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• Indonesia to boost rice stocks amid global food fears (Reuters)
• Colombia's FARC rebels free politician (Reuters)
• Aristide return not helpful before Haiti vote says U.S. (Reuters)
• Mexico pipeline thieves trigger big fuel spill (Reuters)
• Risk to Witnesses Stalls Kosovo's Organ-Trafficking Probe (Time.com)
• West Ham win battle for Olympic arena: reports (AFP)
• Strikes in Egypt add to pressure from protests (AP)
• Prison time cut for al-Qaida cook at Guantanamo (AP)
• White House: Basic citizen demands unmet by Egypt (AP)
• NKorea says no more military talks with SKorea (AP)
• PetroChina pays $5.4 billion for Canadian gas assets (Reuters)
• Australia PM introduces disaster tax to Parliament (AP)
• Italian prosecutors push for speedy trial in Berlusconi prostitution case (The Christian Science Monitor)
• No Need for Glasses: Royal Wedding Won't Be Broadcast in 3D After All (Time.com)
• Springtime in Bulgaria – time to parade in animal skins (The Christian Science Monitor)

Indonesia to boost rice stocks amid global food fears (Reuters) Posted: 09 Feb 2011 01:43 PM PST Reuters - Indonesia ordered hefty rice imports on Wednesday to boost stocks by a third in the latest sign that governments concerned about rising food prices and dwindling supplies are rushing into the market and could drive inflation even higher.

Colombia's FARC rebels free politician (Reuters) Posted: 09 Feb 2011 04:06 PM PST Reuters - Colombia's FARC rebels released a kidnapped local politician on Wednesday, the first of five hostages they plan to free in the next week.

Aristide return not helpful before Haiti vote says U.S. (Reuters) Posted: 09 Feb 2011 02:41 PM PST Reuters - The United States fears a possible return home to Haiti by exiled former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide before a deciding presidential election next month would be an "unfortunate distraction" and potentially divisive, the State Department said on Wednesday.

Mexico pipeline thieves trigger big fuel spill (Reuters) Posted: 09 Feb 2011 03:43 PM PST Reuters - Thieves tapping into a Mexican fuel pipeline triggered a large diesel fuel spill south of the border city of Tijuana in Baja California state on Wednesday, authorities said.

Risk to Witnesses Stalls Kosovo's Organ-Trafficking Probe (Time.com) Posted: 09 Feb 2011 11:30 AM PST Time.com - Kosovo has launched an investigation into allegations that its top brass killed prisoners to sell their organs. But with no witnesses coming forward, it's stalled before it's even started

West Ham win battle for Olympic arena: reports (AFP) Posted: 09 Feb 2011 04:41 PM PST AFP - English Premier League strugglers West Ham have won the support of Olympic bosses in their bid to use London's 2012 stadium after next year's games, it was reported late Wednesday.

Strikes in Egypt add to pressure from protests (AP) Posted: 09 Feb 2011 05:00 PM PST AP - Thousands of workers went on strike Wednesday across Egypt, adding a new dimension to the uprising as public rage turned to the vast wealth President Hosni Mubarak's family reportedly amassed while close to half the country struggled near the poverty line.

Prison time cut for al-Qaida cook at Guantanamo (AP) Posted: 09 Feb 2011 05:02 PM PST AP - The Pentagon has reduced the sentence of an al-Qaida cook convicted at a war crimes tribunal at Guantanamo under a plea deal.

White House: Basic citizen demands unmet by Egypt (AP) Posted: 09 Feb 2011 04:59 PM PST AP - The White House on Wednesday warned Egypt's leaders to expect unrelenting protests unless they start to show real reforms and a transition to a freer society, dismissing governmental concessions so far as not having met even the minimum threshold of what people want.

NKorea says no more military talks with SKorea (AP) Posted: 09 Feb 2011 05:06 PM PST AP - North Korea says it will not hold further military talks with South Korea, accusing Seoul of lacking serious intent to improve relations.

PetroChina pays $5.4 billion for Canadian gas assets (Reuters) Posted: 09 Feb 2011 04:35 PM PST Reuters - Encana Corp will sell half of a prolific Canadian shale gas project to PetroChina for C$5.4 billion ($5.4 billion), marking the largest Chinese investment yet in a foreign natural gas asset.

Australia PM introduces disaster tax to Parliament (AP) Posted: 09 Feb 2011 04:19 PM PST AP - Australia's prime minister has introduced tax legislation to Parliament that would raise $1.8 billion to help pay for record storm and flood damage across the country's east.

Italian prosecutors push for speedy trial in Berlusconi prostitution case (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 09 Feb 2011 10:09 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - Italy faces the extraordinary prospect of seeing its prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, standing in the dock on charges of paying for sex with an underage prostitute, after prosecutors Wednesday called for the 74-year-old billionaire to be sent immediately to trial.

No Need for Glasses: Royal Wedding Won't Be Broadcast in 3D After All (Time.com) Posted: 09 Feb 2011 11:30 AM PST Time.com - Looks like the only way to see Kate and William in three dimensions is to head to Westminster Abbey on the wedding day

Springtime in Bulgaria – time to parade in animal skins (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 09 Feb 2011 09:24 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - Beginning with the winter solstice and continuing until the spring equinox, villagers in rural Bulgaria dress in animal skins, horned masks, and belts of heavy antique bells and march through the streets, accompanied by folk dancers and musicians.

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