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Today's World News: Dozens missing after Haitian boat sinks; 15 dead Oil falls below $67 on US consumer confidence drop Chavez 'freezes' diplomatic ties with Colombia Suspected car bomb explodes in Spanish city US revokes visas of 4 Honduran officials Is Kim Jong Il Ready to Talk to U.S. About Nuclear Arms? French auto giant PSA slumps to first half loss For some Palestinians, peace is a day at the beach Mexico to issue citizens national identity card Sudan woman journalist faces flogging for 'indecency' Japan opposition wants to quit Afghan mission: media Canada hog farmers selling barns as losses mount Indian students losing college places in Australia Iraqi authorities raid camp of Iranian opposition group Pakistan says India's nuclear sub threatens regional peace Why Pakistan Balks at the U.S. Afghanistan Offensive Ethiopia Suspends 42 Aid Groups Dozens missing after Haitian boat sinks; 15 dead Tue, 28 Jul 2009 06:44 pm PDT AP - Rescuers searched by sea and air Tuesday for nearly 70 Haitians after an overloaded sailboat ran aground and capsized in reef-studded waters off the Turks and Caicos Islands, killing at least 15 migrants fleeing the poverty of their homeland. Full Story Top Oil falls below $67 on US consumer confidence drop Tue, 28 Jul 2009 09:41 pm PDT AP - Oil prices fell below $67 a barrel Wednesday in Asia as a drop in U.S. consumer confidence and rising crude inventories painted a weak demand outlook. Full Story Top Chavez 'freezes' diplomatic ties with Colombia Tue, 28 Jul 2009 07:19 pm PDT AP - President Hugo Chavez recalled his ambassador from Bogota on Tuesday and threatened to halt Colombian imports after the neighboring country said anti-tank weapons found in a rebel arms cache came from Venezuela. Full Story Top Suspected car bomb explodes in Spanish city Tue, 28 Jul 2009 09:35 pm PDT AP - The Interior Ministry says a suspected car bomb has exploded near a Civil Guard barracks in the northern city of Burgos. Full Story Top US revokes visas of 4 Honduran officials Tue, 28 Jul 2009 01:59 pm PDT AP - The U.S. government said Tuesday it has revoked the diplomatic visas of four Honduran officials, stepping up pressure on coup-installed leaders who insist they can resist international demands to restore the ousted president. Full Story Top Is Kim Jong Il Ready to Talk to U.S. About Nuclear Arms? Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:50 am PDT Time.com - The Dear Leader's poor health casts a cloud of uncertainty over NorthKorea's cryptic offer to negotiate with the U.S. on nuclear arms Full Story Top French auto giant PSA slumps to first half loss Tue, 28 Jul 2009 11:44 pm PDT AFP - French auto giant PSA Peugeot Citroen said Wednesday it slumped to a first half loss of 962 million euros (1.37 billion dollars) as the global economic crisis hit the auto industry. Full Story Top For some Palestinians, peace is a day at the beach Tue, 28 Jul 2009 11:35 pm PDT AP - Giggling children built castles, drew pictures in the sand and splashed water on each other in a refreshing first for Palestinian youngsters from the landlocked West Bank: a day at the beach. Full Story Top Mexico to issue citizens national identity card Tue, 28 Jul 2009 07:26 pm PDT AP - President Felipe Calderon says Mexico will start issuing nationwide identity cards for its citizens starting this year, and by 2012 everyone will have one. Full Story Top Sudan woman journalist faces flogging for 'indecency' Tue, 28 Jul 2009 11:29 pm PDT AFP - A Sudanese woman journalist was preparing to be flogged 40 times in Khartoum on Wednesday for wearing "indecent" clothes, with 10 women already whipped for similar offences against Islamic law. Full Story Top Japan opposition wants to quit Afghan mission: media Tue, 28 Jul 2009 11:55 pm PDT AFP - Japan's opposition, riding high in pre-election polls, would end a military mission backing US-led Afghan operations next year, reports said Wednesday quoting a party official. Full Story Top Canada hog farmers selling barns as losses mount Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:53 am PDT Reuters - Canada's hog industry faces its biggest crisis in 60 years, forcing many farmers to cut their losses by selling their herds -- if they can sell them at all. Full Story Top Indian students losing college places in Australia Tue, 28 Jul 2009 11:53 pm PDT AFP - Thousands of Indian students in Australia are expected to lose college places as the government cracks down on shady migration practices, education groups warned Wednesday. Full Story Top Iraqi authorities raid camp of Iranian opposition group Tue, 28 Jul 2009 05:59 pm PDT McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD _ Iraqi authorities raided the camp of a small Iranian opposition group living in the north of Iraq on Tuesday, killing at least four of the group's members in a spate of clashes that ensued, members of the group said. Full Story Top Pakistan says India's nuclear sub threatens regional peace Tue, 28 Jul 2009 02:00 am PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Pakistani officials are saying that India's launch of a nuclear-powered submarine over the weekend threatens regional peace. Pakistan's complaint comes barely two weeks after it had agreed to resume peace talks with India. Full Story Top Why Pakistan Balks at the U.S. Afghanistan Offensive Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:50 am PDT Time.com - The short-term concern is a displacement of militants into Pakistan, but Pakistan fears the strategic consequences of NATO success against the Taliban 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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