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• Gadhafi in grand UN performance (AP)
• Gadhafi speaks and speaks and speaks at the UN (AP)
• UK's Brown signals nuclear subs reduction (AP)
• Iran to ask for nuclear fuel at talks next week (AP)
• Excerpts from AP interview with Ahmadinejad (AP)
• Obama, Netanyahu, Abbas Tussle Over Mideast Peace (Time.com)
• Brown warns of further sanctions against Iran and NKorea (AFP)
• Saudi Arabia inaugurates its first coed university (AP)
• Survey: 75 pct of Mexicans unhappy with country (AP)
• African leaders ally to eradicate deadly malaria (AP)
• Commander to send troop request for Afghanistan (AP)
• Ford Canada labor talks continue, key issue not met (Reuters)
• Dust storm shrouds Sydney, obscures monuments (AP)
• Web forums help Iraqi refugees adapt to America (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Honduras crisis: Brazil grabs leadership role (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Serbia Scraps Gay-Pride Parade in Belgrade Amid Threats (Time.com)

Gadhafi in grand UN performance (AP) Posted: 23 Sep 2009 03:39 PM PDT AP - After 40 years of shunning U.N. appearances, Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi evidently had a lot to get off his chest.

Gadhafi speaks and speaks and speaks at the UN (AP) Posted: 23 Sep 2009 12:47 PM PDT AP - Inside the General Assembly's cavernous chamber, as leaders began filling nearly every seat and aisles were standing-room only, the light-colored robes of some African and Mideast leaders dotted a sea of dark business suits. Polite applause followed the opening remarks of U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and General Assembly President Ali Treki.

UK's Brown signals nuclear subs reduction (AP) Posted: 23 Sep 2009 01:04 PM PDT AP - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown signaled Wednesday at the U.N. General Assembly that he is prepared to scale back the country's Trident submarine nuclear deterrent as part of a "global bargain" to reduce the world's nuclear arsenal.

Iran to ask for nuclear fuel at talks next week (AP) Posted: 23 Sep 2009 01:26 PM PDT AP - Iran's president says his country will ask the six world powers at nuclear talks next week for imports of highly enriched uranium — material that the U.S. fears Tehran wants to use to arm nuclear warheads.

Excerpts from AP interview with Ahmadinejad (AP) Posted: 23 Sep 2009 03:03 PM PDT AP - Here are excerpts from Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's interview Tuesday with The Associated Press:

Obama, Netanyahu, Abbas Tussle Over Mideast Peace (Time.com) Posted: 23 Sep 2009 04:00 PM PDT Time.com - Israel's hawkish Prime Minister may have forced the President to back down on settlements, but the U.S. hopes to force the pace of final-status negotiations

Brown warns of further sanctions against Iran and NKorea (AFP) Posted: 23 Sep 2009 04:52 PM PDT AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown warned Iran and North Korea Wednesday that they face further sanctions should they fail to comply with United Nations demands regarding their nuclear programs.

Saudi Arabia inaugurates its first coed university (AP) Posted: 23 Sep 2009 12:28 PM PDT AP - Saudi Arabia inaugurated on Wednesday its first-ever fully integrated coed university, and its ruler declared the institution will be a "beacon of tolerance" in a world attacked by extremists.

Survey: 75 pct of Mexicans unhappy with country (AP) Posted: 23 Sep 2009 03:51 PM PDT AP - Mexicans are overwhelmingly unhappy with the direction of their country, and one in three would immigrate to the United States if they could, a Pew Research Center survey said Wednesday.

African leaders ally to eradicate deadly malaria (AP) Posted: 23 Sep 2009 02:57 PM PDT AP - African states launched an campaign on Wednesday to stop malaria from killing an estimated 1 million people on their continent each year.

Commander to send troop request for Afghanistan (AP) Posted: 23 Sep 2009 04:27 PM PDT AP - The Pentagon sought Wednesday to march in step with the Obama administration's shifting war strategy as the White House considers using more counterterror strikes in Pakistan amid its doubts about adding troops in Afghanistan.

Ford Canada labor talks continue, key issue not met (Reuters) Posted: 23 Sep 2009 11:28 AM PDT Reuters - Cost-savings talks between Ford Motor Co's Canadian subsidiary and the Canadian Auto Workers union continued on Wednesday, but the union said Ford had so far failed to address its key issue.

Dust storm shrouds Sydney, obscures monuments (AP) Posted: 23 Sep 2009 11:44 AM PDT AP - Red Outback grit shrouded Australia's largest city Wednesday, blotting out such landmarks as the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge and even reaching underground to coat subway stations. The country's worst dust storm in 70 years diverted planes and produced an eerie orange sky.

Web forums help Iraqi refugees adapt to America (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 23 Sep 2009 01:27 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD — "Mozart" is the screen name of a 44-year-old guitar-playing Iraqi refugee who was resettled in the United States recently.

Honduras crisis: Brazil grabs leadership role (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 22 Sep 2009 02:00 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - On the eve of this week's gathering of world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Brazil has thrust itself into the middle of Latin America's most delicate and volatile political crisis.

Serbia Scraps Gay-Pride Parade in Belgrade Amid Threats (Time.com) Posted: 23 Sep 2009 04:00 PM PDT Time.com - A wave of right-wing violence and intimidation is sweeping Serbia's capitaljust as the country is trying to reposition itself toward the West. Is thegovernment powerless to stop the rise of the ultranationalists?

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