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• Haiti PM: US Baptists knew removing kids was wrong (AP)
• Female suicide bomber in Iraq kills 54 (AP)
• US envoy: March vote in Iraq must be seen as fair (AP)
• New NIreland pact elusive, dashing premiers' hopes (AP)
• Can Iran's regime and opposition leaders reconcile? (Time.com)
• Keane move to Celtic concludes recession-hit transfer window (AFP)
• Iraq: Key figures since the war began (AP)
• Haiti says Baptists may be tried in US (AP)
• Obama warns of more pressure on Sudan (AFP)
• US probes Pacific missile test failure: Pentagon (AFP)
• Canada consumer sentiment mixed in January (Reuters)
• New Zealand teen fights off shark with body board (AP)
• Afghan government pursues talks with Taliban leaders (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Israel admission on white phosphorus doesn't settle larger debate (The Christian Science Monitor)
• A new basis for U.S. asylum claims: homeschooling (Time.com)

Haiti PM: US Baptists knew removing kids was wrong (AP) Posted: 01 Feb 2010 03:54 PM PST AP - Haiti's prime minister said Monday that 10 Americans who tried to take a busload of undocumented Haitian children out of the country knew that "what they were doing was wrong," and could be prosecuted in the United States.

Female suicide bomber in Iraq kills 54 (AP) Posted: 01 Feb 2010 03:46 PM PST AP - A female suicide bomber detonated her explosives inside a way station for Shiite pilgrims Monday, killing 54 people and rattling security officials who are struggling against a possible rise in violence before key elections next month.

US envoy: March vote in Iraq must be seen as fair (AP) Posted: 01 Feb 2010 05:01 PM PST AP - The U.S. ambassador to Iraq outlined twin challenges Monday to the unsteady democracy's elections next month: assuring that voters and rival factions accept the result and then making sure the losers step aside quietly.

New NIreland pact elusive, dashing premiers' hopes (AP) Posted: 01 Feb 2010 11:46 AM PST AP - Northern Ireland's major Protestant party unexpectedly withheld support Monday for a painstakingly negotiated deal with its Catholic partners to save their 2 1/2-year-old administration.

Can Iran's regime and opposition leaders reconcile? (Time.com) Posted: 01 Feb 2010 02:30 PM PST Time.com - As both sides brace for another round of protests, Tehran is abuzz with talk of moves to reconcile regime and opposition leaders. But that would require major political shifts for which neither side is ready -- yet

Keane move to Celtic concludes recession-hit transfer window (AFP) Posted: 01 Feb 2010 04:10 PM PST AFP - Robbie Keane was at the centre of another transfer deadline day of drama as the Ireland captain completed a late loan move from Tottenham to Celtic.

Iraq: Key figures since the war began (AP) Posted: 01 Feb 2010 12:28 PM PST AP - October 2007: 170,000 at peak of troop buildup.

Haiti says Baptists may be tried in US (AP) Posted: 01 Feb 2010 01:32 PM PST AP - Haiti's prime minister said Monday it's clear to him that the 10 U.S. Baptists who tried to take 33 children out of his quake-ravaged country without permission "knew what they were doing was wrong."

Obama warns of more pressure on Sudan (AFP) Posted: 01 Feb 2010 12:35 PM PST AFP - President Barack Obama warned on Monday the United States would increase pressure on Sudan's government if it did not respond to a US engagement push aimed at securing a peace deal in Darfur.

US probes Pacific missile test failure: Pentagon (AFP) Posted: 01 Feb 2010 05:29 PM PST AFP - The US military failed to shoot down a ballistic missile in a test resembling an Iranian or North Korean strike after a radar malfunctioned, a spokesman said on Monday.

Canada consumer sentiment mixed in January (Reuters) Posted: 01 Feb 2010 08:36 AM PST Reuters - Canadian consumers were less optimistic about the economy in January, according to a survey by the country's biggest bank, while another poll showed overall consumer confidence leapt to a 23-month high.

New Zealand teen fights off shark with body board (AP) Posted: 01 Feb 2010 05:21 PM PST AP - A teenage New Zealand girl bitten by a shark bashed it over the head with her body board until it let her go, she said.

Afghan government pursues talks with Taliban leaders (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 01 Feb 2010 12:58 PM PST McClatchy Newspapers - KABUL, Afghanistan — Despite U.S. misgivings, Afghan President Hamid Karzai will push his initiative for talks with Taliban leaders during a visit to Saudi Arabia this week, and his top adviser on the reconciliation process with the insurgents said in an interview Monday that the country must learn to forgive the extremist group.

Israel admission on white phosphorus doesn't settle larger debate (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 01 Feb 2010 10:28 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - The revelation by Israel that two senior military officers have been reprimanded for using white phosphorus in last year’s Gaza war has been met with both criticism and measured applause; Haaretz columnist Amos Harel welcomed it under the headline, “At Last, A Real Response.”

A new basis for U.S. asylum claims: homeschooling (Time.com) Posted: 01 Feb 2010 02:30 PM PST Time.com - In a landmark case, an Evangelical German couple has been granted asylum inthe U.S. to avoid persecution in their home country for homeschooling their children

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