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• UN chief: Never seen anything like Pakistan floods (AP)
• US Navy says 4 ships robbed off Iraqi coast (AP)
• Pilgrims evacuated after bomb threat at Lourdes (AP)
• Lockerbie families raise new questions over bomber (AP)
• Israel: No conditions for talks with Palestinians (AP)
• In Israel, Commerce amid Conflict (Time.com)
• Murray defies Federer, rain for second Toronto title (AFP)
• Bahrain arrests 4 Shiite activists amid clashes (AP)
• Colombian VP out of hospital after heart surgery (AP)
• Former Nigerian VP Abubakar announces election bid (Reuters)
• Colombian rebels release Japanese hostage (AFP)
• Australia's government holds narrow election lead (Reuters)
• Playing Golf in the Amazon: Where Water Hazard Means Piranhas (Time.com)

UN chief: Never seen anything like Pakistan floods (AP) Posted: 15 Aug 2010 02:16 PM PDT AP - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Sunday he has never seen anything like the flood disaster in Pakistan after surveying the devastation and urged foreign donors to speed up assistance to the 20 million people affected.

US Navy says 4 ships robbed off Iraqi coast (AP) Posted: 15 Aug 2010 01:17 PM PDT AP - Gunmen robbed four commercial ships anchored near the southern oil hub of Basra in a rare attack off the Iraqi coast, the U.S. Navy said Sunday.

Pilgrims evacuated after bomb threat at Lourdes (AP) Posted: 15 Aug 2010 11:31 AM PDT AP - Thousands of people, many disabled or ailing, were evacuated Sunday from the shrine at Lourdes in southern France after a bomb threat on the Catholic holy day of Assumption. The pilgrims returned after explosives experts scoured the area.

Lockerbie families raise new questions over bomber (AP) Posted: 15 Aug 2010 12:01 PM PDT AP - The regrets of a cancer expert who assessed the only man ever convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie jetliner bombing have intensified the anger felt by victims' relatives over Scotland's decision to release the Libyan on compassionate grounds.

Israel: No conditions for talks with Palestinians (AP) Posted: 15 Aug 2010 02:53 PM PDT AP - Israel will not accept conditions for resuming direct negotiations with the Palestinians, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and top Cabinet ministers affirmed in a meeting late Sunday, reflecting a hard line just as invitations to the talks appeared to be near.

In Israel, Commerce amid Conflict (Time.com) Posted: 15 Aug 2010 02:45 AM PDT Time.com - In Israel, Commerce amid Conflict

Murray defies Federer, rain for second Toronto title (AFP) Posted: 15 Aug 2010 04:08 PM PDT AFP - Scotsman Andy Murray showed steely nerve to shatter a career finals jinx against Roger Federer, defeating the stylish Swiss 7-5, 7-5 Sunday to defend his title at the ATP Toronto Masters.

Bahrain arrests 4 Shiite activists amid clashes (AP) Posted: 15 Aug 2010 10:18 AM PDT AP - A Bahraini security official says four leading Shiite activists have been arrested as the kingdom's Sunni leaders try to end violent confrontations between Shiite protesters and anti-riot police.

Colombian VP out of hospital after heart surgery (AP) Posted: 15 Aug 2010 03:05 PM PDT AP - Colombia's vice president has been released by doctors after undergoing heart bypass surgery.

Former Nigerian VP Abubakar announces election bid (Reuters) Posted: 15 Aug 2010 11:10 AM PDT Reuters - Former Nigerian vice president Atiku Abubakar on Sunday formally declared his intention to run in elections due next January, posing a challenge to President Goodluck Jonathan for the ruling party ticket.

Colombian rebels release Japanese hostage (AFP) Posted: 15 Aug 2010 05:22 PM PDT AFP - Colombia's FARC rebels Sunday released a Japanese businessman they had kidnapped in March, after police were hot on his trail in the countryside near Cali, Police Chief Miguel Bojaca told AFP.

Australia's government holds narrow election lead (Reuters) Posted: 15 Aug 2010 05:14 PM PDT Reuters - Australia's Labor government narrowly leads the conservative opposition with five days of campaigning left in one of the tightest elections in two decades, an opinion poll showed on Monday.

Playing Golf in the Amazon: Where Water Hazard Means Piranhas (Time.com) Posted: 15 Aug 2010 02:30 AM PDT Time.com - Welcome to one of the most remote golf courses in the world. Now, here's your machete and watch that you don't get swallowed by a boa.

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