Ex-Honduran President supporter shot to death

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Authorities in Honduras say a fervent supporter of former President Manuel Zelaya has been shot to death. Firefighters say Mahadeo Roopchand Sadloo was shot five times Wednesday inside …Forbes · 19 minutes ago

Fervent supporter of ousted Honduran president fatally shot while at his tire shop

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Honduran coup officials may get US visas back

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Confusion in Libya over Gadhafi’s whereabouts

TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — A Tripoli military official said Wednesday that Moammar Gadhafi is cornered and the days before he is captured or killed are numbered, but another senior defense official contended that Libya’s new …Associated Press · 1 hour ago

A Gadhafi exile in Africa is unlikely, experts say

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Missing weapons from Libya arms caches raise fears

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Key regime witnesses called to testify in Mubarak trial

The trial of former President Hosni Mubarak took a scintillating turn Wednesday when the top general in Egypt’s ruling military council was summoned to testify next week about the crackdown that killed hundreds of …Los Angeles Times · 19 minutes ago

Egypt’s military ruler to testify in Mubarak trial

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Witness charged with giving false testimony in trial of Egypt’s Mubarak

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Obama urged to wield U.N. veto against Palestinians

MIAMI (Reuters) – President Barack Obama should say clearly and publicly the United States will use its veto on the U.N. Security Council to block any Palestinian bid to gain U.N. membership, a senior Republican …YAHOO! · 1 hour ago

A Rallying Cry in Israel: ‘Lower the Rent!’

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Israel isolated ahead of UN vote on Palestinians

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Syrian forces pound city; Arab League is turned away

At least 20 Syrians were killed in violence Wednesday, the opposition coalition said, most of them in the central city of Homs where a government military offensive was said to have been launched in response to a series of …Los Angeles Times · 1 hour ago

Syrian forces attack Homs, Arabs send envoy

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Death toll rises as crackdown escalates in Syria

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Russian jet carrying top hockey team crashes

A passenger plane carrying a Russian ice hockey team to a season-opening match crashed after takeoff from a provincial airport on Wednesday, killing 43 people and leaving two survivors in grave condition. The crash of …msnbc.com · 1 hour ago

Russian jet crash kills 43, including international hockey stars

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Russian jet carrying hockey team crashes, 43 dead

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Syria calls off visit from head of Arab League

(CNN)– Citing unspecified "circumstances beyond our control," Syria on Tuesday canceled a scheduled visit by the head of the Arab League, who was to deliver a set of proposals for ending the government’s crackdown on …CNN · 7 minutes ago

Arab League Syria visit delayed, ICRC seeks access

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US ambassador to Syria condemns regime on Facebook

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Rebels poised as Gadhafi loyalists desert Libya

BANI WALID, Libya – Rebels said Tuesday that they believed the residents of this regime stronghold would agree to surrender soon as a convoy of Moammar Gadhafi loyalists that included his security chief fled into …USA Today · 1 hour ago

Gadhafi ‘on the run’; loyalists flee Libya

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Convoys of Gadhafi loyalists flee Libya to Niger

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Turkey warns of more sanctions against Israel

ANKARA, Turkey—Turkey’s prime minister said Tuesday his nation’s navy will step up its surveillance of the eastern Mediterranean Sea — a move that could potentially lead to confrontation with Israel — and warned of more …Boston Globe · 2 hours ago

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Alarmed US seeks to repair rupture in ties between allies Israel and Turkey

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Family confirms US civilian death in Afghanistan

An American civilian working with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was kidnapped from his Afghanistan power plant and strangled to death, officials and family members said Tuesday, a rare incident despite widespread …AP – msnbc.com · 6 hours ago

U.S. civilian killed in Kabul

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Bodies of missing Germans found

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Pakistan ‘main threat’ to Afghanistan: US senator

Pakistan is the "main threat" to Afghanistan and its intelligence service is "the biggest danger" to the government in Kabul, a US senator recently returned from the region warned Tuesday. Republican Senator Mark Kirk …YAHOO! · 8 hours ago

