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• 10:54:05: Palestinians arrest 250 Hamas members after shooting deaths of 4 Israelis http://j.mp/aisQOT
• 10:55:44: Hamas terror attack that killed 4 Israelis achieved its goal - embarrassing the PA http://j.mp/dxeyJt
• 10:56:58: Nigeria: Educating the Nomads http://j.mp/cif7aY As nomadic style becomes unsustainable, state finds innovative ways to remedy situation
• 10:57:13: West Africa: Food and Nutrition Crisis in Niger and the Western Sahel http://j.mp/bhujIh
• 10:57:41: Some 10 million people in Niger, Chad, Mali & Mauritania are at risk of hunger before the next harvest in late September http://j.mp/bhujIh
• 10:57:56: Russia's Far East and Japan: Obstacles to Cooperation http://j.mp/c8qN3c
• 10:58:23: Twin States in East Asia: Japan-South Korea Relations in a New Era http://j.mp/a0Pi3n
• 10:58:41: Balkan Crime Jeopardises EU Accession Hopes http://j.mp/bB759x
• 10:59:08: Kuwait: Signs of Renewal, following stagnation since Iraq invasion http://j.mp/aVm9Ep
• 10:59:41: China's Expanding 'Coastal Waters' http://j.mp/btlsqf
• 11:00:11: The obstacle to a peace plan for Russia and Georgia could be Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili http://j.mp/9sZbfE
• 11:00:33: Turkey’s Silent Crisis: Tensions between the government and the country’s Kurdish minority are threatening to explode http://j.mp/aWUvwZ
• 11:01:50: 1 of 2 Yemenis being held by Dutch amid fears they were conducting dry run for terror attack denies ties to terrorism http://j.mp/9JP7cc
• 11:07:30: UN prosecutor: No indictments drafted in Hariri probe, may file charges by yr's end, lookng @ Hezbollah's Israel evidence http://j.mp/bZ1UTK
• 11:07:40: U.S. threatens to shun military drill with Turkey if it bans Israel http://j.mp/bQuPzw
• 11:08:05: US VP says he is convinced various Iraqi factions can form coalition and bring stability to country http://j.mp/dbNmwt
• 11:08:19: Tony Blair: military intervention in rogue regimes 'more necessary than ever' http://j.mp/cCVRX7
• 11:09:24: Egypt: Copt cleric accused of incarcerating Muslim convert, sending Muslims into streets to protest http://j.mp/9dim5i
• 11:09:34: Barak: Israel ready to cede parts of Jerusalem in peace deal http://j.mp/cga0Nb
• 11:09:47: China Seeks Closer Economic Ties with Spain http://j.mp/a0YaAb
• 11:13:14: Fidel Castro admits he bears ultimate responsibility for persecution suffered by Cuban homosexuals at start of revolution http://j.mp/cyQP4p
• 11:14:13: Hispanic challenges Arizona legislator behind anti-migrant law, on the Libertarian Party ticket http://j.mp/aGsE8p
• 11:14:37: Colombia Nabs 11 Associates of Busted Mexican Drug Boss La Barbie http://j.mp/aKcwqX
• 11:14:49: Myanmar's cyber generation boots up for first-time vote http://j.mp/cqIyZG
• 11:15:04: India: Rogue ship dumps oil, coating Goa beach http://j.mp/dq6fZT
• 11:17:56: China's 'railway diplomacy' plan is making tracks throughout Asia http://j.mp/9cBatG
• 11:18:05: Sino-EU ties lost in translation http://j.mp/9vlXXr
• 11:18:17: China warns of fallout from U.S. anti-dumping plans http://j.mp/cMSPjR
• 11:19:46: Foreign militants dont enjoy universal acceptance in Somalia's al-Shabaab but US will find it hard 2 divide & weaken them http://j.mp/b3rIr7
• 11:20:20: Nigeria on cusp of 'demographic disaster' if stagnant economy does not expand to support teeming youth population http://j.mp/aCQnCL
• 11:21:01: Afghanistan's central bank gov says Kabul Bank in no danger of collapse following US media allegations of corruption http://j.mp/9239Bx
• 11:21:15: Kim Jong-il gets aid offer from South Korea after coming up empty on China trip http://j.mp/ccqSjY
• 11:21:26: Are Sanctions Having Their Desired Effect On Iran? http://j.mp/dcwtY5
• 11:21:39: Pakistan's political future questioned after the flood http://j.mp/9gl9r5
