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Today's World News: Iran says 3 Americans should stand trial July deadliest month for Iraqis since 2008 US stalls on Sept. 11 trial for 5 at Gitmo 6 Afghans killed when minibus hits roadside bomb Firefighting plane crashes in Canada Argentina Belatedly Celebrates a Journalist Hero Moody wants England rugby captaincy permanently Turkey, Syria engage in bird diplomacy Panama prosecutor: Jailed American admits 5 slays Building boom transforms Mozambique, but not for poor Indian troops enforce strict curfew in Kashmir Economic growth ticks higher in May Ex-Aussie PM threatens legal action over leaks claim U.S.-led coalition finds 'success' elusive in Kandahar Why is Iran still holding US hikers? Signs of Uzbek Persecution Rising in Kyrgyzstan Kenya Divided by the Colours of a New Constitution Iran says 3 Americans should stand trial Sat, 31 Jul 2010 11:13 pm PDT AP - Iran's Foreign Ministry says the three Americans jailed a year ago should stand trial on charges of illegally crossing the country's borders. Full Story Top July deadliest month for Iraqis since 2008 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 11:10 pm PDT AP - Official figures show 535 people were killed in violence in July, the deadliest month for Iraqis in more than two years. Full Story Top US stalls on Sept. 11 trial for 5 at Gitmo Sat, 31 Jul 2010 11:06 pm PDT AP - As the U.S. military prepares for the first war crimes trial under President Barack Obama, its most high-profile case against the planners of the Sept. 11 attacks is stuck in political and legal limbo. Full Story Top 6 Afghans killed when minibus hits roadside bomb Sat, 31 Jul 2010 11:55 pm PDT AP - A minibus full of civilians struck a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan early Sunday, killing six on board, officials said. Full Story Top Firefighting plane crashes in Canada Sat, 31 Jul 2010 11:02 pm PDT AP - A Canadian waterbombing plane battling wildfires deep in British Columbia's interior crashed on Saturday, search and rescue officials said. Full Story Top Argentina Belatedly Celebrates a Journalist Hero Sat, 31 Jul 2010 01:45 am PDT Time.com - When the generals began disposing of thousands of young people in the late 1970s, only one journalist dared stand up for the rights of the "disappeared." And then he seemed to vanish from history. Full Story Top Moody wants England rugby captaincy permanently Sat, 31 Jul 2010 10:59 pm PDT AFP - Bath flanker Lewis Moody has revealed he is eager to become England's full-time captain. Full Story Top Turkey, Syria engage in bird diplomacy Sat, 31 Jul 2010 09:12 pm PDT AP - The latest beneficiary of improved relations between Turkey and Syria is the rare northern bald ibis. Full Story Top Panama prosecutor: Jailed American admits 5 slays Sat, 31 Jul 2010 06:08 pm PDT AP - A jailed U.S. man has admitted killing five other Americans so he could take over their businesses and other properties in a Panamanian resort area, a government prosecutor said Saturday. Full Story Top Building boom transforms Mozambique, but not for poor Sat, 31 Jul 2010 09:03 pm PDT AFP - Heavily pregnant Adelaide Mangwel balances 18 kilos of prawns on her head as she slowly descends the crowded ferry that carried her across Maputo Bay to sell her seafood in Mozambique's capital. Full Story Top Indian troops enforce strict curfew in Kashmir Sat, 31 Jul 2010 11:50 pm PDT AFP - Police and paramilitary troops enforced a strict curfew in Indian Kashmir on Sunday after two days of violent clashes between anti-India protestors and security forces that left six people dead. Full Story Top Economic growth ticks higher in May Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:58 am PDT Reuters - Growth in Canada's economy edged up in May after stalling unexpectedly in April, helped by strength in the goods-producing sectors led by oil and gas extraction, while the service sector faltered for a second straight month. Full Story Top Ex-Aussie PM threatens legal action over leaks claim Sat, 31 Jul 2010 09:49 pm PDT AFP - Former Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd on Sunday threatened legal action over claims he was once used as a "double agent" by rival politicians to leak damaging information about his own party. Full Story Top U.S.-led coalition finds 'success' elusive in Kandahar Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:28 pm PDT McClatchy Newspapers - ARGHANDAB, Afghanistan _ As the U.S.-led coalition launches its most critical military operation of the nine-year war in Afghanistan, doubts are growing about whether the United States and its allies can contain the surging Taliban-led insurgency and prevent the country from reverting to an al Qaida sanctuary or erupting in civil war. Full Story Top Why is Iran still holding US hikers? Sat, 31 Jul 2010 06:32 am PDT The Christian Science Monitor - A year ago, Iranian soldiers arrested three Americans along the border with Iraq. Full Story Top Signs of Uzbek Persecution Rising in Kyrgyzstan Sat, 31 Jul 2010 01:45 am PDT Time.com - Six weeks after deadly violence between the Kyrgyz and Uzbek communities of southern Kyrgyzstan, Uzbeks are being persecuted under the guise of an investigation into the fighting Full Story Top Kenya Divided by the Colours of a New Constitution Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:23 am PDT OneWorld.net - NAIROBI, Jul 30 (IRIN) - Less than three years after a closely fought presidential election plunged Kenya into widespread violence and displaced thousands, the country is bracing itself for another crucial and equally divisive ballot, this time on a new constitution. Full Story Top

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