Talking With the Taliban Is Not Diplomacy, It’s Deadly

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Doc who helped CIA barred from leaving Pakistan

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Why Japan’s Typhoon Talas Was So Deadly

Typhoon Talas, a storm that swept across Japan over the weekend, has taken a terrible toll; the storm and its lingering effects have so far killed 47 people, with 54 still missing. Much of the death and destruction is …msnbc.com · 2 hours ago

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Typhoon toll rises to 40 in Japan, 56 missing, thousands isolated

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Libyan forces mass outside stubborn town

Libyan forces have massed outside a pro-Gaddafi desert town that has refused to surrender, building a field hospital in preparation for a possible last stand. On-off talks involving tribal elders from Bani Walid, south of Tripoli …msnbc.com · 2 hours ago

NATO strategy for Gadhafi holdouts: Leaflets, then bombs

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Libyans say China, Europe sent arms to Gaddafi

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Red Cross visits Syrian jail, raids near Turkey

AMMAN/GENEVA (Reuters) – Syria has opened its main prison in Damascus to the Red Cross, the organization said, a move that could help reveal the fate of some of the thousands detained since the start of a five-month …YAHOO! · 1 hour ago

Shootings kill 11 in Syria’s Homs: activists

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Syrian troops make arrests in manhunt for defector

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ISRAEL: Diplomatic dispute with Turkey lands at Istanbul airport

Israel’s airport security is widely admired but its stringent passenger screening has been criticized by other countries — and by the Israeli supreme court. On Monday, some Israelis got a glimpse of what it’s like on the …Los Angeles Times · 9 hours ago

Turkey holds up Israeli tourists amid tensions, Israel says

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Israel vows "tolerance" for Palestinian protests

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Julian Assange, the man behind WikiLeaks

Will the newspapers that published documents obtained by WikiLeaks now help cover Julian Assange’s legal fees? Based on the experience of Daniel Ellsberg, who leaked secret Pentagon papers to the press in 1971 …CBS News · 1 day ago

Address the Threat Landscape of Cyber Attacks

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Australia not preparing to prosecute Assange

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Brother recalls texts from doomed Afghan journalist

The young Afghan journalist’s text messages to his elder brother were frantic at first, then eerily calm. "Death is approaching," he tapped into his mobile phone. "I am hiding." And then, 20 minutes later: "If I die, pray for me.Los Angeles Times · 1 day ago

Afghan soldiers leaving the job

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One in seven Afghan soldiers deserted during first half of year

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Pakistan points to cooperation with U.S. in arrest

ISLAMABAD — The arrest of three men in Pakistan on Monday, who were said to be senior operatives of al-Qaida and had been planning attacks on U.S. and other Western targets, was celebrated here and in Washington …San Jose Mercury News · 1 hour ago

Pakistani forces capture senior al-Qaida commander

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Airstrikes kill 7 at Yemen mosque

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Both sides in Libya conflict clash at Gadhafi stronghold

BENGHAZI, Libya — Loyalists of Moammar Gadhafi fired on "Free Libya" forces Sunday as they advanced on one of the last strongholds of the ousted leader, quashing hopes for a peaceful handover of the town, the rebel …Miami Herald · 5 hours ago

Libya rebels say they are poised to attack Gadhafi stronghold

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Libya rebels poised to attack Gadhafi stronghold

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Wave of deaths, arrests as ICRC visits Syria

Syria saw a wave of violence and arrests Sunday as the head of the International Committee of the Red Cross visited Damascus to address issues including caring for the wounded and access to detainees during the …AP – msnbc.com · 11 hours ago

Wave of Violence Reported in Syria as Head of ICRC Visits Damascus

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Syrian forces kill 8: activists

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Netanyahu rules out any apology to Turkey

Jerusalem • Facing a deepening crisis in Israel’s relations with Turkey, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday emphatically ruled out an apology for a deadly raid on a Turkish ship leading an aid flotilla to Gaza …Salt Lake Tribune · 56 minutes ago

Egypt closing smuggling tunnels near Gaza

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Israeli army, settlers brace for unrest

