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• American woman freed by Iran after bail deal (AP)
• Reports: Eiffel Tower bomb threat was false alarm (AP)
• Carter: US prisoner treated humanely in NKorea (AP)
• Scandals not slowing Brazil front runner (AP)
• Record level of US airstrikes hit Afghan militants (AP)
• Mideast Peace Talks: Getting Past the Settlements Issue (Time.com)
• Cambridge: Britain's blandest shopping town (Reuters)
• US troops help Iraqi military battle al-Qaida (AP)
• Doubts growing about Sunday election in Guinea (AP)
• New Zealand extends emergency in quake-hit Christchurch (AFP)
• British Columbia cuts deficit projection (Reuters)
• Australia pays to bring Winfrey to Sydney 'Oprah' House (AFP)
• Mitchell: Mideast peace accord can be inked in a year (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Israeli-Palestinian talks in Egypt address key issues of conflict (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Cuba Layoffs: What Will 500,000 Unemployed People Do? (Time.com)
• Kenya Primary School Teachers Test Poorly (OneWorld.net)

American woman freed by Iran after bail deal (AP) Posted: 14 Sep 2010 04:02 PM PDT AP - In just a few dizzying hours, American Sarah Shourd exchanged a cell in Tehran's Evin Prison for a private jet crossing the Persian Gulf on Tuesday, after an apparent diplomatic deal to cover a $500,000 bail and secure a release that seemed in jeopardy from the start.

Reports: Eiffel Tower bomb threat was false alarm (AP) Posted: 14 Sep 2010 04:04 PM PDT AP - Paris' Eiffel Tower and its immediate surroundings were evacuated Tuesday evening after an anonymous caller phoned in a bomb threat, but a police search turned up nothing suspicious, French media reported.

Carter: US prisoner treated humanely in NKorea (AP) Posted: 14 Sep 2010 05:09 PM PDT AP - Former President Jimmy Carter says he believes North Korea humanely treated an American prisoner who was held for seven months after crossing into the country.

Scandals not slowing Brazil front runner (AP) Posted: 14 Sep 2010 04:14 PM PDT AP - Two front-page scandals and increasingly bitter attacks by her rival are not slowing down Brazil's ruling party presidential candidate. A poll released Tuesday shows the leftist candidate has widened her lead over a rival who was once running even with her.

Record level of US airstrikes hit Afghan militants (AP) Posted: 14 Sep 2010 04:02 PM PDT AP - Drone aircraft unleashed two missile attacks in a lawless tribal region on the Afghan border Tuesday, making September the most intense period of U.S. strikes in Pakistan since they began in 2004, intelligence officials said.

Mideast Peace Talks: Getting Past the Settlements Issue (Time.com) Posted: 14 Sep 2010 04:55 PM PDT Time.com - Netanyahu may end his settlement construction moratorium in two weeks, but the U.S. warns Abbas to find a way to fudge the issue

Cambridge: Britain's blandest shopping town (Reuters) Posted: 14 Sep 2010 04:41 PM PDT Reuters - Cambridge, famous for its brilliant students, college towers and grassy meadows, is bottom of the class in Britain when it comes to the diversity of its high street stores, a think tank said on Wednesday.

US troops help Iraqi military battle al-Qaida (AP) Posted: 14 Sep 2010 02:26 PM PDT AP - American troops helped Iraqi security forces battle suspected al-Qaida militants for two days north of Baghdad, deploying ground units and launching airstrikes in what appears to be the most extensive fighting since the U.S. ended combat operations in Iraq last month.

Doubts growing about Sunday election in Guinea (AP) Posted: 14 Sep 2010 02:08 PM PDT AP - Supporters of the leading candidate in this weekend's historic presidential runoff election called Tuesday for Guinea's prime minister to step down, as doubts grew about whether the West African nation would go ahead with the vote.

New Zealand extends emergency in quake-hit Christchurch (AFP) Posted: 14 Sep 2010 04:24 PM PDT AFP - New Zealand authorities on Wednesday extended a state of emergency in earthquake-damaged Christchurch by 24 hours.

British Columbia cuts deficit projection (Reuters) Posted: 14 Sep 2010 12:32 PM PDT Reuters - British Columbia reduced its estimated budget deficit on Tuesday by about C$335 million to C$1.4 billion ($1.37 billion) for the current fiscal year, as Canada's westernmost province sees its economy strengthening.

Australia pays to bring Winfrey to Sydney 'Oprah' House (AFP) Posted: 14 Sep 2010 11:27 AM PDT AFP - Australia paid 2.3 million US dollars to bring American megastar Oprah Winfrey with her famed chat show -- and its screaming audience -- to the country to boost its global profile, officials said Tuesday.

Mitchell: Mideast peace accord can be inked in a year (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 14 Sep 2010 03:14 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - SHARM EL SHEIK, Egypt — Israeli and Palestinian leaders agreed after a second round of peace talks started Tuesday to continue aiming for a deal within a year, but they failed to overcome a dispute over Israel's West Bank settlements that threatens to derail the U.S.-sponsored diplomacy.

Israeli-Palestinian talks in Egypt address key issues of conflict (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 14 Sep 2010 02:15 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Meeting in Egypt for their second peace summit in two weeks, Israeli and Palestinian leaders began discussing for the first time Tuesday some of the issues at the heart of a possible treaty, even as a dispute over settlement expansion clouds the future of the talks.

Cuba Layoffs: What Will 500,000 Unemployed People Do? (Time.com) Posted: 14 Sep 2010 04:55 PM PDT Time.com - In Cuba, where most people have government-dependent jobs, President RaÚl Castro has laid off one-tenth of the workforce. What do 500,000 unemployed people do?

Kenya Primary School Teachers Test Poorly (OneWorld.net) Posted: 14 Sep 2010 03:34 PM PDT OneWorld.net - NAIROBI, Sep 14 (IPS) - Like many primary school teachers in Kenya, Nemwel Mokua is not coping. He has to teach a least six subjects a day, which include a mix of arts, mathematics and science.

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