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Good Morning Aron, MON 09 Aug 2010    Accuser of ex-HP CEO Hurd steps forward Taliban launch attacks on U.S., Afghan military posts Group denies Afghan Taliban claims over dead workers Landslides complicate Pakistan flood relief efforts BP relief well advancing, eye on weather Naomi Campbell said Taylor gave her "huge diamond": Farrow China rescuers search sludge for mudslide survivors North Korea agrees to more talks as tension rises Israeli PM says Turkey ignored flotilla warnings BlackBerry in bid to address Saudi security concerns PM Wen visits China mudslide area Aid reaches India's flood ravaged Nagasaki marks a-bomb anniversary Accuser of ex-HP CEO Hurd steps forward August 09, 2010 09:24 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The female contractor whose sexual harassment accusation against Mark Hurd led to his ouster as chief executive of Hewlett-Packard came forward on Sunday, saying she never intended for Hurd to lose his job. Full Article Taliban launch attacks on U.S., Afghan military posts August 09, 2010 09:22 AM ET KABUL (Reuters) - Taliban insurgents staged attacks on three combat posts of Afghan and U.S. forces on Monday in a southeastern Afghan province, an official for the U.S. military said. Full Article Group denies Afghan Taliban claims over dead workers August 09, 2010 09:09 AM ET KABUL (Reuters) - An international Christian aid group denied on Sunday Taliban accusations that its team of foreign medical workers killed in Afghanistan's remote northeast had been proselytizing. Full Article Landslides complicate Pakistan flood relief efforts August 09, 2010 08:07 AM ET MINGORA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Landslides triggered by the worst floods in Pakistan in 80 years are hampering already troubled relief efforts, with aid workers using mules or traveling on foot to reach people in desperate need of help. Full Article BP relief well advancing, eye on weather August 09, 2010 09:25 AM ET MIAMI (Reuters) - BP's relief well is closing in slowly on the below-seabed shaft of the blown-out Gulf of Mexico oil well and is expected to intercept it and commence the "bottom kill" operation before the end of this week, the U.S. government's oil spill response chief said on Monday. Full Article Naomi Campbell said Taylor gave her "huge diamond": Farrow August 09, 2010 09:04 AM ET THE HAGUE (Reuters) - The actress Mia Farrow told a war crimes court on Monday that she had heard supermodel Naomi Campbell say she had been given a "huge diamond" by Charles Taylor when he was Liberia's president. Full Article China rescuers search sludge for mudslide survivors August 09, 2010 08:03 AM ET ZHOUQU, China (Reuters) - Wails of grief echoed through a northwest Chinese town half-smothered by a landslide two days ago, as relatives washed mud-caked bodies pulled from ruins and desperately hunted for survivors. Full Article North Korea agrees to more talks as tension rises August 09, 2010 07:32 AM ET SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean army officers will meet the U.S.-led U.N. Command for a fourth time in a month on Tuesday, as tensions simmer on the peninsula over the sinking of a warship, military drills and the capture of a fishing boat. Full Article Israeli PM says Turkey ignored flotilla warnings August 09, 2010 03:49 AM ET JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday told an inquiry into the Israeli naval raid on a Gaza aid flotilla that Turkey had ignored warnings and appeals "at the highest level" many days before the fatal clash. Full Article BlackBerry in bid to address Saudi security concerns August 09, 2010 08:45 AM ET RIYADH/KUWAIT (Reuters) - BlackBerry maker and Saudi mobile firms are testing three servers to send communications and data through Saudi Arabia before Canada to address Riyadh's concerns over security, a Saudi official said on Sunday. Full Article

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