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US troops brave grenade attacks in key Afghan town
(AP)
AP - Pfc. Sean Provenzano saw it whiz by out of the corner of his eye: a dark object hurled from a rooftop as he patrolled the medieval maze of alleyways in this fort-like walled village at the center of America's Afghan surge.
US, Iraq sign deal to settle Saddam-era claims
(AP)
AP - Iraq has agreed to pay $400 million to Americans who say they were abused by Saddam Hussein's regime, U.S. and Iraqi officials said Friday.
Castro says he was misinterpreted on Cuban economy
(AP)
AP - Fidel Castro says his comments about Cuba's communist economic model were misinterpreted by a visiting American journalist.
Iran's president intervened in American's release
(AP)
AP - Iran's president intervened to secure the release of Sarah Shourd, one of three Americans jailed for more than 13 months, in part because of her gender, a news agency reported Friday.
Spanish miners in Day 9 of underground protest
(AP)
AP - Far, far away from a Chilean mine where 33 trapped men struggle to cope as they await rescue, 50 Spanish miners are also deep in the earth's bowels — but by their own choice.
The E.U. Tries to Stop France's Crackdown on Gypsies
(Time.com)
Time.com - After weeks of watching from the sidelines, the European Union has finally condemned France's mass expulsion of Roma migrants. But does France care?
French ministerial circular targets Roma encampments
(AFP)
AFP - A French ministry document on clearing illegal camps, a copy of which was obtained by AFP on Friday, explicitly targets the Roma community contrary to the official government assurances.
Cyrus the Great artifact to be displayed in Iran
(AP)
AP - A Babylonian artifact sometimes described as the world's first human rights charter is to go on display in Iran after the government threatened to cut ties with the British Museum if it did not loan the object.
Colombian rebels kill 6 police in mortar attack
(AP)
AP - Colombian authorities say leftist rebels firing home-made mortars killed at least six police and wounded four in a pre-dawn attack at the country's border with Ecuador.
Lions upset Tendulkar's Mumbai in opener
(AFP)
AFP - The Champions League Twenty20 tournament got off to a thrilling and surprise start Friday with local outfit Highveld Lions of South Africa defeating star-studded Mumbai Indians by nine runs.
Kissinger urges regional engagement in Afghanistan
(AP)
AP - Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger said Friday that Afghanistan's neighbors need to be engaged in order to find a long-term solution to the conflict there.
Bell Canada parent to buy CTV for C$1.3 billion
(Reuters)
Reuters - BCE Inc, Canada's largest telecommunications company, will pay C$1.3 billion ($1.26 billion) for the country's biggest private broadcaster, in a bold gamble on the future of video over the Internet.
Australian 'kingmaking' MP declines ministerial post
(AFP)
AFP - An independent Australian politician whose support was crucial to keeping Prime Minister Julia Gillard in power Friday knocked back an offer to become a minister in her minority government.
Quran burning canceled after Pentagon calls pastor
(McClatchy Newspapers)
McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — Under tremendous pressure from U.S. officials all the way up to President Barack Obama, a Florida pastor on Thursday called off a Quran burning that he'd scheduled for Saturday, the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, which had drawn international condemnation and posed a potential threat to national security.
Some see Turkey's secularism at stake in Sept. 12 referendum
(The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - Turks are preparing to vote on a package of far-reaching constitutional changes Sunday, in what has turned into a referendum on the country’s Islamic-leaning ruling party.
Foreign Businesses Say China's Regulations Shut Them Out
(Time.com)
Time.com - Foreign businesses in China are voicing growing frustration about the country's heavily regulated market -- a bureaucratic maze many say is designed deliberately to hamstring non-Chinese players to the advantage of their local competitors
Banging a Drum for the MDG Summit
(OneWorld.net)
OneWorld.net - NEW
YORK, Sep 7 (IRIN) - Activists are pulling out all the stops
ahead of a development summit at UN headquarters on 20-22 September.
Pro-aid and anti-poverty lobbyists are trying everything from giant
letters to banging pans to raise awareness of the high-level event.
