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Today's World News: 6 US troops killed in latest Afghanistan fighting Volcano quiet for 400 years erupts in Indonesia Chinese navy to hold drills in Yellow Sea NKorean leader Kim appears headed home from China Mexico launches federal probe of migrant massacre In Chechnya, A Blood Feud Ends--and a Despot Digs In London carried out Cold War assassinations: Le Carre Iraq on highest alert for terror attacks Venezuelans protest against unchecked violence Springbok victory caps Matfield's special day Thousands flee as Indonesia volcano erupts Ford recalls 575,000 Windstar vans in U.S., Canada Australian support for republic flags: poll What's behind Mexican migrant killings still unclear Russia grain export ban benefits US farmers, sparks talk on climate change The Mackerel Wars: Europe's Fish Tiff With Iceland How U.S. Fears Over Flood Play Into Pakistan Army's Hands 6 US troops killed in latest Afghanistan fighting Sat, 28 Aug 2010 11:27 pm PDT AP - A total of six U.S. troops have died in the latest attacks in Afghanistan's embattled southern and eastern regions, NATO said Sunday. Full Story Top Volcano quiet for 400 years erupts in Indonesia Sat, 28 Aug 2010 08:50 pm PDT AP - A volcano in western Indonesia spewed hot lava and sand high into the sky early Sunday in its first eruption in 400 years. Full Story Top Chinese navy to hold drills in Yellow Sea Sat, 28 Aug 2010 09:31 pm PDT AP - China said Sunday its navy will stage live-ammunition drills in the Yellow Sea this week, after Beijing condemned recent and planned U.S.-South Korean joint naval exercises there and vowed to respond in kind. Full Story Top NKorean leader Kim appears headed home from China Sat, 28 Aug 2010 08:05 pm PDT AP - North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il apparently headed home after a secretive and surprise trip that reportedly included a meeting with China's top leader to appeal for diplomatic and financial support for a succession plan involving his youngest son. Full Story Top Mexico launches federal probe of migrant massacre Sat, 28 Aug 2010 07:37 pm PDT AP - Federal authorities said Saturday they will take over the investigation into the massacre of 72 migrants at a ranch in northern Mexico because evidence suggests drug traffickers were responsible. Full Story Top In Chechnya, A Blood Feud Ends--and a Despot Digs In Sat, 28 Aug 2010 10:25 am PDT Time.com - The men of gun-loving Chechnya, long Russia's most rebellious province, are not known for turning the other cheek. So many observers were baffled last week when the region's most notorious feud ended without a fight. Full Story Top London carried out Cold War assassinations: Le Carre Sat, 28 Aug 2010 11:31 pm PDT AFP - The government carried out assassinations during the Cold War, novelist and former secret agent John le Carre told The Sunday Telegraph newspaper. Full Story Top Iraq on highest alert for terror attacks Sat, 28 Aug 2010 06:27 pm PDT AP - Iraq's prime minister put his nation on its highest level of alert for terror attacks, warning of plots to sow fear and chaos as the U.S. combat mission in the country formally ends on Tuesday. Full Story Top Venezuelans protest against unchecked violence Sat, 28 Aug 2010 04:31 pm PDT AP - Opponents of President Hugo Chavez marched through Caracas on Saturday to protest rampant violence that claims thousands of lives each year in Venezuela and has been worsening in the past decade. Full Story Top Springbok victory caps Matfield's special day Sat, 28 Aug 2010 10:59 am PDT AFP - Lock Victor Matfield got the perfect 100-cap present as South Africa ended a losing streak by defeating Australia 44-31 Saturday in a Tri-Nations Test thriller. Full Story Top Thousands flee as Indonesia volcano erupts Sat, 28 Aug 2010 11:53 pm PDT AFP - A volcano on the Indonesian island of Sumatra erupted for the first time in 400 years Sunday, spewing a vast cloud of smoke and ash into the air and sending thousands of people fleeing from their homes. 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 Australian support for republic flags: poll Sat, 28 Aug 2010 11:26 pm PDT AFP - Support for Australia becoming a republic has slumped to a 16-year-low, according to the results of a poll released Sunday which found that one-in-three people never want to break ties with Britain. 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 The Mackerel Wars: Europe's Fish Tiff With Iceland Sat, 28 Aug 2010 10:25 am PDT Time.com - As Iceland ups its fishing quota of mackerel, Europe accuses the country of plundering seas already suffering from dwindling fish stocks 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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