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Struggling PM regains slim lead in Australia vote (AFP)

Posted: August 8th, 2010, 5:06am EDT

AFP - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has snatched back a narrow election-winning lead from her rival Tony Abbott, but next week's vote remains on a knife edge, two new polls showed Monday.
Guantanamo gears up for 1st trial under Obama (AP)

Posted: August 8th, 2010, 4:59am EDT

AP - U.S. military officers were flying in Sunday to serve as jurors in war-crimes proceedings as the Guantanamo tribunal system geared up for one of its busiest weeks under President Barack Obama.
Ex-Mexico president calls for legalizing drugs (AP)

Posted: August 8th, 2010, 4:23am EDT

AP - Former President Vicente Fox is joining with those urging his successor to legalize drugs in Mexico, saying that could break the economic power of the country's brutal drug cartels.
Chavez: US diplomat won't be accepted as envoy (AP)

Posted: August 8th, 2010, 3:50am EDT

AP - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Sunday went through with his threat to reject the diplomat nominated by President Barack Obama to be the U.S. ambassador to Caracas.
Chavez to meet with Colombia's new president (AP)

Posted: August 8th, 2010, 2:06am EDT

AP - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and his new Colombian counterpart, Juan Manuel Santos, will meet this week as the first step toward restoring diplomatic relations between the South American neighbors, officials said Sunday.
Sudan suspends BBC broadcasts on FM (AFP)

Posted: August 8th, 2010, 11:58pm EDT

AFP - Sudan halted Monday BBC broadcasts in Arabic on FM radio frequencies after suspending its agreement with the British public broadcaster for reasons it said had nothing to do with its newscasts.
Victims of Afghan massacre gave years of service (AP)

Posted: August 8th, 2010, 11:58pm EDT

AP - One gave up a lucrative practice to give free dental care to children who had never seen a toothbrush. Others had devoted whole decades of their lives to helping the Afghan people through war and deprivation.
Brown, Robinson hand Capello double quit snub (AFP)

Posted: August 8th, 2010, 11:25pm EDT

AFP - Manchester United defender Wes Brown became the second England player on Sunday to retire from international football, dealing another worrying snub to coach Fabio Capello.
Afghan commission: Civilian deaths up in 2010 (AP)

Posted: August 8th, 2010, 9:57pm EDT

AP - Civilian war deaths in the first seven months of 2010 rose by 6 percent over the same period last year, Afghanistan's human rights commission said Sunday. The modest increase suggested that U.S. and NATO efforts to hold down civilian casualties were having some success.
In flood-ravaged Pakistan, army gains stature over government (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: August 8th, 2010, 9:18pm EDT

McClatchy Newspapers - KARACHI, Pakistan — The Pakistan government's poor response to the worst floods in the country's history has damaged its fragile democracy, while the powerful military establishment has gained stature with its emergency relief work, analysts said.
Israeli nuclear whistleblower out of prison again (AP)

Posted: August 8th, 2010, 8:27pm EDT

AP - An Israeli nuclear whistleblower who spent 18 years behind bars was released from jail Sunday after serving an additional three months for violating his release terms.
Russia wildfires: Thick, toxic smog chokes Moscow residents (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: August 8th, 2010, 7:33pm EDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Mila Kharitonova says she feels as though she were trapped in a burning building, amid unbearable heat and smoke, and finds herself constantly struggling to suppress the urge to grab her children and flee.
Who is the New Guerilla Group Threatening Chaos in Greece? (Time.com)

Posted: August 8th, 2010, 5:25pm EDT

Time.com - Since it emerged early last year, the deadly Greek terrorist group Sect of Revolutionaries has been targeting journalists and police. Now it says it will turn the country into a "war zone" to scare away tourists and keep the country's economy hurting
Fidel in Fatigues: Castro Returns to the Podium (Time.com)

Posted: August 8th, 2010, 5:25pm EDT

Time.com - Cuba's former leader addressed its National Assembly in a rare public appearance that analysts say is a bid to bolster the Communist party faithful amid challenging times
Australia's opposition targets boatpeople in poll bid (Reuters)

Posted: August 8th, 2010, 10:09am EDT

Reuters - Australian opposition leader Tony Abbott pledged tougher prison sentences for people-smugglers on Sunday as he formally launched his campaign to unseat the Labor government in the August 21 election.