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• Iranian nuclear scientist says he was kidnapped (AP)
• Beijing starts gating, locking migrant villages (AP)
• Protesters, police face off on streets of Kashmir (AP)
• As hostage, officer saw Colombia rebels decline (AP)
• Court rules torture lawsuits against UK continue (AP)
• Somalia's al-Shabab Wants to Join Terror's Big League (Time.com)
• Afghan renegade hit killed British major: ministry (AFP)
• Libyan ship with aid for Gaza reaches Egypt port (AP)
• Mexican president replaces top security official (AP)
• African troops parade in Paris amid rainstorm, rights row (AFP)
• US seeks homes tied to Taiwan ex-president's family (Reuters)
• Earl Jones victims can sue Royal Bank of Canada (Reuters)
• Australia slashes growth forecast (AFP)
• Democrats, Republicans showing rising frustration with Afghan war (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Obama's Backseat to Mideast Peace Talks Before Elections (Time.com)

Iranian nuclear scientist says he was kidnapped (AP) Posted: 14 Jul 2010 05:54 PM PDT AP - An Iranian nuclear scientist who disappeared a year ago headed back to Tehran on Wednesday, telling Iranian state media that he was abducted by CIA agents who tried to bribe him into speaking out against his homeland. The U.S. says he was a willing defector who changed his mind.

Beijing starts gating, locking migrant villages (AP) Posted: 14 Jul 2010 05:54 PM PDT AP - The government calls it "sealed management." China's capital has started gating and locking some of its lower-income neighborhoods overnight, with police or security checking identification papers around the clock, in a throwback to an older style of control.

Protesters, police face off on streets of Kashmir (AP) Posted: 14 Jul 2010 05:36 PM PDT AP - The capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir is seething with rage.

As hostage, officer saw Colombia rebels decline (AP) Posted: 14 Jul 2010 02:22 PM PDT AP - After he was captured by leftist rebels, Luis Mendieta's status in Colombia's police force suddenly became his curse. The rebels' military chief told the lieutenant colonel — his highest-ranking hostage — that he would be the last captive freed.

Court rules torture lawsuits against UK continue (AP) Posted: 14 Jul 2010 02:49 PM PDT AP - Former Guantanamo detainees can proceed with lawsuits accusing Britain of complicity in torture overseas, a High Court judge ruled Wednesday, rejecting a government request to suspend the action.

Somalia's al-Shabab Wants to Join Terror's Big League (Time.com) Posted: 14 Jul 2010 10:55 AM PDT Time.com - A U.N. report warned four years ago that the group blamed for Sunday'sterror attack in Uganda had linked up with Hizballah. And the group wants tobe attacked by the U.S. to elevate its status

Afghan renegade hit killed British major: ministry (AFP) Posted: 14 Jul 2010 05:29 PM PDT AFP - A British major commanding a company of Gurkha soldiers was among three servicemen killed on their base in southern Afghanistan by a renegade Afghan soldier, officials in London said.

Libyan ship with aid for Gaza reaches Egypt port (AP) Posted: 14 Jul 2010 03:05 PM PDT AP - A Libyan aid ship blocked by Israeli missile ships from steaming to Gaza reached an Egyptian port Wednesday, bringing an end to the latest challenge to Israel's naval embargo of the Palestinian territory.

Mexican president replaces top security official (AP) Posted: 14 Jul 2010 05:50 PM PDT AP - Mexico's president accepted the resignation Wednesday of his top domestic security official, Interior Secretary Fernando Gomez Mont, and named a former congressman with experience in fighting drug cartels to replace him.

African troops parade in Paris amid rainstorm, rights row (AFP) Posted: 14 Jul 2010 03:36 PM PDT AFP - Troops from 13 African nations marched in Paris Wednesday, marking half a century of independence from France as part of a rain-soaked Bastille Day parade heavily criticised by human rights groups.

US seeks homes tied to Taiwan ex-president's family (Reuters) Posted: 14 Jul 2010 06:16 PM PDT Reuters - U.S. authorities filed to recover property in New York and Virginia tied to portions of illegal bribes paid to the former president of Taiwan and his wife, the U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday.

Earl Jones victims can sue Royal Bank of Canada (Reuters) Posted: 14 Jul 2010 02:22 PM PDT Reuters - Royal Bank of Canada is facing a C$40 million ($39 million) lawsuit after a Quebec judge ruled on Wednesday that victims of frauds carried out by Montreal financial adviser Earl Jones can proceed with a class action suit.

Australia slashes growth forecast (AFP) Posted: 14 Jul 2010 01:22 AM PDT AFP - Australia Wednesday slashed its annual growth forecast to 3.0 percent due to global economic volatility, but said the economy was well placed to ride out further shocks.

Democrats, Republicans showing rising frustration with Afghan war (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 14 Jul 2010 04:47 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — Democratic and Republican senators voiced deep concern Wednesday over the direction of the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan, questioning whether the Obama administration can begin withdrawing U.S. troops next summer and worrying that it lacks a plan for forging a political settlement.

Obama's Backseat to Mideast Peace Talks Before Elections (Time.com) Posted: 14 Jul 2010 10:55 AM PDT Time.com - The Israeli-Palestinian tussle over proposed direct peace talks may be more about gaming the deadlock than settling the conflict. But don't expect the U.S. to force the issue in an election season

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