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• Bomber hits key Pakistani border crossing; 19 dead (AP)
• In southern Afghan city, fears of Taliban takeover (AP)
• US-Colombia deal a pretext for military spending (AP)
• Nazi death camp blueprints given to Israel (AP)
• Madonna booed in Bucharest for defending Gypsies (AP)
• Soccer star benched for fasting during Ramadan (Time.com)
• EU concerns over dissident anger Cuba (Reuters)
• Iran ayatollah: Opposition not stooges for West (AP)
• Uruguay lawmakers OK gay adoption (AP)
• Nigerian police arrest 30 Afghan-linked Islamists (AFP)
• Japan's unemployment rate hits record high in July (AP)
• Harper to beef up Tory contingent in Senate (Reuters)
• Australia sweats through long, hot winter (AFP)
• Basque Terror Group Weaker But Still a Threat (Time.com)
• Peru's Rural Communities Coming Online (OneWorld.net)

Bomber hits key Pakistani border crossing; 19 dead (AP) Posted: 27 Aug 2009 01:54 PM PDT AP - A suicide bomber attacked the main border crossing for convoys ferrying supplies to U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan on Thursday, killing at least 19 security officers, officials said.

In southern Afghan city, fears of Taliban takeover (AP) Posted: 27 Aug 2009 01:53 PM PDT AP - Southern Afghanistan's largest city, Kandahar, is slipping back under Taliban control as overstretched U.S. troops focus on clearing insurgents from the countryside — a potentially alarming setback for President Barack Obama's war strategy.

US-Colombia deal a pretext for military spending (AP) Posted: 27 Aug 2009 04:47 PM PDT AP - Venezuela's Hugo Chavez has raised the stakes for Friday's meeting of South American presidents by threatening to break relations with Colombia over plans to give U.S. troops a 10-year lease on its bases.

Nazi death camp blueprints given to Israel (AP) Posted: 27 Aug 2009 02:45 PM PDT AP - Sketched on yellowing parchment, the 29 blueprints presented to Israel's prime minister Thursday lay out the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz in chilling detail, with gas chambers, crematoria, delousing facilities and watch towers drawn to scale.

Madonna booed in Bucharest for defending Gypsies (AP) Posted: 27 Aug 2009 02:14 PM PDT AP - At first, fans politely applauded the Roma performers sharing a stage with Madonna. Then the pop star condemned widespread discrimination against Roma, or Gypsies — and the cheers gave way to jeers.

Soccer star benched for fasting during Ramadan (Time.com) Posted: 27 Aug 2009 04:40 PM PDT Time.com - Italian soccer is caught in a wave of controversy, as a top coach and a team owner both blame Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting, for the poor performances of their Muslim players

EU concerns over dissident anger Cuba (Reuters) Posted: 27 Aug 2009 04:24 PM PDT Reuters - Diplomats from European Union countries angered Cuba on Thursday when they went to the home of a jailed dissident to express their concern about the case and what they view as government efforts to quell dissent.

Iran ayatollah: Opposition not stooges for West (AP) Posted: 27 Aug 2009 09:41 AM PDT AP - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said claims that opposition leaders had links to Western powers have not been proven despite widespread allegations of foreign meddling by hard-liners.

Uruguay lawmakers OK gay adoption (AP) Posted: 27 Aug 2009 05:23 PM PDT AP - Lawmakers in Uruguay have approved a bill allowing gay and lesbian couples to adopt.

Nigerian police arrest 30 Afghan-linked Islamists (AFP) Posted: 27 Aug 2009 12:16 PM PDT AFP - Thirty members of a militant Islamist sect who fled after the group's recent armed uprising in north Nigeria that claimed at least 800 lives have been arrested, a police officer said Thursday.

Japan's unemployment rate hits record high in July (AP) Posted: 27 Aug 2009 05:15 PM PDT AP - Japan's unemployment rose to an all-time high in July, and prices fell at a record pace, the government said Friday.

Harper to beef up Tory contingent in Senate (Reuters) Posted: 27 Aug 2009 11:08 AM PDT Reuters - Stung by provincial reluctance to hold elections for members of the Senate, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Thursday promised to name more Conservatives to Parliament's upper house.

Australia sweats through long, hot winter (AFP) Posted: 27 Aug 2009 04:08 AM PDT AFP - Drought-hit Australia has endured an exceptionally hot winter, with abnormal temperatures shattering records that had in some places stood since World War II, official figures show.

Basque Terror Group Weaker But Still a Threat (Time.com) Posted: 27 Aug 2009 04:40 PM PDT Time.com - In a series of recent raids, French police have struck a blow against Basque separatist group ETA, capturing caches of weapons and arresting three suspected members. But authorities caution that even a weakened ETA poses a serious threat

Peru's Rural Communities Coming Online (OneWorld.net) Posted: 27 Aug 2009 08:21 AM PDT OneWorld.net - CUZCO, Aug 27 (IPS) - Little by little, rural communities in southern Peru are beginning to take advantage of the Internet to acquire new knowledge and increase their income. But the use of computers in rural areas faces numerous challenges, from illiteracy to fear of the unknown or questions about the sustainability of these new communications initiatives once they are left in local hands.

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