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• NKorea tensions spike at Asian security forum (AP)
• Earthquake shakes southern Philippines (AP)
• Vast majority of EU banks pass "stress tests" (AP)
• Number of political prisoners in Cuba still murky (AP)
• Pakistan: A General Stays On, Solidifying Army Power (Time.com)
• Seven banks fail Europe stress test (Reuters)
• Ahmadinejad says Russia part of anti-Iran campaign (AP)
• Honduras judge drops 2 charges against ex-leader (AP)
• South Africa: Post-World Cup Glow Survives a Scary Crime (Time.com)
• Three major quakes rattle Philippines (AFP)
• Judge tells former media mogul Black to stay in U.S. (Reuters)
• U.S. won't move Marines from Japan by 2014: media (Reuters)
• New checkpoints are key to coming Afghan military operation (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Argentina prisoners escape past guard named Wilson (as in Cast Away) (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Venezuela's Chavez Breaks Diplomatic Ties with Colombia's Uribe (Time.com)

NKorea tensions spike at Asian security forum (AP) Posted: 23 Jul 2010 05:03 PM PDT AP - North Korea inflamed tensions over the deadly sinking of a South Korean warship by threatening the United States and South Korea on Friday with a "physical response" if they carry out naval maneuvers this weekend. The U.S. refused to back down.

Earthquake shakes southern Philippines (AP) Posted: 23 Jul 2010 05:12 PM PDT AP - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.4 jarred the southern Philippines on Saturday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey said. No damages or casualties were immediately reported.

Vast majority of EU banks pass "stress tests" (AP) Posted: 23 Jul 2010 02:15 PM PDT AP - The results are in: Only seven of 91 European banks flunked the "stress tests" aimed at clearing up market fears about the strength of the continent's banking system amid the debt crisis.

Number of political prisoners in Cuba still murky (AP) Posted: 23 Jul 2010 01:44 PM PDT AP - If Cuba releases 52 prisoners of conscience as promised, it will still hold more than 100 people listed as political prisoners by the island's leading human rights group. But a closer look will find bombers, hijackers and fallen intelligence agents mixed in with those jailed simply for insulting Fidel Castro.

Pakistan: A General Stays On, Solidifying Army Power (Time.com) Posted: 23 Jul 2010 04:10 PM PDT Time.com - The reappointment of General Ashfaq Kiyani is a reminder of the limits of government authority. But his importance to U.S. objectives in Afghanistan makes Washington unlikely to complain

Seven banks fail Europe stress test (Reuters) Posted: 23 Jul 2010 04:11 PM PDT Reuters - Just seven European banks failed a health check and were ordered to raise their capital by 3.5 billion euros ($4.5 billion), much less than expected, confirming fears the continent's long-awaited stress test was too soft.

Ahmadinejad says Russia part of anti-Iran campaign (AP) Posted: 23 Jul 2010 01:18 PM PDT AP - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accused Russia's president on Friday of turning against Tehran and joining the U.S. in spreading lies about its nuclear program, in the latest sign that Iran is drifting apart from a one-time key backer.

Honduras judge drops 2 charges against ex-leader (AP) Posted: 23 Jul 2010 05:01 PM PDT AP - A Honduran judge has dropped abuse of power charges against ousted President Manuel Zelaya. But the order doesn't affect other charges pending against the ex-leader.

South Africa: Post-World Cup Glow Survives a Scary Crime (Time.com) Posted: 23 Jul 2010 04:10 PM PDT Time.com - Despite a robbery attempt that threatened Mandela's grandchilden, the country is maintaining its positive mood and can-do spirit

Three major quakes rattle Philippines (AFP) Posted: 23 Jul 2010 05:00 PM PDT AFP - Three major quakes measuring between magnitude 7.3 and 7.4 hit the southern Philippines early Saturday, seismologists said, but there were no reports of damage and no tsunami warning was issued.

Judge tells former media mogul Black to stay in U.S. (Reuters) Posted: 23 Jul 2010 01:49 PM PDT Reuters - A U.S. judge on Friday ordered former media tycoon Conrad Black to stay in the continental United States while he awaits an appeals court ruling on whether his 2007 fraud conviction should be thrown out.

U.S. won't move Marines from Japan by 2014: media (Reuters) Posted: 23 Jul 2010 06:16 AM PDT Reuters - Washington has given up on moving 8,000 U.S. Marines to the U.S. territory of Guam from Japan by 2014, media said on Friday, a potential blow to Prime Minister Naoto Kan who is already struggling over a U.S. base dispute.

New checkpoints are key to coming Afghan military operation (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 23 Jul 2010 03:22 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — When the U.S. and Afghan militaries launch their long-awaited Kandahar operation as early as this weekend, the key to its success may lie in some obscure mountain roads that connect the dusty heartland of the Taliban insurgency with a fertile valley nearby.

Argentina prisoners escape past guard named Wilson (as in Cast Away) (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 23 Jul 2010 09:56 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Tom Hanks might be pleased to know that “Wilson” â€" his volleyball companion in the film "Cast Away" â€" is still on the job.

Venezuela's Chavez Breaks Diplomatic Ties with Colombia's Uribe (Time.com) Posted: 23 Jul 2010 01:35 PM PDT Time.com - ChÁvez cut off diplomatic ties with Colombia, but the real ruckus is between that country's President and his soon-to-be-inaugurated successor

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