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• Top official in China's volatile Urumqi sacked (AP)
• US, SKorea envoys discuss NKorean nuclear claim (AP)
• Gabon troops outside stadium as unrest continues (AP)
• Woman's case reflects prisoners' treatment in Iran (AP)
• In India: Will Merit Triumph Over Dynastic Ties? (Time.com)
• UK anti-Islamic extremism protest turns violent (AP)
• Report: 24 killed in South Sudan tribal violence (AP)
• Venezuela opens new probe into anti-Chavez TV (AP)
• Crucial World Cup wins for Cameroon and Egypt (AFP)
• US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 738 (AP)
• BoC's Carney says global recovery not established (Reuters)
• At some Afghan polling places, Karzai got every vote (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Target Germany: A Second Front in Afghanistan? (Time.com)
• Kenya: Soccer Tourney Brings Health Care Too (OneWorld.net)

Top official in China's volatile Urumqi sacked (AP) Posted: 05 Sep 2009 12:44 PM PDT AP - Chinese leaders bowed to public demands and sacked the head of a western city wracked by communal violence and a bizarre string of needle attacks, hoping to calm uneasy mobs and end protests that percolated for a third day Saturday.

US, SKorea envoys discuss NKorean nuclear claim (AP) Posted: 05 Sep 2009 12:39 PM PDT AP - Top nuclear envoys from South Korea and the United States held talks Saturday on a strategy to bring North Korea back to disarmament talks, a day after the North claimed it is in the final stages of enriching uranium.

Gabon troops outside stadium as unrest continues (AP) Posted: 05 Sep 2009 10:11 AM PDT AP - Hundreds of soldiers deployed en masse around Gabon's soccer stadium for a World Cup qualifier Saturday as the country's new president attended and postelection violence continued for a third straight day.

Woman's case reflects prisoners' treatment in Iran (AP) Posted: 05 Sep 2009 12:12 PM PDT AP - The interrogator politely apologized for grilling the prisoner about her role in the mass protests over Iran's disputed presidential election.

In India: Will Merit Triumph Over Dynastic Ties? (Time.com) Posted: 05 Sep 2009 03:45 PM PDT Time.com - The death of a powerful Chief Minister gives the ruling Congress Party a chance to show it is not swayed by blood-ties. Now, if only it weren't ruled by a dynasty itself...

UK anti-Islamic extremism protest turns violent (AP) Posted: 05 Sep 2009 03:12 PM PDT AP - A rally against Islamic extremism in the ethnically mixed English city of Birmingham turned violent Saturday as protesters clashed with counter-demonstrators. Police reported more than 30 arrests.

Report: 24 killed in South Sudan tribal violence (AP) Posted: 05 Sep 2009 09:02 AM PDT AP - An attack on a southern Sudan village has left 24 people dead, including a tribal chief, his three wives and several children, while dozens were wounded, a newspaper reported Saturday.

Venezuela opens new probe into anti-Chavez TV (AP) Posted: 05 Sep 2009 04:45 PM PDT AP - Venezuela's telecommunications chief announced a new probe into a television station opposed to President Hugo Chavez's government on Saturday, and said 29 broadcasters will soon face closure.

Crucial World Cup wins for Cameroon and Egypt (AFP) Posted: 05 Sep 2009 03:16 PM PDT AFP - Cameroon scored twice within four minutes to defeat Gabon 2-0 in Libreville Saturday and revive their hopes of qualifying for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 738 (AP) Posted: 05 Sep 2009 04:58 PM PDT AP - As of Saturday, Sept. 5, 2009, at least 738 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Friday at 10 a.m. EDT.

BoC's Carney says global recovery not established (Reuters) Posted: 05 Sep 2009 10:06 AM PDT Reuters - Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney said on Saturday that Canada would implement new bank capital rules endorsed by the G20 and that the country was making good headway in implementing tougher international standards aimed at preventing a repeat of the financial crisis.

At some Afghan polling places, Karzai got every vote (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 05 Sep 2009 01:55 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - KABUL, Afghanistan — Detailed polling records released by an Afghanistan election commission reveal numerous polling places in Kandahar Province where all the votes were delivered to a single candidate — incumbent President Hamid Karzai.

Target Germany: A Second Front in Afghanistan? (Time.com) Posted: 05 Sep 2009 03:45 PM PDT Time.com - The coalition airstrike on hijacked fuel tankers highlights both the efficacy of a new policy to protect civilians -- and German troops in Afghanistan

Kenya: Soccer Tourney Brings Health Care Too (OneWorld.net) Posted: 04 Sep 2009 06:49 PM PDT OneWorld.net - WASHINGTON, Sep 4 (OneWorld.net) - For many at last month's regional soccer tournament in Kenya's Dago village, the side event was a lifesaver; hundreds of local people received free medical checkups, eye and dental exams, and HIV testing and counseling.

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