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News: Factbox: Key policies of Japan PM candidates Militants from Afghanistan attack Pakistani posts Rebels hunt Gaddafi, hometown targeted India parliament under pressure to end corruption stand-off Seven dead, five missing as ferry sinks in Indonesia Four dead in Mexican coal mine collapse No clear winner in sight as Japan PM race kicks off Armored Mercedes cars enter Algeria from Libya: Egypt agency Armored Mercedes cars enter Algeria from Libya: Egypt agency Mexico's Calderon berates U.S. after casino attack Mexico's Calderon berates U.S. after casino attack Guatemala agrees to U.S. extradition of ex-President Irene losses already up to $1.1 billion, more to come No Caribbean insurance payouts from Hurricane Irene Former Malian rebel, linked to Libyan arms, killed Honduras recognizes Palestine as independent state Air travel braces for East Coast storm shutdown 18 killed in Algeria suicide bombers attack: hospital Thousands march anew against Syria's Assad, 2 killed Murdoch tabloid private eye delivers hacking names Russia, China resist U.N. Syria sanctions push: envoys Islamists suspected in deadly Nigeria U.N. bombing China charges Tibetan monks with homicide in self-immolation Somali militants behead boys in Mogadishu attacks AU urges inclusive Libya government, setback to rebels Analysis: Gaddafi's fall boosts Obama, but is Libya a model? Libya rebels say "close in" on Gaddafi Teen shot in Chile anti-Pinera protest dies Mexico's Calderon berates U.S. after casino attack Libya rebel minister says Gaddafi, aides surrounded Egypt and Israel agree on troop increase in Sinai Egypt, Israel agree on troop increase in Sinai Gaddafi wanted to create immigrant "inferno": Italy Libya's new rulers confront perilous transition Factbox: What is Nigeria's Boko Haram? Rahul Gandhi breaks silence on India corruption protests North Korea's Kim repeats to China he willing to resume talks Libyan rebels to seek U.N. seat next month Gaddafi forces bombard Tripoli airport, damage plane: TV Teen shot in Chile anti-Pinera protest dies Factbox: Key policies of Japan PM candidates Fri,26 Aug 2011 11:50 PM PDT Reuters - TOKYO (Reuters) - Five candidates squared off over key policies as Japan's ruling Democratic Party on Saturday formally launched a leadership race to pick the next prime minister. Full Story Top Militants from Afghanistan attack Pakistani posts Fri,26 Aug 2011 11:40 PM PDT Reuters - CHITRAL, Pakistan (Reuters) - Militants from Afghanistan launched a pre-dawn cross-border raid on Pakistani paramilitary posts in the Chitral district on Saturday, killing three soldiers and wounding four, security officials said. Full Story Top Rebels hunt Gaddafi, hometown targeted Fri,26 Aug 2011 10:31 PM PDT Reuters - TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libyan rebels said they were closing in on fugitive strongman Muammar Gaddafi and would merge their disparate fighters in the capital under one command to streamline operations. Full Story Top India parliament under pressure to end corruption stand-off Fri,26 Aug 2011 10:25 PM PDT Reuters - NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's parliament prepared for a special session on Saturday to debate anti-corruption proposals demanded by a self-styled Gandhian activist whose 12-day hunger strike has gained the support of millions and forced the hand of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's besieged government. Full Story Top Seven dead, five missing as ferry sinks in Indonesia Fri,26 Aug 2011 09:47 PM PDT Reuters - JAKARTA (Reuters) - Seven people died and at least 95 were rescued after a ferry sank in bad weather off Indonesia's Sulawesi island on Saturday, an official said, an accident that comes as people rush to family gatherings to mark the end of the month-long Ramadan fast. Full Story Top Four dead in Mexican coal mine collapse Fri,26 Aug 2011 08:31 PM PDT Reuters - MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Four miners were killed when a coal mine collapsed in the northern Mexican state of Coahuila on Friday, a senior government official said. Full Story Top No clear winner in sight as Japan PM race kicks off Fri,26 Aug 2011 08:04 PM PDT Reuters - TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's ruling Democratic Party formally kicked off a leadership race to pick the next prime minister as the country confronts a raft of economic ills, but with five candidates jostling for the job, no clear winner was in sight. Full Story Top Armored Mercedes cars enter Algeria from Libya: Egypt agency Fri,26 Aug 2011 06:48 PM PDT Reuters - CAIRO (Reuters) - A convoy of six Mercedes cars have crossed from Libya into Algeria, Egypt's state MENA news agency reported on Saturday, quoting a rebel source. Full Story Top Armored Mercedes cars enter Algeria from Libya: Egypt agency Fri,26 Aug 2011 06:47 PM PDT Reuters - CAIRO (Reuters) - A convoy of six Mercedes cars have crossed from Libya into Algeria, Egypt's state MENA news agency reported Saturday, quoting a rebel source. Full Story Top Mexico's Calderon berates U.S. after casino attack Fri,26 Aug 2011 06:43 PM PDT Reuters - MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - President Felipe Calderon declared three days of mourning