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• Libya's NTC thinks Gaddafi hiding near Algeria (Reuters)
• Clinton says U.S. close to decision on Haqqanis (Reuters)
• Syrian tanks pound anti-Assad fighters for 2nd day (Reuters)
• E-mail warns of bombs in Nigerian capital (Reuters)
• Peacekeepers deploy in tense Kosovo (Reuters)
• Australia Tells Chinese Tourists: Welcome! (And Bring Your Checkbooks) (Time.com)
• Germany's cross-eyed opossum Heidi dies (Reuters)
• Egypt's Islamists demand changes to election law (AP)
• USS Cole trial at Guantanamo to be capital case (AP)
• Egypt political parties threaten to poll boycott (Reuters)
• Fewer trainers seen among U.S. military in Pakistan (Reuters)
• Minority, coalition are options in Ontario vote (Reuters)
• Commentator breaks Australian discrimination law (AP)
• Merkel, Papandreou buying time for debt-stricken Greece (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Can Japan's Anti-Nuclear Protesters Keep the Reactors Shut Down? (Time.com)
• Africa Rising: African countries create new rules in the oil game (The Christian Science Monitor)

Libya's NTC thinks Gaddafi hiding near Algeria (Reuters) Posted: 28 Sep 2011 03:14 PM PDT Reuters - Libya's new rulers have said they believe fugitive former leader Muammar Gaddafi is being shielded by nomadic tribesmen in the desert near the Algerian border, while his followers fend off assaults on his hometown.

Clinton says U.S. close to decision on Haqqanis (Reuters) Posted: 28 Sep 2011 01:59 PM PDT Reuters - The United States is close to deciding on whether to label the Pakistan-based Haqqani network as a foreign terrorist group, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Wednesday amid calls for a tougher stance on militants accused of series of high-profile attacks.

Syrian tanks pound anti-Assad fighters for 2nd day (Reuters) Posted: 28 Sep 2011 10:14 AM PDT Reuters - Tanks pounded a Syrian town that has become a refuge for army deserters for a second day on Wednesday, residents said, in the first major battle with defecting soldiers since a six-month-old revolt against President Bashar al-Assad began.

E-mail warns of bombs in Nigerian capital (Reuters) Posted: 28 Sep 2011 02:39 PM PDT Reuters - An email, saying it was sent by a Nigerian militant group based in the oil-producing Niger Delta, said on Wednesday it would bomb the capital Abuja on Independence Day on October 1.

Peacekeepers deploy in tense Kosovo (Reuters) Posted: 28 Sep 2011 12:39 PM PDT Reuters - NATO peacekeepers in Kosovo (KFOR) reinforced troops at a border crossing in the ethnic Serb north on Wednesday, a day after more than a dozen people were injured in clashes.

Australia Tells Chinese Tourists: Welcome! (And Bring Your Checkbooks) (Time.com) Posted: 28 Sep 2011 04:50 AM PDT Time.com - Australia is hoping Chinese travelers can give a boost to its tourism industry -- something even Oprah couldn't achieve

Germany's cross-eyed opossum Heidi dies (Reuters) Posted: 28 Sep 2011 03:24 PM PDT Reuters - Germany's celebrity cross-eyed opossum Heidi -- who made an appearance on American television this February predicting Oscar winners -- died of old age on Wednesday at 3-1/2 years.

Egypt's Islamists demand changes to election law (AP) Posted: 28 Sep 2011 03:37 PM PDT AP - Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood on Wednesday turned up the pressure on the country's military rulers to change a disputed new election law, even holding out the possibility of a boycott of upcoming parliamentary elections unless the bill is amended.

USS Cole trial at Guantanamo to be capital case (AP) Posted: 28 Sep 2011 05:10 PM PDT AP - A Pentagon legal official has approved charges that carry a possible death penalty for a Guantanamo prisoner accused of planning the attack on the USS Cole, the U.S. Defense Department said Wednesday.

Egypt political parties threaten to poll boycott (Reuters) Posted: 28 Sep 2011 03:11 PM PDT Reuters - The political wing of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood and 59 other parties and groups threatened on Wednesday to boycott elections unless the country's military rulers amend the election law.

Fewer trainers seen among U.S. military in Pakistan (Reuters) Posted: 28 Sep 2011 04:29 PM PDT Reuters - U.S. and Pakistani officials are continuing talks on the future U.S. military mission in Pakistan but Washington likely will see its influence on Pakistani special forces curtailed as tensions rage between the two nations.

Minority, coalition are options in Ontario vote (Reuters) Posted: 28 Sep 2011 01:22 PM PDT Reuters - Polls point to a minority government in Canada's economic powerhouse of Ontario after provincial elections next week, amid disillusionment with the ruling Liberals and disappointment with their main rivals.

Commentator breaks Australian discrimination law (AP) Posted: 28 Sep 2011 03:31 AM PDT AP - A popular right-wing commentator was found guilty Wednesday of breaking Australian discrimination law by implying that fair-skinned Aborigines chose to identify as indigenous for profit and career advancement.

Merkel, Papandreou buying time for debt-stricken Greece (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 27 Sep 2011 01:33 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Only two days before a crucial vote in the German parliament on the expansion of the euro rescue fund on Thursday, Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou and Chancellor Angela Merkel gave fighting speeches in Berlin to present a unified front.

Can Japan's Anti-Nuclear Protesters Keep the Reactors Shut Down? (Time.com) Posted: 28 Sep 2011 04:50 AM PDT Time.com - Japan's new prime minister says he wants to restart the country's idle nuclear reactors, but anti-nuclear protesters may stand in the way.

Africa Rising: African countries create new rules in the oil game (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 27 Sep 2011 08:19 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Citizens in countries throughout Africa have long been angered over the lack of benefits reaped from multinationals exploiting minerals from their seas and land. In recent years, African governments â€" authoritarian and democratic alike â€" have come under increasing pressure to develop policies to ensure the exploitation of oil and minerals provide long-term benefits to their citizens, through creating jobs and growth in industries.

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