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Gen. Petraeus calls relationship with Karzai sound (AP) $\"Afghan$ AP - The top US military commander in Afghanistan says the sometimes strained relationship between the US and Afghan President Hamid Karzai is solid.
Google, Skype targeted in India security crackdown (AP) $\"In$ AP - India has widened its security crackdown, asking all companies that provide encrypted communications — not just BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion — to install servers in the country to make it easier for the government to obtain users\' data. That would likely affect digital giants like Google and Skype.
SAfrica to end amnesty for illegal Zimbabweans (AP) $\"FILE$ AP - South Africa\'s government is withdrawing the special status granted to illegal Zimbabwean immigrants who fled their country\'s economic meltdown and political violence, a spokesman said Thursday.
2 US troops, dozens of Afghan insurgents killed (AP) $\"U.S.$ AP - Two American troops died in fighting in Afghanistan on Thursday, while NATO and local officials said coalition and Afghan forces killed dozens of insurgents in a series of ground and air engagements.
Sudan\'s north-south faultline worries about war (AP) $\"In$ AP - Four months before Southern Sudan is scheduled to hold an independence referendum, tensions are already rising in this oil-rich region that sits on the expected future border, with allegations the central government is using violence and ethnic cleansing to sway the vote.
Tony Blair in \'A Journey\': On U.S. Leaders Bush, Clinton (Time.com) $\"Copies$ Time.com - In an essay exclusively adapted for TIME from his new memoir, A Journey, Britain\'s former Prime Minister Tony Blair reflects on the U.S. Presidents he has known and worked with -- and on their country
Putin says no grain exports before 2011 harvest (Reuters) Reuters - Russia abruptly signaled Thursday it would extend a grain export ban until late 2011 and ordered authorities to prevent speculators driving up food prices after the worst harvest in years.
Book says Nazi hunter Wiesenthal worked for Mossad (AP) $\"FILE$ AP - Renowned Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal worked for Israel\'s Mossad spy agency, providing information on war criminals and Germans working in Arab countries, according to a new book released Thursday.
5 police officers killed by road bomb in Colombia (AP) AP - Colombian authorities say five police officers were killed and four wounded by a roadside bomb while on patrol in an area where leftist rebels are active.
Togo opposition leader claims police brutality (AP) AP - Togo\'s opposition leader claims police tried to stop him from leading protesters through a police blockade in their attempt to protest the alleged rigging of this year\'s presidential election.
IMF, World Bank step up aid to Pakistan (AFP) $\"Pakistanis$ AFP - The IMF and the World Bank have stepped up aid to flood-hit Pakistan to help it cope with its worst-ever humanitarian disaster, officials said Thursday.
Tories in deadlock with Liberals in poll (Reuters) Reuters - Support for the governing Conservative Party slipped in an opinion poll released on Thursday, and the party is in a statistical dead heat with the opposition Liberals.
Australia\'s Gillard inches closer to power (Reuters) Reuters - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard inched closer to a return to power on Thursday after one of four independent lawmakers holding the balance of power threw his support behind her Labor Party.
Hillary Clinton launches Israeli-Palestinian peace talks in Washington (McClatchy Newspapers) McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — Israelis and Palestinians on Thursday opened their first direct peace negotiations in 20 months, a long-shot attempt to end the Middle East conflict that host Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton acknowledged is burdened by history and bitter disputes.
The trickiest issue in Israeli-Palestinian peace talks (The Christian Science Monitor) The Christian Science Monitor - As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas enter direct peace talks on Thursday, an intensifying battle for Jerusalem has rendered the conflictâs trickiest issue even more intractable.
Why Israelis Don\'t Care About Peace with Palestinians (Time.com) Time.com - Israelis feel prosperous, secure -- and disengaged from the peace process with the Palestinians. Is that wise?
Mexico Massacre Galvanises Migrant Rights Activists (OneWorld.net) OneWorld.net - MEXICO CITY, Sep 1 (IPS) - Activists in Latin America have been galvanised by atrocities like the recent massacre of 72 migrants near the U.S. border to step up their efforts on behalf of migrant rights.
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