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Today's World News: Islamist sect leader in Nigeria killed in custody Myanmar court delays Suu Kyi verdict until Aug. 11 Honduras gives mixed signals on possible deal North Korea quiet on seized South Korean fishermen Police beat mourners in new wave of unrest in Iran India to Foreign Universities: Set Up Campus Here Spain on maximum alert for 50th anniversary of ETA US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,329 Cuba shuts factories, cuts energy to save economy Nigerian militant leader shot in police custody US drones to target Taliban in Afghan war: report Ex-world champion Gatti committed suicide: police Australian dog found 9 years on, 1,200 miles away U.S. envoy to Sudan calls for lifting sanctions Rio Tinto: Will China's detention of employees scare off foreign firms? Iranian Protesters Exceed Security Forces in Tehran Mending the Scars of Conflict Islamist sect leader in Nigeria killed in custody Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:30 pm PDT AP - The leader of the Islamist sect blamed for days of violence in northern Nigeria has been shot and killed while in police custody, officials said Thursday. Full Story Top Myanmar court delays Suu Kyi verdict until Aug. 11 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:09 pm PDT AP - The Myanmar court scheduled to deliver a verdict in the high-profile trial of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said Friday it was not yet ready to make a decision and adjourned until Aug. 11, diplomats said. Full Story Top Honduras gives mixed signals on possible deal Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:27 pm PDT AP - Honduran police cracked down on protesters and Congress delayed consideration of an amnesty bill needed to end the standoff, even as the interim leader appeared to back away from his opposition to reinstating ousted President Manuel Zelaya. Full Story Top North Korea quiet on seized South Korean fishermen Thu, 30 Jul 2009 09:45 pm PDT AP - North Korea was silent Friday about four South Korean fishermen seized off the east coast after their boat strayed into northern waters a day earlier at a time of tension on the divided peninsula. Full Story Top Police beat mourners in new wave of unrest in Iran Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:16 pm PDT AP - Iranian police fired tear gas and beat protesters to disperse thousands chanting "Neda lives!" Thursday at a memorial for victims of post-election violence held at the gravesite of the woman whose death made her an icon of the pro-reform movement, witnesses said. Full Story Top India to Foreign Universities: Set Up Campus Here Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:00 pm PDT Time.com - Over 100,000 talented Indian students pack up to go to prestigious foreign universities every year. What if Yale, MIT, and the London School of Economics could come to them? Full Story Top Spain on maximum alert for 50th anniversary of ETA Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:47 pm PDT AP - Spain's security forces are on maximum alert for the 50th anniversary of the armed Basque group ETA, blamed for bombings that killed two police officers and injured scores of people this week. Full Story Top US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,329 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 05:52 pm PDT AP - As of Thursday, July 30, 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 Cuba shuts factories, cuts energy to save economy Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:55 pm PDT AP - It's hard to find a spare tire in Cuba these days, or a cup of yoghurt. Full Story Top Nigerian militant leader shot in police custody Thu, 30 Jul 2009 06:49 pm PDT Reuters - The leader of a radical Islamic sect in northern Nigeria was shot dead in police custody late on Thursday after days of clashes between his followers and the security forces killed hundreds of people. Full Story Top US drones to target Taliban in Afghan war: report Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:42 pm PDT AFP - The US military plans to use more drone aircraft to target Taliban militants in Afghanistan while focusing less on hunting down Al-Qaeda figures, the Los Angeles Times reported on Thursday. Full Story Top Ex-world champion Gatti committed suicide: police Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:48 pm PDT Reuters - Former world champion Arturo Gatti committed suicide and was not murdered as initially suspected, a Brazilian police spokesman said on Thursday. Full Story Top Australian dog found 9 years on, 1,200 miles away Thu, 30 Jul 2009 06:04 pm PDT AP - Nine years after vanishing from outside her Australian family's home, Muffy the dog was found alive and well this month in another backyard — 1,200 miles away — officials said Thursday. Full Story Top U.S. envoy to Sudan calls for lifting sanctions Thu, 30 Jul 2009 03:59 pm PDT McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON _ The U.S. special envoy to Sudan said Thursday that the United States should drop its designation of Sudan as a state sponsor of terrorism and "unwind" sanctions that it's maintained since President Bill Clinton applied the label in 1993. Full Story Top Rio Tinto: Will China's detention of employees scare off foreign firms? Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:00 am PDT The Christian Science Monitor - When China detained an executive from the Aussie-Anglo mining giant Rio Tinto for stealing state secrets earlier this month, a predictable outcry ensued. Full Story Top Iranian Protesters Exceed Security Forces in Tehran Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:00 pm PDT Time.com - For breathtaking moments, thousands of protesters, dispersed throughout the capital, were beyond the control of the regime's security forces Full Story Top Mending the Scars of Conflict Thu, 30 Jul 2009 09:44 am PDT OneWorld.net - WASHINGTON, Jul 30 (OneWorld.net) - A sewing center in the Democratic Republic of Congo is giving women the skills to start a new life and helping them cope with the mental and physical trauma caused by decades of conflict. Full Story Top

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