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• Pro-Gaddafi forces kill 15 at Libya oil refinery (Reuters)
• Niger says Saadi Gaddafi under surveillance, not detained (Reuters)
• Gunmen kill 22 Shi'ite Iraqi pilgrims: police (Reuters)
• Blast at French nuclear site kills one, no leaks (Reuters)
• Russia resists Syria sanctions, Assad forces kill 15 (Reuters)
• Mahmoud Abbas Hangs Tough on Palestinian Statehood (Time.com)
• Geithner heads to Europe as debt fears mount (Reuters)
• Officials: 22 Shiite pilgrims found dead in Iraq (AP)
• Guatemala presidential vote headed for Nov. runoff (AP)
• Amnesty: Libyan rebels may be guilty of war crimes (AP)
• Australian PM looks forward to hosting Obama (AP)
• Political will key to restoring confidence: Canada (Reuters)
• Wayward penguin 'Happy Feet' missing in action (AP)
• From Guantánamo to Pakistan: One man shares his story (The Christian Science Monitor)
• How a Tragic Plane Crash Reveals a Crack in Putin's Armor (Time.com)
• Retired military general leads in Guatemala presidential election (The Christian Science Monitor)

Pro-Gaddafi forces kill 15 at Libya oil refinery (Reuters) Posted: 12 Sep 2011 02:57 PM PDT Reuters - Muammar Gaddafi loyalists killed 15 guards in an attack on an oil refinery on Monday in an apparent attempt to disrupt a drive by Libya's new rulers to seize the ousted leader's last bastions and revive the oil-based economy.

Niger says Saadi Gaddafi under surveillance, not detained (Reuters) Posted: 12 Sep 2011 12:42 PM PDT Reuters - Niger said on Monday it is keeping the son of Muammar Gaddafi, Saadi, under surveillance and has not detained him.

Gunmen kill 22 Shi'ite Iraqi pilgrims: police (Reuters) Posted: 12 Sep 2011 03:57 PM PDT Reuters - Gunmen killed 22 Iraqi Shi'ite pilgrims in an ambush in the Sunni heartland province of Anbar on Monday, a police official said.

Blast at French nuclear site kills one, no leaks (Reuters) Posted: 12 Sep 2011 10:16 AM PDT Reuters - A worker was killed in an explosion at a French nuclear waste site on Monday, but officials said there was no radioactive leak and the authorities quickly declared the emergency over.

Russia resists Syria sanctions, Assad forces kill 15 (Reuters) Posted: 12 Sep 2011 03:01 PM PDT Reuters - Russia rejected on Monday Western calls for wider sanctions on Syria over its violent crackdown on protests against President Bashar al-Assad, in which the United Nations said 2,600 people have been killed.

Mahmoud Abbas Hangs Tough on Palestinian Statehood (Time.com) Posted: 12 Sep 2011 02:40 PM PDT Time.com - In a meeting with the Western press, Mahmoud Abbas talks about how the Palestinian Authority is going to push forward at the U.N. in September

Geithner heads to Europe as debt fears mount (Reuters) Posted: 12 Sep 2011 04:49 PM PDT Reuters - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner makes a one-day trip to Poland this week for an unprecedented meeting with euro zone finance ministers as growing fears of a potential Greek debt default rip into Europe's banking sector.

Officials: 22 Shiite pilgrims found dead in Iraq (AP) Posted: 12 Sep 2011 05:16 PM PDT AP - Gunmen forced their way onto a bus of traveling Shiite pilgrims Monday and shot all 22 men onboard as they traveled through western Iraq's remote desert on a trip to a holy shrine, security officials said.

Guatemala presidential vote headed for Nov. runoff (AP) Posted: 12 Sep 2011 12:08 PM PDT AP - Guatemala's leading presidential candidates are headed for a November runoff after a retired general who had a commanding lead in the polls failed to win 50 percent of the vote.

Amnesty: Libyan rebels may be guilty of war crimes (AP) Posted: 12 Sep 2011 04:01 PM PDT AP - Rebels fighting to topple Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi committed unlawful killings and torture, Amnesty International said in a report released on Tuesday.

Australian PM looks forward to hosting Obama (AP) Posted: 12 Sep 2011 04:54 PM PDT AP - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard says she looks forward to hosting Barack Obama during his first visit to Australia as U.S. president.

Political will key to restoring confidence: Canada (Reuters) Posted: 12 Sep 2011 10:23 AM PDT Reuters - Greece and other advanced economies need the political will to implement unpopular budget cuts, Canada said on Monday, comparing today's lack of market confidence to 2008 after Lehman Brothers bank collapsed.

Wayward penguin 'Happy Feet' missing in action (AP) Posted: 12 Sep 2011 04:48 PM PDT AP - The wayward penguin known as "Happy Feet" is missing in the Southern Ocean.

From Guantánamo to Pakistan: One man shares his story (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 12 Sep 2011 11:11 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Three years after his release from Guantánamo Bay, Islamic scholar Saad Iqbal Madni says he still feels like a prisoner â€" but now, it's by his own country.

How a Tragic Plane Crash Reveals a Crack in Putin's Armor (Time.com) Posted: 12 Sep 2011 02:40 PM PDT Time.com - Anger and frustration over a series of transport tragedies may affect the way Russians choose to vote

Retired military general leads in Guatemala presidential election (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 12 Sep 2011 07:59 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - A right-wing retired military general in Guatemala promising to use an “iron fist” to wrest control of the country from criminals has taken the lead in the country’s presidential race.

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