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• Afghan government installed in Taliban stronghold (AP)
• Heavy rain his Haiti's quake-ravaged capital (AP)
• South Africa reports NKorea sanctions violation (AP)
• Chavez hopes to ease tensions with Colombia (AP)
• Israeli PM tries to ease 'heritage site' tensions (AP)
• Renewal in the West Bank: A Little Noticed Mideast Success (Time.com)
• Google warned by EU over Street View map photos (AP)
• Syria, Iran affirm ties despite US calls (AP)
• Chavez rejects report citing rights violations (AP)
• Nigeria: First lady has growing role in power play (AP)
• Record low Mekong River poses threat to millions (AFP)
• Conservatives rebuild small lead in poll (Reuters)
• Australia calls for an end to scientific whaling (AFP)
• A year after Israeli assault, uneasy peace settles over Gaza (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Sarkozy admits France made 'serious errors' over Rwanda genocide (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Drug Traffickers Rearm for War in Medellin, Colombia (Time.com)
• Death Penalty Phasing Out Worldwide (OneWorld.net)

Afghan government installed in Taliban stronghold (AP) Posted: 25 Feb 2010 06:18 PM PST AP - Afghan officials raised the national flag over Marjah on Thursday, asserting government control even as Marines searched for militant holdouts. Kabul also confirmed the arrest of another top Taliban leader — part of a roundup that could further strain the insurgent movement.

Heavy rain his Haiti's quake-ravaged capital (AP) Posted: 25 Feb 2010 05:07 PM PST AP - The first heavy rain since the earthquake doused Haiti's capital Thursday night, soaking hundreds of thousands of homeless in a city where barren hillsides and weakened buildings are threatening to give way.

South Africa reports NKorea sanctions violation (AP) Posted: 25 Feb 2010 04:01 PM PST AP - South Africa sent a report to the United Nations saying it confiscated a shipment of North Korean tank parts hidden among sacks of rice which were headed for the Republic of Congo in violation of U.N. sanctions.

Chavez hopes to ease tensions with Colombia (AP) Posted: 25 Feb 2010 04:32 PM PST AP - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Thursday that he is willing to hold talks with his Colombian counterpart, Alvaro Uribe, on easing tensions between the South American neighbors.

Israeli PM tries to ease 'heritage site' tensions (AP) Posted: 25 Feb 2010 04:56 PM PST AP - Israel's prime minister tried Thursday to calm tensions over the addition of two West Bank shrines to a list of national heritage sites, a decision that has sparked clashes with the Palestinians and drawn widespread international criticism.

Renewal in the West Bank: A Little Noticed Mideast Success (Time.com) Posted: 25 Feb 2010 04:40 AM PST Time.com - The Palestinians have made real progress toward stability. Israel should reward them for it

Google warned by EU over Street View map photos (AP) Posted: 25 Feb 2010 05:54 PM PST AP - European Union data privacy regulators are telling Google Inc. to warn people before it sends cameras out into cities to take pictures for its Street View maps, adding to the company's legal worries in Europe.

Syria, Iran affirm ties despite US calls (AP) Posted: 25 Feb 2010 03:09 PM PST AP - Syrian President Bashar Assad defied U.S. calls to loosen ties with Iran on Thursday, saying his long-standing alliance with Tehran remains strong despite overtures from Washington intended to shift his loyalties.

Chavez rejects report citing rights violations (AP) Posted: 25 Feb 2010 05:55 PM PST AP - President Hugo Chavez said Thursday that Venezuela should boycott the Organization of American States' human rights body, saying the panel wrongly accused his government of political repression.

Nigeria: First lady has growing role in power play (AP) Posted: 25 Feb 2010 03:19 PM PST AP - While Nigeria's ailing president remains unseen after being brought back into the country under the cover of darkness, his assertive wife Turai Yar'Adua has stepped into the spotlight in the oil-rich nation.

Record low Mekong River poses threat to millions (AFP) Posted: 25 Feb 2010 06:11 PM PST AFP - Water levels in the northern Mekong River are at record-low levels, posing a threat to water supply, navigation and irrigation along a stretch of water that is home to millions, a regional official said.

Conservatives rebuild small lead in poll (Reuters) Posted: 25 Feb 2010 07:38 AM PST Reuters - The Conservatives have rebuilt a small lead in popular support, a poll showed on Thursday, making it more likely that the government will survive confidence votes in Parliament next month.

Australia calls for an end to scientific whaling (AFP) Posted: 25 Feb 2010 08:14 AM PST AFP - Australia called Thursday for an end to so-called "scientific whaling" and the phaseout over five years of harpooning in the Southern Ocean, in a move apparently aimed squarely at Japan.

A year after Israeli assault, uneasy peace settles over Gaza (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 25 Feb 2010 01:47 PM PST McClatchy Newspapers - GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — The road to Gaza at last is paved now.

Sarkozy admits France made 'serious errors' over Rwanda genocide (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 25 Feb 2010 02:01 PM PST The Christian Science Monitor - After almost 16 years of bitter recriminations over France’s role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide, Nicolas Sarkozy became the first French leader since the killings to visit the tiny Central African country.

Drug Traffickers Rearm for War in Medellin, Colombia (Time.com) Posted: 25 Feb 2010 04:40 AM PST Time.com - After a few years respite, the drug wars are reigniting the hills around the city, raising fears of a return to the very, very bad old days

Death Penalty Phasing Out Worldwide (OneWorld.net) Posted: 25 Feb 2010 03:37 PM PST OneWorld.net - GENEVA, Feb 25 (IPS) - More than 1,000 activists and experts attending this week's Fourth World Congress Against the Death Penalty in this Swiss city are building a network of cooperation to support local organisations campaigning for human rights in countries that retain capital punishment.

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