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• Pakistan, India at impasse in top diplomats' talks (AP)
• Socialists retain power in Portugal elections (AP)
• Conservative Merkel captures 2nd term in Germany (AP)
• Polanski's arrest could be his path to freedom (AP)
• Under pressure for nukes, Iran test fires missiles (AP)
• Can Former Iraqi Baathists in Syria Ever Go Home? (Time.com)
• Portuguese PM wins despite chafing reforms (AP)
• Suspect arrested in Iraqi taekwondo team murders (AP)
• Honduras expels OAS workers, ultimatum for Brazil (AP)
• Cricket: England in semi-finals, South Africa crash out (AFP)
• Death toll from Philippine storm rises to 86: govt (AFP)
• Canadian ruling party set for showdown on Thursday (Reuters)
• Honduras' de facto government turns away diplomats (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Water on the Moon Buoys India's Space Program (Time.com)

Pakistan, India at impasse in top diplomats' talks (AP) Posted: 27 Sep 2009 04:32 PM PDT AP - Pakistan and India hit a stalemate in their efforts to rejuvenate a stalled peace process after their top diplomats met for nearly two hours Sunday at a New York hotel on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly.

Socialists retain power in Portugal elections (AP) Posted: 27 Sep 2009 03:22 PM PDT AP - The center-left Socialist Party retained power in Portuguese elections Sunday, despite the country's highest jobless rate in 20 years.

Conservative Merkel captures 2nd term in Germany (AP) Posted: 27 Sep 2009 02:28 PM PDT AP - German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday won the center-right majority that eluded her four years ago — nudging Europe's biggest economic power to the right as it claws its way out of a deep recession.

Polanski's arrest could be his path to freedom (AP) Posted: 27 Sep 2009 04:33 PM PDT AP - A surprise arrest at the Zurich airport, detention at the hands of Swiss authorities, and a high-profile extradition process that could take weeks or months. The irony is that for Roman Polanski, the acclaimed director accused of child rape three decades ago, this latest ordeal could lead to the one thing he's lacked since: his freedom.

Under pressure for nukes, Iran test fires missiles (AP) Posted: 27 Sep 2009 03:07 PM PDT AP - Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard said it successfully test-fired short-range missiles Sunday in drills meant to show Tehran is prepared to crush any military threat from another country.

Can Former Iraqi Baathists in Syria Ever Go Home? (Time.com) Posted: 27 Sep 2009 07:20 AM PDT Time.com - Former Iraqi Baathists who fled to Syria after the war broke out say theyare ready to make amends with the Iraqi government and return home. There'sjust one problem: Iraq doesn't seem to want them

Portuguese PM wins despite chafing reforms (AP) Posted: 27 Sep 2009 03:04 PM PDT AP - Socialist leader Jose Socrates, set for another four years as Portugal's prime minister after elections Sunday, has antagonized many — even inside his own party — with his determination to reform and modernize Portugal.

Suspect arrested in Iraqi taekwondo team murders (AP) Posted: 27 Sep 2009 11:42 AM PDT AP - Iraqi commandos and U.S. forces have arrested a suspect in the 2006 kidnapping and murder of an Iraqi taekwondo team whose highway ambush became one of the symbols of Iraq's lawlessness during its worse years of sectarian violence.

Honduras expels OAS workers, ultimatum for Brazil (AP) Posted: 27 Sep 2009 04:02 PM PDT AP - Honduras' interim government on Sunday expelled personnel from the Organization of American States looking to set up a mediation effort and gave Brazil a 10-day ultimatum to decide what to do with ousted President Manuel Zelaya, who is holed up in the Brazilian Embassy.

Cricket: England in semi-finals, South Africa crash out (AFP) Posted: 27 Sep 2009 02:54 PM PDT AFP - England stormed into the Champions Trophy semi-finals with a 22-run victory over South Africa who crashed out of the tournament despite captain Graeme Smith's brave century here on Sunday.

Death toll from Philippine storm rises to 86: govt (AFP) Posted: 27 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT AFP - Massive flooding in the Philippine capital and surrounding areas killed at least 86 people and left 32 others missing, the government said Monday, but the actual death toll is likely to be far higher.

Canadian ruling party set for showdown on Thursday (Reuters) Posted: 27 Sep 2009 09:04 AM PDT Reuters - Canada's minority Conservative government is set for a showdown with the opposition Liberal Party on Thursday that could send the country back to the polls for the fourth time in just over five years.

Honduras' de facto government turns away diplomats (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 27 Sep 2009 04:24 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — The government of de facto President Roberto Micheletti Sunday refused to allow four diplomats from the Washington-based Organization of American States to enter Honduras — including one from the U.S. — because of these countries' recent diplomatic moves against the small Central American nation.

Water on the Moon Buoys India's Space Program (Time.com) Posted: 27 Sep 2009 07:20 AM PDT Time.com - The scientific breakthrough boosts India's ambitious plans for future space missions and will help the country compete in the commercial satellite launching business

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