on Sunday they were innocent hikers who never intended to cross into Iran from Iraq. Full Article Greece delays stress tests ahead of NBG rights deal September 20, 2010 09:17 AM ET ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece will delay stress testing of its banks until October to allow its largest lender to complete a big rights issue, part of efforts to begin financing its economy again on international markets. Full Article Woman opens fire in German town, four killed September 20, 2010 06:14 AM ET BERLIN (Reuters) - Four people were killed and at least one person seriously injured when a woman armed with a gun opened fire in and around a hospital in the southern German town of Loerrach, authorities said on Sunday. Full Article Pope, ending his trip, recalls Nazi terror in WW2 September 20, 2010 01:12 AM ET BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) - Pope Benedict on Sunday expressed "shame and horror" over the wartime suffering caused by his German homeland and said he was moved to mark the 70th anniversary of a key air victory with Britons. Full Article

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