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• Fidel Castro suddenly back in view on Cuban TV (AP)
• Polanski free, Swiss reject US extradition request (AP)
• New al-Qaida threat: Somali group claims blasts (AP)
• Church of England paves the way for women bishops (AP)
• Alleged 'Barefoot Bandit' to face Bahamas judge (AP)
• Swiss, Citing Request Flaw, Won't Send Roman Polanski to U.S. (Time.com)
• BP places new cap over leaking oil well (AFP)
• Iran reaches tax compromise with angry traders (AP)
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• Togo man gets 24 years in NJ forced-labor case (AP)
• Afghans want foreign aid spent on their priorities (AP)
• Canada dismisses Haiti aid critics, says much done (Reuters)
• Australian PM may call election within days: media (Reuters)
• Israeli military: 'Mistakes were made' in deadly flotilla raid (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Libya's path from desert to modern country – complete with ice rink (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Aid Groups Bringing Drinkable Water to Haiti's Needy (Time.com)

Fidel Castro suddenly back in view on Cuban TV (AP) Posted: 12 Jul 2010 04:58 PM PDT AP - A relaxed and lucid Fidel Castro returned to the limelight Monday after years spent largely out of public view, discussing world events in a raspy voice in his most prominent television interview since falling seriously ill four years ago.

Polanski free, Swiss reject US extradition request (AP) Posted: 12 Jul 2010 04:22 PM PDT AP - In a stunning ruling, Roman Polanski was declared a free man on Monday — no longer confined to house arrest in his Alpine villa after Swiss authorities rejected a U.S. request for his extradition because of a 32-year-old sex conviction.

New al-Qaida threat: Somali group claims blasts (AP) Posted: 12 Jul 2010 05:05 PM PDT AP - East Africa saw the emergence of a new international terrorist group, as Somalia's most dangerous al-Qaida-linked militia claimed responsibility for the twin bombings in Uganda that killed 74 people during the World Cup.

Church of England paves the way for women bishops (AP) Posted: 12 Jul 2010 03:25 PM PDT AP - The Church of England national assembly decided Monday that women should be allowed to become bishops, making only minor concessions to theological conservatives who have threatened to break away over the issue.

Alleged 'Barefoot Bandit' to face Bahamas judge (AP) Posted: 12 Jul 2010 02:41 PM PDT AP - A resourceful teenage fugitive who police have called the "Barefoot Bandit" was being questioned inside a Bahamian jail Monday as he spent his first full day behind bars after an audacious two-year run that gave him near folk hero status.

Swiss, Citing Request Flaw, Won't Send Roman Polanski to U.S. (Time.com) Posted: 12 Jul 2010 04:55 PM PDT Time.com - U.S. refusal to hand over a prosecutor's testimony raises Swiss suspicion that it might vindicate the fugitive director's claim that California reneged on a plea agreement

BP places new cap over leaking oil well (AFP) Posted: 12 Jul 2010 04:53 PM PDT AFP - BP successfully placed a new cap over the Gulf of Mexico oil leak on Monday, hoping the giant valve will seal the well or contain all the gushing crude, underwater video footage showed.

Iran reaches tax compromise with angry traders (AP) Posted: 12 Jul 2010 12:02 PM PDT AP - Iran says it has reached a final agreement with merchants on raising taxes following protests that flared in Tehran's main bazaar earlier this week.

(AP) Posted: 12 Jul 2010 03:35 PM PDT AP - Fidel Castro speaks slowly but looks relaxed in most prominent TV interview in years.

Togo man gets 24 years in NJ forced-labor case (AP) Posted: 12 Jul 2010 05:10 PM PDT AP - A man from the impoverished West African nation Togo has been sentenced to more than 24 years in prison for his role in the smuggling of girls and women who were forced to work at New Jersey hair braiding salons.

Afghans want foreign aid spent on their priorities (AP) Posted: 12 Jul 2010 05:14 PM PDT AP - The Afghan government wants foreign donors to focus 80 percent of the billions of dollars flowing into the country on priority projects it believes are key to pulling the country out of poverty and turmoil, Afghan officials said.

Canada dismisses Haiti aid critics, says much done (Reuters) Posted: 12 Jul 2010 11:12 AM PDT Reuters - Canada dismissed criticism of the international reconstruction effort in Haiti on Monday, saying much is being done to help the impoverished country recover from the huge earthquake that hit it on January 12.

Australian PM may call election within days: media (Reuters) Posted: 11 Jul 2010 11:57 PM PDT Reuters - Australia's ruling Labor party is set for a narrow victory in upcoming elections, two new opinion polls showed on Monday, as speculation grew that Prime Minister Julia Gillard could call an election as soon as this week.

Israeli military: 'Mistakes were made' in deadly flotilla raid (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 12 Jul 2010 02:04 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - TEL AVIV, Israel — An Israeli military investigation into Israel's deadly raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla concluded Monday that there were "no failures, but mistakes were made."

Libya's path from desert to modern country – complete with ice rink (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 12 Jul 2010 02:30 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Libya is on the rise.

Aid Groups Bringing Drinkable Water to Haiti's Needy (Time.com) Posted: 12 Jul 2010 04:55 PM PDT Time.com - Despite a slow recovery effort, many poorer Haitians now have better access to drinking water than they did before the quake. But sustainability poses a challenge

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