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Today's World News: Criticism of Haiti's government increasing Insurgents stage comeback in Pakistan tribal area US troop surge focuses attention on roadside bombs US envoy: March vote in Iraq must be seen as fair Afghan leader to talk reconciliation with Saudis Can Iran's Regime and Opposition Leaders Reconcile? BP swings back into profit in fourth quarter Female suicide bomber in Iraq kills 54 Mexican mayor fears massacre of 16 was random Ethiopian journalist jailed for criticising leader Afghan leader seeks Saudi help on peace talks Canada consumer sentiment mixed in January Australia in surprise rates freeze U.S., Russia near new treaty to reduce nuclear arsenals Israel admission on white phosphorus doesn't settle larger debate A New Basis for U.S. Asylum Claims: Homeschooling Sri Lanka IDPs Divided over Election Outcome Criticism of Haiti's government increasing Mon, 1 Feb 2010 11:00 pm PST AP - The mourning is far from over, but the politicking has resumed. Full Story Top Insurgents stage comeback in Pakistan tribal area Mon, 1 Feb 2010 11:49 pm PST AP - Pakistani troops killed eight Islamist militants Tuesday in an Afghan border region where insurgents are staging a comeback after a military operation there was declared a success, a local official said. Full Story Top US troop surge focuses attention on roadside bombs Mon, 1 Feb 2010 11:20 pm PST AP - Explosive ordnance disposal troop commander Lt. Caroline Pollock squats by a culvert on a dusty training ground and looks at what appears to be a pile of harmless junk. A plastic jug. Some metal casing. Wiring. All the makings of deadly roadside bombs. Full Story Top US envoy: March vote in Iraq must be seen as fair Mon, 1 Feb 2010 06:08 pm PST AP - The U.S. ambassador to Iraq outlined twin challenges Monday to the unsteady democracy's elections next month: assuring that voters and rival factions accept the result and then making sure the losers step aside quietly. Full Story Top Afghan leader to talk reconciliation with Saudis Mon, 1 Feb 2010 11:33 pm PST AP - Afghan President Hamid Karzai is traveling to Saudi Arabia to discuss his reconciliation plan aimed at persuading Taliban militants to switch sides. Full Story Top Can Iran's Regime and Opposition Leaders Reconcile? Mon, 1 Feb 2010 02:30 pm PST Time.com - As both sides brace for another round of protests, Tehran is abuzz with talk of moves to reconcile regime and opposition leaders. But that would require major political shifts for which neither side is ready -- yet Full Story Top BP swings back into profit in fourth quarter Mon, 1 Feb 2010 11:38 pm PST AFP - Energy giant BP on Tuesday announced net profit of 4.295 billion dollars (3.1 billion euros) for the fourth quarter compared with a loss of 3.34 billion dollars a year earlier. Full Story Top Female suicide bomber in Iraq kills 54 Mon, 1 Feb 2010 03:46 pm PST AP - A female suicide bomber detonated her explosives inside a way station for Shiite pilgrims Monday, killing 54 people and rattling security officials who are struggling against a possible rise in violence before key elections next month. Full Story Top Mexican mayor fears massacre of 16 was random Mon, 1 Feb 2010 06:08 pm PST AP - The mayor of a violent Mexican border city said Monday he fears a shooting that killed 16 people in a working class neighborhood may have been random because many of the victims were "good kids" with no apparent ties to drug gangs. Full Story Top Ethiopian journalist jailed for criticising leader Mon, 1 Feb 2010 11:44 pm PST AFP - An Ethiopian journalist has been jailed for a year for criticising the prime minister, the Committee for the Protection of Journalists (CPJ) said Tuesday. Full Story Top Afghan leader seeks Saudi help on peace talks Mon, 1 Feb 2010 11:50 pm PST Reuters - Afghan President Hamid Karzai, hoping to launch a peace initiative this year, left for Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to seek help from its king to reach out to the Taliban. Full Story Top Canada consumer sentiment mixed in January Mon, 1 Feb 2010 08:36 am PST Reuters - Canadian consumers were less optimistic about the economy in January, according to a survey by the country's biggest bank, while another poll showed overall consumer confidence leapt to a 23-month high. Full Story Top Australia in surprise rates freeze Mon, 1 Feb 2010 09:39 pm PST AFP - Australia's central bank Tuesday left interest rates on hold at 3.75 percent, surprising analysts by ending a sequence of three consecutive rises, but hinted at further hikes to come. Full Story Top U.S., Russia near new treaty to reduce nuclear arsenals Mon, 1 Feb 2010 05:46 pm PST McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON _ U.S. and Russian negotiators Monday began finalizing a new 10-year nuclear arms reduction treaty after President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitri Medvedev resolved the last major differences over a pact to cut both nations' deployed strategic nuclear warheads by about a third. Full Story Top Israel admission on white phosphorus doesn't settle larger debate Mon, 1 Feb 2010 10:28 am PST The Christian Science Monitor - The revelation by Israel that two senior military officers have been reprimanded for using white phosphorus in last year’s Gaza war has been met with both criticism and measured applause; Haaretz columnist Amos Harel welcomed it under the headline, “At Last, A Real Response.” Full Story Top A New Basis for U.S. Asylum Claims: Homeschooling Mon, 1 Feb 2010 02:30 pm PST Time.com - In a landmark case, an Evangelical German couple has been granted asylum inthe U.S. to avoid persecution in their home country for homeschooling their children Full Story Top Sri Lanka IDPs Divided over Election Outcome Mon, 1 Feb 2010 07:36 pm PST OneWorld.net - VAVUNIYA, Feb 1 (IRIN) - As the results of Sri Lanka's first post-war presidential election poured in, the mood at Menik Farm, in the main government-run camp for the ethnic Tamil internally displaced (IDPs), in the northern town of Vavuniya, was sober. 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