Gaddafi s 40-year celebrations will be Libya s coming-out party (Times Online) Philippe Skaff faced a formidable challenge even before Libya gave the Lockerbie bomber such a rapturous homecoming last week: to erase memories of that country s terrorist-sponsoring, WMD-producing past with a shining new global image. Italian Terror Suspect Extradited To Tunisia Is Freed…
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North Africa – Gaddafi s 40-year celebrations will be Libya s coming-out party (Times Online)
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South Africa Politics and News Monitor – South Africa: Piecing a Living Together in Rural District (AllAfrica.com)
South Africa: Piecing a Living Together in Rural District (AllAfrica.com) Breede River, South Africa — It’s early spring in the fertile Breede River farming region, with the fruit orchards a blur of pink blossoms and the first green shoots starting to sprout in the vineyards, but for household gardener Ishmael Shiki it’s been a bad…
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Russian News Monitor – Tribal elder speaks in Russia, calls on youth at home (The Native American Times)
Tribal elder speaks in Russia, calls on youth at home (The Native American Times) BOZEMAN, Mont. – Santee and enrolled Crow tribal elder Scott Frazier, recently participated with more than 75 representatives from the U.S. and Russia in the Eurasia Foundation’s Civil Society Summit in Moscow, Russia, in July. The meeting coincided with President Obama’s…
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Somalia – Somalia: African Union to ‘Train Somalia Police’ – Officials (AllAfrica.com)
Somalia: African Union to ‘Train Somalia Police’ – Officials (AllAfrica.com) Mogadishu Gen. Abdi Qeybdiid, Somalia’s national police boss, spoke Saturday at a ceremony in Mogadishu marking the returning of police officers who completed training abroad. Somalia: President Meets Qatar Leader (AllAfrica.com) Doha, Qatar Sheikh Sharif Ahmed, who became president of Somalia in January, met privately…
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Terrorism and Insurgency – Tamil reporter gets 20 years’ jail on terror charge in Sri Lanka (Channel NewsAsia)
Tamil reporter gets 20 years’ jail on terror charge in Sri Lanka (Channel NewsAsia) COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s High Court on Monday sentenced a Tamil reporter described by US President Barack Obama as an “emblematic example” of a persecuted journalist, to 20 years in prison for supporting terrorism. US general calls for new strategy against ‘endless’…
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World News – General – Seven Days That Shook Afghanistan
Seven Days That Shook Afghanistan At the end of a violent week, doubts about the legitimacy of the election may cost more than battle losses. Troops can t replace faith in the government. Colombian president infected with A/H1N1 flu Colombian President Alvaro Uribe was infected with the A/H1N1 influenza, Minister of Social Protection of Colombia…
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Iran News – Iran media: Officials to probe secret burial claim (CNN)
Iran media: Officials to probe secret burial claim (CNN) City officials in Tehran have agreed to investigate claims that bodies of protesters killed in the unrest that followed Iran’s disputed presidential election were secretly buried in the nation’s largest cemetery, Iranian media reported Sunday. Iran judiciary replaces hardline Tehran prosecutor (Boston Globe) Iran’s new judiciary…
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Asia Pacific News – Yen Strengthens, Japanese Stocks Drop After DPJ Wins Election (Bloomberg)
Yen Strengthens, Japanese Stocks Drop After DPJ Wins Election (Bloomberg) Aug. 31 (Bloomberg) — The yen strengthened after the Democratic Party of Japan won yesterday’s national election by a landslide, marking an end to single-party government that lasted almost unbroken for half a century. Japanese stocks fell. Japan Election Landslide Means Buy Nikkei, Sell JGBs…
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Afghanistan – Karzai’s big lead in Afghan vote narrows slightly (AFP via Yahoo!Xtra News)
Karzai’s big lead in Afghan vote narrows slightly (AFP via Yahoo!Xtra News) KABUL (AFP) – President Hamid Karzai on Monday slightly narrowed his big lead over his main rival as Afghanistan released more partial results from its controversial election overshadowed by a deluge of fraud complaints. Swedish FM to visit Afghanistan (People’s Daily) Swedish Foreign…
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India – India defence drive attracts global suppliers (Channel NewsAsia)
India defence drive attracts global suppliers (Channel NewsAsia) NEW DELHI: India’s drive to protect itself after last year’s Mumbai attacks is attracting interest from some of the world’s biggest companies who see opportunities in the push for improved homeland security. No talks with Pakistan till it acts against Mumbai attackers: Indian PM (People’s Daily) India…
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