• 11:22:11: US private employment slips for first time in 7 months http://j.mp/afnR3T
• 11:22:28: Toxic Gas Poisoned Afghan Schoolgirls, again http://j.mp/ahezO3
• 11:22:44: Clashes between forces of Azerbaijan and Armenian-backed Nagorno-Karabakh have left several soldiers dead http://j.mp/9C8m0n
• 11:23:01: Racism in French job market reflected in film http://j.mp/d4zhVi
• 11:23:13: French comedy L'Italien exposes immigrant's dilemma http://j.mp/cr3lVi
• 11:23:24: Obama notes end of Iraq mission, talks of economy http://j.mp/aHPIpb
• 11:23:59: Will Russia's Bloggers Survive Censorship Push? http://j.mp/ctKnMf
• 11:25:52: Russia has objections over U.S. national security strategy even as they agree w/ many parts http://j.mp/ahcOV4
• 11:26:22: Pakistan air raids kill scores Military air attacks targeting fighters kill at least 45 people in the country's northwest http://j.mp/dx0GEd
• 11:26:38: Putin seeks easier Russian-EU travel on road to visa-free regime http://j.mp/a2F5LM
• 11:27:06: Police break up protest rallies in Moscow & St. Petersburg just as commanded by Putin http://j.mp/c8iOSh
• 11:27:34: At least 8 killed & 25 wounded Tuesday when a minibus rolled over a roadside bomb intended for African Union forces http://j.mp/9GLAZE
• 11:28:31: Nigeria: As part of effort to end chronic lateness, govt offices locked out hundreds who arrived after 8 am http://j.mp/acCQ1i
• 11:29:01: 2 Yemenis held by Dutch on suspicion of trying dry run for terror attack won't face U.S. charges http://j.mp/bqVXzb
• 11:29:36: Yemenis is Dutch custody: one had suspicious items in his luggage and the other traveled on an expired visa http://j.mp/bqVXzb
• 11:29:47: Mexico's capture of accused drug lord may yield inside cartel information http://j.mp/8ZmhXk
• 11:29:59: Visibility of Gay People Reflects Changes in China http://j.mp/brkFCR
• 11:30:37: Defense Secretary Gates says history will judge whether US involvement in 7-year-old war was worth the cost http://j.mp/bbhuZG
• 11:31:03: Mongolia, one day, hopes to export more than just coal to neighboring China, looks to wind energy http://j.mp/c9XwF9
• 11:31:11: China begins military exercises in Yellow Sea http://j.mp/aPEsml
• 11:31:38: Iraq: 2010 A Fragile Turning Point like in 2006 http://j.mp/a3Lqbw
• 11:32:34: Africa viewpoint: Nigeria in the dark http://j.mp/cb77q0
• 11:32:43: Liberia: US Embassy Welcomes Chevron Oil Exploration Agreement http://j.mp/d1NxbO
• 11:32:50: Rape investigation against Wikileaks founder reopened in Sweden http://j.mp/cxCOif
• 11:32:59: Pakistan military cancels Central Command meeting after airport search in D.C. http://j.mp/be2Efj
• 11:33:42: Kenya: President Kibaki says international community shld appreciate delicate situation in Sudan & act w/o isolating it http://j.mp/aDOxpE
• 11:34:09: Angola: President Dos Santos Committed to Peace in Guinea Bissau http://j.mp/9vXmVS
• 11:35:13: Somali Islamists tell president to step down http://j.mp/9UDHbL
• 11:35:21: omalis swamp hospitals after 8 violent days http://j.mp/bkXbpH
• 11:35:35: PIracy: Status of seized vessels and crews in Somalia http://j.mp/a4ND6H
• 11:35:50: Who Are the Real Pirates in Somalia? http://j.mp/a4ND6H
• 11:36:38: Zimbabwe's govt says it will require US$200 million to hold elections next year if it sticks to Global Political Agreemnt http://j.mp/c3e5ea
• 11:48:11: RT @USArmyAfrica: VOA NEWS: Guinea Presidential Candidate Says Local Officials Campaigning for Rival: Cellou Diallo consider... http://b ...
• 11:49:39: RT @WOTN: Dead British Spy Was Found Padlocked in a Sports Bag http://goo.gl/fb/BJCge #warnews #allies
• 11:50:08: RT @TheBugPit: Pros and cons of the U.S. training center in Tajikistan http://bit.ly/btvYEE
• 11:50:17: RT @themoornextdoor: Very nice RT @intelwire: FBI conducting raids on white supremacists in Spokane area | Seattle Times Newspaper http: ...
