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• UK's Iraq inquiry turns focus to Bush officials (AP)
• Haitians confront new threat: deadly spring rains (AP)
• Iran moves closer to nuke warhead capacity (AP)
• Chrysler pledges $550M to build Fiat 500 in Mexico (AP)
• Top Canadian military official charged with murder (AP)
• Venezuela's Opposition Protests Slur Chavez at Ball Game (Time.com)
• Top Asian policeman jailed for attacking Iraqi (AFP)
• Tel Aviv "savior" accused of enslaving women (AP)
• Doctor: Kirchner recovers well from artery surgery (AP)
• I.Coast at risk of civil war: ex-rebel (AFP)
• Toyota faces fresh questions over recall response (AFP)
• Conservatives hold only slim lead: poll (Reuters)
• Australian family learn of tragedy on Facebook (AFP)
• Iran's uranium enrichment: 'a really bad development' (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Ukraine exit polls: Yanukovich wins presidential election (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Leaders Walk in the Shoes of a Refugee (OneWorld.net)

UK's Iraq inquiry turns focus to Bush officials (AP) Posted: 08 Feb 2010 01:18 PM PST AP - Britain's inquiry into the Iraq war will seek meetings with former members of the Bush administration after taking evidence from Tony Blair and other key British officials, the panel's chairman said Monday.

Haitians confront new threat: deadly spring rains (AP) Posted: 08 Feb 2010 04:22 PM PST AP - Survivors of Haiti's catastrophic earthquake have had one saving grace: There's been no significant rain since the disaster. But that won't last.

Iran moves closer to nuke warhead capacity (AP) Posted: 08 Feb 2010 04:52 PM PST AP - Iran pressed ahead Monday with plans that will increase its ability to make nuclear weapons as it formally informed the U.N. nuclear agency of its intention to enrich uranium to higher levels.

Chrysler pledges $550M to build Fiat 500 in Mexico (AP) Posted: 08 Feb 2010 03:33 PM PST AP - Chrysler Group LLC says it will invest $550 million to build the Fiat 500 minicar at its assembly plant near Mexico City.

Top Canadian military official charged with murder (AP) Posted: 08 Feb 2010 02:53 PM PST AP - The commander of Canada's largest Air Force base, who once flew dignitaries around the country, has been charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of two women.

Venezuela's Opposition Protests Slur Chavez at Ball Game (Time.com) Posted: 08 Feb 2010 05:40 AM PST Time.com - The fiery President's popularity has been plummeting and his opponents took advantage of the situation by heckling him at a popular baseball series

Top Asian policeman jailed for attacking Iraqi (AFP) Posted: 08 Feb 2010 04:15 PM PST AFP - The country's most senior Asian police officer was sentenced to four years in jail on Monday for attacking a man and trying to frame him in a petty row over money.

Tel Aviv "savior" accused of enslaving women (AP) Posted: 08 Feb 2010 12:59 PM PST AP - The women tattooed his name and portrait on their bodies and gave their children his name — Savior.

Doctor: Kirchner recovers well from artery surgery (AP) Posted: 08 Feb 2010 05:06 PM PST AP - Former President Nestor Kirchner is recovering well from emergency surgery on an important artery feeding blood to his brain, one of his doctors said Monday.

I.Coast at risk of civil war: ex-rebel (AFP) Posted: 08 Feb 2010 03:18 PM PST AFP - Violent protests over alleged fraud in Ivory Coast's voter lists have put the west African nation at risk of civil war, the spokesman of the ex-rebel New Forces (FN) warned Monday.

Toyota faces fresh questions over recall response (AFP) Posted: 08 Feb 2010 03:51 PM PST AFP - Toyota's handling of dangerous defects in its cars came under fresh scrutiny Monday as the group was reported to be planning a global recall of 300,000 Prius hybrids worldwide over a brake problem.

Conservatives hold only slim lead: poll (Reuters) Posted: 08 Feb 2010 09:30 AM PST Reuters - The Conservatives have retained just a slim margin over the Liberal Party, according to a Nanos poll released on Monday.

Australian family learn of tragedy on Facebook (AFP) Posted: 08 Feb 2010 12:57 AM PST AFP - Australian twins Angela and Maryanne Vourlis learned their teenage brother had died in a car crash from reading Facebook, after a police delay in informing the family, a newspaper reported Monday.

Iran's uranium enrichment: 'a really bad development' (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 08 Feb 2010 03:55 PM PST McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — Iran told the United Nations' nuclear watchdog Monday that it will begin producing purer uranium, a step that experts said could bring Tehran significantly closer to having the fuel for a nuclear weapon.

Ukraine exit polls: Yanukovich wins presidential election (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 07 Feb 2010 12:55 PM PST The Christian Science Monitor - Even before the polls closed Sunday in Ukraine's bitterly fought presidential election, supporters of Yulia Tymoshenko were warning that the vote was once again being stolen by her old antagonist from the 2004 Orange Revolution, Viktor Yanukovich.

Leaders Walk in the Shoes of a Refugee (OneWorld.net) Posted: 08 Feb 2010 09:13 AM PST OneWorld.net - WASHINGTON, Feb 8 (OneWorld.net) - Some of the world's influential leaders had the chance to experience life as a refugee during an annual economic summit last week -- for one hour they shared the suffering of 42 million people who have been forced to leave their homes by conflict or natural disaster.

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