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Iran to free 1 of 3 Americans in holiday clemency
(AP)
AP - Iran said Thursday it will free one of three Americans jailed for more than 13 months as an act of clemency to mark the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.
Suicide attack in Russia kills 17, wounds over 130
(AP)
AP - A suicide car bomber hit a central market in southern Russia on Thursday, killing at least 17 people and wounding more than 130 in one of the North Caucasus region's worst attacks in years, officials said.
Afghans protest Quran burning plan, torch US flag
(AP)
AP - Hundreds of angry Afghans burned a U.S. flag and chanted "Death to the Christians" on Thursday to protest plans by a small American church to torch copies of the Muslim holy book on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks.
World waits for unveiling of NKorean heir apparent
(AP)
AP - North Korean children are already singing the praises of the young man in line to become the reclusive nation's next leader, analysts say, but the rest of the world doesn't even know the age, or, until recently, how to spell the name of Kim Jong Il's youngest son.
4 al-Qaida prisoners escape US custody in Iraq
(AP)
AP - Four prisoners with links to al-Qaida being guarded by American troops escaped from a maximum-security prison in Baghdad and are still at large, U.S. and Iraqi officials said Thursday.
Has Pakistan's Military Lost Ground to the Floods?
(Time.com)
Time.com - For Pakistan's powerful military, the unprecedented floods have been a mixed blessing
Venice unveils part of Doge's Palace facade
(AP)
AP - Officials in Venice have unveiled part of the exterior of the Doge's Palace in St. Mark's Square after years of being concealed behind huge sheets for restoration work.
U.S. Marines take back pirate-held ship off Somalia
(AP)
AP - U.S. Marine commandos stormed a pirate-held cargo ship off the Somalia coast Thursday, reclaiming control and taking nine prisoners without firing a shot in the first such boarding raid by the international anti-piracy flotilla, U.S. Navy officials said.
Strong earthquake strikes Chile's disaster area
(AP)
AP - A magnitude-6.1 earthquake has hit the same part of Chile that suffered a catastrophic quake in February. The new temblor has caused alarm but no reported damage or injuries.
U.N.'s Ban talks up Rwanda amid crisis over leak
(Reuters)
Reuters - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Thursday he had agreed with Rwanda's president, who threatened to pull troops out of Sudan, on the importance of Rwanda continuing in peacekeeping operations.
Pakistan's Riaz faces police in spot-fix row
(AFP)
AFP - Pakistan fast bowler Wahab Riaz will stay in Britain to be interviewed by police over the alleged spot-fixing scandal, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt said on Thursday.
Canada export weakness a concern: Flaherty
(Reuters)
Reuters - Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said on Thursday he is concerned by the record high trade deficit Canada had in July and he called on the private sector to step up investment to improve productivity and help support economic growth.
Australian regulators reject NAB bid for AXA Asia Pacific
(AFP)
AFP - Australian regulators rejected National Australia Bank's 12.2 billion US dollar bid for financial firm AXA Asia Pacific on competition concerns Thursday, in a move welcomed by rival suitor AMP.
Clinton: Florida church's planned Koran burning doesn't reflect U.S.
(McClatchy Newspapers)
McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — With concerns growing about hostile or even violent international reaction to a Florida pastor's plans to burn the Koran on Saturday, the Obama administration is stepping up its efforts to mitigate the damage.
Germany considers scrapping the draft
(The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - The young man playing with kids at the Main Krokodile preschool here isn't your typical caregiver. He's among the tens of thousands of Germans who fulfill their military service by working with children, the elderly, or the disabled. The head of the school, Berndt Niedergesäss, is all for it: "The children love dealing with men," he says.
China makes major breakthrough in quantum teleportation
(Time.com)
Time.com - While China has been showing off its new hardware, a potentially more important military advancement has gone largely unnoticed -- a major breakthrough in quantum teleportation
Banging a Drum for the MDG Summit
(OneWorld.net)
OneWorld.net - NEW
YORK, Sep 7 (IRIN) - Activists are pulling out all the stops
ahead of a development summit at UN headquarters on 20-22 September.
Pro-aid and anti-poverty lobbyists are trying everything from giant
letters to banging pans to raise awareness of the high-level event.
