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• Mexico evacuates thousands ahead of hurricane (AP)
• Lockerbie overshadows Libyan coup anniversary (AP)
• Madonna wrapping up world tour in Israel (AP)
• Election talk heats up in Canada (AP)
• Europe marks anniversary of WWII beginning (AP)
• Smaller Parties Gain in German State Elections (Time.com)
• UK stressed Libya ties in Lockerbie letters (AP)
• Nuclear negotiator: Iran ready for talks with West (AP)
• Interim leader: elections will end Honduran crisis (AP)
• Hugs from Chavez as Gaddafi's Libya reaches 40 (Reuters)
• Watchdog reports 'chronic' woes at US embassy in Kabul (AFP)
• Canada's Liberals vow to bring down government (Reuters)
• UN condemns ETimor militia leader's release (AFP)
• Poll: Most Americans oppose more troops for Afghanistan (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Italy's end to employment discrimination has women crying foul (The Christian Science Monitor)
• As Gaddafi Celebrates, Lockerbie Controversy Continues (Time.com)

Mexico evacuates thousands ahead of hurricane (AP) Posted: 01 Sep 2009 04:52 PM PDT AP - Heavy winds, battering waves and bands of intense rain pummeled residents and tourists in this vacation resort as Hurricane Jimena, one of the largest hurricanes this year, neared the coast on Tuesday.

Lockerbie overshadows Libyan coup anniversary (AP) Posted: 01 Sep 2009 04:53 PM PDT AP - Libya staged a lavish spectacle Tuesday, parading white-robed horsemen and gold-turbaned dancers as jets streaked overhead to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the coup that brought Moammar Gadhafi to power in the oil-rich nation.

Madonna wrapping up world tour in Israel (AP) Posted: 01 Sep 2009 01:52 PM PDT AP - Madonna brought her mix of provocative music and spirituality to the Holy Land with a concert Tuesday in front of 50,000 fans who had endured a 16-year wait since the pop icon's last gig in Israel.

Election talk heats up in Canada (AP) Posted: 01 Sep 2009 01:43 PM PDT AP - Canada's main opposition party vowed Tuesday to try topple Prime Minister Stephen Harper's minority government at the first opportunity, which could force a fourth election in the last five years and the second in just a year.

Europe marks anniversary of WWII beginning (AP) Posted: 01 Sep 2009 10:20 AM PDT AP - On a wind-swept peninsula where shells lobbed from a German battleship ignited World War II 70 years ago, European leaders vowed Tuesday never to forget the lessons of the 20th century's bloodiest conflict.

Smaller Parties Gain in German State Elections (Time.com) Posted: 01 Sep 2009 03:00 PM PDT Time.com - With voters standing behind smaller parties in Germany's state elections on Sunday, the coalition that Merkel was hoping for between her Christian Democrats and the Free Democrats after the federal election on Sept. 27 no longer looks like a sure thing

UK stressed Libya ties in Lockerbie letters (AP) Posted: 01 Sep 2009 03:28 PM PDT AP - In the years leading up to Scotland's release of the Lockerbie bomber, Britain repeatedly stressed the importance of growing UK-Libyan ties and said it did not want Abdel Baset al-Megrahi to die in prison, according to confidential documents released by the British and Scottish governments on Tuesday.

Nuclear negotiator: Iran ready for talks with West (AP) Posted: 01 Sep 2009 03:04 PM PDT AP - Iran's top nuclear negotiator offered an opening Tuesday for possible compromise with the West, saying the Islamic regime is ready to hold talks with world powers over its nuclear program.

Interim leader: elections will end Honduran crisis (AP) Posted: 01 Sep 2009 03:52 PM PDT AP - Honduras' interim leader on Tuesday urged citizens to vote in November elections, vowing that the election of a new president will show the world democracy thrives in the Central America country despite a July coup.

Hugs from Chavez as Gaddafi's Libya reaches 40 (Reuters) Posted: 01 Sep 2009 04:04 PM PDT Reuters - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was guest of honor at a military parade to kick off six days of festivities in Libya marking 40 years since Muammar Gaddafi took control of the desert country in a bloodless coup.

Watchdog reports 'chronic' woes at US embassy in Kabul (AFP) Posted: 01 Sep 2009 04:27 PM PDT AFP - Security at the US embassy in Kabul is being undermined by a breakdown in discipline and morale among guards, some of whom have been subjected to "deviant hazing," a watchdog group charged Tuesday.

Canada's Liberals vow to bring down government (Reuters) Posted: 01 Sep 2009 01:27 PM PDT Reuters - The Liberal Party on Tuesday vowed to bring down the minority Conservative government, leaving the fate of Prime Minister Stephen Harper in the hands of other parties.

UN condemns ETimor militia leader's release (AFP) Posted: 01 Sep 2009 07:57 AM PDT AFP - The United Nations condemned Tuesday the release of an Indonesian former militia leader accused of taking part in a massacre of civilians in East Timor in 1999.

Poll: Most Americans oppose more troops for Afghanistan (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 01 Sep 2009 04:13 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — A majority of Americans think the country isn't winning the war in Afghanistan, and an even larger majority opposes sending more troops in an effort to turn things around, according to a new McClatchy/Ipsos poll.

Italy's end to employment discrimination has women crying foul (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 01 Sep 2009 02:00 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Labor laws should not make any distinction based on gender: This may seem obvious in most democracies. Yet a public outcry arose when the Italian parliament recently ratified a new law ending discrimination in the retirement age between men and women – much of it from women's rights groups and labor unions.

As Gaddafi Celebrates, Lockerbie Controversy Continues (Time.com) Posted: 01 Sep 2009 02:00 PM PDT Time.com - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is celebrating 40 years in power, while the British and Scottish governments have released documents to try to prove that there was no secret deal behind Lockerbie bomber Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi's release

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