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• Gaddafi family members flee to Algeria without him (Reuters)
• Strauss-Kahn returns to IMF, gets warm applause (Reuters)
• Mexico arrests 5 linked to deadly casino attack (Reuters)
• Syria force surrounds town after defections: residents (Reuters)
• Gaddafi wife and three children in Algeria (Reuters)
• The Remains of the Gaddafis: Clues to Their Whereabouts (Time.com)
• Russia's Putin revs up vote campaign astride a bike (Reuters)
• Syrian activists warn against taking up arms (AP)
• Ecuador buying back contaminated alcohol; 48 dead (AP)
• Nigeria youths kill several Muslims during prayers (Reuters)
• AP EXCLUSIVE: US-Taliban talks were making headway (AP)
• New Zealand's penguin visitor starts journey home (AP)
• String of accidents could leave International Space Station without crew (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Another Slice of "Cold Pizza"? The Man Most Likely to Lead Japan (Time.com)
• Atrocities and lack of supplies strain Tripoli (VIDEO) (The Christian Science Monitor)

Gaddafi family members flee to Algeria without him (Reuters) Posted: 29 Aug 2011 03:26 PM PDT Reuters - The wife of Muammar Gaddafi and three of his children took refuge in Algeria on Monday but the whereabouts of the former strongman himself remained a mystery a week after rebels drove him from power.

Strauss-Kahn returns to IMF, gets warm applause (Reuters) Posted: 29 Aug 2011 04:00 PM PDT Reuters - Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn apologized to the institution's staff in his first return visit since charges of sexual assault against him were dropped last week. He was greeted with warm applause.

Mexico arrests 5 linked to deadly casino attack (Reuters) Posted: 29 Aug 2011 11:17 AM PDT Reuters - Mexico has arrested five suspected drug gang members in connection with the torching of a casino last week that killed at least 52 people, one of the worst attacks on civilians in the country in years.

Syria force surrounds town after defections: residents (Reuters) Posted: 29 Aug 2011 01:35 PM PDT Reuters - An armored Syrian force surrounded a town near the city of Homs Monday and fired heavy machineguns after the defection of tens of soldiers in the area, activists and residents said.

Gaddafi wife and three children in Algeria (Reuters) Posted: 29 Aug 2011 01:33 PM PDT Reuters - Muammar Gaddafi's wife and three of his children entered Algeria on Monday morning, Algeria's Foreign Ministry said, drawing criticism from Libya's rebels who said granting refuge to the family was an "act of aggression."

The Remains of the Gaddafis: Clues to Their Whereabouts (Time.com) Posted: 29 Aug 2011 01:10 PM PDT Time.com - A TIME reporter gets a tour of the palatial home of one of the Gaddafi sons and hears rumors about the fate of the clan

Russia's Putin revs up vote campaign astride a bike (Reuters) Posted: 29 Aug 2011 03:11 PM PDT Reuters - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin kicked off an election campaign on Monday revving up his three-wheeled Harley Davidson at the head of a bikers motorcade -- the latest in a series of macho stunts that have punctuated his political career.

Syrian activists warn against taking up arms (AP) Posted: 29 Aug 2011 03:41 PM PDT AP - Syrians should not take up arms in their uprising against President Bashar Assad or invite foreign military action like the intervention that helped topple the government of Libya, a prominent activist group warned Monday.

Ecuador buying back contaminated alcohol; 48 dead (AP) Posted: 29 Aug 2011 03:47 PM PDT AP - Ecuadorean authorities are trying to buy back half a million bottles of contaminated alcohol and end an outbreak of alcohol poisoning that has killed 48 people and sickened hundreds.

Nigeria youths kill several Muslims during prayers (Reuters) Posted: 29 Aug 2011 04:22 PM PDT Reuters - Gangs of armed youths in the volatile Nigerian city of Jos attacked Muslims as they gathered to celebrate the last day of Ramadan on Monday, killing a number of them and burning their cars, witnesses and the military said.

AP EXCLUSIVE: US-Taliban talks were making headway (AP) Posted: 29 Aug 2011 01:28 PM PDT AP - Direct U.S. talks with the Taliban had evolved to a substantive negotiation before Afghan officials, nervous that the secret and independent talks would undercut President Hamid Karzai, scuttled them, Afghan and U.S. officials told The Associated Press.

New Zealand's penguin visitor starts journey home (AP) Posted: 29 Aug 2011 05:13 AM PDT AP - The wayward emperor penguin dubbed Happy Feet craned his head, flapped his flippers and seemed a little perturbed as he started his journey home to cooler southern waters Monday.

String of accidents could leave International Space Station without crew (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 29 Aug 2011 11:24 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - A string of accidents has raised doubts about Russia's capability to resupply the International Space Station and prompted worries that the orbiting research platform â€" continuously inhabited for a decade â€" may have to be abandoned, at least temporarily.

Another Slice of "Cold Pizza"? The Man Most Likely to Lead Japan (Time.com) Posted: 29 Aug 2011 01:10 PM PDT Time.com - Yoshihiko Noda, the newly elected president of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, is the best bet to become the country's next Prime Minister. Don't expect miracles

Atrocities and lack of supplies strain Tripoli (VIDEO) (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 29 Aug 2011 09:50 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - After a week of fierce fighting between Libyan rebels and loyalists in Tripoli that sealed the ouster of strongman Muammar Qaddafi, a sense of normality is beginning to return to the city’s streets.

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