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Yahoo! News: World News Copyright (c) 2010 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/world world World News en-us Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:43:10 GMT 5 Yahoo! News 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/world http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif Fidel latest to say Cuba's communism doesn't work (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100909/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/cb_cuba_fidel_castro ap/20100909/cb_cuba_fidel_castro AP world Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:49:49 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100909/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/cb_cuba_fidel_castro"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100909/capt.4ad1de3bb6364b7cab66c958e2b020f1-4ad1de3bb6364b7cab66c958e2b020f1-0.jpg?x=84&y=130&q=85&sig=UH9aLMF7qxURVrcHTU3GRg--" align="left" height="130" width="84" alt="FILE - An Aug. 23, 2010 file photo provided by the state media Cubadebate web site shows Fidel Castro at a meeting with scientists in Havana, Cuba, Castro told a visiting American journalist that Cuba's communist economic model doesn't work. (AP Photo/Cubadebate/file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Cuba's communist economic model has come in for criticism from an unlikely source: Fidel Castro.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100909/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/cb_cuba_fidel_castro"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100909/capt.4ad1de3bb6364b7cab66c958e2b020f1-4ad1de3bb6364b7cab66c958e2b020f1-0.jpg?x=84&y=130&q=85&sig=UH9aLMF7qxURVrcHTU3GRg--" align="left" height="130" width="84" alt="photo" title="FILE - An Aug. 23, 2010 file photo provided by the state media Cubadebate web site shows Fidel Castro at a meeting with scientists in Havana, Cuba, Castro told a visiting American journalist that Cuba's communist economic model doesn't work. (AP Photo/Cubadebate/file)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) Suicide attack in Russia kills 15, wounds over 130 (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100909/ap_on_re_eu/eu_russia_caucasus_violence ap/20100909/eu_russia_caucasus_violence AP world Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:18:21 GMT AP - A suicide car bomber hit the central market of a major city in Russia's North Caucasus on Thursday, killing at least 15 and wounding more than 130 people in one of the worst terror attacks in the volatile region in years, officials said. Philippines says police might have shot hostages (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100909/ap_on_re_as/as_philippines_bus_hostages ap/20100909/as_philippines_bus_hostages AP world Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:27:39 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100909/ap_on_re_as/as_philippines_bus_hostages"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100823/i/r1978523751.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=iZj9I5zhFwDr.f2bthayqw--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="Members of the special weapons and tactics (SWAT) team take their position as a body lies on the steps of the bus during the assault on a bus with tourists being held hostage at Quirino Grandstand in Manila August 23, 2010. Philippine police commandos crouched around a bus where a sacked former policeman was holding 15 Hong Kong tourists hostage in Manila on Monday and shots were heard at the scene, TV pictures and a Reuters witness said. REUTERS/ Erik de Castro (PHILIPPINES - Tags: CRIME LAW CIVIL UNREST)" border="0" /></a>AP - Some victims in a botched hostage rescue of a tourist bus in the Philippines may have been hit by police fire, the nation's top law enforcement official said Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100909/ap_on_re_as/as_philippines_bus_hostages"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100823/i/r1978523751.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=iZj9I5zhFwDr.f2bthayqw--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="photo" title="Members of the special weapons and tactics (SWAT) team take their position as a body lies on the steps of the bus during the assault on a bus with tourists being held hostage at Quirino Grandstand in Manila August 23, 2010. Philippine police commandos crouched around a bus where a sacked former policeman was holding 15 Hong Kong tourists hostage in Manila on Monday and shots were heard at the scene, TV pictures and a Reuters witness said. REUTERS/ Erik de Castro (PHILIPPINES - Tags: CRIME LAW CIVIL UNREST)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) Afghan AG: West should not lead corruption fight (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100909/ap_on_re_as/as_afghan_corruption ap/20100909/as_afghan_corruption AP world Thu, 09 Sep 2010 09:54:34 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100909/ap_on_re_as/as_afghan_corruption"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100909/i/r584856806.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=Sn7Z8bI1UWDiD76Yr2Ol0w--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="U.S. Marines from 1st Light Armoured Reconnaisance Battalion, Alpha Company sleep in their sleeping bags at Tactical Control Point 2 in Helmand, September 9, 2010. REUTERS/Erik de Castro (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: MILITARY CONFLICT)" border="0" /></a>AP - Afghanistan's top prosecutor said Thursday that while President Hamid Karzai backs the work of Western-supported anti-corruption teams, he wants investigations to be led by Afghans and free of interference from international advisers.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100909/ap_on_re_as/as_afghan_corruption"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100909/i/r584856806.