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• Al-Qaida showing smaller presence in Afghanistan (AP)
• Ousted Honduran leader dismisses decree decision (AP)
• Somali defense minister seized in Uganda (AP)
• 2016 Olympics a crowning glory for Brazil leader (AP)
• 3 Americans share Nobel physics prize (AP)
• Abbas Cancels Israel War-Crimes Report, Boosting Hamas (Time.com)
• List of recent Nobel Prize in chemistry winners (AP)
• Security walls at Samarra shrine now create divide (AP)
• Brazil TV crime host hunted after arrest ordered (AP)
• Top Rwanda genocide suspect caught in Uganda (AP)
• Obama offers no firm signals on Afghanistan troops (AP)
• Upbeat Canada economic figures greeted cautiously (Reuters)
• Australia raises interest rate to 3.25 percent (AP)
• Republicans press Obama to send more troops to Afghanistan (McClatchy Newspapers)
• North Korea ready for six-party talks – with caveat (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Afghan Women in Politics: Afghan Star's Tarana Wins Seat (Time.com)

Al-Qaida showing smaller presence in Afghanistan (AP) Posted: 06 Oct 2009 05:03 PM PDT AP - Al-Qaida's role in Afghanistan has faded after eight years of war.

Ousted Honduran leader dismisses decree decision (AP) Posted: 06 Oct 2009 05:01 PM PDT AP - Ousted President Manuel Zelaya on Tuesday dismissed the withdrawal of an emergency decree that curbed civil liberties, calling it a meaningless gesture from a coup-imposed government that refuses to restore him to power.

Somali defense minister seized in Uganda (AP) Posted: 06 Oct 2009 04:08 PM PDT AP - Somalia's defense minister was seized Tuesday during a trip to the Ugandan capital in what the Somali president said was likely a "mistake" by Ugandan security forces.

2016 Olympics a crowning glory for Brazil leader (AP) Posted: 06 Oct 2009 02:43 PM PDT AP - He is the Pele of politics, knighted the "most popular politician on Earth" by another contender for the title — Barack Obama.

3 Americans share Nobel physics prize (AP) Posted: 06 Oct 2009 03:27 PM PDT AP - The next time you snap a digital photo and post it to Facebook, you can probably thank the three men who won the Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday.

Abbas Cancels Israel War-Crimes Report, Boosting Hamas (Time.com) Posted: 06 Oct 2009 12:05 PM PDT Time.com - The decision by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to suppress a U.N. investigation of alleged war crimes in Gaza has presented a massive political gift to Hamas

List of recent Nobel Prize in chemistry winners (AP) Posted: 06 Oct 2009 04:59 PM PDT AP - Recent winners of the Nobel Prize in chemistry, and their research, according to the Nobel Foundation:

Security walls at Samarra shrine now create divide (AP) Posted: 06 Oct 2009 02:18 PM PDT AP - The U.S. military on Tuesday handed over the last of its bases outside Samarra, a city billed as a reconciliation success story. Worries linger though that wartime remedies like barriers and checkpoints will encourage divisions and undermine hard-won security gains.

Brazil TV crime host hunted after arrest ordered (AP) Posted: 06 Oct 2009 04:11 PM PDT AP - Brazilian police say they are hunting for a TV crime show host and former state legislator who is accused of commissioning killings to boost ratings.

Top Rwanda genocide suspect caught in Uganda (AP) Posted: 06 Oct 2009 05:03 PM PDT AP - A top suspect wanted for orchestrating the killings of thousands of people in Rwanda's 1994 genocide — including children, hospital patients, priests and even an elderly and revered African queen — has been captured, police said Tuesday.

Obama offers no firm signals on Afghanistan troops (AP) Posted: 06 Oct 2009 05:21 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama on Tuesday ruled out shrinking the Afghanistan war to a counterterrorism campaign. Yet he did not signal whether he is prepared to send any more troops to the war zone — either the 40,000 his top commander wants or a smaller buildup, according to several officials.

Upbeat Canada economic figures greeted cautiously (Reuters) Posted: 06 Oct 2009 09:53 AM PDT Reuters - More evidence emerged on Tuesday that the Canadian economy is pulling out of recession but economists were guarded in their enthusiasm, saying that September jobs figures due out on Friday will offer a better test.

Australia raises interest rate to 3.25 percent (AP) Posted: 06 Oct 2009 06:33 AM PDT AP - Australia's central bank unexpectedly raised interest rates by a quarter point Tuesday, becoming the first major economy to increase the cost of borrowing amid signs its recovery from the global slump is gaining momentum.

Republicans press Obama to send more troops to Afghanistan (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 06 Oct 2009 04:00 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON -- Republican congressional leaders urged President Barack Obama on Tuesday to send more U.S. troops in Afghanistan, saying he should act quickly lest any delay endanger troops who already are there and are facing a deteriorating situation.

North Korea ready for six-party talks – with caveat (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 06 Oct 2009 02:00 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - North Korea's new readiness to return to stalled international talks about its nuclear program – if prior negotiations with the United States go well – puts the diplomatic ball in Washington's court.

Afghan Women in Politics: Afghan Star's Tarana Wins Seat (Time.com) Posted: 06 Oct 2009 12:05 PM PDT Time.com - While the national election is mired in fraud, provincial council results show that Afghans haven't quite given up on trying to reform their country

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