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• Strong quakes near Vanuatu spark tsunami alert (AP)
• Pakistan's military concerned over US aid bill (AP)
• Top court overturns Italian premier's immunity (AP)
• Disappearance of Iranian scientist creates mystery (AP)
• Taliban say they're no threat to other countries (AP)
• China: Reshooting History in 'Founding of a Republic' (Time.com)
• Higgins edges O'Sullivan in cliff-hanger (AFP)
• Abbas faces more anger over UN war crimes report (AP)
• Guard killed in jailbreak by Colombia rebel leader (AP)
• U.S. cool to Mugabe's overture for better ties (Reuters)
• Obama receives request for Afghan troop increase (Reuters)
• Canada faces possible new confidence test this week (Reuters)
• Huge 7.8 earthquake prompts Pacific tsunami warning (AFP)
• Obama requested early look at Afghanistan troop request (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Fearful of Iran's influence, Saudi king reaches out to Syria (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Afghanistan: Taliban Attacks on NATO Convoys Increase (Time.com)

Strong quakes near Vanuatu spark tsunami alert (AP) Posted: 07 Oct 2009 04:42 PM PDT AP - Two powerful earthquakes rocked the South Pacific near the Vanuatu archipelago Thursday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey reported, triggering a regional tsunami alert.

Pakistan's military concerned over US aid bill (AP) Posted: 07 Oct 2009 04:44 PM PDT AP - Pakistan's powerful military on Wednesday rejected U.S. attempts to link billions of dollars in foreign aid to increased monitoring of its anti-terror efforts, complicating American attempts to strike al-Qaida and Taliban fighters on the Afghan border.

Top court overturns Italian premier's immunity (AP) Posted: 07 Oct 2009 04:44 PM PDT AP - Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi vowed to stay on and "go forward" Wednesday after an Italian court struck down a law granting him immunity from prosecution and allowed trials for corruption and tax fraud to resume in Milan. There were immediate calls for his resignation.

Disappearance of Iranian scientist creates mystery (AP) Posted: 07 Oct 2009 03:07 PM PDT AP - The disappearance of an Iranian nuclear scientist on a pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia in June is raising questions about whether he defected and gave the West information on Iran's nuclear program.

Taliban say they're no threat to other countries (AP) Posted: 07 Oct 2009 11:09 AM PDT AP - Afghanistan's insurgent Taliban marked the eighth anniversary of the U.S. invasion Wednesday saying they have no "agenda" to harm other countries but would continue fighting as long as America and its allies remain in the troubled nation.

China: Reshooting History in 'Founding of a Republic' (Time.com) Posted: 07 Oct 2009 09:40 AM PDT Time.com - How a new state film about China's communist revolution blurs the past to validate the present

Higgins edges O'Sullivan in cliff-hanger (AFP) Posted: 07 Oct 2009 04:07 PM PDT AFP - Defending champion John Higgins just managed to hold his nerve Wednesday to see off world number one Ronnie O'Sullivan 5-4 in a thrilling second-round Grand Prix meeting at Glasgow's Kelvin Hall.

Abbas faces more anger over UN war crimes report (AP) Posted: 07 Oct 2009 01:46 PM PDT AP - In five turbulent years in office, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has never faced as much outrage as over his decision to suspend efforts to get Israeli officials put on trial for war crimes in Gaza.

Guard killed in jailbreak by Colombia rebel leader (AP) Posted: 07 Oct 2009 04:07 PM PDT AP - Machine gun-firing rebels on motorbikes attacked a prison Wednesday, springing a guerrilla commander charged with kidnapping two journalists on assignment for the Los Angeles Times.

U.S. cool to Mugabe's overture for better ties (Reuters) Posted: 07 Oct 2009 04:21 PM PDT Reuters - The United States reacted coolly on Wednesday to Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's overture for better ties, saying he should end political arrests and media censorship and honor a power-sharing deal.

Obama receives request for Afghan troop increase (Reuters) Posted: 07 Oct 2009 04:58 PM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama has received a request for more troops by the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, the Pentagon said on Wednesday, moving him a step closer to a long-awaited decision on a new military buildup.

Canada faces possible new confidence test this week (Reuters) Posted: 07 Oct 2009 07:56 AM PDT Reuters - Canada's minority Conservative government could face a new confidence test in Parliament this week, a minister said on Wednesday, but judging from recent voting patterns an election will most likely be averted.

Huge 7.8 earthquake prompts Pacific tsunami warning (AFP) Posted: 07 Oct 2009 04:06 PM PDT AFP - A huge 7.8-magnitude earthquake triggered a tsunami warning for large parts of the South Pacific on Thursday, days after giant waves killed 177 people in Samoa, American Samoa and Tonga.

Obama requested early look at Afghanistan troop request (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 07 Oct 2009 04:33 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama asked for and received a personal copy of his Afghanistan commander's request for more troops before top military officials had formally reviewed it so it wouldn't be leaked to reporters.

Fearful of Iran's influence, Saudi king reaches out to Syria (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 07 Oct 2009 02:00 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia arrived here Wednesday to mend fences with Syria and strengthen regional cooperation in a move that some hope could advance President Barack Obama's Middle East peace plans.

Afghanistan: Taliban Attacks on NATO Convoys Increase (Time.com) Posted: 07 Oct 2009 09:40 AM PDT Time.com - With ever greater ferocity, Taliban fighters are strangling food- and fuel-supply routes -- unless the right palms are greased

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