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• UAE reports ship seizure with NKorea arms for Iran (AP)
• UN: Questions about military aspects on Iran nukes (AP)
• Cash: A softener in Afghan war zone (AP)
• Opposition looks to reshape Japanese economy (AP)
• Iranian president: Prosecute opposition leaders (AP)
• Pakistan: No Military Campaign Against the Taliban (Time.com)
• Noel Gallagher says quitting British rock group Oasis (AFP)
• Eulogies for Iraqi Shiite leader reflect worries (AP)
• Gunmen kill 5 police in shootout in western Mexico (AP)
• NJ town invokes red tape to block Gaddafi visit (Reuters)
• August deadliest month for US in Afghanistan (AP)
• Police seek break in "Highway of Tears" probe (Reuters)
• Australia debates whether Aboriginal policy racist (AP)
• Taliban growth in northern Afghanistan threatens to expand war (McClatchy Newspapers)
• In Brazil's Wild West, police press politician with investigation (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Is 13 Too Young to Sail Around the World Solo? (Time.com)
• Army Suspected in Colombia Massacre (OneWorld.net)

UAE reports ship seizure with NKorea arms for Iran (AP) Posted: 28 Aug 2009 04:38 PM PDT AP - The United Arab Emirates has seized a cargo ship earlier this month bound for Iran with a cache of banned arms from North Korea, the first such seizure since sanctions against North Korea were ramped up, diplomats and officials told The Associated Press Friday.

UN: Questions about military aspects on Iran nukes (AP) Posted: 28 Aug 2009 12:39 PM PDT AP - Iran is stonewalling the U.N. nuclear watchdog on "possible military dimensions" to its suspect nuclear program, officials said Friday, urging the regime to clarify the mysterious role of a foreign explosives expert and shed light on other issues.

Cash: A softener in Afghan war zone (AP) Posted: 28 Aug 2009 12:21 PM PDT AP - The U.S. Marines came uninvited to Abdul-Hamid's home in this southern Afghan town and made their presence felt.

Opposition looks to reshape Japanese economy (AP) Posted: 28 Aug 2009 09:07 AM PDT AP - In one of the most heated political contests in recent memory, Japan's opposition party is courting voters with an enticing promise: monthly cash for kids.

Iranian president: Prosecute opposition leaders (AP) Posted: 28 Aug 2009 01:30 PM PDT AP - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called for the prosecution of Iran's top opposition leaders Friday, backing hard-liners pushing for escalation of the postelection crackdown.

Pakistan: No Military Campaign Against the Taliban (Time.com) Posted: 28 Aug 2009 03:15 PM PDT Time.com - After a U.S. drone takes out a major militant leader, the Pakistani military decides to go back to working peace deals with the insurgents

Noel Gallagher says quitting British rock group Oasis (AFP) Posted: 28 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT AFP - Lead guitarist Noel Gallagher said Friday he was quitting British rock group Oasis because he can no longer work with his brother Liam.

Eulogies for Iraqi Shiite leader reflect worries (AP) Posted: 28 Aug 2009 11:28 AM PDT AP - Thousands of mourners marched through Baghdad behind the coffin of one of the country's most powerful Shiite leaders on Friday, and eulogies from rivals and allies reflected deep worry over the political void left by his death.

Gunmen kill 5 police in shootout in western Mexico (AP) Posted: 28 Aug 2009 04:44 PM PDT AP - A convoy of gunmen engaged state police in a running shootout Friday that killed five officers and possibly one of the attackers in the western Mexico state of Jalisco, authorities said.

NJ town invokes red tape to block Gaddafi visit (Reuters) Posted: 28 Aug 2009 02:34 PM PDT Reuters - A New Jersey town angry at the release of the Lockerbie bomber is trying to use red tape to block Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi from pitching his tent there when he attends the U.N. General Assembly next month.

August deadliest month for US in Afghanistan (AP) Posted: 28 Aug 2009 05:08 PM PDT AP - An American service member died Friday when his vehicle struck a bomb in eastern Afghanistan, making August the deadliest month for U.S. forces in the nearly eight-year war.

Police seek break in "Highway of Tears" probe (Reuters) Posted: 28 Aug 2009 02:00 PM PDT Reuters - Police searched a property on Friday, reviving hopes of a break in the investigation of women who have disappeared or been killed on northern British Columbia's "Highway of Tears."

Australia debates whether Aboriginal policy racist (AP) Posted: 28 Aug 2009 08:13 AM PDT AP - A U.N. expert's harsh criticism of Australia's Aboriginal policy reopened a national debate Friday on a decades-old issue: how best to help the country's original settlers and most disadvantaged minority.

Taliban growth in northern Afghanistan threatens to expand war (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 28 Aug 2009 11:26 AM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHLAN-I-JADID, Afghanistan — Taliban insurgents have taken over parts of two northern provinces from which they were driven in 2001, threatening to disrupt NATO's new supply route from Central Asia and expand a war that's largely been confined to Afghanistan's southern half, U.S. and Afghan officials said.

In Brazil's Wild West, police press politician with investigation (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 28 Aug 2009 02:00 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - The Amazon has always been Brazil's version of the Wild West. Here's one example why.

Is 13 Too Young to Sail Around the World Solo? (Time.com) Posted: 28 Aug 2009 03:15 PM PDT Time.com - A Dutch court has placed a 13-year-old girl into temporary custody after her parents supported her attempt to sail around the world solo. But do courts have the right to decide when someone is too young to follow their dream?

Army Suspected in Colombia Massacre (OneWorld.net) Posted: 28 Aug 2009 11:33 AM PDT OneWorld.net - WASHINGTON, Aug 28 (OneWorld.net) - A woman who accused the Colombian Army of executing her husband was killed in her home Wednesday along with 10 others, including four children and three teenagers, according to human rights monitors in the region.

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