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• Mexico: Soldiers kill 25 in gunbattle near border (AP)
• Ecuadorean survivor urges migrants to avoid Mexico (AP)
• Hamas among intractable issues in Mideast talks (AP)
• Mozambique riots spotlight world food price spike (AP)
• Afghan president says airstrike killed civilians (AP)
• Religious Minorities Suffering Worst in Pakistan Floods (Time.com)
• Sharapova storms through at US Open (AFP)
• Book says Nazi hunter Wiesenthal worked for Mossad (AP)
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• Sudan's north-south faultline worries about war (AP)
• Indonesian volcano spews new burst of ash (AP)
• China digs for ways to stymie BHP's Potash Corp bid (Reuters)
• Return to power within grasp for Australia's PM (Reuters)
• Obama's peacemaking effort faces steep odds for success (McClatchy Newspapers)
• The trickiest issue in Israeli-Palestinian peace talks (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Why Israelis Don't Care About Peace with Palestinians (Time.com)

Mexico: Soldiers kill 25 in gunbattle near border (AP) Posted: 02 Sep 2010 06:27 PM PDT AP - A shootout between soldiers and purported drug cartel gunmen killed 25 suspects Thursday in northern Tamaulipas state, near Mexico's border with Texas, the military said.

Ecuadorean survivor urges migrants to avoid Mexico (AP) Posted: 02 Sep 2010 04:55 PM PDT AP - One of two known survivors of a drug gang's massacre in northern Mexico of 72 undocumented Central and South American migrants urged others in an interview broadcast Thursday not to attempt the journey to the United States.

Hamas among intractable issues in Mideast talks (AP) Posted: 02 Sep 2010 01:06 PM PDT AP - To relaunch Middle East peace talks on Thursday, the Israeli and Palestinian leaders and their American mediators quietly agreed to push aside the question of Hamas — the Islamic militant group that controls one of the two Palestinian territories and rejects negotiations.

Mozambique riots spotlight world food price spike (AP) Posted: 02 Sep 2010 03:21 PM PDT AP - A few pennies' increase in the price of a loaf of bread can mean the difference between getting by and going hungry — and erupting in anger — in the world's poorest countries.

Afghan president says airstrike killed civilians (AP) Posted: 02 Sep 2010 11:42 AM PDT AP - NATO said an airstrike in northern Afghanistan on Thursday killed about a dozen insurgents, but President Hamid Karzai said the victims were campaign workers seeking votes in this month's parliamentary elections.

Religious Minorities Suffering Worst in Pakistan Floods (Time.com) Posted: 02 Sep 2010 03:50 PM PDT Time.com - Amid the catastrophes, the country's religious minorities are under assault -- and one group has allegedly been denied official assistance

Sharapova storms through at US Open (AFP) Posted: 02 Sep 2010 06:30 PM PDT AFP - Maria Sharapova has kept alive her hopes of a second US Open crown, four years after her first, with an impressive 6-1, 6-2 win over Iveta Benesova of the Czech Republic.

Book says Nazi hunter Wiesenthal worked for Mossad (AP) Posted: 02 Sep 2010 11:14 AM PDT AP - A new book claims renowned Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal worked for Israel's Mossad spy agency, providing information on war criminals and Germans working in Arab countries.

(AP) Posted: 02 Sep 2010 05:10 PM PDT AP - Mexican military says 25 suspects killed in shootout with soldiers near US border.

Sudan's north-south faultline worries about war (AP) Posted: 02 Sep 2010 05:15 PM PDT AP - Four months before Southern Sudan is scheduled to hold an independence referendum, tensions are already rising in this oil-rich region that sits on the expected future border, with allegations the central government is using violence and ethnic cleansing to sway the vote.

Indonesian volcano spews new burst of ash (AP) Posted: 02 Sep 2010 05:47 PM PDT AP - An Indonesian volcano sent a new, powerful burst of hot ash and debris two miles (thousands of meters) into the air early Friday, sending villagers fleeing back to emergency shelters.

China digs for ways to stymie BHP's Potash Corp bid (Reuters) Posted: 02 Sep 2010 05:18 AM PDT Reuters - China is stepping up attempts to hamper BHP Billiton's $39 billion hostile offer for Potash Corp, amid worries about future supplies of fertilizer it needs to rapidly boost food production.

Return to power within grasp for Australia's PM (Reuters) Posted: 02 Sep 2010 03:08 PM PDT Reuters - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard came within grasp of a return to power on Thursday after one of four "kingmaker" MPs backed her Labor Party's bid to form a minority government following last month's dead-heat elections.

Obama's peacemaking effort faces steep odds for success (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 02 Sep 2010 04:32 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — The first Middle East peace talks in nearly two years got off to a quick start Thursday, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas agreeing to meet again in two weeks and to commence work on the blueprint for a peace treaty.

The trickiest issue in Israeli-Palestinian peace talks (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 01 Sep 2010 02:26 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas enter direct peace talks on Thursday, an intensifying battle for Jerusalem has rendered the conflict’s trickiest issue even more intractable.

Why Israelis Don't Care About Peace with Palestinians (Time.com) Posted: 02 Sep 2010 03:50 PM PDT Time.com - Israelis feel prosperous, secure -- and disengaged from the peace process with the Palestinians. Is that wise?

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