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• Influential brother of Afghan president killed at home (Reuters)
• Riots erupt in N.Ireland after Protestant marches (Reuters)
• U.N. Council condemns embassy attacks in Syria (Reuters)
• Factional fighting brings Yemen unrest nearer Saudi (Reuters)
• France says Libya political solution taking shape (Reuters)
• Yemen's Mysterious Militants: Are They Really Al-Qaeda? (Time.com)
• Europe considers Greek default, leaders to meet (Reuters)
• AP sources: Rebels gaining on Gadhafi regime (AP)
• Chavez prays, vows to speed socialist drive (AP)
• African Union calls for Somalia drought aid (AFP)
• Afghan leader's half brother gunned down in south (AP)
• Cash-strapped Toronto to announce worker buyouts (Reuters)
• Australia PM hails coal deal amid poll slump (AFP)
• Why Italy may need a bailout, too (The Christian Science Monitor)
• High Food in Low Places: The Gourmet Cooking School in the Middle of the Slum (Time.com)
• Glenn Beck to Israeli parliament: Chin up, I'm with you (The Christian Science Monitor)
• South Sudan: Violence Against Women Continues (OneWorld.net)

Influential brother of Afghan president killed at home (Reuters) Posted: 12 Jul 2011 01:56 PM PDT Reuters - The younger half-brother of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, one of the most powerful and controversial men in southern Afghanistan, was shot dead at his home on Tuesday by a senior and highly trusted family security guard.

Riots erupt in N.Ireland after Protestant marches (Reuters) Posted: 12 Jul 2011 04:35 PM PDT Reuters - Police fired plastic bullets and water cannon at Catholic youths in Northern Ireland's provincial capital Belfast on Tuesday after rioting erupted when a Protestant parade passed their estate.

U.N. Council condemns embassy attacks in Syria (Reuters) Posted: 12 Jul 2011 10:36 AM PDT Reuters - The U.N. Security Council on Tuesday condemned "in the strongest terms" attacks by demonstrators on the U.S. and French embassies in Damascus.

Factional fighting brings Yemen unrest nearer Saudi (Reuters) Posted: 12 Jul 2011 05:11 PM PDT Reuters - Factional fighting in

France says Libya political solution taking shape (Reuters) Posted: 12 Jul 2011 12:32 PM PDT Reuters - Emissaries from Libya's Muammar Gaddafi have been in contact with NATO members to say he is ready to leave power, France said on Tuesday, the latest sign of a possible negotiated end to the crisis.

Yemen's Mysterious Militants: Are They Really Al-Qaeda? (Time.com) Posted: 12 Jul 2011 04:50 PM PDT Time.com - When the government withdrew from a city in May, it said Al-Qaeda had taken over. But some people who fled Zinjibar aren't sure who the intruders are.

Europe considers Greek default, leaders to meet (Reuters) Posted: 12 Jul 2011 05:05 PM PDT Reuters - European Union leaders are poised to hold an emergency summit after finance ministers acknowledged for the first time that some form of Greek default may be needed to cut Athens' debts and to stop contagion spreading to Italy and Spain.

AP sources: Rebels gaining on Gadhafi regime (AP) Posted: 12 Jul 2011 05:02 PM PDT AP - Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi is facing dramatic shortages of fuel for his soldiers and citizens in Tripoli, and he is running out of cash to pay his forces and what is left of his government, according to the latest U.S. intelligence reports. In France, the foreign minister reported that Gadhafi is prepared to leave power.

Chavez prays, vows to speed socialist drive (AP) Posted: 12 Jul 2011 05:50 PM PDT AP - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez attended Mass on Tuesday, joining supporters and aides in praying for his recovery after undergoing cancer surgery.

African Union calls for Somalia drought aid (AFP) Posted: 12 Jul 2011 05:04 PM PDT AFP - The African Union called Tuesday on the international community to come to the aid of Somalia, where one in three people are suffering from the combined effect of unrest and drought.

Afghan leader's half brother gunned down in south (AP) Posted: 12 Jul 2011 05:01 PM PDT AP - The powerful half brother of President Hamid Karzai was gunned down in his heavily fortified home by a close associate Tuesday, setting off a power struggle in southern Afghanistan and raising doubts about stability in a critical area for the U.S.-led war effort.

Cash-strapped Toronto to announce worker buyouts (Reuters) Posted: 12 Jul 2011 10:22 AM PDT Reuters - Toronto is set to announce an ambitious employee-buyout plan as part of an effort by Canada's biggest city to trim expenses and narrow its $774 million 2012 budget gap.

Australia PM hails coal deal amid poll slump (AFP) Posted: 12 Jul 2011 09:09 AM PDT AFP - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Tuesday hailed a record coal mining bid as proof the key resources sector would thrive, shrugging off a slump in the polls over her plans for a pollution tax.

Why Italy may need a bailout, too (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 11 Jul 2011 02:36 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - With little advance warning and declaring it was not a “crisis” meeting, senior European officials today formally discussed Italy’s sovereign debt woes for the first time.

High Food in Low Places: The Gourmet Cooking School in the Middle of the Slum (Time.com) Posted: 12 Jul 2011 04:50 PM PDT Time.com - From a shantytown outside of Lima, Peru's top chef hopes to train the shock troops that will head out to "Peruvianize" global cuisine

Glenn Beck to Israeli parliament: Chin up, I'm with you (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 11 Jul 2011 02:29 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Former Fox host Glenn Beck gave a public relations pep talk in the Israeli parliament today, urging legislators not to mince words that the conflict with the Palestinians threatens Israel’s existence.

South Sudan: Violence Against Women Continues (OneWorld.net) Posted: 12 Jul 2011 01:30 AM PDT OneWorld.net - JUBA, Jul 11 (IPS) - Violence against women is rampant, devastating and tolerated in South Sudan and the new country needs to address these gross human rights violations and train people, especially soldiers, to respect women’s rights.

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