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Asia stocks fall amid skepticism over US bank plan (AP) Posted: 11 Feb 2009 01:35 AM CST AP - Asian stock markets dropped Wednesday, following a steep sell-off on Wall Street, as investors reacted with skepticism to the U.S. government's latest plan to rescue the ailing financial industry with as much as $2 trillion in funding.

Inconclusive election puts Israel, peace in limbo (AP) Posted: 11 Feb 2009 01:28 AM CST AP - Inconclusive election results sent Israel into political limbo Wednesday with both Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni and hard-line leader Benjamin Netanyahu claiming victory and leaving the kingmaker role to a rising political hawk with an anti-Arab platform.

Suicide bombers attack Kabul (AP) Posted: 11 Feb 2009 01:07 AM CST AP - Assailants, some wearing suicide vests, attacked the Justice Ministry and another government building in the Afghan capital on Wednesday, causing multiple deaths and forcing people to flee from building windows, officials and witnesses said. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.

Residents return to destroyed homes in Australia (AP) Posted: 11 Feb 2009 01:16 AM CST AP - Residents of towns scorched off the map by Australia's worst-ever wildfires on Wednesday returned to their homes for the first time and found scenes of utter devastation.

Analysis: Russia and US face tough negotiations (AP) Posted: 11 Feb 2009 01:06 AM CST AP - This is a critical year for Russia-U.S. relations, with the former Cold War adversaries trying to resolve conflicts ranging from Washington's plan for interceptor missiles in Europe to Russia's push for military bases in two separatist provinces of Georgia.

Peugeot Citroen announce 343-million-euro net losses 2008 (AFP) Posted: 11 Feb 2009 01:14 AM CST AFP - French carmaker PSA Peugeot Citroen on Wednesday announced net losses of 343 million euros (443 million dollars) for 2008, and chief executive Christian Streiff warned of more losses in 2009.

Netanyahu, Livni declare win in Israeli election (AP) Posted: 10 Feb 2009 11:19 PM CST AP - Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni and hard-line rival Benjamin Netanyahu both claimed victory Tuesday in Israel's parliamentary election, but official results showed a race so close it could be decided by a third candidate — a rising power among the hawks.

Mexican violence leaves 1 soldier, 20 others dead (AP) Posted: 11 Feb 2009 01:29 AM CST AP - A drug gang kidnapped and killed six people near a town in the U.S.-Mexican border region Tuesday, prompting a series of gunbattles with soldiers that left 15 others dead.

Introducing 'Obamarama': Obama Snacks Point (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 11 Feb 2009 01:16 AM CST McClatchy Newspapers - Readers of this blog will be familiar with election-time Obama-mania in Kenya, but Barack Obama's inauguration hasn't stopped the frenzy to stamp his name on just about anything. To mark this phenomenon, today I'm starting a project: presenting pictures of the unusual, unlikely and just plain odd places that our 44th president's name or likeness appears during the course of my travels.

Australia fires rage, new arson fears (AFP) Posted: 11 Feb 2009 01:32 AM CST AFP - Australian police investigated fresh arson attacks and looting Wednesday as angry survivors pressed for access to towns devastated by wildfires that continue to burn across vast areas.

Turtle's shell melts in Australia's fires (AP) Posted: 11 Feb 2009 01:47 AM CST AP - One turtle's shell melted and fused to its body. A baby wallaby's ears were fried to a crisp. And birds scorched by Australia's worst-ever wildfires plummeted from the sky.

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