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• Pakistan sets its sights on Taliban sanctuary (AP)
• Zimbabwe PM boycotts unity government (AP)
• Abdullah would bring new style in Afghanistan (AP)
• UN rights council endorses Gaza war crimes report (AP)
• 4 Americans die in Afghanistan blast (AP)
• Albania Asks India for Mother Teresa's Remains (Time.com)
• Kosovo, Macedonia sign border deal (AP)
• UN: Most Iraqi refugees in program go to US (AP)
• Zelaya aide: Honduran coup talks have broken down (AP)
• Zimbabwe: Tsvangirai aide released on bail (AP)
• Tension high as Afghanistan awaits election result (Reuters)
• Baby OK after train hits stroller in Australia (AP)
• Afghan economy stumbles amid election uncertainty (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Tsvangirai: Zimbabwe's MDC 'disengaging' from unity government (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Millions to Rally Against Poverty This Weekend (OneWorld.net)

Pakistan sets its sights on Taliban sanctuary (AP) Posted: 16 Oct 2009 05:02 PM PDT AP - The Pakistani military is setting its sights on the Taliban's remote sanctuary after nearly two weeks of big bombings across the country, as hundreds flee the Afghan border region each day before what promises to be the army's riskiest offensive yet.

Zimbabwe PM boycotts unity government (AP) Posted: 16 Oct 2009 04:09 PM PDT AP - Citing the "persecution" of a top aide, Zimbabwe's prime minister abandoned — at least temporarily — shared rule with President Robert Mugabe, marking a setback to the country's struggle to emerge from political gridlock, economic collapse and international isolation and sanctions.

Abdullah would bring new style in Afghanistan (AP) Posted: 16 Oct 2009 12:55 PM PDT AP - He could bring a fresh face to the pinnacle of Afghan politics for the first time in eight years, replacing a discredited president grappling with corruption, a flourishing narcotics trade and a Taliban insurgency growing more powerful by the day.

UN rights council endorses Gaza war crimes report (AP) Posted: 16 Oct 2009 01:41 PM PDT AP - The U.N. Human Rights Council voted Friday to endorse a Gaza war crimes report that calls on Israel and Hamas to carry out credible investigations into alleged abuses — or face possible referral to international war crimes prosecutors.

4 Americans die in Afghanistan blast (AP) Posted: 16 Oct 2009 01:19 PM PDT AP - A roadside bomb killed four American troops in southern Afghanistan, the U.S. said Friday, as a U.N.-backed panel finished most of its investigation into whether the level of fraud in the August presidential election would force a runoff.

Albania Asks India for Mother Teresa's Remains (Time.com) Posted: 16 Oct 2009 12:30 PM PDT Time.com - Kolkata, where Mother Teresa lived and worked for nearly seven decades, was shocked this week when Albania laid claim to the saint's remains

Kosovo, Macedonia sign border deal (AP) Posted: 16 Oct 2009 04:40 PM PDT AP - Kosovo's authorities said Friday they have demarcated a disputed border with Macedonia, a scene of tensions in the past.

UN: Most Iraqi refugees in program go to US (AP) Posted: 16 Oct 2009 03:08 PM PDT AP - More than 30,000 Iraqis have moved to the United States under a resettlement program that began in 2007 while much smaller numbers have gone to other countries, the U.N. refugee agency said Friday.

Zelaya aide: Honduran coup talks have broken down (AP) Posted: 16 Oct 2009 05:12 PM PDT AP - A top aide of ousted President Manuel Zelaya says talks to resolve the Honduran political crisis have collapsed because of the intransigence of the coup-installed government.

Zimbabwe: Tsvangirai aide released on bail (AP) Posted: 16 Oct 2009 03:54 PM PDT AP - The politician whose trial shook Zimbabwe's unity government is free on bail.

Tension high as Afghanistan awaits election result (Reuters) Posted: 16 Oct 2009 04:39 PM PDT Reuters - Tension was high in Afghanistan on Friday as electoral authorities prepared to announce whether incumbent Hamid Karzai would be forced into a runoff presidential election against his main rival.

Baby OK after train hits stroller in Australia (AP) Posted: 16 Oct 2009 04:20 PM PDT AP - A 6-month-old baby has miraculously survived a train hitting his stroller, which rolled onto the tracks when his mother let go for an instant.

Afghan economy stumbles amid election uncertainty (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 16 Oct 2009 03:24 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - KABUL, Afghanistan -- Gulbuddian Arabzada has a small factory that turns scrap aluminum into shiny new pans that Afghan families use for washing clothes, making bread and other tasks.

Tsvangirai: Zimbabwe's MDC 'disengaging' from unity government (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 16 Oct 2009 02:00 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe may have pushed his coalition partners around one time too many.

Millions to Rally Against Poverty This Weekend (OneWorld.net) Posted: 16 Oct 2009 10:04 AM PDT OneWorld.net - WASHINGTON, Oct 16 (OneWorld.net) - Well over 100 million people around the world are expected to "stand up" this weekend to call governments to action on poverty, hunger, and gender inequalities -- a set of global issues that most Americans say they would like their government to fund much more than it has.

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