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Today's World News: Fireworks over Baghdad as Iraqis take over cities Freight train derails, kills 10 in Italy Yemen official: Comoros-bound plane crashes Taliban scrap peace deal in Pakistan tribal area Leaders from Obama to Chavez blast Honduras coup With U.S. Withdrawal, Iraq Takes Ownership of Its War Explosion in northern Italy kills one: state TV Iraq launches milestone oil licensing round Haiti president's party picks up 5 Senate seats Oxfam urges Africa to boost farm investments UN chief urged to meet Suu Kyi on Myanmar visit Canada aims to give H1N1 flu vaccines in October Australian serial rapist jailed for 28 years Afghans blame U.S.-led coalition for police chief's killing Leftist leaders hold emergency meeting over Honduras coup The Other North Korean Crisis: An Economy in Tatters Obama to Approve Indefinite Detentions Fireworks over Baghdad as Iraqis take over cities Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:09 pm PDT AP - Iraqi forces assumed formal control of Baghdad and other cities Tuesday after American troops handed over security in urban areas in a defining step toward ending the U.S. combat role in the country. A countdown clock broadcast on Iraqi TV ticked to zero as the midnight deadline passed for U.S. combat troops to finish their pullback to bases outside cities. Full Story Top Freight train derails, kills 10 in Italy Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:31 pm PDT AP - A rail car filled with liquefied natural gas exploded when a freight train derailed in the middle of a small Italian town, setting off an inferno that killed at least 10 people and injured 50 others, officials said Tuesday. Full Story Top Yemen official: Comoros-bound plane crashes Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:37 pm PDT AP - A Yemenia Air plane going from the Arabian Peninsula country of Yemen to the island nation of Comoros crashed in the Indian Ocean early Tuesday, a Yemen airport official said. Full Story Top Taliban scrap peace deal in Pakistan tribal area Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:42 pm PDT AP - Taliban militants in a tribal region bordering Afghanistan say they have pulled out of a peace deal with the government, raising the prospect of wider unrest as the Pakistani army extends its efforts to eliminate insurgents. Full Story Top Leaders from Obama to Chavez blast Honduras coup Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:16 pm PDT AP - Police and soldiers clashed with thousands of protesters outside Honduras' national palace Monday, leaving dozens of people injured, as world leaders from Barack Obama to Hugo Chavez demanded the return of a president ousted in a military coup. Full Story Top With U.S. Withdrawal, Iraq Takes Ownership of Its War Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:30 pm PDT Time.com - After six years of combat, American troops are being redeployed out of all Iraqi cities and towns -- because the Iraqi government insisted they do. For better or worse, it's Iraq's war now Full Story Top Explosion in northern Italy kills one: state TV Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:06 pm PDT Reuters - At least one person was killed and 50 injured in northern Italy Tuesday when a train derailed near the town of Viareggio and gas tanks on two of the wagons exploded hitting surrounding buildings, state television said. Full Story Top Iraq launches milestone oil licensing round Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:51 pm PDT AP - International oil companies have begun bidding to develop some of Iraq's massive oil and gas reserves in a landmark bidding round marking their return to the country over three decades after the sector was nationalized. Full Story Top Haiti president's party picks up 5 Senate seats Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:26 pm PDT AP - President Rene Preval's party won five of 11 contests to fill open Senate seats, according to preliminary results released Monday by the provisional electoral council. Full Story Top Oxfam urges Africa to boost farm investments Mon, 29 Jun 2009 05:47 pm PDT AFP - Africa needs to invest more in agriculture to rescue millions from hunger, aid agency Oxfam says, warning both African nations and donors have failed to meet funding pledges. Full Story Top UN chief urged to meet Suu Kyi on Myanmar visit Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:49 pm PDT AFP - UN chief Ban Ki-moon must meet opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi when he visits military-ruled Myammar this week if he hopes to make real progress towards democratic reform, her party has said. Full Story Top Canada aims to give H1N1 flu vaccines in October Mon, 29 Jun 2009 02:41 pm PDT Reuters - Canada aims to start immunizing its population against the new H1N1 flu virus in October but has not yet decided who should be a priority for getting the shot, the country's top public health official said on Monday. Full Story Top Australian serial rapist jailed for 28 years Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:32 pm PDT AFP - An Australian serial rapist who dressed his unconscious victims in his collection of women's underwear and filmed assaults on them has been jailed for 28 years. Full Story Top Afghans blame U.S.-led coalition for police chief's killing Mon, 29 Jun 2009 05:22 pm PDT McClatchy Newspapers - KABUL, Afghanistan _ The Afghan government Monday blamed U.S.-led coalition forces for the killing of Kandahar's police chief and criminal investigations director on coalition forces, saying the Afghan guards that shot them to death were working for and trained by the coalition. Full Story Top Leftist leaders hold emergency meeting over Honduras coup Mon, 29 Jun 2009 02:00 am PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Facing what is perhaps the greatest challenge to regional stability since the end of the Central American wars more than a decade ago, the presidents of this tiny yet tumultuous isthmus are scheduled to meet in Managua Monday afternoon to round the wagons in defense of Honduras's recently ousted and beleaguered President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya. Full Story Top The Other North Korean Crisis: An Economy in Tatters Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:30 pm PDT Time.com - Pyongyang seems prepared to further cripple its economy, and starve the country's people, in pursuit of strategic foreign goals and Kim Jong Il's succession plan Full Story Top Obama to Approve Indefinite Detentions Mon, 29 Jun 2009 01:58 pm PDT OneWorld.net - NEW YORK, Jun 29 (IPS) - As President Barack Obama struggles with the political backlash from a Congress determined to keep Guantanamo terrorism suspects out of the U.S., his administration is reportedly preparing an executive order that would give him authority to hold prisoners indefinitely without trial, according to weekend media reports. Full Story Top

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