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• Vote shows Mexicans have little faith in any party (AP)
• Clinton criticizes Russia for occupying Georgia (AP)
• Komorowski win strengthens Polish government (AP)
• Israel eases Gaza closure, but restrictions remain (AP)
• Venezuela honors lover of its independence hero (AP)
• The Kandahar Bubble: Where Afghanistan Meets the Jersey Shore (Time.com)
• Paris couture blooms with colorful gowns from Dior (AP)
• Biden, Iraqi president discuss how to end deadlock (AP)
• Church asks Chile pardons, including rights abuses (AP)
• Farmer killed in fresh attack on Nigerian Christian village (AFP)
• Pakistan end their Australia losing streak (AFP)
• Toronto hit by blackout after transformer fire (Reuters)
• Australian to be tried over 10 deaths in wildfire (AP)
• With Obama meeting scheduled, Israel eases Gaza import limits (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Netherlands' World Cup team gets Dutch Treat from South Africa's Afrikaners (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Were Two French Ministers Forced to Quit To Save Another? (Time.com)

Vote shows Mexicans have little faith in any party (AP) Posted: 05 Jul 2010 03:38 PM PDT AP - After a Super Sunday of elections across Mexico that was widely seen as a test for the 2012 presidential race and the nation's future, the winner turns out to be — well, not really anyone.

Clinton criticizes Russia for occupying Georgia (AP) Posted: 05 Jul 2010 01:43 PM PDT AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton rebuked Russia on Monday for failing to live up to the cease-fire agreement it signed nearly two years ago to end the fighting in this small former Soviet state.

Komorowski win strengthens Polish government (AP) Posted: 05 Jul 2010 11:23 AM PDT AP - Poland chose a rival of the late president over his twin brother in a vote seen as a move away from three months of shock, grief and mourning that followed the death of Lech Kaczynski in a plane crash.

Israel eases Gaza closure, but restrictions remain (AP) Posted: 05 Jul 2010 04:16 PM PDT AP - Israel is easing its blockade of Hamas-ruled Gaza to allow in virtually all consumer goods, items from household cleaners to timber that had been barred from import for years.

Venezuela honors lover of its independence hero (AP) Posted: 05 Jul 2010 02:45 PM PDT AP - South America's 19th century independence hero Simon Bolivar was reunited Monday with his controversial and audacious lover at a graveside ceremony.

The Kandahar Bubble: Where Afghanistan Meets the Jersey Shore (Time.com) Posted: 05 Jul 2010 10:40 AM PDT Time.com - With an incredibly busy flight schedule and tens of thousands of residents, the NATO base is nothing like the country it's in. But what's that funny smell?

Paris couture blooms with colorful gowns from Dior (AP) Posted: 05 Jul 2010 03:48 PM PDT AP - Paris was in full bloom on Monday, as Christian Dior designer John Galliano opened the city's fall-winter 2011 haute couture collections with a hothouse of petal-covered gowns and tulip shaped skirts in a riot of colors.

Biden, Iraqi president discuss how to end deadlock (AP) Posted: 05 Jul 2010 12:54 PM PDT AP - Vice President Joe Biden on Monday made a final effort to push Iraqi leaders to bridge their differences, which have created a dangerous political vacuum as U.S. troops head home.

Church asks Chile pardons, including rights abuses (AP) Posted: 05 Jul 2010 03:34 PM PDT AP - The Roman Catholic Church is petitioning Chile's government for prisoner pardons that would include people responsible for crimes against humanity, angering rights activists and some conservatives.

Farmer killed in fresh attack on Nigerian Christian village (AFP) Posted: 05 Jul 2010 01:08 PM PDT AFP - A farmer was killed and two others are unaccounted for after around 200 people raided a Christian village near the central Nigerian city of Jos, burning and looting, the military said Monday.

Pakistan end their Australia losing streak (AFP) Posted: 05 Jul 2010 01:02 PM PDT AFP - Pakistan beat Australia for the first time in 13 matches across all formats as they won the first Twenty20 international by 23 runs at Edgbaston here on Monday.

Toronto hit by blackout after transformer fire (Reuters) Posted: 05 Jul 2010 03:19 PM PDT Reuters - A fire at a Toronto transformer station knocked out power to much of the city on Monday, snarling traffic in the midst of a blistering heatwave, but appearing to have little impact on financial markets.

Australian to be tried over 10 deaths in wildfire (AP) Posted: 05 Jul 2010 12:55 AM PDT AP - A man pleaded not guilty Monday to charges that he deliberately started one of the deadly wildfires that swept through southern Australia last year.

With Obama meeting scheduled, Israel eases Gaza import limits (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 05 Jul 2010 12:56 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - JERUSALEM — Israel on Monday announced a major change in the way it will manage the country's controversial blockade of the Gaza Strip, a move Israeli officials hope will ease tensions with the Obama administration on the eve of a visit to Washington by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Netherlands' World Cup team gets Dutch Treat from South Africa's Afrikaners (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 05 Jul 2010 12:44 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - There is an orange army in South Africa that watches every Netherlands World Cup game, that cheers every shot on goal, that boos every bad referee call, and that is convinced that Holland will win the 2010 FIFA World Cup after Tuesday's Netherlands vs. Uruguay semifinal.

Were Two French Ministers Forced to Quit To Save Another? (Time.com) Posted: 05 Jul 2010 10:40 AM PDT Time.com - The French government's growing expenses scandal has claimed its first victims, with two cabinet ministers stepping down on Sunday. But did President Nicolas Sarkozy force them to quit to divert attention away from another political controversy?

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