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• Peruvian prosecutor wants Berenson back in prison (AP)
• Police: Israeli also suspect in stabbing in Israel (AP)
• Pakistan floods fail to spark strong global aid (AP)
• Tamils cram on ship, seeking asylum in Canada (AP)
• Huge protest after police kill 4 in Indian Kashmir (AP)
• Exclusive: How S. Korea's naval ship really sank (Time.com)
• One dead, three injured in Dutch bus accident: officials (AFP)
• Lebanon TV stations scrap controversial Jesus show (AP)
• Cuba to free 6 more political prisoners into exile (AP)
• Nigeria's head party OKs incumbent's election run (AP)
• Hundreds of Sri Lankan asylum seekers land in Canada (AFP)
• Migrant boat lands in Canada, refugee debate flares (Reuters)
• Labor has big poll lead before Australia election (Reuters)
• Pakistan flood crisis raises fears of country's collapse (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Repercussions of an Israeli attack on Iran (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Why Germany Is a Nation in Conflict (Time.com)

Peruvian prosecutor wants Berenson back in prison (AP) Posted: 13 Aug 2010 03:09 PM PDT AP - A Peruvian prosecutor said Friday he will ask a court to revoke the parole of American activist Lori Berenson and send her back to prison to finish her 20-year sentence for aiding leftist rebels.

Police: Israeli also suspect in stabbing in Israel (AP) Posted: 13 Aug 2010 04:00 PM PDT AP - The man accused of going on a three-state stabbing spree in the United States was also a suspect in a stabbing near his hometown in Israel. But what drove Elias Abuelazam remains a mystery: Relatives describe a shy man from a respected family who had recently become despondent.

Pakistan floods fail to spark strong global aid (AP) Posted: 13 Aug 2010 02:55 PM PDT AP - The global aid response to the Pakistan floods has so far been much less generous than to other recent natural disasters — despite the soaring numbers of people affected and the prospect of more economic ruin in a country key to the fight against Islamist extremists.

Tamils cram on ship, seeking asylum in Canada (AP) Posted: 13 Aug 2010 04:10 PM PDT AP - At sea for three crowded and grueling months, hundreds of Tamil asylum seekers from war-ravaged Sri Lanka sought refuge in Canada on Friday when their rusty, ramshackle cargo ship finally edged just after sunrise into the shelter of a naval port.

Huge protest after police kill 4 in Indian Kashmir (AP) Posted: 13 Aug 2010 09:28 AM PDT AP - Tens of thousands of Kashmiris staged angry street demonstrations Friday after government forces killed four people and injured 31 others during the latest unrest against Indian rule in the disputed Himalayan region.

Exclusive: How S. Korea's naval ship really sank (Time.com) Posted: 13 Aug 2010 04:15 PM PDT Time.com - Despite North Korea's denials and the skepticism of South Korean politicians, Seoul has insisted that Pyongyang sank the Cheonan. Now it has an internationally vetted technical report to back up its claims

One dead, three injured in Dutch bus accident: officials (AFP) Posted: 13 Aug 2010 04:52 PM PDT AFP - A Eurolines bus from the Netherlands ran off a motorway in northern France Friday, leaving at least one person dead and three others seriously injured, rescue officials said.

Lebanon TV stations scrap controversial Jesus show (AP) Posted: 13 Aug 2010 08:07 AM PDT AP - Two Shiite Muslim television stations in Lebanon canceled a controversial program about Jesus on Friday, saying they do not want to stir up sectarian conflict in the country.

Cuba to free 6 more political prisoners into exile (AP) Posted: 13 Aug 2010 02:45 PM PDT AP - Cuba's Roman Catholic Church on Friday revealed the names of six more political prisoners to be released into exile in Spain under a sweeping agreement with President Raul Castro's government.

Nigeria's head party OKs incumbent's election run (AP) Posted: 13 Aug 2010 10:27 AM PDT AP - Nigeria's ruling party says President Goodluck Jonathan can run in next year's election, despite an informal agreement calling for a candidate from the country's Muslim north.

Hundreds of Sri Lankan asylum seekers land in Canada (AFP) Posted: 13 Aug 2010 02:46 PM PDT AFP - Hundreds of Tamils seeking asylum from Sri Lanka sailed into Canada on Friday under the scrutiny of authorities, who vowed to screen out Tiger rebels after charges that the country is too welcoming.

Migrant boat lands in Canada, refugee debate flares (Reuters) Posted: 13 Aug 2010 02:35 PM PDT Reuters - Canadian authorities unloaded a cramped cargo ship on Friday of nearly 500 asylum seekers from Sri Lanka whose arrival has sparked a national debate over the country's immigration and refugee laws.

Labor has big poll lead before Australia election (Reuters) Posted: 13 Aug 2010 04:20 PM PDT Reuters - Australia's ruling Labor party has a commanding lead over the conservative opposition a week before a general election, a poll published on Saturday showed, reversing the position of the past two weeks.

Pakistan flood crisis raises fears of country's collapse (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 13 Aug 2010 03:28 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The humanitarian and economic disaster caused by the worst floods in Pakistan's history could spark political unrest that could destabilize the government, dealing a major blow to the Obama administration's efforts to fight violent Islamic extremism.

Repercussions of an Israeli attack on Iran (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 12 Aug 2010 02:23 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - If Israel is likely to decide to attack Iran next summer, as argued in an Atlantic Monthly story by Jeffrey Goldberg out this week, the big question is, what happens in the aftermath?

Why Germany Is a Nation in Conflict (Time.com) Posted: 13 Aug 2010 04:15 PM PDT Time.com - Why Germany Is a Nation in Conflict

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