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• 10:43:57: RT @shloky: They captured Edgar Valdez Villarreal, aka La Barbie, the chief assassin of the Beltran Leyva cartel. http://bit.ly/cNmXcn
• 10:44:43: The army in Southern Sudan has pledged to demobilize all child soldiers by the end of the year http://j.mp/dpQPED
• 10:45:27: Uganda set to send 10,000 reserve troops for deployment to Somalia if US govt provides promised funding for the mission http://j.mp/aVyTp5
• 10:47:42: Guide for interrogators tells how FBI agent turned suspect into informant w/o torture http://j.mp/aWOlxr
• 10:47:51: Shell Petroleum replaces major oil pipeline in Nigeria http://j.mp/dgskXo
• 10:49:06: Iraq: postelection political deadlock gives free rein to terrorists, but no 1 knows who they R or how they choose victims http://j.mp/9Hmaoc
• 10:49:25: Iraq's prime minister said the end of U.S. combat operations on Tuesday restored Iraq's sovereignty http://j.mp/8Xz8aE
• 10:49:59: China pushing resumption of 6-party talks with North Korea over its nuclear weapons http://j.mp/b9zu4u
• 10:50:15: Birthplace of the Taliban: The next battleground http://j.mp/bkclbT
• 10:51:03: Petraeus: Afghan concern about Pakistan is legitimate but also praises Pakistan for its efforts to combat militants http://j.mp/biSl1i
• 10:51:14: South Korea’s Red Cross offered the North an estimated $8.3 million in aid to help cope with flooding http://j.mp/bzzaYc
• 10:51:54: Obama administration announces new sanctions against North Korea aimed at elite http://j.mp/cJNddS
• 10:52:34: Afghanistan: Gen. Peraeus finishes new guidelines for turning some security duties over to Afghan forces http://j.mp/ccVRPW
• 10:53:07: Taliban footprint 'spreading': Petraeus http://j.mp/bl8jFr
• 10:53:27: Palestinians skeptical of new round of peace talks http://j.mp/c6d9Hq
• 10:55:11: Outlines emerge of future Palestinian state in the West Bank as Salem Fayyad makes govt work for Palestinians http://j.mp/b26fJJ
• 10:55:45: India's growth picks up speed, rises to 8.8% in June, but inflation remains http://j.mp/dsRfNq
• 10:55:55: Russia to send over 1,000 troops to anti-terror drills in Kazakhstan http://j.mp/aOxKkA
• 10:56:21: Russia condemns fire bomb attack on its embassy in the Belarusian capital of Minsk and ordered a detailed investigation http://j.mp/cmAt7Q
• 10:56:31: U.S. assistant secretary of state to visit Tajikistan, Russia http://j.mp/9EHTO9
• 10:56:47: EU steps up effort to fight organised crime in Montenegro http://j.mp/dhGAHM
• 10:57:06: US will today send another Predator drone on patrol flights along its border with Mexico http://j.mp/dvGhCl
• 10:57:28: 10% of Mexican federal police force has been sacked under new rules designed to weed out crooked officers http://j.mp/cv8OTs
• 10:58:08: Russian PM Putin angrily dismisses protests against his regime as ''provocations,'' says protesters should be beaten http://j.mp/9PAU2B
• 10:59:22: Terror plot fears as Dutch arrest 2 on US plane on what may have been a dry run for an attack http://j.mp/cLw7lV
• 10:59:41: 'Prostitute' Carla Bruni deserves death: Iran hardliners media http://j.mp/cNyBjO
• 10:59:52: France: Insults against Bruni 'unacceptable http://j.mp/doxJ3f
• 11:00:24: Iran distances itself from insult to Bruni-Sarkozy says newspaper was wrong & not sanctioned by govt http://j.mp/9otx91
• 11:01:03: Vatican criticises Kadhafi's call for Europe to convert to Islam http://j.mp/b9HzP8 Who listens to Kadhafi anyway!
