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Pakistan leader: Citizens must support terror war (AP) Posted: 25 Sep 2008 03:57 AM CDT AP - Pakistan's new president said he was trying to convince his country to support the war against Islamic extremists, after a group that claimed responsibility for the Marriott Hotel bombing threatened more attacks.

Zimbabwe's Mugabe to address UN General Assembly (AP) Posted: 25 Sep 2008 03:43 AM CDT AP - Zimbabwe's president is only four Cabinet posts away from carrying out a power-sharing agreement with the opposition, he said in an interview ahead of his Thursday address to the U.N. General Assembly.

Myanmar junta rules roost 1 year after crackdown (AP) Posted: 25 Sep 2008 03:14 AM CDT AP - As the crowd marching through the streets of Myanmar's biggest city swelled to 100,000, the question wasn't what did they want, but when would the government crack down.

More global recalls from China tainted milk crisis (AP) Posted: 25 Sep 2008 04:17 AM CDT AP - Food recalls expanded in Europe and Asia Thursday as an industrial chemical linked to the deaths of four babies turned up in candies and other Chinese-made exports that were quickly pulled from store shelves.

Former trade unionist slated to be SAfrica chief (AP) Posted: 25 Sep 2008 02:06 AM CDT AP - Former trade unionist and freedom fighter Kgalema Motlanthe becomes South Africa's president Thursday in an atmosphere tense with fears of political and economic crisis precipitated by the rude ouster of his predecessor.

Mandelson, China's Chen call for closer trade ties (AP) Posted: 25 Sep 2008 04:23 AM CDT AP - European Union trade commissioner Peter Mandelson and China's commerce minister called Thursday for closer trade ties between their giant economies but announced no breakthroughs in talks on import controls and other disputes.

Military: Suicide bomber kills US soldier in Iraq (AP) Posted: 25 Sep 2008 03:27 AM CDT AP - The U.S. military says an American soldier has been killed by a suicide bomber in Iraq.

Bolivian president reassures foreign investors (AP) Posted: 24 Sep 2008 11:54 PM CDT AP - Mediation by South American leaders is having a positive influence on Bolivia's political crisis between the central government and restive eastern provinces demanding greater autonomy, Bolivian President Evo Morales said Wednesday.

12 dead in Morocco bus crash: report (AFP) Posted: 24 Sep 2008 09:06 PM CDT AFP - At least 12 people were killed and 43 injured Wednesday when a bus overturned in the southern Moroccan province of Taroudannt, the Moroccan news agency Map reported.

Japan posts rare trade deficit on high fuel costs (AP) Posted: 25 Sep 2008 04:19 AM CDT AP - Japan posted a rare trade deficit in August on soaring oil imports and falling car exports, the government said Thursday, underscoring evidence that external forces are exacerbating the country's economic gloom.

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