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• Ahmadinejad says Iran may end enrichment (AP)
• Tropical Storm Matthew threatens Central America (AP)
• Japan releases Chinese boat captain amid dispute (AP)
• Small-town mayors targeted by Mexican drug gangs (AP)
• 2 million people displaced in Nigeria flooding (AP)
• Is the End Near for Basque Separatist Group ETA? (Time.com)
• Queen tried to get UK poverty fund to heat palace (AP)
• Israel, Palestinians look to salvage Mideast talks (AP)
• Knife removed from Brazil man's head after 3 years (AP)
• Sudan seeks global support as vote nears (AP)
• China hits back at Japan after boat captain returns (Reuters)
• Harper picks Onex executive as his top aide (Reuters)
• Moderate quake rocks New Zealand's North Island (AP)
• Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's UN speech may have just helped Israel (The Christian Science Monitor)
• How Will India Resolve Political Protests in Kashmir? (Time.com)
• Communist Cuba turns to private enterprise (The Christian Science Monitor)

Ahmadinejad says Iran may end enrichment (AP) Posted: 24 Sep 2010 05:13 PM PDT AP - Iran would consider ending higher level uranium enrichment, the most crucial part of its controversial nuclear activities, if world powers send Tehran nuclear fuel for a medical research reactor, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told reporters Friday.

Tropical Storm Matthew threatens Central America (AP) Posted: 24 Sep 2010 05:13 PM PDT AP - Nicaragua was evacuating about 10,000 people from the path of Tropical Storm Matthew as the storm drenched the Caribbean coast and threatened much of a Central American region prone to disastrous flooding.

Japan releases Chinese boat captain amid dispute (AP) Posted: 24 Sep 2010 01:29 PM PDT AP - Japan on Saturday morning released a Chinese fishing boat captain involved in a collision near disputed islands, following intense pressure from China in the worst spat between the Asian neighbors in years.

Small-town mayors targeted by Mexican drug gangs (AP) Posted: 24 Sep 2010 04:25 PM PDT AP - Bladimiro Montalvo has one of the most dangerous jobs in this colonial town, and in all of Mexico. He's the mayor.

2 million people displaced in Nigeria flooding (AP) Posted: 24 Sep 2010 04:04 PM PDT AP - Nigerian authorities opened the gates at two swollen dams in the country's rain-soaked north, sending a flood into a neighboring state that has displaced 2 million people, officials said Friday.

Is the End Near for Basque Separatist Group ETA? (Time.com) Posted: 24 Sep 2010 04:05 PM PDT Time.com - After 50 years of fighting, Basque separatist group ETA is smaller, weaker and rattled by infighting. As it puts out a call to the Spanish government for peace negotiations, experts say the group won't survive much longer

Queen tried to get UK poverty fund to heat palace (AP) Posted: 24 Sep 2010 02:19 PM PDT AP - Even a monarch needs a little help from time to time — especially when the cost of heating those drafty old palaces spirals past $1.5 million a year.

Israel, Palestinians look to salvage Mideast talks (AP) Posted: 24 Sep 2010 01:01 PM PDT AP - JERUSALEM — In a case of high-stakes diplomacy, the Palestinians were waiting Friday for the latest American effort to break the standoff with Israel over Jewish settlement construction in areas the Palestinians want for their future state.

Knife removed from Brazil man's head after 3 years (AP) Posted: 24 Sep 2010 04:02 PM PDT AP - A man in northeastern Brazil is recovering after surgeons removed a 4-inch (10-centimeter) blade that had been stuck in his head for three years following a bar fight. Edeilson Nascimento, a 29-year-old tire repairman, tells reporters Friday he is feeling great after the three-hour surgery earlier this week.

Sudan seeks global support as vote nears (AP) Posted: 24 Sep 2010 05:07 PM PDT AP - Sudanese officials asked world leaders including President Barack Obama on Friday for international support to maintain peace as they near a critical independence referendum on south Sudan that is likely to split Africa's largest country in two.

China hits back at Japan after boat captain returns (Reuters) Posted: 24 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Reuters - China on Saturday demanded that Japan apologize for holding a Chinese boat captain, showing little immediate sign of giving ground in a dispute between the two Asian powers after Japan released him.

Harper picks Onex executive as his top aide (Reuters) Posted: 24 Sep 2010 11:39 AM PDT Reuters - Prime Minister Stephen Harper has chosen a top executive from big private equity firm Onex Corp to be his new chief of staff, charged with focusing on the economy, a government official said on Friday.

Moderate quake rocks New Zealand's North Island (AP) Posted: 24 Sep 2010 01:56 AM PDT AP - A magnitude 5.6 earthquake has rocked New Zealand's North Island. No damage or injuries have been reported.

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's UN speech may have just helped Israel (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 24 Sep 2010 09:32 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s remarks at the United Nations Thursday that suggested an American hand in orchestrating 9/11 to "save the Zionist regime" may have disturbed US observers, but Israelis are used to the Iranian president's shock tactics.

How Will India Resolve Political Protests in Kashmir? (Time.com) Posted: 24 Sep 2010 04:05 PM PDT Time.com - New Delhi found it easier to deal with Pakistan-sponsored terror in Kashmir than with mass popular protests

Communist Cuba turns to private enterprise (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 24 Sep 2010 06:38 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Since swallowing the news that 500,000 state workers will be laid off in Cuba in an effort to raise productivity and fix the ailing economy, construction worker Antonio Charadán says he is experiencing the rare feeling of "going it alone" in this communist-run nation.

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