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• Lockerbie bomber freed, returns to cheers in Libya (AP)
• Low turnout seen in Afghan election; 26 killed (AP)
• Al-Qaida emerges as main suspect in Iraq bombings (AP)
• In runner's village, no doubts on her gender (AP)
• Could the Women's 800-meter World Champ, Caster Semenya, Be a Man? (Time.com)
• Egypt unveils restoration of famous synagogue (AP)
• Bermuda under storm warning as Bill revs up (AP)
• Out of Africa and into China, emigres struggle (Reuters)
• Japan opposition headed for decisive victory: reports (Reuters)
• Government promises to boost aid to Arctic economy (Reuters)
• Persistence helps NZ diver find lost wedding ring (AP)
• Despite low turnout, Afghan vote declared a success (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Russia says Arctic Sea hijackers demanded ransom, threatened to blow up ship (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Dying of Cancer, the Lockerbie Bomber Returns Home to Libya (Time.com)
• Gunman Attacks Women's Village in Kenya (OneWorld.net)

Lockerbie bomber freed, returns to cheers in Libya (AP) Posted: 20 Aug 2009 05:03 PM PDT AP - The only man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing returned home Thursday to a cheering crowd after his release from a Scottish prison — an outrage to many relatives of the 270 people who perished when Pan Am Flight 103 exploded.

Low turnout seen in Afghan election; 26 killed (AP) Posted: 20 Aug 2009 05:03 PM PDT AP - Millions of Afghans defied threats Thursday to cast ballots in the country's second national elections since Taliban rule, but turnout appeared weaker this time because of continuing violence, fear and disenchantment. In much of the Taliban's southern strongholds, many people did not dare to vote, bolstering the hopes of President Hamid Karzai's chief rival.

Al-Qaida emerges as main suspect in Iraq bombings (AP) Posted: 20 Aug 2009 02:16 PM PDT AP - Al-Qaida in Iraq is the most likely suspect behind massive truck bombings targeting major government institutions in Baghdad.

In runner's village, no doubts on her gender (AP) Posted: 20 Aug 2009 03:14 PM PDT AP - She wore pants instead of a skirt to school, played soccer with the boys and was teased about her masculine looks.

Could the Women's 800-meter World Champ, Caster Semenya, Be a Man? (Time.com) Posted: 20 Aug 2009 03:40 PM PDT Time.com - South Africa's Caster Semenya has just become the women's 800-meter world champion, but now she finds herself having to undergo gender testing to prove that she isn't a he

Egypt unveils restoration of famous synagogue (AP) Posted: 20 Aug 2009 12:40 PM PDT AP - The head of antiquities on Thursday unveiled restoration work under way at one Egypt's most famous synagogues, a project he denied was meant to assuage Jewish anger at the country's culture minister.

Bermuda under storm warning as Bill revs up (AP) Posted: 20 Aug 2009 05:19 PM PDT AP - Bermuda issued a tropical storm warning Thursday as Hurricane Bill regained some of its muscle, while dangerous waves and riptides were likely along most of the eastern U.S. coast over the weekend.

Out of Africa and into China, emigres struggle (Reuters) Posted: 20 Aug 2009 05:06 PM PDT Reuters - Sweating heavily and yelling at Chinese police officers, a group of Nigerians dragged the lifeless body of an injured compatriot up to a Guangzhou police station, blood dripping from a deep gash on his head.

Japan opposition headed for decisive victory: reports (Reuters) Posted: 20 Aug 2009 05:12 PM PDT Reuters - Japan's opposition Democratic Party may score a runaway victory in an August 30 election, seizing power from Prime Minister Taro Aso's conservative party which has ruled for most of the past 54 years, newspapers said on Friday.

Government promises to boost aid to Arctic economy (Reuters) Posted: 18 Aug 2009 09:58 AM PDT Reuters - Prime Minister Stephen Harper launched a tour to assert Canada's Arctic sovereignty claims on Tuesday, saying the government was not ignoring the vast but sparsely populated region's economic and social ills.

Persistence helps NZ diver find lost wedding ring (AP) Posted: 20 Aug 2009 06:23 AM PDT AP - A New Zealand man who promised his wife he would find his wedding ring after it fell into the capital's murky harbor has succeeded — 16 months later.

Despite low turnout, Afghan vote declared a success (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 20 Aug 2009 02:30 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - KABUL, Afghanistan — The Afghan government and the principal opposition candidate declared the country's second presidential election a success Thursday, despite strong indications that Taliban threats and attacks had kept voters at home in southern and eastern Afghanistan.

Russia says Arctic Sea hijackers demanded ransom, threatened to blow up ship (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 19 Aug 2009 02:00 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - A simple hijacking for ransom?

Dying of Cancer, the Lockerbie Bomber Returns Home to Libya (Time.com) Posted: 20 Aug 2009 03:40 PM PDT Time.com - Suffering from cancer and not expected to live another three months, convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi has been released from prison in Scotland and allowed to return to Libya

Gunman Attacks Women's Village in Kenya (OneWorld.net) Posted: 20 Aug 2009 11:14 AM PDT OneWorld.net - WASHINGTON, Aug 20 (OneWorld.net) - A gunman attacked a women's village Tuesday in northern Kenya, threatening and chasing women from their homes, an advocacy group reported. The police have yet to take any action to stop the man, the former husband of the village's founder.

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