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Today's World News: Iran state TV confirms arrest of 3 Americans Police in manhunt for Tel Aviv gay club shooter Plane carrying 16 disappears over Indonesian Papua Philippines mourns democracy icon Corazon Aquino Former Iranian president calls trial a sham The Death of Corazon Aquino, Saint of People Power, 1933-2009 New robots help humans cope with illness Gunman kills 3, injures 11 at gay club in Tel Aviv Castro says Cuba to cut spending, communism secure 10 dead in rebel attacks in Central Africa: aid groups Bollywood star Shetty dismisses temple complaint Ex-world champion Gatti committed suicide: police Australia votes to recognise same-sex unions Trial begins in Iran for many arrested in opposition protest India's PM too soft on Pakistan? Opposition says yes. Leaving Iran While Looking Over Your Shoulder: A Reporter's Diary Focus Shifts to Trafficking of Men in Europe Iran state TV confirms arrest of 3 Americans Sat, 1 Aug 2009 11:41 pm PDT AP - Iran state TV confirmed Saturday that it has detained three Americans who crossed the border from northern Iraq, saying they failed to heed warnings from Iranian guards. Kurdish officials from the self-ruled region in northern Iraq said the three — two men and a woman — were tourists who had mistakenly crossed into Iranian territory Friday while hiking in a mountainous area near the resort town of Ahmed Awaa. Full Story Top Police in manhunt for Tel Aviv gay club shooter Sat, 1 Aug 2009 11:51 pm PDT AP - Hundreds of police officers were scouring the streets of Tel Aviv on Sunday in a door-to-door manhunt for a gunman who opened fire on a gay youth club. Full Story Top Plane carrying 16 disappears over Indonesian Papua Sat, 1 Aug 2009 11:52 pm PDT AP - A plane carrying 16 people disappeared over eastern Indonesia on Sunday, an airline official said. Full Story Top Philippines mourns democracy icon Corazon Aquino Sat, 1 Aug 2009 11:41 pm PDT AP - Thousands of Filipinos lined up for hours Sunday to see the body of former President Corazon Aquino — the beloved democracy icon who swept away a dictator and inspired nonviolent resistance to autocratic rule. Full Story Top Former Iranian president calls trial a sham Sat, 1 Aug 2009 11:32 pm PDT AP - Iran's former reformist President Mohammad Khatami has criticized the country's first trial of activists and protesters following the disputed presidential election as a sham. Full Story Top The Death of Corazon Aquino, Saint of People Power, 1933-2009 Sat, 1 Aug 2009 09:40 pm PDT Time.com - At a critical time in her country's history, the shy widow took up her charismatic husband's legacy and led it through a valley of the shadow of death Full Story Top New robots help humans cope with illness Sat, 1 Aug 2009 10:14 pm PDT AFP - Robots that can cook, dance to Michael Jackson songs or guide the blind are among the gadgets aimed at helping humans cope with illnesses on display in Spain at one of the world's biggest annual gatherings of new technology enthusiasts. Full Story Top Gunman kills 3, injures 11 at gay club in Tel Aviv Sat, 1 Aug 2009 08:58 pm PDT AP - Israeli police say a gunman entered a youth club for gay teens in central Tel Aviv on Saturday night and sprayed the interior with automatic rifle fire, killing three people and injuring 11. Full Story Top Castro says Cuba to cut spending, communism secure Sat, 1 Aug 2009 08:36 pm PDT AP - Raul Castro announced Saturday that Cuba will cut spending on education and health care, potentially weakening the building blocks of its communist system in a bid to revive a foundering economy. Full Story Top 10 dead in rebel attacks in Central Africa: aid groups Sat, 1 Aug 2009 02:12 pm PDT AFP - Members of a Ugandan rebel group have launched attacks against towns in the Central African Republic that have left at least 10 people dead in the last two weeks, humanitarian groups said Saturday. Full Story Top Bollywood star Shetty dismisses temple complaint Sat, 1 Aug 2009 11:42 pm PDT AFP - Indian actress and reality television star Shilpa Shetty reacted furiously to allegations she was involved in a film shoot that breached protocol at a Hindu temple. Full Story Top Ex-world champion Gatti committed suicide: police Sat, 1 Aug 2009 08:52 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 Australia votes to recognise same-sex unions Fri, 31 Jul 2009 11:15 pm PDT AFP - Australia's centre-left ruling party on Saturday voted for national recognition of same-sex unions but stopped short of lifting a ban on gay marriage. Full Story Top Trial begins in Iran for many arrested in opposition protest Sat, 1 Aug 2009 11:32 am PDT McClatchy Newspapers - CAIRO, Egypt _ More than 100 leading opposition activists stood trial in Iran on Saturday, the first since the government's crackdown in the violent aftermath of June's disputed presidential election, according to Iranian state media. Full Story Top India's PM too soft on Pakistan? Opposition says yes. Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:00 am PDT The Christian Science Monitor - India's recent extension of an olive branch – more of a twig, really – to Pakistan is stirring strong political opposition at home and doing little to nudge Pakistan's military away from its focus on India as its primary security threat. Full Story Top Leaving Iran While Looking Over Your Shoulder: A Reporter's Diary Sat, 1 Aug 2009 09:15 pm PDT Time.com - Recently out of Iran, a reporter for TIME recounts what daily existence was like when the Islamic Republic seemed to be ever more intrusive and coercive Full Story Top Focus Shifts to Trafficking of Men in Europe Fri, 31 Jul 2009 09:05 am PDT OneWorld.net - BRATISLAVA, Jul 31 (IPS) - Governments and third sector organisations must raise awareness of a growing problem with male human trafficking in some of Eastern Europe's poorest countries if its victims are to get the help they need, people trafficking monitors say. Full Story Top

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