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Today's World News: North Korea leader's son promoted, seen as heir Terrorist plot uncovered in Europe AP IMPACT: Haiti still waiting for pledged US aid Tropical depression aims at Cuba, then Florida NATO: Service member killed in south Afghanistan Ed Miliband Tops Brother David to Lead British Labour Party Medvedev vows to visit islands claimed by Japan US pressing Israel to halt West Bank construction Mexico: Mudslide proves less deadly than feared Guinea massacre victims' families unable to gather Pakistan probes reports of Qaida militant's death Canada freezes big anti-tobacco push, critics fume Australian jumper dies in fall from Malaysia tower Why many environmentalists will fight Germany's green energy plan Terrorism Alert Raised in France; Sarkozy Enemies Suspicious Afghanistan's President Karzai names Taliban outreach group Colder Weather, Disease Threaten Pakistan's Displaced North Korea leader's son promoted, seen as heir Tue, 28 Sep 2010 09:16 pm PDT AP - The ascension of Kim Jong Il's little-known, 20-something son to a prominent ruling party post put him well on the path Wednesday to succeed the supreme leader at the helm of nuclear-armed North Korea and carry the family dynasty into a third generation. Full Story Top Terrorist plot uncovered in Europe Tue, 28 Sep 2010 07:10 pm PDT AP - Intelligence officials have intercepted a credible terror plot against Britain and France, raising security fears at the Eiffel Tower on Tuesday, but failing to raise the overall threat level in either country. Full Story Top AP IMPACT: Haiti still waiting for pledged US aid Tue, 28 Sep 2010 11:54 pm PDT AP - Nearly nine months after the earthquake, more than a million Haitians still live on the streets between piles of rubble. One reason: Not a cent of the $1.15 billion the U.S. promised for rebuilding has arrived. Full Story Top Tropical depression aims at Cuba, then Florida Tue, 28 Sep 2010 11:27 pm PDT AP - A tropical depression that quickly developed in the Caribbean headed over Cuba early Wednesday threatening to strengthen into a tropical storm as it headed toward southeastern Florida. Full Story Top NATO: Service member killed in south Afghanistan Tue, 28 Sep 2010 10:50 pm PDT AP - A coalition service member was killed in an insurgent attack in southern Afghanistan, NATO announced Wednesday, as operations to flush out insurgents moved forward in the Taliban stronghold of Kandahar. Full Story Top Ed Miliband Tops Brother David to Lead British Labour Party Tue, 28 Sep 2010 11:10 pm PDT Time.com - Ed Miliband has beaten his sibling David to become leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party. While the younger brother turns to bringing the party back from defeat, the question is whether the older brother will join him or walk away Full Story Top Medvedev vows to visit islands claimed by Japan Tue, 28 Sep 2010 11:57 pm PDT Reuters - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday he would visit a disputed island chain off Japan soon, pointedly calling the South Kurils "an important region of our country." Full Story Top US pressing Israel to halt West Bank construction Tue, 28 Sep 2010 11:49 pm PDT AP - Washington's special envoy to the Mideast is in Israel to push for a halt new construction in West Bank settlements and get stalled Mideast peacemaking back on track. Full Story Top Mexico: Mudslide proves less deadly than feared Tue, 28 Sep 2010 11:18 pm PDT AP - A loud noise shattered the early morning darkness as an entire hillside collapsed on a town in Mexico's rain-soaked southern state of Oaxaca. Roads were blocked by slides and a washed-out bridge, and the only reports — via satellite phone — were grim: Hundreds could be buried or dead. Full Story Top Guinea massacre victims' families unable to gather Tue, 28 Sep 2010 05:15 pm PDT AP - The families of the 157 people killed in a massacre in Guinea last September were barred Tuesday from entering or approaching the soccer stadium where the killings occurred on the one-year anniversary of the slaughter. Full Story Top Pakistan probes reports of Qaida militant's death Tue, 28 Sep 2010 11:39 pm PDT AP - Pakistan is investigating reports that a CIA missile strike killed a senior al-Qaida commander as he traveled in a tribal region near the Afghan border, security officials said Wednesday. Full Story Top Canada freezes big anti-tobacco push, critics fume Tue, 28 Sep 2010 01:21 pm PDT Reuters - Canada has frozen long-held plans to slap graphic new warning labels on packs of cigarettes, prompting critics to attack what they see as the tobacco industry's excessive influence on the minority Conservative government. Full Story Top Australian jumper dies in fall from Malaysia tower Tue, 28 Sep 2010 11:34 pm PDT AP - An Australian woman fell to her death in Malaysia when her parachute failed to open after she jumped off a tower to practice for a parachuting event, organizers said Wednesday. Full Story Top Why many environmentalists will fight Germany's green energy plan Tue, 28 Sep 2010 02:55 pm PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Angela Merkel’s German cabinet Tuesday ratified an ambitious blueprint for moving the country toward a low-emission energy future that calls for ending centuries of reliance on fossil fuels. Full Story Top Terrorism Alert Raised in France; Sarkozy Enemies Suspicious Tue, 28 Sep 2010 11:10 pm PDT Time.com - While many of President Sarkozy's enemies smell a rat in the beleagueredgovernment's sudden raising of the terrorism alert, security officials nonetheless believe there is an elevated threat level Full Story Top Afghanistan's President Karzai names Taliban outreach group Tue, 28 Sep 2010 12:37 pm PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Amid record levels of violence in Afghanistan, President Hamid Karzai announced the team of people he believes are key to bringing the Taliban to the table. Full Story Top Colder Weather, Disease Threaten Pakistan's Displaced Mon, 27 Sep 2010 12:57 pm PDT OneWorld.net - QUETTA, Sep 27 (IRIN) - Inside their tent at a camp on the outskirts of Quetta, capital of the southwestern province of Balochistan, Meraj Sindhu helps his wife wrap their six-month-old son and two-year-old daughter in thin cloths widely used in Sindh Province as head scarves or turbans. Full Story Top

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