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• Palestinians back Abbas on settlement slowdown (AP)
• 3 police colonels investigated in Ecuador revolt (AP)
• Nigeria: Ex-militant leader arrested over bombings (AP)
• 20 kidnapped in Mexican resort city of Acapulco (AP)
• Osama bin Laden softens tone, but to what end? (AP)
• In Naples, Police and Protestors Clash Over Trash (Time.com)
• Four British, two Peruvians killed in small plane crash (AFP)
• Israeli Jews celebrate Palestinian Oktoberfest (AP)
• Peru: Tourist plane crashes near famed Nazca Lines (AP)
• Nigeria bomb toll rises as government admits it was warned (Reuters)
• Contender for Nobel prize is in Chinese prison (AP)
• Australian PM visits Afghanistan: report (AFP)
• Congo opposition figure allegedly escapes kidnapping attempt (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Iraq's Military Flexes to Deter Any Sunni Backlash (Time.com)
• State of siege in Ecuador as Rafeal Correa takes on rebel police (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Brazil Likely to Elect First Woman President (OneWorld.net)

Palestinians back Abbas on settlement slowdown (AP) Posted: 02 Oct 2010 03:07 PM PDT AP - Dozens of senior Palestinians on Saturday backed President Mahmoud Abbas' refusal to negotiate with Israel as long as it builds in West Bank settlements, dealing a new setback to troubled U.S. efforts to salvage peace talks.

3 police colonels investigated in Ecuador revolt (AP) Posted: 02 Oct 2010 03:19 PM PDT AP - Three police colonels were under criminal investigation Saturday for failing to prevent a massive protest by their subordinates against President Rafael Correa that spun out of control, claiming at least five lives.

Nigeria: Ex-militant leader arrested over bombings (AP) Posted: 02 Oct 2010 01:08 PM PDT AP - South African authorities have arrested an ex-leader of a militant group that claimed responsibility for a dual car bombing that killed 12 people in Nigeria, a Nigerian secret police spokeswoman said Saturday.

20 kidnapped in Mexican resort city of Acapulco (AP) Posted: 02 Oct 2010 04:54 PM PDT AP - Gunmen kidnapped 20 men who were traveling together in Mexico's Pacific coast resort city of Acapulco, authorities said Saturday.

Osama bin Laden softens tone, but to what end? (AP) Posted: 02 Oct 2010 01:01 PM PDT AP - Softening his tone, al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden issued a humanitarian appeal on Saturday urging Muslim governments to do more to help Pakistan's flood victims and expressing worry about climate change. It was his second purported audiotape in as many days.

In Naples, Police and Protestors Clash Over Trash (Time.com) Posted: 02 Oct 2010 02:05 AM PDT Time.com - With garbage collectors on strike and protests against a landfill on Mount Vesuvius turning violent, Naples is down in the dumps yet again

Four British, two Peruvians killed in small plane crash (AFP) Posted: 02 Oct 2010 04:57 PM PDT AFP - Four British tourists and two Peruvian crew members were killed Saturday when the tiny aircraft they were flying in to see the famous Nazca lines from above crashed south of Lima, police told AFP.

Israeli Jews celebrate Palestinian Oktoberfest (AP) Posted: 02 Oct 2010 04:17 PM PDT AP - This Palestinian village celebrates Oktoberfest each year even though it's a tiny Christian enclave in a Muslim-majority area, under Israeli occupation.

Peru: Tourist plane crashes near famed Nazca Lines (AP) Posted: 02 Oct 2010 05:22 PM PDT AP - A small plane carrying British tourists crashed near the famed Nazca Lines in Peru on Saturday, killing all six people on board, police said.

Nigeria bomb toll rises as government admits it was warned (Reuters) Posted: 02 Oct 2010 02:01 PM PDT Reuters - The death toll from car bombs that exploded near a parade marking Nigeria's 50th anniversary of independence rose to 12 on Saturday and authorities admitted they had been warned of the attack.

Contender for Nobel prize is in Chinese prison (AP) Posted: 02 Oct 2010 05:12 PM PDT AP - When the police came for Liu Xiaobo on a December night nearly two years ago, they didn't tell the dissident author why he was being taken away again. The line in the detention order for his "suspected crime" was left blank.

Australian PM visits Afghanistan: report (AFP) Posted: 02 Oct 2010 03:24 PM PDT AFP - Julia Gillard has made a surprise visit to war-torn Afghanistan on her first overseas trip as Australian prime minister, a report said on Sunday.

Congo opposition figure allegedly escapes kidnapping attempt (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 01 Oct 2010 02:24 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - A top member of the Congo's main opposition party says he has narrowly escaped a kidnapping attempt in Johannesburg, South Africa. The incident comes three months after an attempt on the life of a Rwandan opposition figure also living in South Africa.

Iraq's Military Flexes to Deter Any Sunni Backlash (Time.com) Posted: 02 Oct 2010 02:05 AM PDT Time.com - As Sunnis bristle at being shut out of power by a new intra-Shi'ite political pact, the army beefs up security in former hotbeds of insurgency. But the resultant friction could trigger the backlash it aims to prevent

State of siege in Ecuador as Rafeal Correa takes on rebel police (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 01 Oct 2010 02:02 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - The streets of Ecuador remained quiet today, a day after a dramatic standoff left President Rafael Correa holed up in a hospital for 12 hours and claiming that a coup attempt was underway.

Brazil Likely to Elect First Woman President (OneWorld.net) Posted: 02 Oct 2010 10:46 AM PDT OneWorld.net - RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 2 (IPS) - The woman likely to be elected president of Brazil, Latin America's giant, either on Sunday or in an Oct. 31 runoff, is idealistic but pragmatic and has a reputation as a tough, seasoned administrator.

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