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• Libya rebels say "close in" on Gaddafi (Reuters)
• Rebels mock, pose at former Gaddafi bastion (Reuters)
• Thousands march anew against Syria's Assad, 2 killed (Reuters)
• Islamists suspected in deadly Nigeria U.N. bombing (Reuters)
• Honduras recognizes Palestine as independent state (Reuters)
• Q&A: Antonio Guterres, UNHCR High Commissioner for Refugees (Time.com)
• Google TV to launch in Europe next year (Reuters)
• Attack on Algerian military academy kills 18 (AP)
• Deadly casino attack shocks Mexicans (AP)
• Former Malian rebel, linked to Libyan arms, killed (Reuters)
• Magnitude-5.4 quake shakes Afghanistan (AP)
• Budget deficit narrows in April-June (Reuters)
• Sydney neurosurgeon imprisoned over drug deaths (AP)
• Libya rebels, triumphant in Tripoli, now face a different kind of battle (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Did Boko Haram, Linked to al-Qaeda, Bomb U.N. in Nigeria? (Time.com)
• Monterrey casino massacre shocks Mexico (The Christian Science Monitor)

Libya rebels say "close in" on Gaddafi (Reuters) Posted: 26 Aug 2011 11:34 AM PDT Reuters - Libyan rebels claimed to be close to capturing Muammar Gaddafi on Friday as their NATO backers bombed diehard loyalists in his tribal bastion, but there was no sign of an end to the war, or to international wrangling over Libya's riches.

Rebels mock, pose at former Gaddafi bastion (Reuters) Posted: 26 Aug 2011 02:31 PM PDT Reuters - TRIPOLI (Reuters)- The fly-blown, rotting corpses of Muammar Gaddafi's soldiers lie inside the Bab al-Aziziya compound, killed making a last stand in what was once his stronghold.

Thousands march anew against Syria's Assad, 2 killed (Reuters) Posted: 26 Aug 2011 03:56 PM PDT Reuters - Syrian forces killed at least two protesters on Saturday as tens of thousands of people marched again to demand the removal of President Bashar al-Assad, activists and residents said.

Islamists suspected in deadly Nigeria U.N. bombing (Reuters) Posted: 26 Aug 2011 02:49 PM PDT Reuters - At least 18 people were killed by a car bomb that ripped through the United Nations' building in the Nigerian capital Abuja on Friday -- a rare attack on an international institution in a country wracked by local conflicts.

Honduras recognizes Palestine as independent state (Reuters) Posted: 26 Aug 2011 04:56 PM PDT Reuters - Honduras on Friday recognized Palestine as an independent state amid a drive by the Arab League to upgrade it to full membership status in the United Nations.

Q&A: Antonio Guterres, UNHCR High Commissioner for Refugees (Time.com) Posted: 26 Aug 2011 03:15 PM PDT Time.com - The plights of refugees fleeing famine and conflict in Somalia and Libya have captured the world's attention recently. But around the world, there are millions of people who face similar troubles in their own home countries

Google TV to launch in Europe next year (Reuters) Posted: 26 Aug 2011 04:34 PM PDT Reuters - Google Inc will launch its TV service in Europe early next year, Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt said on Friday, despite teething problems that had led some observers to question how committed the company would remain to the project.

Attack on Algerian military academy kills 18 (AP) Posted: 26 Aug 2011 04:51 PM PDT AP - A bomb explosion followed by a suicide attack outside a military academy in Algeria killed at least 18 officers in training Friday, a hospital said.

Deadly casino attack shocks Mexicans (AP) Posted: 26 Aug 2011 04:06 PM PDT AP - Mexicans have endured plenty of horrific crimes during their country's bloody five-year war against drug gangs: bodies hanging from overpasses, beheadings, mass slayings of migrants and gunfights on crowded steets.

Former Malian rebel, linked to Libyan arms, killed (Reuters) Posted: 26 Aug 2011 05:16 PM PDT Reuters - An influential former Malian rebel, believed to have been involved in the trade of looted weapons from Libya, has been killed in the north of the country, officials said on Friday.

Magnitude-5.4 quake shakes Afghanistan (AP) Posted: 26 Aug 2011 04:11 PM PDT AP - A magnitude-5.4 earthquake rattled the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan early Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

Budget deficit narrows in April-June (Reuters) Posted: 26 Aug 2011 08:16 AM PDT Reuters - Higher tax revenues helped Canada cut its budget deficit in the first three months of the year to C$5.49 billion from C$7.23 billion a year earlier, the Finance Department said on Friday.

Sydney neurosurgeon imprisoned over drug deaths (AP) Posted: 25 Aug 2011 11:10 PM PDT AP - A drug-addicted neurosurgeon was sentenced Friday to almost eight years in prison after two prostitutes died of overdoses during sex and cocaine binges nine months apart in his exclusive Sydney apartment.

Libya rebels, triumphant in Tripoli, now face a different kind of battle (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 26 Aug 2011 01:25 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Libya’s rebels have lost one of their greatest assets, the common enemy that drove an untrained band of students, shopkeepers, and bureaucrats into a guerrilla army that â€" with NATO’s help â€" defeated a tyrant: Muammar Qaddafi.

Did Boko Haram, Linked to al-Qaeda, Bomb U.N. in Nigeria? (Time.com) Posted: 26 Aug 2011 03:15 PM PDT Time.com - At least 18 people were killed Friday, Aug. 26, in a bombing in the Nigerian capital of Abuja; a spokesman for Boko Haram has claimed responsibility

Monterrey casino massacre shocks Mexico (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 26 Aug 2011 12:10 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - The massacre in broad daylight in northern Mexico Thursday, when gunmen burst into a casino, doused it with gasoline, and set it ablaze, is the deadliest act of violence in a public space since Mexican President Felipe Calderon launched a military offensive against organized crime nearly five years ago.

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