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• Fear in Kabul after 20-hour Taliban siege (Reuters)
• U.S. shows flag in Tripoli, pledges support (Reuters)
• Ex-Guatemala president fights extradition to U.S (Reuters)
• Ill Chavez upbeat as Venezuela campaign opens (Reuters)
• Blasts hit two Yemeni security offices in southern city (Reuters)
• Where Did All the Male Teachers Go? France Worries That Boy Students May Be Suffering (Time.com)
• It's Too Bad for Obama That Europeans Can't Vote (The Atlantic Wire)
• 12 al-Qaida linked militants killed southern Yemen (AP)
• Panama installs 19 radars to stem drug trafficking (AP)
• UN resolution would create UN mission in Libya (AP)
• US: Embassy attack a propaganda win for militants (AP)
• Ottawa urging Air Canada, union to reach deal (Reuters)
• Australian senator under fire over rape allegation (AP)
• Who's really behind the Kabul attacks? (The Christian Science Monitor)
• In Beijing, Students in Limbo After Migrant Schools Closed (Time.com)
• Libyan rebels tarnished by human rights report (The Christian Science Monitor)

Fear in Kabul after 20-hour Taliban siege (Reuters) Posted: 14 Sep 2011 10:57 AM PDT Reuters - A marathon siege in Kabul's diplomatic enclave ended on Wednesday with the killing of two gunmen who had fought off Western and Afghan forces for 20 hours and showered rockets on embassies in a dramatic show of insurgent strength.

U.S. shows flag in Tripoli, pledges support (Reuters) Posted: 14 Sep 2011 02:11 PM PDT Reuters - The United States gave Libya's new rulers a very visible show of support on Wednesday when a senior envoy visited the capital and praised their efforts to assert control of armed groups three weeks after Muammar Gaddafi was overthrown.

Ex-Guatemala president fights extradition to U.S (Reuters) Posted: 14 Sep 2011 12:34 PM PDT Reuters - Lawyers for former Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo pleaded with a U.S. judge on Wednesday to block his extradition to the United States on money-laundering charges, saying he was improperly arrested in the Central American nation.

Ill Chavez upbeat as Venezuela campaign opens (Reuters) Posted: 14 Sep 2011 12:43 PM PDT Reuters - Venezuela's 2012 presidential election campaign was unofficially underway on Wednesday, with President Hugo Chavez and his foes rallying supporters and predicting victory in the South American OPEC member.

Blasts hit two Yemeni security offices in southern city (Reuters) Posted: 14 Sep 2011 03:20 PM PDT Reuters - Two explosions in Yemen's southern city of Aden, around ten minutes apart, hit the intelligence headquarters and a police base early on Thursday, but did not cause much damage, a local security official said.

Where Did All the Male Teachers Go? France Worries That Boy Students May Be Suffering (Time.com) Posted: 14 Sep 2011 02:10 PM PDT Time.com - Political leaders and education researchers in the West are questioning how the lack of male teachers might affect the country's school children

It's Too Bad for Obama That Europeans Can't Vote (The Atlantic Wire) Posted: 14 Sep 2011 03:43 PM PDT The Atlantic Wire - Related: 'The Beast' Has Had a Tough European Tour

12 al-Qaida linked militants killed southern Yemen (AP) Posted: 14 Sep 2011 02:58 PM PDT AP - Fierce clashes between Yemeni government forces and al-Qaida linked militants in southern Yemen overnight killed 14, including 12 militants, officials said Wednesday.

Panama installs 19 radars to stem drug trafficking (AP) Posted: 14 Sep 2011 05:14 PM PDT AP - Panama is installing a radar system along its coastline to alert it and three other countries, including the United States, of drug trafficking activity.

UN resolution would create UN mission in Libya (AP) Posted: 14 Sep 2011 03:45 PM PDT AP - The Security Council is considering a new resolution that would establish a U.N. mission in Libya, unfreeze assets of two major oil companies and lift a ban on flights by Libyan aircraft, according to a copy obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press.

US: Embassy attack a propaganda win for militants (AP) Posted: 14 Sep 2011 05:01 PM PDT AP - American officials Wednesday blamed the bold attack on the U.S. Embassy on a Pakistan-based group allied with the Taliban, acknowledging that the assault brought a propaganda victory for the insurgents even as they played down its military significance.

Ottawa urging Air Canada, union to reach deal (Reuters) Posted: 14 Sep 2011 01:20 PM PDT Reuters - The Canadian government declined to say on Wednesday whether it was preparing legislation to head off another strike at Air Canada, the country's biggest airline.

Australian senator under fire over rape allegation (AP) Posted: 14 Sep 2011 06:07 AM PDT AP - An Australian senator came under fire Wednesday for using his special immunity from prosecution to name a Roman Catholic priest accused of raping a fellow priest more than 40 years ago.

Who's really behind the Kabul attacks? (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 14 Sep 2011 08:01 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - US Ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker blamed the Taliban faction known as the Haqqani Network for a 20-hour terror attack in the heart of Kabul, despite broader Taliban claims of responsibility.

In Beijing, Students in Limbo After Migrant Schools Closed (Time.com) Posted: 14 Sep 2011 02:10 PM PDT Time.com - The Beijing government's sudden -- and inexplicable -- decision to shut down schools for migrant children has left parents scrambling for other options as the school year begins

Libyan rebels tarnished by human rights report (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 13 Sep 2011 02:28 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - While pro-Qaddafi forces carried out numerous atrocities throughout Libya's civil war, rebel groups are also to blame for serious human rights abuses, according to Amnesty International.

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