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• Dozens missing after Haitian boat sinks; 15 dead (AP)
• US revokes visas of 4 Honduran officials (AP)
• Iran turns inward, silent on US outreach (AP)
• Analysis: Israel-Palestinian calm could ease talks (AP)
• Analysis: Poverty, graft behind Nigeria violence (AP)
• Tearing Down Old Kashgar: A Blow to the Uighurs (Time.com)
• Study: Tanning beds as deadly as arsenic (AP)
• Gunmen kill 8 in Baghdad bank robbery, police say (AP)
• Chavez recalls Venezuela's envoy to Colombia (AP)
• Nigerian forces shell sect leader's home, mosque (AFP)
• China welcomes 'moderate' US response to riots (AP)
• Canada hog farmers selling barns as losses mount (Reuters)
• Australian woman trapped for a week beside toilet (AP)
• Taliban trained teens as suicide bombers, Pakistan authorities say (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Pakistan says India's nuclear sub threatens regional peace (The Christian Science Monitor)
• A Sip Too Far: Italy Starts Cracking Down on Underage Drinking (Time.com)

Dozens missing after Haitian boat sinks; 15 dead (AP) Posted: 28 Jul 2009 03:50 PM PDT AP - Rescuers searched by sea and air Tuesday for nearly 70 Haitians after an overloaded sailboat ran aground and capsized in reef-studded waters off the Turks and Caicos Islands, killing at least 15 migrants fleeing the poverty of their homeland.

US revokes visas of 4 Honduran officials (AP) Posted: 28 Jul 2009 01:59 PM PDT AP - The U.S. government said Tuesday it has revoked the diplomatic visas of four Honduran officials, stepping up pressure on coup-installed leaders who insist they can resist international demands to restore the ousted president.

Iran turns inward, silent on US outreach (AP) Posted: 28 Jul 2009 01:19 PM PDT AP - The U.S. is hearing only silence from Iran on its offers of dialogue. Iran's leaders, who initially seemed to welcome engagement, are turning inward to deal with the post-election crisis.

Analysis: Israel-Palestinian calm could ease talks (AP) Posted: 28 Jul 2009 12:56 PM PDT AP - In the four months since hawkish Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu came to power, West Bank Palestinians have enjoyed an economic recovery and Israel has experienced a period of relative calm.

Analysis: Poverty, graft behind Nigeria violence (AP) Posted: 28 Jul 2009 10:34 AM PDT AP - Islamist militant attacks that killed scores in Nigeria this week appear to be abating, but Nigeria's woes show no sign of going away — and in fact are growing deeper.

Tearing Down Old Kashgar: A Blow to the Uighurs (Time.com) Posted: 28 Jul 2009 11:00 AM PDT Time.com - Beijing has begun to bulldoze the ancient center of the Silk Road city of Kashgar in a move that critics worry is aimed at further dismantling local Uighur heritage

Study: Tanning beds as deadly as arsenic (AP) Posted: 28 Jul 2009 04:28 PM PDT AP - International cancer experts have moved tanning beds and other sources of ultraviolet radiation into the top cancer risk category, deeming them as deadly as arsenic and mustard gas.

Gunmen kill 8 in Baghdad bank robbery, police say (AP) Posted: 28 Jul 2009 03:33 PM PDT AP - Gunmen killed eight security guards and made off with nearly $7 million during a brazen bank robbery Tuesday in central Baghdad in the second such assault in a week. While overall violence is down in Iraq, ordinary crime has emerged as an increasing threat to the country's stability.

Chavez recalls Venezuela's envoy to Colombia (AP) Posted: 28 Jul 2009 04:33 PM PDT AP - President Hugo Chavez recalled Venezuela's ambassador to Colombia and froze all diplomatic relations with the neighboring country on Tuesday to protest Bogota's suggestions that weapons found in a rebel arms cache came from Venezuela.

Nigerian forces shell sect leader's home, mosque (AFP) Posted: 28 Jul 2009 03:05 PM PDT AFP - Fresh fighting broke out here Tuesday after Nigerian forces shelled a mosque and the home of the leader of an Islamic fundamentalist sect on the third day of fierce clashes that have killed more than 250 people, witnesses said.

China welcomes 'moderate' US response to riots (AP) Posted: 28 Jul 2009 04:40 PM PDT AP - A Chinese diplomat voiced appreciation Tuesday for what he called the "moderate attitude" of the U.S. toward the ethnic clashes in China's oil-rich Xinjiang region that killed nearly 200 people.

Canada hog farmers selling barns as losses mount (Reuters) Posted: 28 Jul 2009 10:53 AM PDT Reuters - Canada's hog industry faces its biggest crisis in 60 years, forcing many farmers to cut their losses by selling their herds -- if they can sell them at all.

Australian woman trapped for a week beside toilet (AP) Posted: 28 Jul 2009 03:24 AM PDT AP - An Australian woman was rescued after spending a week wedged between her toilet and the bathroom door, an official said Tuesday.

Taliban trained teens as suicide bombers, Pakistan authorities say (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 28 Jul 2009 03:34 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - MINGORA, Pakistan — As normalcy returns to Pakistan's scenic Swat valley after a major army operation to oust Taliban extremists, local parents are coming forward with a chilling revelation: The Pakistani Taliban abducted around 100 children to be trained as suicide bombers.

Pakistan says India's nuclear sub threatens regional peace (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 28 Jul 2009 02:00 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Pakistani officials are saying that India's launch of a nuclear-powered submarine over the weekend threatens regional peace. Pakistan's complaint comes barely two weeks after it had agreed to resume peace talks with India.

A Sip Too Far: Italy Starts Cracking Down on Underage Drinking (Time.com) Posted: 28 Jul 2009 11:00 AM PDT Time.com - Italians have long prided themselves on their mature relationship with alcohol, which often starts with giving the kids a sip of wine at dinner. But with alcohol abuse high among youngsters, the city of Milan is putting a stop to the age-old tradition

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