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=Sn7Z8bI1UWDiD76Yr2Ol0w--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="photo" title="U.S. Marines from 1st Light Armoured Reconnaisance Battalion, Alpha Company sleep in their sleeping bags at Tactical Control Point 2 in Helmand, September 9, 2010. REUTERS/Erik de Castro (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: MILITARY CONFLICT)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) 50,000 Hasidic mark Jewish New Year in Ukraine (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100909/ap_on_re_eu/eu_ukraine_jewish_pilgrimage ap/20100909/eu_ukraine_jewish_pilgrimage AP world Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:29:19 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100909/ap_on_re_eu/eu_ukraine_jewish_pilgrimage"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100907/capt.e763c2c564ad43e38a20fe141ef6a96c-e763c2c564ad43e38a20fe141ef6a96c-0.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=pYnsn4hTH_6IbB_yTdCCUg--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="Hasidic Jewish boys walk around a lake in the town of Uman, 200 kilometers (125 miles) south of Ukraine's capital Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010. Thousands of followers of Rabbi Nachman from around the world flocked to Uman to worship their spiritual leader and celebrate the start of the New Year at his grave. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)" border="0" /></a>AP - Tens of thousands of Hasidic Jews from around the world gathered in a small Ukrainian city Thursday to mark the Jewish New Year at the tomb of their spiritual leader &mdash; an apparent record for the annual all-male pilgrimage banned for decades by the Soviets.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100909/ap_on_re_eu/eu_ukraine_jewish_pilgrimage"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100907/capt.e763c2c564ad43e38a20fe141ef6a96c-e763c2c564ad43e38a20fe141ef6a96c-0.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=pYnsn4hTH_6IbB_yTdCCUg--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="photo" title="Hasidic Jewish boys walk around a lake in the town of Uman, 200 kilometers (125 miles) south of Ukraine's capital Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010. Thousands of followers of Rabbi Nachman from around the world flocked to Uman to worship their spiritual leader and celebrate the start of the New Year at his grave. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) A Fashion Week Model's Secret: Sensible Shoes (Time.com) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20100909/wl_time/08599201690400 time/20100909/08599201690400 Time.com world Thu, 09 Sep 2010 09:55:00 GMT Time.com - On the eve of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, the hottest event on New YorkCity's couture calendar, TIME takes a look inside the grueling auditionprocess for hundreds of high-fashion hopefuls Abracadabra! Romania witches win tax fight for now (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100909/ap_on_fe_st/eu_odd_romania_witch_tax ap/20100909/eu_odd_romania_witch_tax AP odd Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:43:10 GMT AP - "Abracadabra, we'll turn all of you into toads!" US Marines take back pirate-held ship off Somalia (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100909/ap_on_re_mi_ea/piracy ap/20100909/piracy AP world Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:52:00 GMT AP - The U.S. Navy says Marine commandos have reclaimed control of a pirate-held vessel off the Somalia coast and taken nine prisoners. 3rd Mexican mayor in month slain by hit men (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100909/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_drug_war_mexico ap/20100909/lt_drug_war_mexico AP world Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:02:49 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100909/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_drug_war_mexico"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100903/capt.photo_1283535771586-1-0.jpg?x=87&y=130&q=85&sig=3.vLF8MAnLuHHlxvvnBCSg--" align="left" height="130" width="87" alt="Soldiers stand next to weapons seized at a warehouse following a clash in the town of General Trevino, Nuevo Leon State, bordering the United State on September 2. At least four people died in a clash between soldiers and suspected drug gang members in northeastern Mexico, a day after 25 outlaws died in a shootout with soldiers nearby, police said Friday.(AFP/Dario Leon)" border="0" /></a>AP - The third Mexican mayor in a month was slain by suspected drug gang hitmen on the same day the U.S. secretary of state raised hackles in Mexico by saying the country is "looking more and more like Colombia looked 20 years ago."</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100909/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_drug_war_mexico"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100903/capt.photo_1283535771586-1-0.jpg?x=87&y=130&q=85&sig=3.vLF8MAnLuHHlxvvnBCSg--" align="left" height="130" width="87" alt="photo" title="Soldiers stand next to weapons seized at a warehouse following a clash in the town of General Trevino, Nuevo Leon State, bordering the United State on September 2. At least four people died in a clash between soldiers and suspected drug gang members in northeastern Mexico, a day after 25 outlaws died in a shootout with soldiers nearby, police said Friday.(AFP/Dario Leon)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) Car bomb attack on Somalia's main airport kills 2 (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100909/ap_on_re_af/af_somalia ap/20100909/af_somalia AP world Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:34:12 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100909/ap_on_re_af/af_somalia"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100908/capt.photo_1283967746534-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=qq2tM8KE.Lsvg3tjV55RvQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A pirate seen in central Somali town of Hobyo in August 2010. A Somali man on Wednesday pleaded guilty in a Washington court to acts of armed piracy against a merchant ship off the Horn of Africa and now faces up to 25 years in prison, US justice officials said.(AFP/File/Roberto Schmidt)" border="0" /></a>AP - A Somali security official says a car bomb has exploded at the front gate of Mogadishu's airport and that he believes two women were killed.