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• Libyans count deadly cost of battle for Tripoli (Reuters)
• Al Qaeda number two killed in Pakistan this week (Reuters)
• Analysis: Death of deputy chief deals heavy blow to al Qaeda (Reuters)
• Syrian authorities warn against protesting in capital (Reuters)
• Rio's scenic trolley derails, killing five (Reuters)
• Eyewitness Account: The Liberation of Gaddafi's Notorious Abu Slim Prison (Time.com)
• Rhino horn thieves fooled by replicas in UK heist (AP)
• Iraq: 33 killed in fiery day across Iraq (AP)
• Chavez to undergo new round of cancer treatment (AP)
• Nigeria leader, UN vow to work on after HQ bombing (AP)
• Singapore narrowly elects Tony Tan as president (AP)
• Canada remembers opposition leader at state funeral (Reuters)
• Libyan rebels send brigade to negotiate surrender of Sirte (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Among the Loyalists: Despite Defeat, Admiration for Gaddafi (Time.com)

Libyans count deadly cost of battle for Tripoli (Reuters) Posted: 27 Aug 2011 03:27 PM PDT Reuters - Residents of Tripoli dug makeshift graves to bury the dead as evidence emerged of widespread summary killings during the battle for the Libyan capital.

Al Qaeda number two killed in Pakistan this week (Reuters) Posted: 27 Aug 2011 02:16 PM PDT Reuters - Al Qaeda's new second-in-command was killed earlier this week in Pakistan, U.S. officials said Saturday, in a major blow to the group still reeling from the death of Osama bin Laden.

Analysis: Death of deputy chief deals heavy blow to al Qaeda (Reuters) Posted: 27 Aug 2011 02:47 PM PDT Reuters - The killing of al Qaeda's number two leader deprives the group of a multi-talented manager who helped it spawn offshoots around the world and survive a U.S. counter-terrorism campaign in Pakistan, security analysts say.

Syrian authorities warn against protesting in capital (Reuters) Posted: 27 Aug 2011 01:12 PM PDT Reuters - Syria's Interior Ministry warned Damascus residents Saturday against demonstrating after some of the most intense protests in the capital since the start of the five-month uprising against President Bashar al-Assad.

Rio's scenic trolley derails, killing five (Reuters) Posted: 27 Aug 2011 04:12 PM PDT Reuters - A popular trolley that runs through a scenic Rio de Janeiro neighborhood overlooking downtown derailed on Saturday afternoon, killing five and wounding more than 30 others, the fire department said.

Eyewitness Account: The Liberation of Gaddafi's Notorious Abu Slim Prison (Time.com) Posted: 27 Aug 2011 06:35 AM PDT Time.com - A huge explosion shook the hundreds of cell blocks as the rebel forces shot and hacked through the locks of cells, freeing thousands Wednesday.

Rhino horn thieves fooled by replicas in UK heist (AP) Posted: 27 Aug 2011 10:16 AM PDT AP - Fake rhino horns, anyone? That's all thieves who broke into a British museum have to show after a misguided robbery early Saturday.

Iraq: 33 killed in fiery day across Iraq (AP) Posted: 27 Aug 2011 04:07 PM PDT AP - Bombs in Baghdad killed six people Saturday night, capping a deadly day in which at least 33 people died across Iraq, officials said.

Chavez to undergo new round of cancer treatment (AP) Posted: 27 Aug 2011 03:34 PM PDT AP - President Hugo Chavez said Saturday that he will undergo his next round of chemotherapy in Venezuela instead of Cuba, where he has had previous cancer treatments.

Nigeria leader, UN vow to work on after HQ bombing (AP) Posted: 27 Aug 2011 04:11 PM PDT AP - Nigeria will bring terrorism "under control" and confront the radical Muslim sect that claimed responsibility for a car bombing at the country's United Nations headquarters, killing at least 19 people, its president vowed Saturday amid the wreckage.

Singapore narrowly elects Tony Tan as president (AP) Posted: 27 Aug 2011 02:11 PM PDT AP - Former Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Tony Tan won a narrow victory to become the country's seventh president in Saturday's election, a sign that the popularity of the Southeast Asian city-state's ruling party is eroding.

Canada remembers opposition leader at state funeral (Reuters) Posted: 27 Aug 2011 02:10 PM PDT Reuters - A week of mourning for Jack Layton, who headed Canada's official opposition, ended on Saturday at a state funeral, a rare honor that marked the passing of a political leader whose popularity crossed party lines.

Libyan rebels send brigade to negotiate surrender of Sirte (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 26 Aug 2011 02:48 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - As Libyan rebels fight for the last remaining pockets of Tripoli still in the hands of Qaddafi loyalists, their eastern comrades are negotiating for a handover of Sirte â€" Qaddafi's hometown and one of the last cities held by his supporters.

Among the Loyalists: Despite Defeat, Admiration for Gaddafi (Time.com) Posted: 27 Aug 2011 06:35 AM PDT Time.com - Loyalties are professed both loudly and in whispers in the capital of the fugitive despot, a sign perhaps that divisions have not ended.

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