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Today's World News: Pakistanis push trade, not just aid, after floods 2 NATO service members killed in Afghanistan Peace talks come and go, but a settlement grows Palestinians back Abbas on settlement slowdown Osama bin Laden softens tone, but to what end? In Naples, Police and Protestors Clash Over Trash US to warn Americans to be vigilant in Europe Israeli Jews celebrate Palestinian Oktoberfest Brazil to pick successor for popular president Kenya sees rise in reports of child sex abuse CGames: D-Day arrives for fortress Delhi Canada forms panel to probe oil sands pollution Australia set for 'rare earths' boom Congo opposition figure allegedly escapes kidnapping attempt Iraq's Military Flexes to Deter Any Sunni Backlash State of siege in Ecuador as Rafeal Correa takes on rebel police Brazil Likely to Elect First Woman President Pakistanis push trade, not just aid, after floods Sat, 2 Oct 2010 10:42 pm PDT AP - This eastern Pakistani city is known for the roar of its power looms and the buzz of its sewing machines. Now, following massive floods that devastated the cotton crop, another noise is threatening to drown those out: the pleas of a struggling textile industry begging the U.S. and Europe to open their markets further. Full Story Top 2 NATO service members killed in Afghanistan Sat, 2 Oct 2010 10:29 pm PDT AP - Two more NATO service members have been killed in weekend attacks in Afghanistan, the military coalition said Sunday. Full Story Top Peace talks come and go, but a settlement grows Sat, 2 Oct 2010 10:52 pm PDT AP - The American president was pushing hard for a Mideast peace agreement when six Jewish families arrived on this West Bank hilltop early one morning with cribs, refrigerators, Israeli flags and flatbed trucks carrying mobile homes. Full Story Top Palestinians back Abbas on settlement slowdown Sat, 2 Oct 2010 03:07 pm PDT AP - Dozens of senior Palestinians on Saturday backed President Mahmoud Abbas' refusal to negotiate with Israel as long as it builds in West Bank settlements, dealing a new setback to troubled U.S. efforts to salvage peace talks. Full Story Top Osama bin Laden softens tone, but to what end? Sat, 2 Oct 2010 01:01 pm PDT AP - Softening his tone, al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden issued a humanitarian appeal on Saturday urging Muslim governments to do more to help Pakistan's flood victims and expressing worry about climate change. It was his second purported audiotape in as many days. Full Story Top In Naples, Police and Protestors Clash Over Trash Sat, 2 Oct 2010 02:05 am PDT Time.com - With garbage collectors on strike and protests against a landfill on Mount Vesuvius turning violent, Naples is down in the dumps yet again Full Story Top US to warn Americans to be vigilant in Europe Sat, 2 Oct 2010 10:44 pm PDT AP - The Obama administration will warn U.S. citizens to be vigilant as they travel in Europe, providing updated guidance prompted by al-Qaida threats, American and European officials told The Associated Press on Saturday. Full Story Top Israeli Jews celebrate Palestinian Oktoberfest Sat, 2 Oct 2010 04:17 pm PDT AP - This Palestinian village celebrates Oktoberfest each year even though it's a tiny Christian enclave in a Muslim-majority area, under Israeli occupation. Full Story Top Brazil to pick successor for popular president Sat, 2 Oct 2010 11:40 pm PDT AP - Brazilians vote Sunday in national elections that could see front-running candidate Dilma Rousseff become the country's first female president, succeeding her popular ally and mentor. Full Story Top Kenya sees rise in reports of child sex abuse Sat, 2 Oct 2010 09:02 pm PDT AP - Emma has gone to court every month for 2 1/2 years to try and prove that a neighbor raped her mentally disabled 14-year-old daughter. Full Story Top CGames: D-Day arrives for fortress Delhi Sat, 2 Oct 2010 11:37 pm PDT AFP - India's day of destiny finally arrives Sunday with the Commonwealth Games due to begin in a fortress-like New Delhi after a shambolic run-up that threatended to derail the event. Full Story Top Canada forms panel to probe oil sands pollution Thu, 30 Sep 2010 03:25 pm PDT Reuters - Canada's environment minster has formed a scientific panel to examine whether Alberta's oil sands projects are polluting the Athabasca River as charged by an influential water ecologist. Full Story Top Australia set for 'rare earths' boom Sat, 2 Oct 2010 09:58 pm PDT AFP - Rare earths, the little-known elements behind everything from iPods to hybrid cars and eco-friendly light bulbs, are set to boom in Australia thanks to an export clampdown by China, experts say. Full Story Top Congo opposition figure allegedly escapes kidnapping attempt Fri, 1 Oct 2010 02:24 pm PDT The Christian Science Monitor - A top member of the Congo's main opposition party says he has narrowly escaped a kidnapping attempt in Johannesburg, South Africa. The incident comes three months after an attempt on the life of a Rwandan opposition figure also living in South Africa. Full Story Top Iraq's Military Flexes to Deter Any Sunni Backlash Sat, 2 Oct 2010 02:05 am PDT Time.com - As Sunnis bristle at being shut out of power by a new intra-Shi'ite political pact, the army beefs up security in former hotbeds of insurgency. But the resultant friction could trigger the backlash it aims to prevent Full Story Top State of siege in Ecuador as Rafeal Correa takes on rebel police Fri, 1 Oct 2010 02:02 pm PDT The Christian Science Monitor - The streets of Ecuador remained quiet today, a day after a dramatic standoff left President Rafael Correa holed up in a hospital for 12 hours and claiming that a coup attempt was underway. Full Story Top Brazil Likely to Elect First Woman President Sat, 2 Oct 2010 10:46 am PDT OneWorld.net - RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 2 (IPS) - The woman likely to be elected president of Brazil, Latin America's giant, either on Sunday or in an Oct. 31 runoff, is idealistic but pragmatic and has a reputation as a tough, seasoned administrator. Full Story Top

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