Yahoo! News: World News

---

• 5 U.S. troops among 50 killed in Afghan violence (AP)
• Back-to-back bombs at Shiite shrine in Iraq kill 4 (AP)
• Quake rattles Venezuela capital, nearby states (AP)
• UK troubled by anti-Islam rallies, counterprotests (AP)
• Cuba mourns comrade-in-arms of Fidel Castro (AP)
• Hunger Strikers Ask U.S. to Help Iranian Dissidents in Iraq (Time.com)
• AP Source: American Airlines talking with JAL (AP)
• US envoy arrives in Israel for talks (AP)
• Honduras' interim president: US revoked my visas (AP)
• Thousands alter their lives in flooded West Africa (AP)
• Afghanistan: Questions, answers on war, US plans (AP)
• More suspected asylum-seekers picked up near Australia (Reuters)
• Afghan election panel changed fraud rules after voting was over (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Homing pigeon faster than Internet? In S. Africa, the answer's yes. (The Christian Science Monitor)
• A Post-Mugabe Zimbabwe: Still Slow in Coming (Time.com)

5 U.S. troops among 50 killed in Afghan violence (AP) Posted: 12 Sep 2009 03:19 PM PDT AP - About 50 civilians, security forces and militants were killed in a wave of violence around Afghanistan, including a bomb that left 14 Afghan travelers dead in one of the country's most dangerous regions. Five American soldiers died in two attacks using roadside bombs.

Back-to-back bombs at Shiite shrine in Iraq kill 4 (AP) Posted: 12 Sep 2009 03:20 PM PDT AP - Two bombs exploded back to back near a Shiite shrine in central Baghdad where worshippers had gathered in prayer Saturday, killing four people and injuring 24, police and hospital officials said.

Quake rattles Venezuela capital, nearby states (AP) Posted: 12 Sep 2009 05:26 PM PDT AP - An earthquake shook Venezuela's capital and nearby states Saturday, injuring 14 people and causing damage to a few buildings.

UK troubled by anti-Islam rallies, counterprotests (AP) Posted: 12 Sep 2009 11:39 AM PDT AP - Violent clashes between anti-Islam demonstrators and Muslim counter-protesters in English cities are worrying the government, with one British minister comparing the disturbances to 1930s-era fascist incitement.

Cuba mourns comrade-in-arms of Fidel Castro (AP) Posted: 12 Sep 2009 10:44 AM PDT AP - The death of Juan Almeida Bosque, a vice president who was one of the last giants of Cuba's 1959 revolution, plunged the island into mourning Saturday and was a stark reminder of the mortality of all of Cuba's aging leaders — including brothers Raul and Fidel Castro.

Hunger Strikers Ask U.S. to Help Iranian Dissidents in Iraq (Time.com) Posted: 12 Sep 2009 12:50 PM PDT Time.com - After Iraq raided a camp of Iranian exiles, and imprisoned 36 of them, their relatives have gone on hunger strike to pressure the U.S. into taking back control of Camp Ashraf -- and honoring their promise to protect those who live there

AP Source: American Airlines talking with JAL (AP) Posted: 12 Sep 2009 05:12 PM PDT AP - American Airlines parent AMR Corp. is negotiating for closer ties and possibly an investment in financially troubled Japan Airlines Corp., according to a person familiar with the talks.

US envoy arrives in Israel for talks (AP) Posted: 12 Sep 2009 02:28 PM PDT AP - U.S. Mideast peace envoy George Mitchell is in Israel to try and kick start Israeli-Palestinian talks before the two sides meet at the U.N. later this month.

Honduras' interim president: US revoked my visas (AP) Posted: 12 Sep 2009 03:44 PM PDT AP - Washington has revoked the visas of Honduras' interim president and 17 other top officials to pressure the Central American nation to reinstate ousted leader Manuel Zelaya, Honduras' government said Saturday.

Thousands alter their lives in flooded West Africa (AP) Posted: 12 Sep 2009 04:28 PM PDT AP - The only piece of furniture that survived the most recent flood in Fatou Dione's house is her bed. It's propped up on cinderblocks and hovers just above the water lapping at the walls of her bedroom.

Afghanistan: Questions, answers on war, US plans (AP) Posted: 12 Sep 2009 05:19 PM PDT AP - The link between Afghanistan and al-Qaida has dimmed in memory in the eight years since the Sept. 11 attacks. Osama bin Laden remains at large. The fighting grinds on.

More suspected asylum-seekers picked up near Australia (Reuters) Posted: 12 Sep 2009 05:06 PM PDT Reuters - An Australian naval ship intercepted a second boat carrying dozens of suspected asylum-seekers off the northern coast hours after boarding another vessel in the area, a minister said.

Afghan election panel changed fraud rules after voting was over (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 12 Sep 2009 02:43 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - KABUL, Afghanistan — After it determined that excluding questionable ballots in Afghanistan's August presidential election would force President Hamid Karzai into a runoff, the country's Independent Election Commission voted to allow to them be counted, commission and Western officials told McClatchy.

Homing pigeon faster than Internet? In S. Africa, the answer's yes. (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 10 Sep 2009 02:00 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Sometimes 12th-century technology wins.

A Post-Mugabe Zimbabwe: Still Slow in Coming (Time.com) Posted: 12 Sep 2009 12:50 PM PDT Time.com - There are signs of improvement in the southern African nation of Zimbabwe. But real change was always going to take time -- and Robert Mugabe is making sure any shift is not too radical

You are subscribed to email updates from Yahoo! News: World News To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now.	Email delivery powered by Google
Google Inc., 20 West Kinzie, Chicago IL USA 60610