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Today's World News: Insurgents attack 2 NATO bases in east Afghanistan NKorean leader's trip spurs succession speculation Families of massacred migrants couldn't pay ransom Family survives quake, now husband trapped in mine Militants attack army intel office in NW Pakistan Lebanon's Hizballah Museum: A Theme Park for Martyrdom Rangers plead for Weiss patience Moderate quake kills 3 in Iran's remote northeast Mexico to compensate families of slain students Deadly Nigeria clashes in north as elections loom Sri Lanka holds withdrawal of on-arrival visa Ford recalls 575,000 Windstar vans in U.S., Canada Canadian teacher arrested in Facebook child porn case What's behind Mexican migrant killings still unclear Russia grain export ban benefits US farmers, sparks talk on climate change Secrets and Lies: Kim Jong Il's Shadowy Visit to China How U.S. Fears Over Flood Play Into Pakistan Army's Hands Insurgents attack 2 NATO bases in east Afghanistan Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:39 pm PDT AP - Insurgents launched pre-dawn attacks on a pair of NATO bases in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, but were beaten back after inflicting little damage, the coalition and Afghan police said. Full Story Top NKorean leader's trip spurs succession speculation Fri, 27 Aug 2010 09:06 pm PDT AP - North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il reportedly met top Chinese leaders in an apparent bid for Beijing's diplomatic and financial support for a succession plan involving his third and youngest son, who is said to be traveling with him. Full Story Top Families of massacred migrants couldn't pay ransom Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:55 pm PDT AP - Their families pleaded with them not to leave, fearful of the growing danger that faces migrants trekking through Mexican territory where brutal drug gangs hold sway. Full Story Top Family survives quake, now husband trapped in mine Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:01 pm PDT AP - It's a tale of two disasters, an unbelievable misfortune for a family. But this is the reality for Carola Narvaez. Full Story Top Militants attack army intel office in NW Pakistan Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:51 pm PDT AP - Suspected Islamist militants attacked an army intelligence office Saturday in northwestern Pakistan, officials said, setting off a gunbattle that paralyzed parts of the city. Full Story Top Lebanon's Hizballah Museum: A Theme Park for Martyrdom Fri, 27 Aug 2010 02:30 pm PDT Time.com - The Shi'ite political party and guerrilla movement has built a $20 million wonderland to commemorate its battles and ambitions. Full Story Top Rangers plead for Weiss patience Fri, 27 Aug 2010 08:04 pm PDT AFP - Walter Smith has pleaded with Rangers fans to not pile the pressure on loan signing Vladimir Weiss after his impressive debut in last weekend's win over Hibernian. Full Story Top Moderate quake kills 3 in Iran's remote northeast Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:42 pm PDT AP - Iranian state TV is reporting that three people died in the 5.9 magnitude earthquake that shook the country's remote northeast overnight. Forty others were injured. Full Story Top Mexico to compensate families of slain students Fri, 27 Aug 2010 08:53 pm PDT AP - Mexico's Defense Department says it will compensate the families of two university students killed in northern Mexico when they were caught in crossfire between soldiers and gunmen. Full Story Top Deadly Nigeria clashes in north as elections loom Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:49 pm PDT AFP - Deadly clashes have already broken out between supporters of rival politicians in Nigeria's mainly Muslim north, months ahead of elections, and observers say the situation is likely to worsen. Full Story Top Sri Lanka holds withdrawal of on-arrival visa Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:48 pm PDT AFP - Sri Lanka on Saturday suspended plans to scrap on-arrival visas for most nationals, including visitors from the US, Europe, Australia and Japan. Full Story Top Ford recalls 575,000 Windstar vans in U.S., Canada Fri, 27 Aug 2010 12:31 pm PDT Reuters - Ford Motor Co> is recalling about 575,000 Windstar vans in 21 cold-weather U.S. states and Canada from model years 1998 to 2003 because of the possibility that the rear axle may fracture due to corrosion, federal regulators reported on Friday. Full Story Top Canadian teacher arrested in Facebook child porn case Fri, 27 Aug 2010 02:59 pm PDT AFP - One of two Canadians arrested after police in Australia cracked an alleged pedophile porn ring operating on Facebook was a teacher at a prestigious school in Vancouver, police said Friday. Full Story Top What's behind Mexican migrant killings still unclear Fri, 27 Aug 2010 03:40 pm PDT McClatchy Newspapers - MEXICO CITY _ President Felipe Calderon on Friday accused the gunmen who killed 72 illegal migrants in northern Mexico this week of "incalculable savagery" as his government attempted to depict the major drug gang implicated in the slaughter as weakened and desperate. Full Story Top Russia grain export ban benefits US farmers, sparks talk on climate change Fri, 27 Aug 2010 12:28 pm PDT The Christian Science Monitor - The International Grains Council on Thursday cut its forecast for global wheat output by 1.1 percent, primarily on the news that major grain exporter Russia has seen one-third of its crop wiped out by the worst drought in a century. Full Story Top Secrets and Lies: Kim Jong Il's Shadowy Visit to China Fri, 27 Aug 2010 02:30 pm PDT Time.com - The international man of mystery boarded the midnight train from Pyongyang, headed (for reasons known only to him and his unforthcoming hosts) to China Full Story Top How U.S. Fears Over Flood Play Into Pakistan Army's Hands Fri, 27 Aug 2010 03:09 pm PDT OneWorld.net - SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 27 (New America Media) - Nothing sums up the plight of Pakistan like what happened—or did not happen—at the Shahbaz military base in Jacobabad. Full Story Top

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