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Protests erupt in Nepal after PM fires army chief (AP) Posted: 03 May 2009 12:34 PM PDT AP - Nepal's prime minister fired the army chief Sunday after a struggle over admitting former Maoist rebel fighters to the military, sparking mass protests and jeopardizing the survival of the country's first elected government.

Panama chooses new president amid canal expansion (AP) Posted: 03 May 2009 03:17 PM PDT AP - A conservative supermarket magnate was favored to win presidential elections Sunday that will determine who oversees expansion of the Panama Canal, the nation's economic engine.

FX retail trading platform FOREX.com launches in Europe (Reuters) Posted: 03 May 2009 04:10 PM PDT Reuters - Online currency trading platform FOREX.com launched in Europe on Monday, offering retail investors across the continent another way to trade in the $3.2 trillion a day market.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,284 (AP) Posted: 03 May 2009 04:20 PM PDT AP - As of Sunday, May 3, 2009, at least 4,284 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Helicopter crash kills 18 soldiers in Venezuela (AP) Posted: 03 May 2009 02:09 PM PDT AP - Eighteen Venezuelan soldiers, including a brigadier general, died when their helicopter crashed Sunday near Venezuela's border with Colombia, President Hugo Chavez said.

State TV: Tuareg rebels in Niger release hostage (AP) Posted: 03 May 2009 04:40 PM PDT AP - Tuareg rebels fighting the government of Niger released their last hostage on Sunday, an interior minister said on state TV.

U.S. says Islamist militancy a concern in Bangladesh (Reuters) Posted: 03 May 2009 02:23 PM PDT Reuters - The United States believes that Islamist militancy remains a concern for Bangladesh, U.S. Ambassador James F. Moriarty said Sunday, after a former prime minister said there was no such threat.

Australia sees dynamics behind military spend (AFP) Posted: 03 May 2009 12:37 AM PDT AFP - Australia's defence minister denied that the country was massively boosting military spending solely because of China's emergence as a global power.

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