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• In personal terms, Obama hails Africa's promise (AP)
• Iraq bombings kill 8 in capital, northern village (AP)
• Italian worker freed in Philippines after 6 months (AP)
• British prime minister defends Afghan mission (AP)
• Hondurans fear prolonged negotiations (AP)
• Obama in Ghana Preaches Unity and Action (Time.com)
• Freed Italian Red Cross worker speaks with family (AFP)
• US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,323 (AP)
• Gunmen boldly attack federal forces in Mexico (AP)
• Obama: Africa aid must be matched by good governance (Reuters)
• Unpopular Japan PM's job on line in Tokyo vote (Reuters)
• Australia presses China on Rio Tinto arrest (AFP)
• 'Ghana adores you' read the billboards as Obama tours (McClatchy Newspapers)

In personal terms, Obama hails Africa's promise (AP) Posted: 11 Jul 2009 05:02 PM PDT AP - America's president and Africa's son, Barack Obama dashed with pride onto the continent of his ancestors Saturday, challenging its people to shed corruption and conflict in favor of peace. Campaigning to all of Africa, he said "Yes you can."

Iraq bombings kill 8 in capital, northern village (AP) Posted: 11 Jul 2009 05:05 PM PDT AP - A car bomb exploded in an alley Saturday in a village in northern Iraq, killing at least four people, wounding others and destroying eight homes, police said. Another six people died in bombings in Baghdad.

Italian worker freed in Philippines after 6 months (AP) Posted: 11 Jul 2009 05:46 PM PDT AP - Al-Qaida-linked militants freed an ailing Italian Red Cross worker Sunday from six months of jungle captivity in the southern Philippines, officials said.

British prime minister defends Afghan mission (AP) Posted: 11 Jul 2009 02:34 PM PDT AP - The deaths of eight British soldiers in Afghanistan within 24 hours triggered a debate in Britain on Saturday that could undercut public support for the war just as the U.S. is ramping up its own participation in the conflict.

Hondurans fear prolonged negotiations (AP) Posted: 11 Jul 2009 04:40 PM PDT AP - Supporters of ousted President Manuel Zelaya paid tribute Saturday to a teenager killed during protests and expressed fear the interim government will drag out negotiations to resolve the crisis so it can remain in power through November elections.

Obama in Ghana Preaches Unity and Action (Time.com) Posted: 10 Jul 2009 10:40 PM PDT Time.com - On his first trip to Africa as president, Obama invokes his personal history with the continent and tells its people: Yes you can

Freed Italian Red Cross worker speaks with family (AFP) Posted: 11 Jul 2009 05:32 PM PDT AFP - Italian Red Cross worker Eugenio Vagni has been able to speak with his family after being released by Islamist militants who had held him captive for nearly six months in the southern Philippines.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,323 (AP) Posted: 11 Jul 2009 05:30 PM PDT AP - As of Saturday, July 11, 2009, at least 4,323 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Gunmen boldly attack federal forces in Mexico (AP) Posted: 11 Jul 2009 05:20 PM PDT AP - Gunmen boldly attacked federal forces across the western state of Michoacan on Saturday, killing five federal agents and two soldiers after the capture of a suspected drug cartel operative.

Obama: Africa aid must be matched by good governance (Reuters) Posted: 11 Jul 2009 12:48 PM PDT Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama told Africans on Saturday that Western aid must be matched by good governance and urged them to take greater responsibility for stamping out war, corruption and disease plaguing the continent.

Unpopular Japan PM's job on line in Tokyo vote (Reuters) Posted: 11 Jul 2009 06:15 PM PDT Reuters - Unpopular Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso's job will likely be on the line if, as many expect, his ruling party fares badly in a key local election on Sunday that is widely seen as a bellwether for a looming national poll.

Australia presses China on Rio Tinto arrest (AFP) Posted: 11 Jul 2009 02:24 AM PDT AFP - Australia on Saturday made high-level representations in China over the arrest of a top mining executive on bribery claims, as diplomatic tensions deepened between the key trading partners.

'Ghana adores you' read the billboards as Obama tours (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 11 Jul 2009 01:17 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - ACCRA, Ghana — From taxi drivers to politicians, Ghanaians reveled Saturday in the first visit of an African-American president to sub-Saharan Africa.

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