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Yahoo! News: World News

Mexican marines arrest presumed drug kingpin (AP)

Posted: 12 Sep 2010 05:21 PM PDT

Mexican marines stand guard on a street on the outskirts of Puebla September 12, 2010. Mexican marines captured Sergio Villarreal, dubbed 'El Grande', a top lieutenant of a leading drug cartel, on Sunday as authorities intensified their campaign against drug kingpins, local media reported. REUTERS/Stringer (MEXICO - Tags: POLITICS CRIME LAW)AP - Mexican marines captured Sergio Villarreal Barragan, a presumed leader of the embattled Beltran Leyva cartel who appears on a list of the country's most-wanted fugitives, in a raid Sunday in the central state of Puebla, officials said.

Petraeus issues guidance for Afghan contracting (AP)

Posted: 12 Sep 2010 05:22 PM PDT

In this photo taken on Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010, an Afghan work on the making of an army boot at the Kabul Melli boot factory in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010. The NATO command has issued new guidelines for awarding billions of dollars worth of international contracts in Afghanistan, saying that without proper oversight the money could end up in the hands of insurgents and criminals, deepen corruption and undermine efforts to win the loyalty of the Afghan people at a critical juncture in the war. (AP Photo/Mustafa Quraishi)AP - The NATO command has issued new guidelines for awarding billions of dollars worth of international contracts in Afghanistan, saying that without proper oversight the money could end up in the hands of insurgents and criminals, deepen corruption and undermine efforts to win the loyalty of the Afghan people at a critical juncture in the war.

On 200th birthday, Mexico battered but not broken (AP)

Posted: 12 Sep 2010 05:21 PM PDT

In this Sept. 5, 2010 photo, a volunteer holds a puppet of a Mexican revolutionary soldier during a general rehearsal of the upcoming bicentennial independence parade at the racetrack in Mexico City. Many Mexicans say there is little to celebrate in Mexico today, with its violence, corruption and inequity. The country approaches the 200th anniversary of its 1810 independence uprising on Sept. 15, 2010 and the centennial of its 1910 Revolution on Nov. 20, 2010 battered and full of self-questioning, but with more openness and debate than perhaps at any other time in its history. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)AP - MEXICO CITY — The movie that Mexican director Luis Estrada is putting out for his country's bicentennial is bluntly named "Hell."

Newborn baby found alive in Manila airport garbage (AP)

Posted: 12 Sep 2010 05:14 PM PDT

AP - An airport security officer found a newborn baby in a garbage bag apparently unloaded from an airplane that landed in the Philippines on Sunday from the Middle East, officials said.

In referendum, Turks reject military-era laws (AP)

Posted: 12 Sep 2010 02:07 PM PDT

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, rear, and his wife Emine Erdogan arrive at a polling station to cast their vote in a referendum on changes to the constitution that was crafted in the wake of Turkey's 1980 military coup, In Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, Sept. 12, 2010. Turks voted Sunday on whether to amend a military-era constitution in what the government says is a key step toward EU-style democracy, despite opposition claims that the proposed reforms would shackle the independence of the courts. The referendum on 26 amendments to a constitution that was crafted after a 1980 military coup has become a battleground between the Islamic-oriented government and traditional power elites that believe Turkey's secular principles are under threat. The outcome will set the stage for elections next year in a strategically located NATO ally whose regional clout has surged in recent years. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)AP - Turks approved sweeping changes to their military-era constitution Sunday — a referendum hailed by the government as a leap toward full democracy in line with its troubled bid to join the European Union.

Pakistani Insurgent Group Expands in Afghanistan (Time.com)

Posted: 12 Sep 2010 09:10 AM PDT

Time.com - Lashkar e-Taiba may be better known for fighting in Kashmir and terror attacks in India, but U.S. and Afghan officials say the group is establishing a dangerous presence in Afghanistan

Rich states should pay for Africa mineral advice: panel (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Sep 2010 04:05 PM PDT

Reuters - Rich countries should pay for African governments to get advice on negotiating the best deals for exploiting their natural resources, a panel set up by former British Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Monday.

Egypt protects water stations from Nile oil spill (AP)

Posted: 12 Sep 2010 02:29 PM PDT

AP - Authorities have blocked off water purification stations along the Nile in southern Egypt to prevent some 100 tons of diesel oil that leaked from a barge from polluting drinking water, officials said Sunday.

(AP)

Posted: 12 Sep 2010 04:32 PM PDT

AP - Official: Mexican marines arrest presumed drug kingpin Sergio Villarreal Barragan.

Backers of Guinea election rivals clash in streets (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Sep 2010 04:16 PM PDT

Reuters - One person was killed and dozens were wounded in clashes between supporters of rival candidates for Guinea's presidential election in the capital on Sunday, witnesses said.

US govt watchdog: Deep problems plague Afghan vote (AP)

Posted: 12 Sep 2010 05:33 PM PDT

An Afghan man walks past an election poster of parliamentarian candidate Mohammad Daud Kalakani in Kabul, Afghanistan on Monday, Sept. 12, 2010. Afghans will go to the polls for parliamentary elections on Sept. 18. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)AP - Afghanistan's electoral process is plagued by deep-rooted problems that will take years to fix, according to a report issued by a U.S. government watchdog agency as the country prepares for its first vote since last year's flawed presidential election.

Hurricane Igor leaps to Cat 4 status over Atlantic (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Sep 2010 02:34 PM PDT

Reuters - Hurricane Igor strengthened rapidly over the Atlantic Ocean on Sunday, becoming a large and dangerous Category 4 storm as it spun menacingly westward.

Aussie ex-PM Rudd will not steal the show: Gillard (AFP)

Posted: 11 Sep 2010 11:13 PM PDT

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, seen here before giving her victory speech after been given the numbers to form the new government at Parliament House in Canberra, on September 7. The nation's first woman leader is reshuffling her cabinet after scraping back into power.(AFP/File/Torsten Blackwood)AFP - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Sunday vowed a close working relationship with the man she brutally ousted, insisting she would not be outshone by Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd.

Poll violence, fraud could fuel anger against Karzai, U.S. (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 12 Sep 2010 12:15 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - KABUL, Afghanistan — Thirteen months after their fraud-scarred presidential elections, Afghans head to the polls Saturday to vote for a new lower house of parliament. It's a high stakes endeavor that could roil the war-ravaged nation's political scene still further -- or conceivably help stabilize it.

Just How Painful Will Greece's Recovery Be? (Time.com)

Posted: 12 Sep 2010 09:10 AM PDT

Time.com - Even after a 110-billion euro bail out and the introduction of severe austerity measures, Greece's economy is still shrinking faster than expected. Can the nation rebound?

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