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Julian Assange, the man behind WikiLeaks

Will the newspapers that published documents obtained by WikiLeaks now help cover Julian Assange’s legal fees? Based on the experience of Daniel Ellsberg, who leaked secret Pentagon papers to the press in 1971 …CBS News · 3 hours ago

WikiLeaks releases entire cache of sensitive, uncensored State Department cables

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Australia concerned by WikiLeaks latest release

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Brother recalls texts from doomed Afghan journalist

The young Afghan journalist’s text messages to his elder brother were frantic at first, then eerily calm. "Death is approaching," he tapped into his mobile phone. "I am hiding." And then, 20 minutes later: "If I die, pray for me.Los Angeles Times · 10 hours ago

Afghan soldiers leaving the job

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One in seven Afghan soldiers deserted during first half of year

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Noda Tells Wary Japan Public Atomic Power Neeed to Save Economy

Sept. 5 (Bloomberg) — Japan’s new Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda in his first days in office started to deliver a difficult message to a public still in shock from the Fukushima nuclear disaster: Atomic power is needed to …BusinessWeek · 1 hour ago

Megabank Default Risk Falls From Record High After Downgrade: Japan Credit

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Wayward penguin ‘Happy Feet’ coaxed from cage and released into ocean south of New Zealand

WELLINGTON, New Zealand – Free at last. The wayward emperor penguin dubbed "Happy Feet" is back in the ocean south of New Zealand. The penguin was released from the research vessel Tangaroa on Sunday morning …Minneapolis Star Tribune · 41 minutes ago

Wayward penguin released south of New Zealand

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Happy Feet released into ocean

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Libyan rebels: We’re closing in on Gadhafi bastions

TRIPOLI/MISRATA, Libya — Libya’s interim government said it was closing in on bastions of support for Moammar Gadhafi Saturday, although there were mixed signals of how quickly their forces were moving. The …msnbc.com · 1 hour ago

Libyan rebels: Closing in on Gadhafi bastions

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NATO kills ex-Gitmo detainee in Afghan raid

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Israelis pour into streets as economic protests rebound

JERUSALEM — Hundreds of thousands of Israelis returned to the streets in cities across the country Saturday night to protest the high cost of living, showing the resilience of a social justice movement eclipsed last month …Washington Post · 46 minutes ago

Turkey says it will challenge Israel’s blockade on Gaza

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Nations turned to anti-terrorism laws as shield after 9/11

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2 killed in new Syrian raid on village

BEIRUT – Syrian security forces searching for an alleged high-profile defector from President Bashar Assad’s regime killed two people after storming a northern village Saturday, raising the death toll from the past two days …Philadelphia Daily News · 9 hours ago

11 killed in anti-government protests in Syria

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Syrian refugees continue to flock into northern Lebanon

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New Japan Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda gets approval rating of 63 percent

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s new Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and his Cabinet received an initial support rating of 62.8 percent, a Kyodo News agency poll showed Saturday, a day after he announced his Cabinet and …San Jose Mercury News · 12 hours ago

New Japan PM gets approval rating of 63 percent

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Judo Fighter Noda Must Avoid Losing as Japan’s New Leader

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Australia concerned by WikiLeaks latest release

Australia said it has extreme concerns about the latest release of unredacted diplomatic cables by whistleblowing website WikiLeaks, after at least one purportedly identified a government spy. Anti-secrecy website …YAHOO! · 19 hours ago

Assange months ago wanted all WikiLeaks U.S. cables released

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WikiLeaks reveals all, media groups criticize move

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Gadhafi, in hiding, vows no surrender in Libya

TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — In a fiery broadcast from hiding, Moammar Gadhafi warned Thursday that loyalist tribes in his main strongholds were armed and preparing for battle, a show of defiance hours after rebels extended a …Associated Press · 2 hours ago

Libya fighters look for desert showdown with Gaddafi

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Libya’s Gadhafi charges NATO trying to occupy Libya, warns of long insurgency

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U.S. Protests U.N. Salary Increases, Citing Global Austerity Measures

