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• Taliban denounce Kabul meeting as sign of failure (AP)
• 2nd shooting in month casts doubt on Afghan forces (AP)
• APNewsBreak: AU troops harming Somali civilians (AP)
• Ex-Romanian dictator Ceausescu and wife exhumed (AP)
• Scientists find most massive star ever discovered (AP)
• In Wary Kandahar, Afghans Start Taking Charge of Security (Time.com)
• World court Kosovo ruling could have global impact (Reuters)
• Lost Kafka writings resurface, trapped in trial (AP)
• Rights group criticizes new Venezuela info office (AP)
• Whereabouts of former U.S. detainee unknown: lawyers (Reuters)
• Rights group: China used force at Tibetan protests (AP)
• Convicted ex-media baron Conrad Black given release (Reuters)
• Aussie opposition leader to appear on talent show (AFP)
• State Dept. planning to field a small army in Iraq (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Nepal election stalemate a setback for Maoists (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Muralirathan: A Cricket Legend's Final Turn (Time.com)

Taliban denounce Kabul meeting as sign of failure (AP) Posted: 21 Jul 2010 04:38 PM PDT AP - The Taliban denounced this week's international conference on Afghanistan's future, saying the "vague and terrible agenda" shows that the U.S. and its allies intend to abandon the country and blame their ultimate defeat on the Afghan government.

2nd shooting in month casts doubt on Afghan forces (AP) Posted: 21 Jul 2010 11:05 AM PDT AP - The second shooting of Western troops by one of their Afghan counterparts this month has highlighted the potential hazards of a push to speedily expand Afghanistan's army and police forces in the next few years.

APNewsBreak: AU troops harming Somali civilians (AP) Posted: 21 Jul 2010 12:26 PM PDT AP - African Union peacekeepers are indiscriminately shelling residential areas of Somalia's capital, according to internal AU reports reviewed by The Associated Press.

Ex-Romanian dictator Ceausescu and wife exhumed (AP) Posted: 21 Jul 2010 02:27 PM PDT AP - The mystery of where former Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu and his wife Elena were buried moved closer to resolution Wednesday after forensic scientists dug up their official graves in a hunt for DNA.

Scientists find most massive star ever discovered (AP) Posted: 21 Jul 2010 12:20 PM PDT AP - A huge ball of brightly burning gas drifting through a neighboring galaxy may be the heaviest star ever discovered — hundreds of times more massive than the sun, scientists said Wednesday after working out its weight for the first time.

In Wary Kandahar, Afghans Start Taking Charge of Security (Time.com) Posted: 21 Jul 2010 04:15 PM PDT Time.com - Beginning with the police, the U.S. tries to build public confidence in the government in the Taliban stronghold. But the enemy is ever present

World court Kosovo ruling could have global impact (Reuters) Posted: 21 Jul 2010 05:12 PM PDT Reuters - The World Court rules on Kosovo's unilateral secession from Serbia Thursday in a case that could have implications for separatist movements around the globe, as well as Belgrade's stalled EU membership talks.

Lost Kafka writings resurface, trapped in trial (AP) Posted: 21 Jul 2010 03:21 PM PDT AP - It seems almost Kafkaesque: Ten safety deposit boxes of never-published writings by Franz Kafka, their exact contents unknown, are trapped in courts and bureaucracy, much like one of the nightmarish visions created by the author himself.

Rights group criticizes new Venezuela info office (AP) Posted: 21 Jul 2010 05:24 PM PDT AP - Human Rights Watch expressed concern Wednesday about an office recently created by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez that will monitor and restrict information released by government agencies.

Whereabouts of former U.S. detainee unknown: lawyers (Reuters) Posted: 21 Jul 2010 02:57 PM PDT Reuters - A man who the Obama administration transferred against his will from the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba to his native Algeria has gone missing, a U.S.-based rights group involved in the case said on Wednesday.

Rights group: China used force at Tibetan protests (AP) Posted: 21 Jul 2010 05:07 PM PDT AP - Chinese security forces fired indiscriminately on Tibetan protesters in 2008 and beat and kicked others until they lay motionless on the ground, a rights group said in a report citing witnesses to clashes in which the government claims it acted with restraint.

Convicted ex-media baron Conrad Black given release (Reuters) Posted: 21 Jul 2010 01:12 PM PDT Reuters - A U.S. judge on Wednesday released former media baron Conrad Black from prison on $2 million bond, while she decides whether to throw out his 2007 conviction for defrauding shareholders.

Aussie opposition leader to appear on talent show (AFP) Posted: 21 Jul 2010 03:08 AM PDT AFP - Australian opposition leader Tony Abbott will attempt to boost his election chances by appearing on a popular variety show alongside pop idol Kylie Minogue on Wednesday.

State Dept. planning to field a small army in Iraq (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 21 Jul 2010 02:19 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — Can diplomats field their own army? The State Department is laying plans to do precisely that in Iraq, in an unprecedented experiment that U.S. officials and some nervous lawmakers say could be risky.

Nepal election stalemate a setback for Maoists (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 21 Jul 2010 01:00 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Nepal's failure to elect a prime minister Wednesday exposed deep divides in the political landscape and made clear that the road ahead for the country’s peace process could still be bumpy.

Muralirathan: A Cricket Legend's Final Turn (Time.com) Posted: 21 Jul 2010 04:15 PM PDT Time.com - He's already announced his retirement, but the Sri Lankan spin-bowler could bow out with a unique achievement

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