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Today's World News: Vessel carrying as many as 200 Haitians capsizes Asia stocks narrowly mixed as earnings eyed Oil hovers near $68 as 3-week rally stalls Aung San Suu Kyi verdict set for Friday in Myanmar Myanmar democracy leader wins top Amnesty honor Iranian Opposition: Are Mousavi Supporters Organized? Deutsche Bank Q2 net profit up 68 pct Hamas dress code aims to make Gaza more Islamic Moroccan court slaps life term on militant China gives rare tour of army division Toronto gets tentative deal to end garbage strike Australia vows crackdown on Indian student scams Obama calls for balanced relationship with China S. Africa's unions take demands to the streets New Kurdish Party Could Bring Instability to Northern Iraq Ethiopia Suspends 42 Aid Groups Vessel carrying as many as 200 Haitians capsizes Mon, 27 Jul 2009 10:32 pm PDT AP - A vessel carrying as many as 200 Haitian migrants capsized and sank near the Turks and Caicos Islands on Monday, the U.S. Coast Guard said. One survivor said the boat struck a reef as they tried to elude police. Full Story Top Asia stocks narrowly mixed as earnings eyed Mon, 27 Jul 2009 10:36 pm PDT AP - Asian stock markets fluctuated Tuesday, pausing from a powerful two-week rally fueled by optimism about company earnings. Full Story Top Oil hovers near $68 as 3-week rally stalls Mon, 27 Jul 2009 09:27 pm PDT AP - Oil prices hovered near $68 a barrel Tuesday in Asia as a three-week rally stalled amid mixed economic and corporate news. Full Story Top Aung San Suu Kyi verdict set for Friday in Myanmar Mon, 27 Jul 2009 11:10 pm PDT AP - The high-profile trial of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi concluded Tuesday with the court announcing it will deliver its verdict at the end of the week, officials and diplomats said. Full Story Top Myanmar democracy leader wins top Amnesty honor Mon, 27 Jul 2009 02:31 pm PDT AP - Myanmar's long-detained democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, is receiving Amnesty International's highest honor, U2's Bono publicly announced Monday before 80,000 cheering fans. Full Story Top Iranian Opposition: Are Mousavi Supporters Organized? Mon, 27 Jul 2009 07:10 pm PDT Time.com - Two important dates are coming up to test how organized Mir-Hossein Mousavi and his supporters are. Will they be able to make their case amid repression? Full Story Top Deutsche Bank Q2 net profit up 68 pct Mon, 27 Jul 2009 11:51 pm PDT AFP - Deutsche Bank, Germany's largest, reported on Tuesday a better-than-expected 68 percent increase in second quarter net profit to 1.1 billion euros (1.6 billion dollars). Full Story Top Hamas dress code aims to make Gaza more Islamic Mon, 27 Jul 2009 11:55 pm PDT AP - Police order a lingerie shop to hide its scantily clad mannequins. A judge warns female lawyers to wear head scarves in court. Beach patrols break up groups of singles and make men wear shirts. Full Story Top Mon, 27 Jul 2009 09:29 pm PDT AP - US Coast Guard says vessel with as many as 200 Haitian migrants capsizes in Turks and Caicos. Full Story Top Moroccan court slaps life term on militant Mon, 27 Jul 2009 09:13 pm PDT AFP - An anti-terrorism court in Morocco on Tuesday handed a life sentence to Moroccan-born Belgian national Abdelkader Belliraj, accused of leading a 35-member extremist group. Full Story Top China gives rare tour of army division Mon, 27 Jul 2009 11:50 pm PDT AP - China took foreign journalists on a tour of a People's Liberation Army division north of Beijing on Tuesday, calling it a sign that the world's largest army is opening up to the outside world. Full Story Top Toronto gets tentative deal to end garbage strike Mon, 27 Jul 2009 03:07 pm PDT Reuters - Canada's biggest city reached tentative deals on Monday to settle a strike by municipal workers that halted garbage pickup, closed daycare centers and left public pools dry for more than a month. Full Story Top Australia vows crackdown on Indian student scams Mon, 27 Jul 2009 10:06 pm PDT AFP - Australia Tuesday vowed to crack down on migration scams targeting Indian students and condemned a "cowardly" attack on a female reporter who exposed the racket. Full Story Top Obama calls for balanced relationship with China Mon, 27 Jul 2009 04:27 pm PDT McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON _ President Barack Obama on Monday opened two days of U.S.-China talks by positioning the relationship as the most important to the world, while prodding America's largest creditor to advance its environmental, human rights and nuclear policies. Full Story Top S. Africa's unions take demands to the streets Mon, 27 Jul 2009 02:00 am PDT The Christian Science Monitor - As recession continues to take its toll, eliminating nearly a quarter-million jobs in the past few months, South African unions have taken their anger to the streets. Full Story Top New Kurdish Party Could Bring Instability to Northern Iraq Mon, 27 Jul 2009 07:10 pm PDT Time.com - A third party's strong showing in Kurdistan's election highlights mounting complaints against the leadership in the northern Iraqi region. It could also lead to more discord with the government in Baghdad Full Story Top Ethiopia Suspends 42 Aid Groups Mon, 27 Jul 2009 01:17 pm PDT OneWorld.net - WASHINGTON, Jul 27 (OneWorld.net) - The Ethiopian government suspended the activity of 42 humanitarian and human rights organizations last week, in what one citizens' group calls "Ethiopia's rapid slide toward increasing levels of authoritarianism." Full Story Top

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