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Today's World News: Pro-West parties beat Moldova Communists North Korea seizes South Korean fishing boat 4,000 displaced as troops battle Nigeria militants Suu Kyi braces for the worst ahead of verdict Shipwrecked Haitian: Those who couldn't swim, died Tehran Braces for Another Day of Street Battles Shell profit falls 67 percent in 2Q US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,329 Mediator calls for continued sanctions in Honduras Twitter and Facebook make Afghan election debut Canada resale home prices rise in May: survey Australia finds last two Vietnam War missing: gov't U.S. says it's willing to send Afghan detainee home Why Iran's conservatives are airing their dirty laundry President Ahmadinejad Alienating Allies in Iran Rights Leader Challenges U.S. Stance on Honduras Pro-West parties beat Moldova Communists Wed, 29 Jul 2009 11:02 pm PDT AP - Moldova's pro-Western parties say they will forge an alliance after winning in parliamentary elections — a stinging setback to Europe's last communist-run government. Full Story Top North Korea seizes South Korean fishing boat Wed, 29 Jul 2009 11:31 pm PDT AP - North Korea seized a fishing boat from the South on Thursday after it accidentally strayed into the North's waters, officials said, amid tensions on the peninsula over Pyongyang's nuclear and missile programs. Full Story Top 4,000 displaced as troops battle Nigeria militants Wed, 29 Jul 2009 08:45 pm PDT AP - Soldiers in tanks and armored cars besieged the shelled compound of a radical Islamist sect and sporadic gunfire exploded as hundreds of innocents fled on the third day of fighting in Nigeria's northern city of Maiduguri. Full Story Top Suu Kyi braces for the worst ahead of verdict Wed, 29 Jul 2009 11:10 pm PDT AP - Myanmar's detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi was bracing for the worst ahead of Friday's verdict in her high-profile trial, gathering medicine and books to prepare for a feared prison term, her lawyer said. Full Story Top Shipwrecked Haitian: Those who couldn't swim, died Wed, 29 Jul 2009 05:56 pm PDT AP - There was no warning when the overloaded sailboat plowed into a coral reef and began to break apart. In the darkness, some 200 migrants were plunged into the water, grabbing desperately at anything that might help keep them afloat. Full Story Top Tehran Braces for Another Day of Street Battles Wed, 29 Jul 2009 08:45 pm PDT Time.com - Though their numbers are dwindling, thousands of anti-regime protesters still expect to be on the streets tomorrow to mourn the martyrdom of Neda Agha-Soltan Full Story Top Shell profit falls 67 percent in 2Q Wed, 29 Jul 2009 11:40 pm PDT AP - Royal Dutch Shell PLC said Thursday its net profit fell 67 percent in the second quarter to $3.82 billion, reflecting a sharp decline in oil prices and worse refining margins. Full Story Top US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,329 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 06:11 pm PDT AP - As of Wednesday, July 29, 2009, at least 4,329 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 Mediator calls for continued sanctions in Honduras Wed, 29 Jul 2009 09:15 pm PDT AP - Costa Rican President Oscar Arias said Wednesday that foreign governments should keep on applying sanctions against Honduras' interim government even as its leaders expressed interest in further negotiations on ending the standoff. Full Story Top Wed, 29 Jul 2009 11:29 pm PDT AP - Nigerian troops shell Islamist compound, attack mosque; scores killed including deputy leader Full Story Top Twitter and Facebook make Afghan election debut Wed, 29 Jul 2009 11:52 pm PDT AFP - Afghans may be desperately poor, largely illiterate and without electricity, but that does not stop would-be presidents campaigning in cyber space on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Full Story Top Canada resale home prices rise in May: survey Wed, 29 Jul 2009 06:37 pm PDT Reuters - Repeat sale prices for Canadian homes climbed for the first time in nine months in May on gains in four of six metropolitan areas, a report on Wednesday showed. Full Story Top Australia finds last two Vietnam War missing: gov't Wed, 29 Jul 2009 11:31 pm PDT AFP - Australian investigators have uncovered the remains of the last two servicemen missing since the Vietnam War after a search of thick jungle near the Laos border, the government said on Thursday. Full Story Top U.S. says it's willing to send Afghan detainee home Wed, 29 Jul 2009 05:08 pm PDT McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON _ The Obama administration on Wednesday said it plans to release a young Guantanamo detainee after military and civilian judges banned almost all evidence against him that they ruled was extracted through torture. Full Story Top Why Iran's conservatives are airing their dirty laundry Tue, 28 Jul 2009 02:00 am PDT The Christian Science Monitor - In the final days before President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's inauguration next week, splits among the country's conservative elite have become increasingly conspicuous. Full Story Top President Ahmadinejad Alienating Allies in Iran Wed, 29 Jul 2009 08:45 pm PDT Time.com - The contentious President appears to have alienated even some of his most important supporters, and there is talk that he may be sidelined -- or worse Full Story Top Rights Leader Challenges U.S. Stance on Honduras Wed, 29 Jul 2009 08:58 pm PDT OneWorld.net - Editor's Note: Concerns raised by Bertha Oliva,co-founder and head of Honduras' leading human rights group, about theObama administration's policytowards the Honduran coup reflects what many fear is a growing distancebetween the White House and democracy movements. Full Story Top

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