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• Revolutionary Guard tightens hold in Iran crisis (AP)
• Sarkozy hospitalized after collapsing during jog (AP)
• Envoy: US favors overall Mideast peace accord (AP)
• Exiled Honduran leader establishes border camp (AP)
• Myanmar may get more money in fight against AIDS (AP)
• 'No Saint'? Berlusconi's New Ploy to Win Over Italy's Catholics, and the Vatican (Time.com)
• Redknapp keen to tie up Crouch, Vieira deals (AFP)
• Opposition in Iraqi Kurd elections claims gains (AP)
• Raul Castro says Cuba must put land to better use (AP)
• US wants greater military cooperation with Libya: Feltman (AFP)
• US, China set for top-level 'dialogue' (AFP)
• Ericsson takes Nortel wireless assets for $1.13 billion (Reuters)
• Hackers put China flag on Australian film Web site (AP)
• The return of Honduras's deposed president sputters (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Target Musharraf: Are Pakistan's Activist Judges Helping or Hurting Democracy? (Time.com)

Revolutionary Guard tightens hold in Iran crisis (AP) Posted: 26 Jul 2009 11:58 AM PDT AP - The Revolutionary Guard tightened its already powerful hold over Iran during the post-election turmoil, raising alarm among some Iranians that it is transforming the Islamic Republic into a military state.

Sarkozy hospitalized after collapsing during jog (AP) Posted: 26 Jul 2009 02:39 PM PDT AP - French President Nicolas Sarkozy collapsed while jogging Sunday on the lush grounds of the Chateau of Versailles and will stay at a hospital overnight even though tests so far have found nothing wrong, his office said.

Envoy: US favors overall Mideast peace accord (AP) Posted: 26 Jul 2009 03:34 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama's Mideast envoy called on the Arab world to take steps toward normalizing relations with Israel, and Israel's prime minister said he hoped his country's disputes with the U.S. over West Bank settlement construction would soon be resolved.

Exiled Honduran leader establishes border camp (AP) Posted: 26 Jul 2009 04:16 PM PDT AP - Ousted President Manuel Zelaya encamped his roving government in exile in this sleepy mountain town near the Honduran border Sunday, leaving some locals star-struck and others leery.

Myanmar may get more money in fight against AIDS (AP) Posted: 26 Jul 2009 10:46 AM PDT AP - Shrunken to 30 pounds of skin and bones, Ma Moe could barely walk when she arrived on the doorstep of the clinic nearly two years ago. AIDS had killed her husband three years earlier, and it was slowly killing her.

'No Saint'? Berlusconi's New Ploy to Win Over Italy's Catholics, and the Vatican (Time.com) Posted: 25 Jul 2009 10:35 PM PDT Time.com - Italy's beleaguered Prime Minister knows he needs to keep Catholic officials and voters on his side. By admitting he's just a man, he may just do that

Redknapp keen to tie up Crouch, Vieira deals (AFP) Posted: 26 Jul 2009 03:44 PM PDT AFP - Harry Redknapp believes Peter Crouch and Patrick Vieira are essential signings if Tottenham are to mount a serious challenge for a top four finish in the Premier League.

Opposition in Iraqi Kurd elections claims gains (AP) Posted: 26 Jul 2009 04:12 PM PDT AP - An opposition party on Sunday claimed there had been violations in the presidential and parliamenary elections in Iraq's self-ruled Kurdish region but said it still expected a strong showing.

Raul Castro says Cuba must put land to better use (AP) Posted: 26 Jul 2009 08:12 AM PDT AP - Raul Castro said Sunday that the global economic crisis means tougher times ahead for Cuba, but the country has no one to blame but itself for poor farm production that leads to frequent shortages of fruits, vegetables and other basics.

US wants greater military cooperation with Libya: Feltman (AFP) Posted: 26 Jul 2009 01:45 PM PDT AFP - The United States would like greater military cooperation with Libya especially in the fight against terrorism, a senior American official said on Sunday.

US, China set for top-level 'dialogue' (AFP) Posted: 26 Jul 2009 05:34 PM PDT AFP - The United States and China will hold their first top-level "dialogue" on a broad range of issues in Washington this week that could set the agenda for the two megapowers for years to come.

Ericsson takes Nortel wireless assets for $1.13 billion (Reuters) Posted: 26 Jul 2009 09:05 AM PDT Reuters - Sweden's Ericsson has won an auction for the wireless assets of bankrupt Nortel Networks Corp, paying $1.13 billion for the crown jewels of the one-time Canadian telecom star.

Hackers put China flag on Australian film Web site (AP) Posted: 26 Jul 2009 04:33 AM PDT AP - Hackers posted a Chinese flag on the Web site of an Australian film festival in an escalation of protests against the planned appearance by an exiled Uighur activist whom Beijing blames for deadly ethnic riots in China's west, an official said Sunday.

The return of Honduras's deposed president sputters (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 26 Jul 2009 01:48 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - OCOTAL, Nicaragua — Admitting that his plans to march across Honduras' southern border and recapture the presidency have been frustrated, ousted leader Manuel Zelaya said Sunday he would continue to drum up international support and pressed the United States to take a stronger stand in the month-long political crisis.

Target Musharraf: Are Pakistan's Activist Judges Helping or Hurting Democracy? (Time.com) Posted: 25 Jul 2009 10:35 PM PDT Time.com - The former strongman is now in the crosshairs of the judiciary he tried to silence. Could the next target be the current President, Asif Ali Zardari?

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