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Today's World News: Voting begins in Iraq under tight security Sri Lanka military destroys Tiger suicide boat UN envoy expected to meet Aung San Suu Kyi Somali lawmakers elect moderate Islamist president Analysis: N. Korea angling for Obama's attention British protests against foreign energy workers spread US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,236 Mexican police detain man with $2.5 million Zimbabwe opposition will join government: Tsvangirai India's Bhambri buoys hopes with breakthrough win Once-in-century Australian heatwave claims homes, lives Voting begins in Iraq under tight security Fri, 30 Jan 2009 11:00 pm PST AP - Iraqis passed through security checkpoints and police cordons to vote Saturday in provincial elections that are considered a crucial test of the nation's stability as U.S. officials consider the pace of troop withdrawals. Full Story Top Sri Lanka military destroys Tiger suicide boat Fri, 30 Jan 2009 11:43 pm PST AP - The Sri Lankan military claimed Saturday it had destroyed a Tamil Tiger suicide boat, as the government ruled out a cease-fire in the northern war zone where hundreds of thousands of civilians are reportedly trapped. Full Story Top UN envoy expected to meet Aung San Suu Kyi Fri, 30 Jan 2009 10:04 pm PST AP - The United Nation's special envoy to Myanmar was expected to meet detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi during a visit to the country that began Saturday, the latest effort to coax democratic reforms from the ruling junta. Full Story Top Somali lawmakers elect moderate Islamist president Fri, 30 Jan 2009 09:27 pm PST AP - Somalia's parliament elected a moderate Islamist leader as the country's new president early Saturday, handing over the elusive task of stabilizing a country wracked by violence and anarchy for nearly 20 years. Full Story Top Analysis: N. Korea angling for Obama's attention Fri, 30 Jan 2009 11:57 pm PST AP - Sharpening its rhetoric, North Korea is trumpeting its refusal to honor accords designed to keep the peace with South Korea — particularly along a disputed maritime border that has long been a flashpoint. Full Story Top British protests against foreign energy workers spread Fri, 30 Jan 2009 09:56 pm PST AFP - Wildcat strikes against foreign workers spread through oil refineries and other energy facilities in Britain, fuelled by fears of rising job cuts. Full Story Top US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,236 Fri, 30 Jan 2009 04:16 pm PST AP - As of Friday, Jan. 30, 2009, at least 4,236 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. Full Story Top Mexican police detain man with $2.5 million Fri, 30 Jan 2009 10:33 pm PST AP - Police say they have detained an Ecuadorean man for carrying about $2.5 million in cash in a suitcase at Mexico City's international airport. Full Story Top Zimbabwe opposition will join government: Tsvangirai Fri, 30 Jan 2009 06:06 pm PST AFP - Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has said he will join a unity government with President Robert Mugabe almost a year after disputed polls, but the US and others questioned if it would work. Full Story Top India's Bhambri buoys hopes with breakthrough win Fri, 30 Jan 2009 11:51 pm PST AFP - Yuki Bhambri blitzed Germany's Alexandros-Ferdinandos Georgoudas to become India's first Australian Open junior champion on Saturday. Full Story Top Once-in-century Australian heatwave claims homes, lives Fri, 30 Jan 2009 11:21 pm PST AFP - Australia's second-largest city Melbourne ground to a halt Saturday, crippled by a once-in-a-century heatwave that has claimed almost 30 lives and razed at least 17 homes. Full Story Top

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