• 11:50:53: RT @themoornextdoor NY teenagers shout obscenities, shoot at w. NY mosque http://bit.ly/a1THDR Again, thank you, GOP
• 11:51:10: RT @abuaardvark: RT @GEsfandiari: IHT: Stop the Iran War Talk - http://nyti.ms/bNMgRw
• 11:51:22: RT @nytimesglobal: Dexter Filkins blogs on the vacuum of power following the fall of Baghdad - http://nyti.ms/aVL3fL
• 11:51:40: RT @SteveHynd: Afghan amb to US ordered to vacate his post http://trunc.it/ausep
• 11:52:12: RT @joshuafoust @drstevemetz: Criminal Sovereignty: Understanding North Korea's Illicit International Activities http://t.co/FGg41OQ
• 11:52:24: RT @LatAmMil: RT @IISS_org: A game of battleships: China's navy has > the US, per IISS figures & nicely illustrated by @TheEconomist ...
• 11:52:39: RT @abuaardvark: Media enables it RT @mattduss: Absence of any glimmer of shame from those responsible for Iraq debacle is perverse http ...
• 11:54:19: RT @themoornextdoor: Algerian reps get ready return to parliament; opposition complains FLN/RND will vote down their props, beg for merc ...
• 11:54:52: RT @TheEconomist: The cost of weapons: The chronic problem of exorbitantly expensive weapons is becoming acute http://econ.st/ablOxb #ec ...
• 12:18:30: RT @shloky: An interview with The Man Who Sold The World - AQ Khan - http://bit.ly/dqCrP3 Aside, we were born in the same city.
• 12:18:49: RT @arabist: Link: Mubarak signals Egypt succession by taking son to Washington - Haaretz: http://bit.ly/a8wmB3
• 12:19:09: RT @Vigilo: Lucy Liu Shines a ‘Redlight‘ on Child Sexploitation in New Showtime Documentary http://bit.ly/9Eq6IA #Slavery
• 12:19:24: RT @tweetsintheME: RT @azelin US adds TTP to terrorism blacklist: http://bit.ly/b0FnCn // still surprised it took this long.
• 12:19:31: RT @BrookingsFP: Noah Shatchman on the complicated relationship between the U.S. Navy and Hewlett-Packard. http://brookin.gs/XmvH
• 12:19:40: RT @YahooNews: Pakistani police say 14 people were killed in a triple bombing during a Shiite march in Lahore: http://yhoo.it/b5JLh7
• 12:36:07: RT @gladyschavez: #Muslim backpack program expands in U.S. & abroad: Zakat Foundation works with local groups to help poor children succ ...
• 13:52:21: RT @SteveHynd: Pakistan can't dictate ties with India: Afghan NSA http://www.newkerala.com/news2/fullnews-33194.html
• 13:52:32: RT @AJEnglish: Shias targeted in Pakistani bombing: Three bomb blasts hit Shia Muslim processions in the city of Lahore, killing ... htt ...
• 13:52:42: RT @TiagoDF: AP: Mozambique police fire at crowds protesting prices http://bit.ly/bHP21O
• 13:55:16: RT @SteveHynd Post Iraq, watch out any Grenada-like island nations http://j.mp/b3iUjN This almost sound like a tea party conspiracy, on left
• 14:58:15: RT @vali_nasr: #Turkey's Silent Crisis - By Henri J. Barkey | Foreign Policy http://t.co/5Ud9CAb via @AddThis
• 15:39:58: RT @tommymiles: Niger floods bring disaster on top of food crisis (AFP) Heavy rainy season forecast more flooding likely over next mnth ...
• 15:40:19: RT @cheeky_geeky: Blockbuster to file for bankrupcy. Another amazing example of an entire business model disrupted by digital innovation ...
• 15:43:01: RT @drjjoyner: Lukashenko says Moscow 'thugs' may be behind embassy attack: From RIA Novosti:Â [Belarusian President Alexander] Lu... htt ...
• 15:44:02: RT @SecurityDebrief: is posting - Taliban Using Mosque Controversy to Recruit â€" Newsweek http://bit.ly/b8ptvl
• 16:04:55: RT @joshuakucera: Spot on: This Crazy Man With A Gun Proves That Political Point I Was Making! http://bit.ly/aT5XWw
• 16:05:07: RT @MideastChannel: R/T @FakeAPStylebook The past imperfect third-person infinitive passive verb tense should be used only in Latin.