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• Truck bomb kills more than 70 in northern Iraq (AP)
• Defiant Tehran protesters battle police (AP)
• Study: Beijing's air worse than at past Olympics (AP)
• Gunfire, euphoria: week that shook Iran (AP)
• 'Gabon weeps' for strongman despite lost riches (AP)
• South Africa's Rape Crisis: 1 in 4 Men Say They've Done It (Time.com)
• Tsvangirai shouted down by Zimbabwean exiles in London (AFP)
• US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,316 (AP)
• Bermuda premier survives no confidence vote (AP)
• South Africa reach Confed Cup semis thanks to Kiwis (AFP)
• Kidnapped NY Times reporter escapes from Taliban: paper (AFP)
• Australian Treasurer faces calls to resign (AFP)
• Tehran demonstrations smaller but met with violence (McClatchy Newspapers)

Truck bomb kills more than 70 in northern Iraq (AP) Posted: 20 Jun 2009 03:59 PM PDT AP - A truck bomb exploded as worshippers left a Shiite mosque in northern Iraq on Saturday, killing more than 70 people and wounding nearly 200 in the deadliest bombing this year.

Defiant Tehran protesters battle police (AP) Posted: 20 Jun 2009 04:06 PM PDT AP - Thousands of protesters defied Iran's highest authority Saturday and marched on waiting security forces that fought back with baton charges, tear gas and water cannons as the crisis over disputed elections lurched into volatile new ground.

Study: Beijing's air worse than at past Olympics (AP) Posted: 20 Jun 2009 06:07 AM PDT AP - Beijing's notoriously dirty air was cleaner during last summer's Olympic games, but pollution levels were still much worse than at recent Olympics, despite a massive Chinese cleanup campaign, a new report said.

Gunfire, euphoria: week that shook Iran (AP) Posted: 20 Jun 2009 11:41 AM PDT AP - A protest song from decades ago rings out from the green-clad crowds supporting Mir Hossein Mousavi. Motorcycles weave through Tehran with backers of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad waving Iranian flags. Protesters run wildly from the sound of gunshots.

'Gabon weeps' for strongman despite lost riches (AP) Posted: 20 Jun 2009 07:44 AM PDT AP - When longtime dictator Omar Bongo died last week, he left behind at least 66 bank accounts. The first family owned 45 homes in France, including at least 14 in Paris and 11 on the French Riviera. And they boasted of 19 or more luxury cars, including a Bugatti sports model that cost the Republic of Gabon $1.5 million.

South Africa's Rape Crisis: 1 in 4 Men Say They've Done It (Time.com) Posted: 20 Jun 2009 07:30 AM PDT Time.com - A new study reveals the roots of a national catastrophe, as one in four South African men admit in a survey to having raped

Tsvangirai shouted down by Zimbabwean exiles in London (AFP) Posted: 20 Jun 2009 04:09 PM PDT AFP - Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai was booed and shouted down by exiles during a speech in London on Saturday when he pleaded with them to return home to help rebuild the shattered country.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,316 (AP) Posted: 20 Jun 2009 04:49 PM PDT AP - As of Saturday, June 20, 2009, at least 4,316 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Bermuda premier survives no confidence vote (AP) Posted: 20 Jun 2009 04:23 AM PDT AP - Bermuda's premier survived a no-confidence vote Saturday aimed at punishing him for allowing four former Guantanamo prisoners to settle in the British island territory.

South Africa reach Confed Cup semis thanks to Kiwis (AFP) Posted: 20 Jun 2009 02:53 PM PDT AFP - Hosts South Africa were indebted to New Zealand as they reached for Confederations Cup semi-finals for the first time Saturday.

Kidnapped NY Times reporter escapes from Taliban: paper (AFP) Posted: 20 Jun 2009 04:30 PM PDT AFP - A New York Times reporter kidnapped last November by the Taliban and held in the mountains of Afghanistan and Pakistan has escaped to freedom, the newspaper reported Saturday on its website.

Australian Treasurer faces calls to resign (AFP) Posted: 20 Jun 2009 01:57 AM PDT AFP - Australia's Treasurer Wayne Swan on Saturday faced calls to resign immediately over allegations that he and Prime Minister Kevin Rudd abused their power and misled parliament.

Tehran demonstrations smaller but met with violence (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 20 Jun 2009 03:37 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - Iran descended further into chaos Saturday, as security forces used guns, tear gas and metal batons against defiant protesters, protesters fought back and the toll of dead and injured mounted in the country's escalating post-election crisis.

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