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• Merkel ignores Islamic threats before German vote (AP)
• Iran to allow IAEA visit, inspect nuclear site (AP)
• 40 dead after flooding in northern Philippines (AP)
• Chavez promotes closer Africa-South America ties (AP)
• Suicide bombs kill 16, wound about 150 in Pakistan (AP)
• The View from Khabarovsk: Russia's End (Time.com)
• Brown prepares for election battle (AFP)
• Israel tells US, time to act on Iran (AP)
• Colombian pilots get stiff sentences for bombing (AP)
• Chavez, Gaddafi push Africa-South America unity (Reuters)
• Sri Lanka vows anew to resettle displaced Tamils quickly (AFP)
• Every G20 nation wants to be Canada, insists PM (Reuters)
• Choking dust storm hits Australia's east (AFP)
• Pakistan attacks suggest Taliban undeterred by leader's death (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Water on the Moon Buoys India's Space Program (Time.com)

Merkel ignores Islamic threats before German vote (AP) Posted: 26 Sep 2009 01:30 PM PDT AP - Ignoring threats by Islamic militants, Chancellor Angela Merkel and her main rival held their final political rallies Saturday before Germany's national election, focusing on the key domestic issues of jobs and economic recovery.

Iran to allow IAEA visit, inspect nuclear site (AP) Posted: 26 Sep 2009 05:08 PM PDT AP - Iran said Saturday it will allow U.N. nuclear inspectors to examine its newly revealed, still unfinished uranium enrichment facility as world criticism mounted over the underground site that was developed secretly.

40 dead after flooding in northern Philippines (AP) Posted: 26 Sep 2009 02:09 PM PDT AP - More than a month's worth of rain fell in just 12 hours Saturday as Tropical Storm Ketsana slammed ashore in the Philippines, killing at least 40 people and stranding thousands on rooftops in the capital's worst flooding in more than 42 years.

Chavez promotes closer Africa-South America ties (AP) Posted: 26 Sep 2009 02:56 PM PDT AP - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and Libyan ally Moammar Gadhafi on Saturday urged their counterparts from throughout Africa and South America to join them in forming a strong biregional union to counteract what they call a legacy of poverty left by the "empires of the North."

Suicide bombs kill 16, wound about 150 in Pakistan (AP) Posted: 26 Sep 2009 09:09 AM PDT AP - Two suicide attacks killed 16 people and wounded more than 150 in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, showing Taliban militants are still able to strike despite heightened military operations and the slaying of their leader last month.

The View from Khabarovsk: Russia's End (Time.com) Posted: 26 Sep 2009 12:10 PM PDT Time.com - Fearful the country may break up, Russian big wigs gather at an Anti-Crisis Forum in faraway Khabarovsk, among Korean cars, Japanese cuisine and Chinese tourists

Brown prepares for election battle (AFP) Posted: 26 Sep 2009 04:08 PM PDT AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Sunday that his centre-left Labour party was facing "the fight of our lives" ahead of a general election due by June next year.

Israel tells US, time to act on Iran (AP) Posted: 26 Sep 2009 02:56 PM PDT AP - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged the U.S. to take action over a newly revealed Iranian nuclear facility in a phone conversation with American lawmakers, an official in his office said Saturday.

Colombian pilots get stiff sentences for bombing (AP) Posted: 26 Sep 2009 05:01 PM PDT AP - A judge has found two Colombian air force pilots guilty of murder and sentenced them to 31 years in prison each for the 1998 cluster-bombing of a village that killed 17 people.

Chavez, Gaddafi push Africa-South America unity (Reuters) Posted: 26 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT Reuters - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and Libya's Muammar Gaddafi urged African and South American leaders on Saturday to strive for a new world order countering Western economic dominance.

Sri Lanka vows anew to resettle displaced Tamils quickly (AFP) Posted: 26 Sep 2009 04:23 PM PDT AFP - Sri Lanka's prime minister vowed anew here Saturday that Colombo would quickly resettle civilians still in state-run camps after being displaced by the government rout of Tamil separatists.

Every G20 nation wants to be Canada, insists PM (Reuters) Posted: 25 Sep 2009 05:46 PM PDT Reuters - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, appearing to forget that his countrymen are generally known for their modesty, declared on Friday that his nation was the envy of the world.

Choking dust storm hits Australia's east (AFP) Posted: 26 Sep 2009 09:00 AM PDT AFP - A giant dust storm swept eastern Australia on Saturday, turning Sydney's air yellow and causing breathing problems just days after the worst such incident in decades caused apocalyptic scenes in the city.

Pakistan attacks suggest Taliban undeterred by leader's death (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 26 Sep 2009 01:17 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Two powerful car bombs in Pakistan's troubled northwest Saturday announced the return of the country's Taliban, following a lull that accompanied the death of the terrorist movement's leader last month.

Water on the Moon Buoys India's Space Program (Time.com) Posted: 25 Sep 2009 11:05 PM PDT Time.com - The scientific breakthrough boosts India's ambitious plans for future space missions and will help the country compete in the commercial satellite launching business

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