on Friday and demanded a crackdown on drugs in the United States after armed men torched a casino in northern Mexico, killing at least 52 people. Full Story Top Mexico's Calderon berates U.S. after casino attack Fri,26 Aug 2011 06:42 PM PDT Reuters - MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - President Felipe Calderon declared three days of mourning on Friday and demanded a crackdown on drugs in the United States after armed men torched a casino in northern Mexico, killing at least 52 people. Full Story Top Guatemala agrees to U.S. extradition of ex-President Fri,26 Aug 2011 06:05 PM PDT Reuters - GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Guatemala's Constitutional Court Friday ratified the extradition of former President Alfonso Portillo to the United States, where he faces money laundering charges. Full Story Top Irene losses already up to $1.1 billion, more to come Fri,26 Aug 2011 05:46 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hurricane Irene caused as much as $1.1 billion in insured losses in the Caribbean, catastrophe modeling company AIR Worldwide said on Friday, with more expected to come as the storm heads for the U.S. Northeast. Full Story Top No Caribbean insurance payouts from Hurricane Irene Fri,26 Aug 2011 05:45 PM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Hurricane Irene will not trigger insurance payouts to the Caribbean islands impacted by the storm, which roared through the Bahamas as a major category 3 hurricane on Thursday. Full Story Top Former Malian rebel, linked to Libyan arms, killed Fri,26 Aug 2011 05:16 PM PDT Reuters - BAMAKO (Reuters) - An influential former Malian rebel, believed to have been involved in the trade of looted weapons from Libya, has been killed in the north of the country, officials said on Friday. Full Story Top Honduras recognizes Palestine as independent state Fri,26 Aug 2011 04:56 PM PDT Reuters - TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Honduras on Friday recognized Palestine as an independent state amid a drive by the Arab League to upgrade it to full membership status in the United Nations. Full Story Top Air travel braces for East Coast storm shutdown Fri,26 Aug 2011 04:55 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Airlines canceled more than 3,000 weekend flights as Hurricane Irene swept up the East Coast toward New York, forcing carriers to move planes to safer territory and disrupting service at the busiest U.S. hub. Full Story Top 18 killed in Algeria suicide bombers attack: hospital Fri,26 Aug 2011 04:01 PM PDT Reuters - ALGIERS (Reuters) - Eighteen people were killed when two suicide bombers on Friday targeted military barracks in the Algerian town of Cherchell, a hospital source said. Full Story Top Thousands march anew against Syria's Assad, 2 killed Fri,26 Aug 2011 03:56 PM PDT Reuters - AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian forces killed at least two protesters on Saturday as tens of thousands of people marched again to demand the removal of President Bashar al-Assad, activists and residents said. Full Story Top Murdoch tabloid private eye delivers hacking names Fri,26 Aug 2011 03:52 PM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - A private detective jailed for illegally intercepting voicemail messages on behalf of a journalist at one of Rupert Murdoch's British tabloids on Friday gave lawyers the names of the people he says ordered him to carry out the phone hacking. Full Story Top Russia, China resist U.N. Syria sanctions push: envoys Fri,26 Aug 2011 02:53 PM PDT Reuters - UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A U.S. and European push to impose U.N. Security Council sanctions on Syria for its bloody crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators is meeting fierce resistance from Russia and China, U.N. diplomats said. Full Story Top Islamists suspected in deadly Nigeria U.N. bombing Fri,26 Aug 2011 02:49 PM PDT Reuters - ABUJA (Reuters) - At least 18 people were killed by a car bomb that ripped through the United Nations' building in the Nigerian capital Abuja on Friday -- a rare attack on an international institution in a country wracked by local conflicts. Full Story Top China charges Tibetan monks with homicide in self-immolation Fri,26 Aug 2011 02:46 PM PDT Reuters - BEIJING (Reuters) - A court in southwest China has charged three Tibetan monks with "intentional homicide" for hiding a fellow monk and preventing him from getting treatment after he set himself on fire, state news agency Xinhua reported Friday. Full Story Top Somali militants behead boys in Mogadishu attacks Fri,26 Aug 2011 02:44 PM PDT Reuters - MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somalia's Islamist al Shabaab militants beheaded at least two young boys in Mogadishu, an activist said on Friday, in the latest of a string of attacks showing they still had the power to strike despite a well publicized withdrawal. Full Story Top AU urges inclusive Libya government, setback to rebels Fri,26 Aug 2011 02:16 PM PDT Reuters - ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - The African Union called on Friday for the formation of an inclusive transitional government in Libya, saying it could not recognize the rebels as sole legitimate representatives