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100909/ap_on_re_af/af_somalia"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100908/capt.photo_1283967746534-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=qq2tM8KE.Lsvg3tjV55RvQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="A pirate seen in central Somali town of Hobyo in August 2010. A Somali man on Wednesday pleaded guilty in a Washington court to acts of armed piracy against a merchant ship off the Horn of Africa and now faces up to 25 years in prison, US justice officials said.(AFP/File/Roberto Schmidt)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) EU: Suspension of Iran stoning case not enough (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100909/ap_on_re_as/iran_stoning ap/20100909/iran_stoning AP world Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:42:27 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100909/ap_on_re_as/iran_stoning"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100908/i/ra1952293159.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=KcuSZNfPjIvwSoUJIXotlg--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="A demonstrator holds a picture of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, in front of the Iranian Embassy in Rome September 2, 2010. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini" border="0" /></a>AP - The European Union presidency said Thursday that Iran's suspension of a stoning sentence against a woman convicted of adultery is not enough and demands it be completely overturned.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100909/ap_on_re_as/iran_stoning"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100908/i/ra1952293159.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=KcuSZNfPjIvwSoUJIXotlg--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="photo" title="A demonstrator holds a picture of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, in front of the Iranian Embassy in Rome September 2, 2010. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) Conservatives see poll lead evaporate (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100908/wl_canada_nm/canada_us_politics_poll nm/20100908/canada_us_politics_poll Reuters world Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:15:20 GMT Reuters - The Conservative government has seen its lead over the main opposition Liberals evaporate in public opinion polls following recent controversies and the two parties are now running neck and neck, though an election is not seen in the near term. Australian regulators reject NAB bid for AXA Asia Pacific (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100909/ts_afp/australiafrancetakeoveraxanabamp afp/20100909/australiafrancetakeoveraxanabamp AFP topstories Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:43:25 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100909/ts_afp/australiafrancetakeoveraxanabamp"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100909/capt.photo_1283994897932-3-0.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=N0UXksfkhuoXwlGJfpuRuQ--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="A woman walks past a branch of National Australian bank (NAB) in Sydney. Australian regulators rejected NAB's 12.2 billion US dollar bid for financial services firm AXA Asia Pacific Thursday over concerns about competition in the industry.(AFP/File/Anoek de Groot)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Australian regulators rejected National Australia Bank's 12.2 billion US dollar bid for financial firm AXA Asia Pacific on competition concerns Thursday, in a move welcomed by rival suitor AMP.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100909/ts_afp/australiafrancetakeoveraxanabamp"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100909/capt.photo_1283994897932-3-0.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=N0UXksfkhuoXwlGJfpuRuQ--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="photo" title="A woman walks past a branch of National Australian bank (NAB) in Sydney. Australian regulators rejected NAB's 12.2 billion US dollar bid for financial services firm AXA Asia Pacific Thursday over concerns about competition in the industry.(AFP/File/Anoek de Groot)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) Clinton: Florida church's planned Koran burning doesn't reflect U.S. (McClatchy Newspapers) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20100909/wl_mcclatchy/3621254 mcclatchy/20100909/3621254 McClatchy Newspapers world Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:46:00 GMT McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON &mdash; With concerns growing about hostile or even violent international reaction to a Florida pastor's plans to burn the Koran on Saturday, the Obama administration is stepping up its efforts to mitigate the damage. Germany considers scrapping the draft (The Christian Science Monitor) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20100908/wl_csm/323818 csm/20100908/323818 The Christian Science Monitor world Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:30:03 GMT The Christian Science Monitor - The young man playing with kids at the Main Krokodile preschool here isn't your typical caregiver. He's among the tens of thousands of Germans who fulfill their military service by working with children, the elderly, or the disabled. The head of the school, Berndt Niedergesäss, is all for it: "The children love dealing with men," he says. China's Great (Quantum) Leap Forward (Time.com) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20100909/wl_time/08599201668700 time/20100909/08599201668700 Time.com world Thu, 09 Sep 2010 09:55:00 GMT Time.com - While China has been showing off its new hardware, a potentially more important military advancement has gone largely unnoticed -- a major breakthrough in quantum teleportation Banging a Drum for the MDG Summit (OneWorld.net) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/oneworld/20100907/wl_oneworld/world3694581283900492 oneworld/20100907/world3694581283900492 OneWorld.net world Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:56:41 GMT 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. PHP RSS ReaderYahoo! News  Yahoo! 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Fidel latest to say Cuba's communism doesn't work (AP)