The United States has issued a strong protest to the United Nations about a cost of living increase for U.N. employees in New York City, and demanded that the U.N. roll back the pay hike. The protest came just a few …FOX News · 1 hour ago

US stocks retreat 1 per cent ahead of unemployment report

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World leaders back new Libyan administration

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Britain, US call for tougher stance on Syria

PARIS — The U.S. and Britain called for a tougher stance over Syria’s bloody crackdown on protesters Thursday, demanding tough new international sanctions on President Bashar Assad and his regime. In a round of talks …Atlanta Journal Constitution · 2 hours ago

Clinton presses for sanctions on Syria and al-Assad

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Latest developments in Arab political unrest stretching from North Africa to the Persian Gulf

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Noda as Judo Fighter Must Avoid Losing as Japan’s Newest Leader

Sept. 2 (Bloomberg) — Incoming Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda faced political oblivion 15 years ago. His comeback required the kind of perseverance he will need to last longer than the five men since 2006 who …BusinessWeek · 4 hours ago

Obama, Japan’s Noda pledge economic cooperation

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Mexico gov opens corruption probe in deadly fire

MONTERREY, Mexico — A casino fire that killed 52 people in the northern city of Monterrey has put new pressure on the government to regulate a rapidly growing gambling industry that many Mexicans believe is vulnerable …Forbes · 11 hours ago

Deadly fire brings push to regulate Mexico casinos

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Mexico casino fire spurs corruption probe

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August was deadliest month for US troops in Afghanistan

NEW DELHI — Sixty-seven U.S. troops died last month in the Afghanistan war, nearly half of them killed when the Taliban shot down a Chinook helicopter, making August the deadliest month for Americans in the nearly …Boston Herald · 2 hours ago

August was deadliest month for American troops in Afghanistan

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Afghans anxious about exit of foreign troops

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A Gadhafi son vows no surrender to Libyan rebels

TRIPOLI, Libya — Two men claiming to be Moammar Gadhafi’s sons made conflicting appeals from hiding Wednesday night, with one of them calling for talks with rebel leaders and the other urging the regime’s loyalists to …San Jose Mercury News · 1 hour ago

Gaddafi’s son Saadi wants to surrender, rebel officer says

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African workers live in fear after Gaddafi overthrow

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Syrian Security Forces Fire on Worshipers as Ramadan Ends

BEIRUT, Lebanon — Thousands of Syrians took to the streets on Tuesday after prayers that signaled the end of the holy month of Ramadan, defying a broad deployment of security forces across Syria that has made …New York Times · 41 minutes ago

Syria Hunts For Leaders Of Protests In Hama

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Attorney general of Syria’s Hama defects

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U.N. reviews security after Abuja attack

UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 31 (UPI) — The United Nations will conduct a global threat review of its facilities after last week’s deadly attack on a compound in Nigeria, the secretary-general said. Islamic group Boco Haram told …United Press International · 7 hours ago

Nigeria hunts al-Qaida-linked man in UN HQ bombing

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Flooding in southwest Nigeria kills 102 people

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Japan’s Noda: Held call with Geithner, no talk of FX

Japan’s new prime minister, Yoshihiko Noda, said on Wednesday he held a courtesy phone call with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, but they did not discuss foreign exchange rate movements or other policy issues.msnbc.com · 23 hours ago

Japan’s Noda: Held Call With Geithner, No Talk of Forex

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August deadliest month yet in Afghan war

August has become the deadliest month yet for U.S. forces in the nearly 10-year-old war in Afghanistan, increasing pressure on the Obama administration to bring troops home sooner rather than later. The 66 U.S. service …AP – msnbc.com · 2 hours ago

Karzai: Afghans want permanent U.S. presence

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Panel: Widespread waste and fraud in war spending

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Mexico gov opens corruption probe in deadly fire

A casino fire that killed 52 people in the northern city of Monterrey has put new pressure on the government to regulate a rapidly growing gambling industry that many Mexicans believe is vulnerable to corruption, money …AP – msnbc.com · 34 minutes ago

Mexico gov opens corruption probe after mayor’s brother is taped taking cash in casino

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