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• Buju Banton's drug trial the talk of Jamaica (AP)
• Israeli building slowdown ends; settlers celebrate (AP)
• Weakened Matthew soaks southern Mexico, Guatemala (AP)
• Chavez fights for control in congressional vote (AP)
• German police: 12 dead in crash of Polish bus (AP)
• Across Asia, Dengue Fever Cases Reach Record Highs (Time.com)
• British Library posts Greek manuscripts to Web (AP)
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• Suspect in 18 killings dies in Honduras shootout (AP)
• Sanctions stay until Zimbabwean rights improve: U.S. (Reuters)
• U.S. apologizes for flying Philippine flag upside down (Reuters)
• Impasse threatens Australian PM Gillard's rule (AFP)
• Tensions Rise as Israel's Settlement Deadline Looms (Time.com)

Buju Banton's drug trial the talk of Jamaica (AP) Posted: 26 Sep 2010 03:30 PM PDT AP - The U.S. drug trial of reggae star Buju Banton is the talk of Jamaica, where islanders are debating his guilt or innocence on street corners, in offices, in letters to the editor and on social networking websites.

Israeli building slowdown ends; settlers celebrate (AP) Posted: 26 Sep 2010 04:22 PM PDT AP - Jewish settlers released balloons and broke ground on a kindergarten in celebration Sunday as a 10-month construction slowdown expired, while U.S. and Israeli leaders tried to figure out how to keep Palestinians from walking out of peace talks over the end of the restrictions.

Weakened Matthew soaks southern Mexico, Guatemala (AP) Posted: 26 Sep 2010 02:55 PM PDT AP - The remnants of Tropical Storm Matthew drenched parts of Central America and southern Mexico on Sunday, a day after it weakened to a tropical depression.

Chavez fights for control in congressional vote (AP) Posted: 26 Sep 2010 04:11 PM PDT AP - Opponents of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez tried to break his long-standing monopoly on power Sunday in congressional elections, while the firebrand leader rallied his supporters urging them to "attack" through the ballot box.

German police: 12 dead in crash of Polish bus (AP) Posted: 26 Sep 2010 02:36 PM PDT AP - At least 12 people were killed and dozens injured Sunday when a bus carrying Polish tourists crashed on the highway southeast of Berlin, police said.

Across Asia, Dengue Fever Cases Reach Record Highs (Time.com) Posted: 26 Sep 2010 07:20 AM PDT Time.com - As rates of the mosquito-borne illness spike, local governments need to do more to contain the painful disease

British Library posts Greek manuscripts to Web (AP) Posted: 26 Sep 2010 04:21 PM PDT AP - One of the world's most important caches of Greek manuscripts is going online, part of a growing number of ancient documents to hit the Web in recent years.

(AP) Posted: 26 Sep 2010 03:02 PM PDT AP - Israel's West Bank settlement slowdown expires; no Palestinian decision to quit peace talks.

Suspect in 18 killings dies in Honduras shootout (AP) Posted: 26 Sep 2010 03:23 PM PDT AP - Authorities in Honduras say the chief suspect in the massacre of 18 workers at a shoe factory earlier this month has been killed in a shootout with police.

Sanctions stay until Zimbabwean rights improve: U.S. (Reuters) Posted: 26 Sep 2010 03:40 PM PDT Reuters - Zimbabwe must show greater respect for human rights and political freedoms before the U.S. sanctions on the impoverished African nation can be removed, the State Department said on Sunday.

U.S. apologizes for flying Philippine flag upside down (Reuters) Posted: 26 Sep 2010 04:46 PM PDT Reuters - The United States government apologized for displaying the Philippine flag upside down at an event in New York attended by President Barack Obama on Friday, calling it an "honest mistake."

Impasse threatens Australian PM Gillard's rule (AFP) Posted: 26 Sep 2010 12:18 AM PDT AFP - Australian leader Julia Gillard moved into the prime minister's official residence Sunday, but a political standoff threatened to derail her fragile rule just two days before parliament was due to begin.

Tensions Rise as Israel's Settlement Deadline Looms (Time.com) Posted: 26 Sep 2010 07:20 AM PDT Time.com - The U.S. may have the leverage to keep Palestinians in the peace talks even if Israel resumes building in settlements, but the showdown underscores the bleak outlook for negotiations

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