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Hurricane Richard nears landfall in Belize (AP)

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 05:56 PM PDT

A man sets window protection shutters a few hours before the arrival of Hurricane Richard in Corozal, Belize, Sunday, Oct. 24, 2010. ( AP Photo/Israel Leal)AP - Hurricane Richard began battering Belize's Caribbean coast with powerful wind and rain Sunday, as authorities evacuated tourists from the outlying islands and an estimated 10,000 people took refuge at shelters in the tiny Central American nation.

Nigeria: Sect members attack police station (AP)

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 04:36 PM PDT

A man walks past rubble of the Islamic sect Boko Haram burnt last year by the police and military at the headquarters of the sect still being guarded by the police in Maiduguri, Borno State in July 2010. Suspected Islamist sect members on Sunday attacked a police station in northern Nigeria, leading to a gun battle with officers, authorities said, in the latest such incident in recent months.(AFP/File/Pius Utomi Ekpei)AP - Suspected members of a Muslim sect accused of orchestrating targeted killings across northern Nigeria have attacked another police station.

Iraqi court orders parliament back to work (AP)

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 11:50 AM PDT

FILE - Iraq's new parliament convenes Monday June 14 2010 but postponed a decision on a new president as the country remained in political limbo three months after inconclusive national elections. Iraq's highest court on Sunday Oct 24 2010 ordered parliament back in session after a seven-month political impasse that has blocked formation of a new government.(AP Photo/Hadi Mizban, File)AP - Iraq's highest court on Sunday ordered parliament back to work after a virtual seven-month recess, intensifying pressure to break the political stalemate that has held up formation of a new government.

Pakistan's Army Flexes Its Muscles (Time.com)

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 07:45 AM PDT

Time.com - Pakistan's Army Flexes Its Muscles

Friend of Prince Charles killed in N.Ireland crash (AFP)

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 05:39 PM PDT

A friend of Prince Charles who had been head of an exclusive polo club was killed when a helicopter crashed in Northern Ireland, a spokeswoman for the royal family said.(AFP)AFP - A friend of Prince Charles who had been head of an exclusive polo club was killed when a helicopter crashed in Northern Ireland, a spokeswoman for the royal family said.

US senator: Sudan committed to Jan. 9 referendum (AP)

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 01:24 PM PDT

AP - A leading U.S. senator says Sudanese leaders have assured him that they are committed to holding a referendum on southern independence on time.

Deal sought to end Gitmo war crimes trial (AP)

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 03:05 PM PDT

Former U.S. Army sergeant Layne Morris, right, arrives at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba on Friday, Oct. 22, 2010, ahead of Omar Khadr's scheduled military commission hearing. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called Canadian Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon on Friday and talked about the fate of the last Western detainee at Guantanamo Bay, a Canadian government source said. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Colin Perkel)AP - Attorneys for a Canadian held by U.S. authorities since he was 15 said Sunday that a last-minute plea deal could still halt the first war crimes trial under President Barack Obama.

Suspected Islamists attack northern Nigeria police station (AFP)

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 12:49 PM PDT

A man walks past rubble of the Islamic sect Boko Haram burnt last year by the police and military at the headquarters of the sect still being guarded by the police in Maiduguri, Borno State in July 2010. Suspected Islamist sect members on Sunday attacked a police station in northern Nigeria, leading to a gun battle with officers, authorities said, in the latest such incident in recent months.(AFP/File/Pius Utomi Ekpei)AFP - Suspected Islamist sect members on Sunday attacked a police station in northern Nigeria, leading to a gun battle with officers, authorities said, in the latest such incident in recent months.

Japan's trade surplus expands 54 percent in September (AFP)

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 05:43 PM PDT

A freighter comes in to dock alongside a container wharf in Tokyo port in August 2010. Japan's trade surplus expanded 54 percent in September from a year earlier with exports rising 14.4 percent, a 10th consecutive monthly increase, the government said Monday.(AFP/File/Toshifumi Kitamura)AFP - Japan's trade surplus expanded 54 percent in September from a year earlier with exports rising 14.4 percent, a 10th consecutive monthly increase, the government said Monday.

E.Timor leader defends pardon of rebels (AFP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2010 11:39 PM PDT

East Timor President Jose Ramos Horta has defended his decision to pardon rebels in the tiny nation following criticism by a UN envoy.(AFP/File/Mario Jonny Dos Santos)AFP - East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta has defended his decision to pardon rebels in the tiny nation following criticism by a UN envoy.

Geithner keeps pressure on China after G20 (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 07:19 AM PDT

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner speaks during a news conference after the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting in Gyeongju, southeast of Seoul, October 23, 2010. REUTERS/Nicky LohThe Christian Science Monitor - US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is keeping up the pressure on China to raise the value of its currency and lower its enormous exports after the world’s top finance officials failed to make definite commitments in two tense days of talks here.

Amid China's Economic Boom, Philanthropy Lags (Time.com)

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 07:45 AM PDT

Time.com - Though China's number of billionaires is second only to the U.S., for most Chinese people, the idea of charity seems detached from their daily lives

Iraq's Maliki says Wikileaks documents could be used in court (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 23 Oct 2010 05:23 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - The trove of leaked secret US military documents filtered its way through top levels in Iraq on Saturday, with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki saying they could be used as evidence in court cases and the US denying that it turned a blind eye to torture.

India's Female Peacekeepers Inspire Liberian Girls (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 05:14 AM PDT

OneWorld.net - MONROVIA, Oct 24 (IPS) - It is break time at the Victory Chapel School in Congo Town. Children dressed in their royal blue uniforms with bright yellow and white trim fight to get under the shade of the only mango tree in the yard. It is the start of the dry season and the scorching sun will soon be almost unbearable to stand in.

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