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Today's World News: OAS: Ousted president, gov't sign pact in Honduras Haitian prime minister fired by Senate Clinton to meet Abbas in Abu Dhabi Clinton scolds Pakistan over inaction on al-Qaida Passports linked to 9/11 found along Afghan border Has Wali Karzai Helped or Hurt the U.S. in Afghanistan? Poulter retains Singapore lead in rain-hit 1st round Iraqi security officials held in blast aftermath Zimbabwe blocks UN investigator visit to country Indonesia gives Australian refugee boat more time Canadian media glorify terror suspects: spy chief China calls for new era with Australia after crisis Library of Congress stands by report on Honduras coup As US seeks closer ties with Turkmenistan, government cracks down on students Behind Iran's Mixed Response on the Nuclear Deal After Drought, Somali Town Hit with Severe Floods OAS: Ousted president, gov't sign pact in Honduras Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:43 pm PDT AP - Representatives of ousted President Manuel Zelaya and Honduras' interim government signed an agreement late Thursday that could open the way for Zelaya's reinstatement four months after he was ousted in a coup. Full Story Top Haitian prime minister fired by Senate Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:15 pm PDT AP - Prime Minister Michele Pierre-Louis was removed from office by the Haitian Senate shortly after midnight Friday, in a move that could imperil efforts to attract foreign investment to the storm-wracked, impoverished country. Full Story Top Clinton to meet Abbas in Abu Dhabi Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:56 pm PDT AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will travel to the Persian Gulf city of Abu Dhabi to meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas as part of a weekend effort to push both Palestinian and Israeli leaders to resume peace talks, a U.S. official said Friday. Full Story Top Clinton scolds Pakistan over inaction on al-Qaida Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:52 pm PDT AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton chided Pakistani officials Thursday for failing to press the hunt for al-Qaida inside their borders, suggesting they know where the terror leaders are hiding. Full Story Top Passports linked to 9/11 found along Afghan border Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:29 pm PDT AP - Pakistani soldiers battling their way into a Taliban stronghold along the Afghan border have seized passports that may be linked to 9/11 suspects, as they confront an enemy skilled in operating in a mountainous terrain with endless ways to wage a guerrilla war. Full Story Top Has Wali Karzai Helped or Hurt the U.S. in Afghanistan? Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:05 am PDT Time.com - If Ahmed Wali Karzai really worked for the CIA, it's not at all clear he was an asset Full Story Top Poulter retains Singapore lead in rain-hit 1st round Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:20 pm PDT AFP - Englishman Ian Poulter clung to his one shot lead as the first round of the rain-hit Singapore Open concluded on Friday, but Padraig Harrington had a horror day. Full Story Top Iraqi security officials held in blast aftermath Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:33 pm PDT AP - Iraq detained dozens of security officials responsible for protecting the Baghdad district where twin suicide bombings this week killed 155 people, and authorities said Thursday they are trying to determine whether they were negligent or even had a role in the attack. Full Story Top Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:40 pm PDT AP - The Haitian Senate has voted to remove Haiti's prime minister from office. Full Story Top Zimbabwe blocks UN investigator visit to country Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:33 pm PDT AP - An outraged U.N. torture investigator said Thursday he believes Zimbabwe's president may be the reason he was blocked from the country, a move that could further isolate the struggling nation and its fragile coalition government. Full Story Top Indonesia gives Australian refugee boat more time Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:52 pm PDT AFP - Indonesia on Friday gave an Australian customs boat another week to end a standoff with 78 Sri Lankan asylum seekers who are refusing to disembark on Indonesia's Bintan island. Full Story Top Canadian media glorify terror suspects: spy chief Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:12 pm PDT Reuters - Canada's new spy chief accused journalists and human rights advocates on Thursday of often glorifying terror suspects as "quasi folk heroes" and downplaying the risks posed to society by terrorism. Full Story Top China calls for new era with Australia after crisis Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:31 pm PDT AFP - China on Friday called for a sweeping new era in ties with Australia including a free-trade deal, marking a dramatic turnaround in relations which reached crisis-point this year. Full Story Top Library of Congress stands by report on Honduras coup Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:17 pm PDT McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON -- Congress's law library is rebuffing calls from the chairmen of the House and Senate foreign relations committees to retract a report on the military-backed coup in Honduras that the lawmakers charge is flawed. Full Story Top As US seeks closer ties with Turkmenistan, government cracks down on students Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:00 am PDT The Christian Science Monitor - The United States has in recent months sought to improve relations with Turkmenistan, the secretive former Soviet possession that is home to rich oil and gas deposits and straddles a strategically vital central Asian location, sharing borders with both Iran and Afghanistan. Full Story Top Behind Iran's Mixed Response on the Nuclear Deal Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:05 am PDT Time.com - The problem with 'confidence-building' agreements is that the two sides are pursuing mutually exclusive goals. And Iran believes it can get a deal more to its taste Full Story Top After Drought, Somali Town Hit with Severe Floods Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:55 pm PDT OneWorld.net - NAIROBI, Oct 29 (IRIN) - Flash floods caused by four days of torrential rains have displaced more than 15,000 people in the southwestern town of El-Waq near the Kenyan border and submerged most homes and businesses, say locals. Full Story Top

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