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In Bethlehem, Pope calls for Palestinian state (AP) Posted: 13 May 2009 02:43 PM PDT AP - Pope Benedict XVI made a powerful plea Wednesday for a Palestinian state, mixing prayer and politics at Jesus' birthplace and expressing solidarity at a refugee camp with "all the homeless Palestinians who long to be able to return to their birthplace."

New threat for Iraqi military: Drop in oil prices (AP) Posted: 13 May 2009 04:57 PM PDT AP - Lower oil prices are threatening Iraq's efforts to build a military capable of defending the country, raising the possibility that the Iraqis will need substantial U.S. help for years after the Americans leave by 2012.

Shaky coalition expected as India's election ends (AP) Posted: 13 May 2009 10:30 AM PDT AP - India's monthlong election ended Wednesday, with tens of millions of Indians casting ballots in a vote widely expected to usher in a shaky coalition government. While results were not being announced until Saturday, Indian media polls indicated the Congress party-led ruling coalition could be narrowly ahead of the opposition Hindu-nationalist alliance.

Spokesman: Trial imminent for Myanmar's Suu Kyi (AP) Posted: 13 May 2009 04:45 PM PDT AP - Detained Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will be put on trial Thursday in connection with the intrusion of an American who sneaked uninvited into her compound, a spokesman for her party said.

Suicide bomb kills 7, wounds 21 in Afghanistan (AP) Posted: 13 May 2009 01:05 PM PDT AP - A suicide car bomber killed seven people and wounded 21 others Wednesday outside a U.S. military base in the same part of eastern Afghanistan where militants stormed government buildings a day earlier, police said.

Terror-Linked Charity Finds New Life Amid Pakistan Refugee Crisis (Time.com) Posted: 13 May 2009 02:55 PM PDT Time.com - As hundreds of thousands flee the fight against the Taliban, another Islamist organization is on hand to offer aid that could win their loyalty

EU Policies Deepen Jobs Crisis (OneWorld.net) Posted: 13 May 2009 03:48 PM PDT OneWorld.net - WASHINGTON, May 13 (OneWorld.net) - European free trade policies will continue to drive up job losses in the European Union and worldwide, said a British social justice group following an European Union summit to address the economic crisis' impact on employment.

Correction: Iraq-US Deaths story (AP) Posted: 13 May 2009 12:22 PM PDT AP - In a May 12 story about U.S. deaths in Iraq, The Associated Press, relying on information from the Defense Department, reported erroneously where Navy Cmdr. Charles K. Springle died. It was Camp Liberty, not Camp Victory.

Bolivia: Peru ties 'at risk' over refugee decision (AP) Posted: 13 May 2009 04:33 PM PDT AP - Bolivia's president says relations with Peru are at "high risk" after the neighboring nation gave refuge to two more former Bolivian officials accused in the 2003 army killings of dozens of protesters.

Rape is effective weapon of war, US senators told (AP) Posted: 13 May 2009 03:19 PM PDT AP - Hundreds of thousands of women, girls and babies have been raped during 12 years of conflict in eastern Congo, victims of a weapon of war that almost always goes unpunished, senators were told Wednesday.

Myanmar's Suu Kyi to be charged over U.S. swimmer: party (Reuters) Posted: 13 May 2009 04:51 PM PDT Reuters - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will be charged in connection with an American man who allegedly sneaked into her compound in Yangon where she is under house arrest, a spokesman for her party said on Thursday.

Canada says union must concede more to save GM (Reuters) Posted: 13 May 2009 11:25 AM PDT Reuters - A cost-cutting deal between the Canadian Auto Workers union and General Motors Corp that was reached in March is no longer sufficient to ensure the viability of GM's Canadian operations and more cuts are needed, Industry Minister Tony Clement told Reuters on Wednesday.

UK museum returns human skull to Australia (AP) Posted: 13 May 2009 10:36 AM PDT AP - Aboriginal elder Major Sumner, wearing a loincloth and chanting a dirge, danced Wednesday in front of the Edwardian facade of the World Museum Liverpool to mark the return of a skull taken from Australia more than a century ago.

FBI expert calls harsh interrogation techniques 'ineffective' (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 13 May 2009 02:53 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — A former FBI special agent who interrogated senior al Qaida captives told the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday that harsh interrogation techniques are "ineffective, slow and unreliable," and disputed claims by former vice president Dick Cheney and others that they helped uncover major terrorist plots.

Spike in suicide attacks: Is Al Qaeda in Iraq coming back? (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 13 May 2009 02:00 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - US and Iraqi officials facing an increase in high-profile suicide bombs do not believe it signals a reversal of a trend of declining attacks. But they say political maneuvering by an Iraqi leadership preparing for national elections is likely to sway decisions that are key to bolstering security.

Expenses Scandal Only Adds to Brown's Woes (Time.com) Posted: 13 May 2009 02:55 PM PDT Time.com - All British politicians look bad at the moment. But Prime Minister Gordon Brown has been damaged worst of all

Indigenous Malaysians Empowered to Protect Land (OneWorld.net) Posted: 13 May 2009 04:07 PM PDT OneWorld.net - WASHINGTON, May 13 (OneWorld.net) - A landmark ruling by the Malaysian courts has granted indigenous tribes land rights that could help them stop deforestation and the expansion of palm oil plantations on their traditional terrains.

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