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• Desperate Honduran leaders vow to restore freedoms (AP)
• Fujimori pleads guilty in Peru corruption trial (AP)
• France rushes to Polanski's defense (AP)
• Iran says advanced missiles can target any threat (AP)
• Prosecutors: Polanski efforts go back decades (AP)
• Roman Polanski's arrest: Why the French are outraged (Time.com)
• Crash scene overwhelmed by bees in Turkey (AP)
• A breakdown of Iran's missile arsenal (AP)
• Ecuador's Indian group protests water, mining laws (AP)
• Further injury woes rock New Zealand (AFP)
• Japan prices tumble by record in August (AP)
• Canada gov't looks set to survive confidence vote (Reuters)
• Australian parents jailed for death of their baby (AP)
• Honduras shuts Zelaya-aligned stations, suspends civil liberties (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Olympics: Obama vs. Lula? Chicago vs. Rio? Which would you choose? (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire: Is Fragile Peace Breaking Down? (Time.com)

Desperate Honduran leaders vow to restore freedoms (AP) Posted: 28 Sep 2009 05:15 PM PDT AP - The coup-installed president of Honduras backed down Monday from an escalating standoff with protesters and suggested he would restore civil liberties and reopen dissident television and radio stations by the end of the week.

Fujimori pleads guilty in Peru corruption trial (AP) Posted: 28 Sep 2009 03:20 PM PDT AP - Former President Alberto Fujimori, who already faces the prospect of spending the rest of his life in prison, pleaded guilty on Monday to authorizing illegal wiretaps and bribes of politicians, journalists and businessmen.

France rushes to Polanski's defense (AP) Posted: 28 Sep 2009 05:04 PM PDT AP - Was Roman Polanski "thrown to the lions because of ancient history?" That's what the French culture minister says — though not everyone in France agrees.

Iran says advanced missiles can target any threat (AP) Posted: 28 Sep 2009 04:29 PM PDT AP - Iran tested its longest-range missiles Monday and warned they can reach any place that threatens the country, including Israel, parts of Europe and U.S. military bases in the Mideast. The launch capped two days of war games and was condemned as a provocation by Western powers, which are demanding Tehran come clean about a newly revealed nuclear facility it has been secretly building.

Prosecutors: Polanski efforts go back decades (AP) Posted: 28 Sep 2009 04:45 PM PDT AP - Prosecutors said Monday that they made contact multiple times with several countries in their efforts to arrest Roman Polanski since he fled overseas in 1978, disputing claims by the director's attorneys that they never pursued extradition because it would expose misconduct by the court that handled his sex case.

Roman Polanski's arrest: Why the French are outraged (Time.com) Posted: 28 Sep 2009 02:05 PM PDT Time.com - The arrest of Roman Polanski shows that a cultural divide still exists across the Atlantic. Outraged Europeans say their beloved director is the victim of puritanical American values, while U.S. authorities believe justice is finally being served

Crash scene overwhelmed by bees in Turkey (AP) Posted: 28 Sep 2009 05:04 PM PDT AP - A van carrying beehives crashed into a truck on Monday, and huge swarms of bees broke free and stung the injured and rescue workers at the scene.

A breakdown of Iran's missile arsenal (AP) Posted: 28 Sep 2009 02:34 PM PDT AP - A breakdown of Iran's missile arsenal:

Ecuador's Indian group protests water, mining laws (AP) Posted: 28 Sep 2009 05:01 PM PDT AP - Hundreds of Indians have blocked Ecuador's Pan American highway in several provinces with rocks, tree trunks and burning tires to protest new water, mining and oil laws.

Further injury woes rock New Zealand (AFP) Posted: 28 Sep 2009 01:33 PM PDT AFP - New Zealand have suffered a further injury blow before their must-win Champions Trophy cricket match against England in South Africa with fast bowler Daryl Tuffey ruled out because of a broken hand.

Japan prices tumble by record in August (AP) Posted: 28 Sep 2009 04:51 PM PDT AP - The government says prices in Japan tumbled at a record pace in August amid growing worries about jobs and wages.

Canada gov't looks set to survive confidence vote (Reuters) Posted: 28 Sep 2009 02:59 PM PDT Reuters - Canada's minority Conservative government gained the temporary support of an opposition party on Monday and is poised to survive a non-confidence motion in Parliament later this week.

Australian parents jailed for death of their baby (AP) Posted: 28 Sep 2009 04:49 AM PDT AP - A husband and wife were jailed Monday for the manslaughter of their baby, who died after they chose to use homeopathic remedies rather than conventional medicine to treat her severe skin disorder.

Honduras shuts Zelaya-aligned stations, suspends civil liberties (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 28 Sep 2009 07:45 AM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — The de facto government that's in power in Honduras closed down television and radio stations Monday morning that are aligned with ousted President Manuel Zelaya.

Olympics: Obama vs. Lula? Chicago vs. Rio? Which would you choose? (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 28 Sep 2009 02:00 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Bringing justice and more power to the little guy has been a theme stressed by Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva almost every day of his long political career. Now, Brazil's president is hoping the International Olympic Committee (IOC) might see things his way.

Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire: Is Fragile Peace Breaking Down? (Time.com) Posted: 28 Sep 2009 02:05 PM PDT Time.com - Both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict see provocations, and some observers believe it's only a matter of time before the fragile peace breaks down again

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