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• 2 known dead, 12 missing after storm soaks Jamaica (AP)
• Two powerful earthquakes hit eastern Indonesia (AP)
• Terror plot in Europe prompted drone strikes (AP)
• UN says Afghan election a positive sign (AP)
• Search resumes for 11 missing in Mexico mudslide (AP)
• Union Protests Put Pressure on E.U. Leaders (Time.com)
• ECB chief warns Europe to stick with financial reforms (AFP)
• US general: Iraq political limbo fuels violence (AP)
• 30 Gulf cartel suspects captured in north Mexico (AP)
• US senator seeks Sudan engagement after referendum (AFP)
• China targeted in bill on currency manipulation (AP)
• Canada slowdown won't alter deficit plan: Flaherty (Reuters)
• Aussie dollar's surge squeezes tourists (AFP)
• Israeli textbook with Palestinian view sparks row (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Germany: Greens See Red Over Nuclear Power Extension (Time.com)
• North Korea's Kim Jong-il cements 'military first' stand with key appointments (The Christian Science Monitor)

2 known dead, 12 missing after storm soaks Jamaica (AP) Posted: 29 Sep 2010 05:02 PM PDT AP - Tropical Storm Nicole caused flooding and mudslides across Jamaica on Wednesday, leaving two confirmed dead and at least 12 more missing, even as the drenching system moved north and dissipated over the Florida straits.

Two powerful earthquakes hit eastern Indonesia (AP) Posted: 29 Sep 2010 04:57 PM PDT AP - Two powerful earthquakes hit waters off eastern Indonesia in rapid succession Thursday, prompting officials to briefly trigger a tsunami warning.

Terror plot in Europe prompted drone strikes (AP) Posted: 29 Sep 2010 04:40 PM PDT AP - Police increased their guard around Buckingham Palace and other landmarks Wednesday as security officials monitored what they described as a fledgling terror plot to wage Mumbai-style shooting sprees or other attacks on Britain, France or Germany.

UN says Afghan election a positive sign (AP) Posted: 29 Sep 2010 04:01 PM PDT AP - Afghanistan's ability to even hold recent legislative elections shows it is starting to take control of its own future, a U.N. special envoy said Wednesday as Security Council members took stock of the war-ravaged country's most recent attempt at democracy.

Search resumes for 11 missing in Mexico mudslide (AP) Posted: 29 Sep 2010 03:26 PM PDT AP - Rescue efforts resumed Wednesday for 11 people missing after a hillside collapsed on a town in Mexico's rain-soaked southern state of Oaxaca.

Union Protests Put Pressure on E.U. Leaders (Time.com) Posted: 29 Sep 2010 04:50 PM PDT Time.com - Across Europe on Wednesday, union members took to the streets to protest the austerity measures being handed down by their governments. Meanwhile, the European Commission proposed rules that it hopes could stop the crisis from happening again

ECB chief warns Europe to stick with financial reforms (AFP) Posted: 29 Sep 2010 04:05 PM PDT AFP - European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet urged politicians and financial market actors on Wednesday to stay the course and push for reforms to avoid future crises.

US general: Iraq political limbo fuels violence (AP) Posted: 29 Sep 2010 02:11 PM PDT AP - The top U.S. commander for Baghdad warned Wednesday that Iraq's prolonged political crisis has encouraged militants to step up attacks and left civilians so frustrated they could be holding back crucial tips on suspected insurgent cells.

30 Gulf cartel suspects captured in north Mexico (AP) Posted: 29 Sep 2010 04:40 PM PDT AP - Mexican marines captured 30 suspected Gulf cartel members and seized an arsenal of weapons during two days of raids in a northern border state torn by drug gang battles, officials announced Wednesday.

US senator seeks Sudan engagement after referendum (AFP) Posted: 29 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT AFP - A key US senator unveiled a bill Wednesday to cement Washington's engagement with strife-torn Sudan through a January 2011 referendum that could see the South claim its independence.

China targeted in bill on currency manipulation (AP) Posted: 29 Sep 2010 04:34 PM PDT AP - The House has approved legislation that would allow the U.S. to seek trade sanctions against China and other nations for manipulating their currency to gain trade advantages.

Canada slowdown won't alter deficit plan: Flaherty (Reuters) Posted: 26 Sep 2010 05:46 PM PDT Reuters - Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said on Sunday a sharp slowdown in the economy since the start of the year doesn't threaten the government's deficit plans.

Aussie dollar's surge squeezes tourists (AFP) Posted: 29 Sep 2010 09:00 AM PDT AFP - German backpackers Christian Morbe and Kathrin Veith were prepared for their stay in Australia to be expensive, but the skyrocketing Australian dollar is catching tourists like them by surprise.

Israeli textbook with Palestinian view sparks row (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 29 Sep 2010 04:19 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Israel’s Education Ministry is locked in a row with a liberal high school over its use of a history textbook that gives both the Israeli and Palestinian versions of the Arab-Israeli conflict. The ministry has summoned the principal of Shaar Hanegev high school in southern Israel for “consultations” over the decision to continue using the textbook, which has been banned from the national school curriculum.

Germany: Greens See Red Over Nuclear Power Extension (Time.com) Posted: 29 Sep 2010 04:50 PM PDT Time.com - The German cabinet approves plans to extend the lifespan of its nuclear reactors by an average of 12 years, back-tracking a promise by the previous government to shut them all down by 2022. As support slumps, has Merkel's coalition made a dangerous move?

North Korea's Kim Jong-il cements 'military first' stand with key appointments (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 28 Sep 2010 09:00 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - North Korea’s heir presumptive, Kim Jong-un, has received at least one important political position to go along with the military rank of general bequeathed to him by his father, Kim Jong-il.

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