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• Analysis: Peril and promise in twin Syria, Libya crises (Reuters)
• Israel-Gaza attacks stoke tension with Cairo (Reuters)
• Rebels and Gaddafi forces fight for Libya coast cities (Reuters)
• Panetta sees progress on keeping some U.S. troops in Iraq (Reuters)
• Egypt's Secret Police Promise to Serve a Skeptical Public (Time.com)
• Retweet, sexting enter Oxford English Dictionary (AP)
• 20 killed in Syria despite Assad's pledge to UN (AP)
• Venezuela rejects US criticism in terrorism report (AP)
• Gaddafi's former No. 2 defects: Libya rebels (Reuters)
• Suicide bomber kills 48 in Pakistan mosque (AP)
• Canada seen raising rates in 2012 despite Fed: Reuters poll (Reuters)
• Fukushima Struggles to Rebuild (Time.com)

Analysis: Peril and promise in twin Syria, Libya crises (Reuters) Posted: 19 Aug 2011 04:22 PM PDT Reuters - Now that he has called for Syria's leader to leave, President Barack Obama faces the daunting challenge of smoothing the way to a post-Assad era -- just as another Arab strongman looks increasingly beleaguered in Libya.

Israel-Gaza attacks stoke tension with Cairo (Reuters) Posted: 19 Aug 2011 04:12 PM PDT Reuters - Israeli aircraft struck militant outposts in Gaza and Palestinians fired rockets back Friday following deadly gun attacks along the desert border with Egypt that have raised tensions between Israel and the new rulers in Cairo.

Rebels and Gaddafi forces fight for Libya coast cities (Reuters) Posted: 19 Aug 2011 05:01 PM PDT Reuters - Libyan rebels fought fierce battles in two coastal cities on either side of Tripoli in a drive to topple Muammar Gaddafi, and also claimed the Libyan leader's former No. 2 had defected.

Panetta sees progress on keeping some U.S. troops in Iraq (Reuters) Posted: 19 Aug 2011 02:41 PM PDT Reuters - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Friday he thinks progress has been made in talks with Baghdad on maintaining some U.S. military presence in Iraq after the end-of-year deadline for withdrawing American forces.

Egypt's Secret Police Promise to Serve a Skeptical Public (Time.com) Posted: 19 Aug 2011 11:45 AM PDT Time.com - The man responsible for training a new generation of state security officers vows to pursue 'democratic policing', but human rights groups are skeptical

Retweet, sexting enter Oxford English Dictionary (AP) Posted: 19 Aug 2011 02:25 PM PDT AP - Woot! The online expression of enthusiasm is now in the dictionary. So are textspeak, sexting — and, less happily, cyberbullying.

20 killed in Syria despite Assad's pledge to UN (AP) Posted: 19 Aug 2011 04:20 PM PDT AP - Syrian security forces killed at least 20 protesters Friday despite promises by President Bashar Assad that the military operations against the 5-month-old uprising are over.

Venezuela rejects US criticism in terrorism report (AP) Posted: 19 Aug 2011 03:34 PM PDT AP - Venezuela condemned a U.S. State Department report Friday for saying the South American country's government is not fully cooperating in anti-terrorism efforts.

Gaddafi's former No. 2 defects: Libya rebels (Reuters) Posted: 19 Aug 2011 04:24 PM PDT Reuters - Muammar Gaddafi's former right-hand man, Abdel Salam Jalloud, has defected to rebel-held territory in Libya's Western Mountains, a rebel spokesman said on Friday.

Suicide bomber kills 48 in Pakistan mosque (AP) Posted: 19 Aug 2011 04:55 PM PDT AP - A suicide bomber struck worshippers during prayers Friday at a mosque close to the Afghan border, killing 48 people in an attack one official said may have been aimed at anti-Taliban elders praying during the holy month of Ramadan.

Canada seen raising rates in 2012 despite Fed: Reuters poll (Reuters) Posted: 19 Aug 2011 02:05 PM PDT Reuters - An interest rate increase, not a cut, remains the most likely course of action for the Bank of Canada, the country's primary securities dealers say, with a hike seen as early as December.

Fukushima Struggles to Rebuild (Time.com) Posted: 19 Aug 2011 11:45 AM PDT Time.com - A Long Road To Recovery as Fukushima Struggles to Rebuild

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