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Today's World News: Israeli settlers to resume West Bank construction British aid worker kidnapped; push in Kandahar Delegates gather in NKorea for political meeting Venezuela awaits results of congressional vote Japan asks China to cover damage to patrol boats Dengue Fever Cases Reach Record Highs Across Asia British aid worker abducted in Afghanistan: ministry Fortified border: Iraq on guard against Iran Sanctions stay until Zimbabwean rights improve: U.S. Mayonnaise spill causes highway pile-up in Japan Canada slowdown won't alter deficit plan: Flaherty Australia troops to be charged over Afghan deaths Israeli settlers rev bulldozers as settlement freeze nears end Tensions Rise as Israel's Settlement Deadline Looms Venezuela election: Hugo Chávez's largest challenge yet A Mother’s Agony Over Son Missing in Arizona Desert Israeli settlers to resume West Bank construction Sun, 26 Sep 2010 11:40 pm PDT AP - Israeli settlers say they will slowly resume building new Jewish homes in West Bank settlements — just hours after a construction ban that helped jump-start Mideast peace talks expired. Full Story Top British aid worker kidnapped; push in Kandahar Sun, 26 Sep 2010 11:06 pm PDT AP - British officials are in contact with the family of a British aid worker abducted in Afghanistan and are urgently trying to resolve the matter, they said Monday, as NATO forces stepped up pressure on insurgents in the Taliban heartland of Kandahar. Full Story Top Delegates gather in NKorea for political meeting Sun, 26 Sep 2010 10:46 pm PDT AP - Delegates to North Korea's biggest political meeting in decades gathered in the country's capital amid speculation that leader Kim Jong Il will appoint a son and other family members to key positions as part of a succession plan. Full Story Top Venezuela awaits results of congressional vote Sun, 26 Sep 2010 10:46 pm PDT AP - Opponents of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez tried to break his long-standing monopoly on power in congressional elections Sunday, and demanded electoral authorities release the results after an hours-long wait that put the country on edge. Full Story Top Japan asks China to cover damage to patrol boats Sun, 26 Sep 2010 09:42 pm PDT AP - Japan asked China to pay for damage to Japanese patrol boats hit by a Chinese fishing vessel near disputed islands, as simmering tension between the two Asian neighbors showed no signs of easing Monday. Full Story Top Dengue Fever Cases Reach Record Highs Across Asia Sun, 26 Sep 2010 10:45 pm PDT Time.com - As rates of the mosquito-borne illness spike, local governments need to do more to contain the potentially fatal disease Full Story Top British aid worker abducted in Afghanistan: ministry Sun, 26 Sep 2010 06:58 pm PDT AFP - The British foreign ministry confirmed Sunday that one of its citizens had been abducted in Afghanistan, amid reports she was an aid worker seized while driving through the northeast of the country. Full Story Top Fortified border: Iraq on guard against Iran Sun, 26 Sep 2010 09:00 pm PDT AP - On any map, this castle-like fort is located in Iran. But war, time and drifting desert sands have blurred the border, and for now, Iraqi guards stoutly defend Qutaiba as theirs. Full Story Top Sun, 26 Sep 2010 11:57 pm PDT AP - Elections chief says Chavez's allies win majority in Venezuelan congressional vote. Full Story Top Sanctions stay until Zimbabwean rights improve: U.S. Sun, 26 Sep 2010 03:40 pm PDT Reuters - Zimbabwe must show greater respect for human rights and political freedoms before the U.S. sanctions on the impoverished African nation can be removed, the State Department said on Sunday. Full Story Top Mayonnaise spill causes highway pile-up in Japan Sun, 26 Sep 2010 11:50 pm PDT AFP - A load of mayonnaise falling off the back of a lorry in Japan caused an eight-vehicle pile-up, leaving three people injured, police said Monday. Full Story Top Canada slowdown won't alter deficit plan: Flaherty Sun, 26 Sep 2010 05:46 pm PDT Reuters - Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said on Sunday a sharp slowdown in the economy since the start of the year doesn't threaten the government's deficit plans. Full Story Top Australia troops to be charged over Afghan deaths Sun, 26 Sep 2010 11:44 pm PDT AFP - Three Australian soldiers will face charges including manslaughter over a raid in Afghanistan that left five children dead, the chief military prosecutor said on Monday. Full Story Top Israeli settlers rev bulldozers as settlement freeze nears end Sun, 26 Sep 2010 10:47 am PDT The Christian Science Monitor - With Israel and Palestinian negotiators deadlocked over settlement expansion just hours before the expiration of a 10-month Israeli settlement freeze, Jewish settlers vowed to renew building during symbolic celebrations in the West Bank. Full Story Top Tensions Rise as Israel's Settlement Deadline Looms Sun, 26 Sep 2010 10:45 pm PDT Time.com - The U.S. may have the leverage to keep Palestinians in the peace talks even if Israel resumes building in settlements, but the showdown underscores the bleak outlook for negotiations Full Story Top Venezuela election: Hugo Chávez's largest challenge yet Sun, 26 Sep 2010 09:34 am PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez is facing his biggest electoral challenge in years as opponents seek to gain seats in the legislature amid recession, and Venezuelans confront a crime wave that has touched most families. Full Story Top A Mother’s Agony Over Son Missing in Arizona Desert Thu, 23 Sep 2010 05:07 pm PDT OneWorld.net - PHOENIX, Sep 23 (New America Media) - Deep in her heart Fermina Lopez feels that her son is still alive. A mother knows that, she says. But it’s been more than two months since she last heard her son’s voice. Thirteen-year-old Nelson Omar Chilel Lopez talked to her from Altar, Sonora before attempting to cross over to the United States where she was living. Full Story Top

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