• 11:01:43: Who won the war in Iraq? Iran http://j.mp/cE1m9k Take down of Hussein allowed Iran to expand its influence in the region
• 11:02:24: Arms race? Nations around Caspian Sea boosting navies. With Russia & West involved as well, it’s getting complicated http://j.mp/9ZhUoa
• 11:02:48: Niger: While the world looks elsewhere, a nation is dying in silence http://j.mp/9CzSyJ
• 11:03:03: Western Sahara, the Maghreb's separator http://j.mp/cqRcV3
• 11:03:18: Indonesian leader pledges police reform to root out corruption http://j.mp/aWCwiu
• 11:03:42: Myanmar Media Confirms Junta Chief, Gen. Than Shwe Retains Power http://j.mp/daGjHm
• 11:03:51: Taiwan targeting China's fashion market http://j.mp/dnCYeP
• 11:04:01: Armed militias: a quandary for Lebanon, US http://j.mp/a5T84J
• 11:04:53: Venezuela: farmer who staged hunger strikes to protest govt takeover of his farm has died in military hospital in Caracas http://j.mp/9d2f6r
• 11:05:52: Amnesty: Rwanda's govt must review vague genocide & sectarianism laws which are being used to suppress political dissent http://j.mp/axSEZn
• 11:06:04: Colombian Security Firm Pitches Bullet-Proof Garments to Mexican Reporters http://j.mp/8YUjU2
• 11:06:34: Israeli academics boycott West Bank settlements http://j.mp/acTDqr Good. The settlements are one of the primary obstacles to peace
• 11:07:08: Iran's Kurdish insurgency brings troop mobilisation along borders with Iraq and Turkey http://j.mp/devKFl
• 11:07:48: Fearful Iraqis scrambling to buy weapons http://j.mp/c0zVRi
• 11:07:51: Israel: Barak meets Abbas in Amman, Jordan on eve of peace talks in US http://j.mp/c944Vq
• 11:08:00: Bahrain: Opposition Leader Charged With Trying to Overthrow Government http://j.mp/b5bzpA
• 11:08:08: Direct Palestinian-Israeli Negotiations: The Looming Risks of a Necessary Step http://j.mp/dAKLFq
• 11:09:36: Nicaragua: Ortega's unconstitutional run for 3rd term generates political crisis threatening democracy & public security http://j.mp/c8F4lV
• 11:09:45: Tanzania: Candidate Drops Out of Zanzibar Presidential Race http://j.mp/df5s1n
• 11:11:06: Islands of Sao Tome and Principe off the west coast off Africa begin attracting tourism http://j.mp/ccWpSy
• 11:11:11: Madagascar: Former President Marc Ravalomanana is sentenced to jail w/ hard labor for life http://j.mp/bRmhWK
• 11:12:00: Nigeria: FBI trains operatives of Econ & Fin Crimes Commission on anti-money laundering & control of terrorist financing http://j.mp/9ZYisH
• 11:12:39: Kidnapped Russian pilots freed in Sudan's Darfur region http://j.mp/dzXtaE
• 11:13:00: Gaddafi says EU should pay Libya at least $6.3bn a year to stop illegal African immigration & avoid a black Europe http://j.mp/9OTjpb
• 11:14:22: RT @PomedWire: Palestine: Fayyad's "Mirage" http://bit.ly/dtw5jA
• 11:14:32: RT @PomedWire: Afghanistan: The Difficult Road to Parliamentary Elections http://bit.ly/btZpIY
• 11:14:44: RT @texasinafrica: Excellent report from der Spiegel: RT @kigaliwire The UN report accuses Rwanda of atrocities in Congo http://icio.us/ ...
• 11:15:02: RT @VOAAfrica: Situation Critical for Thousands in Somalia http://bit.ly/aFqzhO
• 11:16:16: RT @AzmatZahra: John Nagl & Brian @Katulis on Karzai's commitment to the the U.S., from last night's @NewsHour: http://to.pbs.org/98YUtm
• 11:17:39: RT @PomedWire: Pakistan: The Next Indonesia? http://bit.ly/aVVIar
• 11:29:40: RT @drjjoyner: China in the News: There have been a number of articles and news items about China lately that I’ve found interes... htt ...
• 14:40:53: RT @felix85: Defence Minister Ehud Barak promised in a statement tonight that Israel would "exact a price" from those who shot dead the ...