of the nation while fighting continued. Full Story Top Analysis: Gaddafi's fall boosts Obama, but is Libya a model? Fri,26 Aug 2011 01:49 PM PDT Reuters - VINEYARD HAVEN, Massachusetts (Reuters) - President Barack Obama hopes the downfall of Muammar Gaddafi shows his brand of foreign policy worked in Libya and can succeed elsewhere -- but the model may be hard to reproduce. Full Story Top Libya rebels say "close in" on Gaddafi Fri,26 Aug 2011 11:33 AM PDT Reuters - TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libyan rebels claimed to be close to capturing Muammar Gaddafi on Friday as their NATO backers bombed diehard loyalists in his tribal bastion, but there was no sign of an end to the war, or to international wrangling over Libya's riches. Full Story Top Teen shot in Chile anti-Pinera protest dies Fri,26 Aug 2011 11:25 AM PDT Reuters - SANTIAGO (Reuters) - A Chilean teenager died early on Friday after he was shot the previous day in huge protests in the capital against unpopular President Sebastian Pinera, the first death in months of social unrest. Full Story Top Mexico's Calderon berates U.S. after casino attack Fri,26 Aug 2011 10:04 AM PDT Reuters - MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - President Felipe Calderon declared three days of mourning on Friday and demanded a crackdown on drugs in the United States after armed men torched a casino in northern Mexico, killing at least 52 people. Full Story Top Libya rebel minister says Gaddafi, aides surrounded Fri,26 Aug 2011 09:34 AM PDT Reuters - TRIPOLI (Reuters) - A minister in Libya's National Transitional Council said on Friday rebel forces were surrounding an area of Tripoli where Muammar Gaddafi and his entourage were hiding and were monitoring their presence before attempting to capture them. Full Story Top Egypt and Israel agree on troop increase in Sinai Fri,26 Aug 2011 09:20 AM PDT Reuters - CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt and Israel have agreed to increase the number of Egyptian troops in the Sinai border region after an eruption of violence in the area, a high-ranking security official told Reuters. Full Story Top Egypt, Israel agree on troop increase in Sinai Fri,26 Aug 2011 09:18 AM PDT Reuters - CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt and Israel have agreed to increase the number of Egyptian troops in the Sinai border region after an eruption of violence in the area, a high-ranking security official told Reuters. Full Story Top Gaddafi wanted to create immigrant "inferno": Italy Fri,26 Aug 2011 09:07 AM PDT Reuters - ROME, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Italy has proof that Muammar Gaddafi planned to turn its tiny island of Lampedusa into an "inferno" by sending thousands of desperate African migrants there by boat, Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said. Full Story Top Libya's new rulers confront perilous transition Fri,26 Aug 2011 08:23 AM PDT Reuters - TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Abdul Qader packed a suitcase on Friday to move out of his Abu Salim district in Tripoli, even though he believed Libyan rebels had finally cleared it of Muammar Gaddafi's gunmen. Full Story Top Factbox: What is Nigeria's Boko Haram? Fri,26 Aug 2011 06:12 AM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - A car rammed into the United Nations offices in the Nigerian capital of Abuja on Friday and a bomb blast ripped through the building. Full Story Top Rahul Gandhi breaks silence on India corruption protests Fri,26 Aug 2011 05:51 AM PDT Reuters - NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's Rahul Gandhi broke his silence on the face-off between the government and a hunger-striking anti-corruption campaigner Friday, praising the activist in a speech aimed at flexing his muscle as the emerging leader of the ruling Congress party. Full Story Top North Korea's Kim repeats to China he willing to resume talks Fri,26 Aug 2011 05:15 AM PDT Reuters - BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-il told his neighbor and biggest patron China on Friday that he was willing to return to stalled nuclear talks "without precondition," China's Xinhua news agency reported, following a similar pledge to Russia. Full Story Top Libyan rebels to seek U.N. seat next month Fri,26 Aug 2011 04:53 AM PDT Reuters - ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The Libyan rebel political leader said on Friday the transitional government-in-waiting will seek a seat at the United Nations next month following the apparent overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi this week. Full Story Top Gaddafi forces bombard Tripoli airport, damage plane: TV Fri,26 Aug 2011 04:42 AM PDT Reuters - DUBAI (Reuters) - Forces loyal to fugitive Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi have bombarded the capital's airport on Friday, damaging a plane, Dubai-based Al Arabiya TV reported. Full Story Top Teen shot in Chile anti-Pinera protest dies Fri,26 Aug 2011 04:09 AM PDT Reuters - SANTIAGO (Reuters) - A Chilean teenager died early on Friday after being shot in the chest during massive protests in the capital against President Sebastian Pinera on Thursday, police said. Full Story Top

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