FILE - An Aug. 23, 2010 file photo provided by the state media Cubadebate web site shows Fidel Castro at a meeting with scientists in Havana, Cuba,  Castro told a visiting American journalist that Cuba's communist economic model doesn't work. (AP Photo/Cubadebate/file)AP - Cuba's communist economic model has come in for criticism from an unlikely source: Fidel Castro.



Suicide attack in Russia kills 15, wounds over 130 (AP)

AP - A suicide car bomber hit the central market of a major city in Russia's North Caucasus on Thursday, killing at least 15 and wounding more than 130 people in one of the worst terror attacks in the volatile region in years, officials said.

Philippines says police might have shot hostages (AP)

Members of the special weapons and tactics (SWAT) team take their position as a body lies on the steps of the bus during the assault on a bus with tourists being held hostage at Quirino Grandstand in Manila August 23, 2010. Philippine police commandos crouched around a bus where a sacked former policeman was holding 15 Hong Kong tourists hostage in Manila on Monday and shots were heard at the scene, TV pictures and a Reuters witness said. REUTERS/ Erik de Castro (PHILIPPINES - Tags: CRIME LAW CIVIL UNREST)AP - Some victims in a botched hostage rescue of a tourist bus in the Philippines may have been hit by police fire, the nation's top law enforcement official said Thursday.



Afghan AG: West should not lead corruption fight (AP)

U.S. Marines from 1st Light Armoured Reconnaisance Battalion, Alpha Company sleep in their sleeping bags at Tactical Control Point 2 in Helmand, September 9, 2010.  REUTERS/Erik de Castro (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: MILITARY CONFLICT)AP - Afghanistan's top prosecutor said Thursday that while President Hamid Karzai backs the work of Western-supported anti-corruption teams, he wants investigations to be led by Afghans and free of interference from international advisers.



50,000 Hasidic mark Jewish New Year in Ukraine (AP)

Hasidic Jewish boys walk around a lake in the town of Uman, 200 kilometers (125 miles) south of Ukraine's capital Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010. Thousands of followers of Rabbi Nachman from around the world flocked to  Uman to worship their spiritual leader and celebrate the start of the New Year at his grave. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)AP - Tens of thousands of Hasidic Jews from around the world gathered in a small Ukrainian city Thursday to mark the Jewish New Year at the tomb of their spiritual leader — an apparent record for the annual all-male pilgrimage banned for decades by the Soviets.



A Fashion Week Model's Secret: Sensible Shoes (Time.com)

Time.com - On the eve of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, the hottest event on New YorkCity's couture calendar, TIME takes a look inside the grueling auditionprocess for hundreds of high-fashion hopefuls

Abracadabra! Romania witches win tax fight for now (AP)

AP - "Abracadabra, we'll turn all of you into toads!"

US Marines take back pirate-held ship off Somalia (AP)

AP - The U.S. Navy says Marine commandos have reclaimed control of a pirate-held vessel off the Somalia coast and taken nine prisoners.

3rd Mexican mayor in month slain by hit men (AP)

Soldiers stand next to weapons seized at a warehouse following a clash in the town of General Trevino, Nuevo Leon State, bordering the United State on September 2. At least four people died in a clash between soldiers and suspected drug gang members in northeastern Mexico, a day after 25 outlaws died in a shootout with soldiers nearby, police said Friday.(AFP/Dario Leon)AP - The third Mexican mayor in a month was slain by suspected drug gang hitmen on the same day the U.S. secretary of state raised hackles in Mexico by saying the country is "looking more and more like Colombia looked 20 years ago."



Car bomb attack on Somalia's main airport kills 2 (AP)

A pirate seen in central Somali town of Hobyo in August 2010. A Somali man on Wednesday pleaded guilty in a Washington court to acts of armed piracy against a merchant ship off the Horn of Africa and now faces up to 25 years in prison, US justice officials said.(AFP/File/Roberto Schmidt)AP - A Somali security official says a car bomb has exploded at the front gate of Mogadishu's airport and that he believes two women were killed.



 
 
 

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