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Today's World News: Fearing the future, few Iraqis cheer US departure Earl threatens US Coast after hitting Caribbean Drill begins hard work of drilling to reach miners Villagers return to slopes of Indonesian volcano Mexico says drug lord 'the Barbie' captured Pakistan Floods: The U.S. Boosts Aid Despite Mistrust Football star Troy Polamalu's hair insured for $1 million Mideast talks reopen under tough conditions Farmer-turned-hunger striker dies in Venezuela Amnesty slams Rwandan 'genocide ideology' laws US slaps new sanctions on North Korea Australia's Gillard warns of political gridlock Mexico arrests 'La Barbie,' accused drug lord wanted by U.S. German banker comments raise concerns about new 'intellectual racism' Iraqi Citizens Angry After U.S. Combat Troop Withdrawal Land, Mineral Rights in Conflict in Zambia Fearing the future, few Iraqis cheer US departure Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:34 pm PDT AP - As Vice President Joe Biden presides over the formal end to U.S. combat operations in Iraq, few Iraqis are cheering the American exit. Full Story Top Earl threatens US Coast after hitting Caribbean Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:17 pm PDT AP - Hurricane Earl, now a powerful Category 4 storm, barreled toward the U.S. coast early Tuesday after battering tiny islands across the northeastern Caribbean with heavy rain and winds that damaged homes and toppled power lines. Full Story Top Drill begins hard work of drilling to reach miners Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:03 pm PDT AP - Thirty-three men stuck a half mile underground are now the longest-trapped miners in recent history as a huge drill is the early stages of digging a planned escape route. Full Story Top Villagers return to slopes of Indonesian volcano Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:41 pm PDT AP - Villagers returned to their homes along the fertile slopes of an Indonesian volcano that spewed hot ash and smoke after laying dormant for more than four centuries — an eruption that caught scientists off-guard. Full Story Top Mexico says drug lord 'the Barbie' captured Mon, 30 Aug 2010 09:01 pm PDT AP - Federal police on Monday captured a long-sought, alleged Texas-born gang kingpin who faces drug trafficking charges in the U.S. and has been blamed for a vicious turf war that has included bodies hung from bridges and shootouts in central Mexico. Full Story Top Pakistan Floods: The U.S. Boosts Aid Despite Mistrust Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:45 pm PDT Time.com - It may be their best hope for getting drinking water and emergency food supplies, but many Pakistanis still see America as a hostile power Full Story Top Football star Troy Polamalu's hair insured for $1 million Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:34 pm PDT Reuters - American football star Troy Polamalu has a price on his head -- with an anti-dandruff shampoo brand taking out a $1 million (647,000 pound) insurance policy on his trademark mane of black ringlets. Full Story Top Mideast talks reopen under tough conditions Mon, 30 Aug 2010 05:20 pm PDT AP - The U.S. relaunches Israeli-Palestinian talks this week, its third push over the past decade to solve one of the world's most intractable conflicts — and this time under some of the most difficult conditions yet. Full Story Top Farmer-turned-hunger striker dies in Venezuela Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:29 pm PDT AP - A Venezuelan farmer who staged repeated hunger strikes to protest a government-sanctioned takeover of his farm has died in a military hospital in Caracas. Full Story Top Amnesty slams Rwandan 'genocide ideology' laws Mon, 30 Aug 2010 09:53 pm PDT AFP - Rwanda's new government must urgently review their "vague 'genocide ideology' and 'sectarianism' laws", which are being used to suppress political dissent, Amnesty International said Tuesday. Full Story Top US slaps new sanctions on North Korea Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:46 pm PDT AFP - The US government has slapped new sanctions on North Korea, targeting illegal trade in arms, drugs and luxury goods, as it steps up the pressure over the sinking of a South Korean warship. Full Story Top Australia's Gillard warns of political gridlock Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:49 pm PDT Reuters - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Tuesday claimed her Labor Party was best placed to run a stable minority government after the election dead heat, warning of political gridlock if a consensus is not found. Full Story Top Mexico arrests 'La Barbie,' accused drug lord wanted by U.S. Mon, 30 Aug 2010 07:03 pm PDT McClatchy Newspapers - MEXICO CITY _ Mexican police Monday captured a Texas-born accused drug kingpin wanted by the United States and known for his unusual nickname _ La Barbie. Full Story Top German banker comments raise concerns about new 'intellectual racism' Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:39 pm PDT The Christian Science Monitor - A German central banker, who stirred controversy last week with disparaging remarks about Muslims living in Germany, is now being pressured to resign following his comment yesterday – widely perceived as anti-Semitic – that “all Jews share a certain gene.” Full Story Top Iraqi Citizens Angry After U.S. Combat Troop Withdrawal Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:45 pm PDT Time.com - Iraqi citizens are angry and incredulous that the U.S. has withdrawn its combat troops, with the belief that Iraq is ready to fend for itself Full Story Top Land, Mineral Rights in Conflict in Zambia Mon, 30 Aug 2010 02:42 pm PDT OneWorld.net - MANSA, Aug 30 (IRIN) - Mining prospectors in Luapula Province, northern Zambia, have forced small-scale farmers from their land at gun point, according to villagers in the region. Full Story Top

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