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• Iran to meet world powers, 1st talks in a year (AP)
• Bin Laden prods US to end 'hopeless' Afghan war (AP)
• 4 UK Muslims get hefty sentences for airline plot (AP)
• AP IMPACT: Illiteracy undermines Afghan army (AP)
• China files WTO complaint on US tire tariffs (AP)
• Somalia: Another U.S. Strike on Al-Qaeda in a Terror Breeding Ground (Time.com)
• Norway's leftist gov't poised to stay in power (AP)
• Iranian conservative harshly criticises regime (AP)
• PR education chief defends banning of 5 books (AP)
• US troops raid Somali town controlled by fighters (AP)
• Meltdown 101: China-US trade spat and tire prices (AP)
• Harper, Obama seen pushing for continued stimulus (Reuters)
• Energy giants sign off on Australian LNG project (AFP)
• Karzai rival warns: Vote fraud would doom U.S. involvement (McClatchy Newspapers)
• What trade war? China plays nice in tire and chicken dispute. (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Berlusconi Sex Scandal: How Did He Survive It? (Time.com)

Iran to meet world powers, 1st talks in a year (AP) Posted: 14 Sep 2009 02:06 PM PDT AP - Iran warned the U.S. and Israel on Monday it will repel any attack — while also tamping down tensions by agreeing to meet with Washington and other world powers more than a year after talks broke down over Tehran's refusal to curb its nuclear activities.

Bin Laden prods US to end 'hopeless' Afghan war (AP) Posted: 14 Sep 2009 04:05 PM PDT AP - Osama bin Laden said in a new audiotape that President Barack Obama's strategy in Afghanistan is "hopeless" and called on Americans to resolve the conflict with al-Qaida by ending the war there and breaking the U.S. alliance with Israel.

4 UK Muslims get hefty sentences for airline plot (AP) Posted: 14 Sep 2009 04:05 PM PDT AP - In a case that altered airport security worldwide, three British Muslims were imprisoned Monday for at least 30 years each for a plot to kill thousands by blowing up trans-Atlantic airliners with liquid explosives hidden in soda bottles.

AP IMPACT: Illiteracy undermines Afghan army (AP) Posted: 14 Sep 2009 11:51 AM PDT AP - Afghan army recruit Shahidullah Ahmadi can't read — and neither can nine out of 10 soldiers in the Afghan National Army.

China files WTO complaint on US tire tariffs (AP) Posted: 14 Sep 2009 10:52 AM PDT AP - As Beijing launched a case Monday against new U.S. tariffs on Chinese tires, President Barack Obama defended the duties, saying trading agreements must be enforced in order for trading systems to work.

Somalia: Another U.S. Strike on Al-Qaeda in a Terror Breeding Ground (Time.com) Posted: 14 Sep 2009 04:20 PM PDT Time.com - While a U.S. Special Forces strike appears to have hit its target, the reasons for the raid remain entrenched in Somalia -- and are likely to be troubling

Norway's leftist gov't poised to stay in power (AP) Posted: 14 Sep 2009 04:35 PM PDT AP - Norway's left-leaning government appeared to have narrowly won re-election Monday after using oil money to shield the Nordic welfare state from the global recession, near-complete results showed.

Iranian conservative harshly criticises regime (AP) Posted: 14 Sep 2009 01:04 PM PDT AP - A prominent Iranian conservative respected by supporters of the country's Islamic regime issued a blistering condemnation of the ruling establishment and its supreme leader on Monday, adding an unexpected voice to a growing chorus of criticism over the bloody aftermath of Iran's disputed election.

PR education chief defends banning of 5 books (AP) Posted: 14 Sep 2009 04:50 PM PDT AP - Puerto Rico's top education official on Monday defended his decision to ban five books from the curriculum at public high schools across the U.S. territory because of "coarse" language.

US troops raid Somali town controlled by fighters (AP) Posted: 14 Sep 2009 02:23 PM PDT AP - Foreign troops in helicopters strafed a car Monday in a Somali town controlled by Islamist insurgents, killing two men and capturing two others who were wounded, witnesses said. U.S. military officials said American forces were involved in the raid.

Meltdown 101: China-US trade spat and tire prices (AP) Posted: 14 Sep 2009 03:41 PM PDT AP - China and the U.S. are bickering over tariffs on tires and exports of chicken.

Harper, Obama seen pushing for continued stimulus (Reuters) Posted: 14 Sep 2009 02:41 PM PDT Reuters - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and U.S. President Barack Obama will likely stress the need to keep economic stimulus funds flowing worldwide when they meet at the White House on Wednesday, a Canadian spokesman said.

Energy giants sign off on Australian LNG project (AFP) Posted: 14 Sep 2009 03:21 AM PDT AFP - Energy giants Chevron, Shell and ExxonMobil on Monday agreed to develop Australia's massive Gorgon field, giving the final go-ahead to a liquefied natural gas (LNG) project worth hundreds of billions of dollars.

Karzai rival warns: Vote fraud would doom U.S. involvement (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 14 Sep 2009 02:03 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - KABUL, Afghanistan — The leading challenger in Afghanistan's national elections warned Monday that if President Hamid Karzai wins another term based on a fraudulent vote, the U.S.-led war against al Qaida and the Taliban in Afghanistan will fail.

What trade war? China plays nice in tire and chicken dispute. (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 14 Sep 2009 02:00 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Beijing has reacted sharply to President Obama's decision Friday to slap stiff import tariffs on cheap Chinese tires. Chinese officials have cried foul, railed against Washington's protectionism, and announced they will investigate allegations of US dumping in China at below-market prices.

Berlusconi Sex Scandal: How Did He Survive It? (Time.com) Posted: 14 Sep 2009 04:20 PM PDT Time.com - Despite the best efforts of his political foes -- and his own mouth -- the Italian Prime Minister continues to ride out the stream of salacious revelations

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