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Africa
	Angolan MPLA set for big poll win (BBC UK)
	Angola's ruling MPLA party is heading for a landslide win in parliamentary polls preliminary results show.
	Angola's governing party takes early lead in election (Intl.Tribune)
	Preliminary results indicated Sunday that the Angolan governing party was headed for a landslide victory in a parliamentary election that opposition parties have branded illegitimate.
	Angolan Election Unit Extends Vote in Capital Citing Disorganization (New York Times)
	Angolan election officials extended voting by a day in Luanda but said that the logistical problems that marred the first balloting in 16 years were confined to the city.
	In Kenya Some Fear That Fissures Remain (Washington Post)
	NAIROBI -- In Kenya these days tourists are slowly returning to safari camps across the Masai Mara game reserve. The economy is hobbling back to life and the country's once-feuding political leaders often shake hands and exchange conciliatory words in publ...
Asia
	Hong Kong legislative polls open (BBC UK)
	Voters in Hong Kong choose between pro-government and more pro-democracy candidates in a hotly contested poll.
	Thai PM rules out military coup (BBC UK)
	Thailand's PM Samak Sundaravej says the army will not stage a coup against his government despite weeks of street protests.
	Backed by U.S. India is approved for nuclear trade (Intl.Tribune)
	The 45-nation Nuclear Suppliers Group approved a landmark deal to allow India to engage in nuclear trade for the first time in three decades after a pressure campaign by the Bush administration.
	China to launch manned spaceflight this month (Intl.Tribune)
	The launching including a planned spacewalk would be between Sept. 25 and 30 from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern Gansu Province.
	In Japan a ghost town becomes a boom town (Intl.Tribune)
	The designation of a Japanese silver mine as a World Heritage site has sparked debate over the value of the Unesco label and whether it can do more harm than good in preservation.
	Suicide blast kills 35 in Pakistan Zardari set to take power (Intl.Tribune)
	The death toll in a massive suicide blast has reached 35 officials said Sunday as Pakistan prepared for Asif Ali Zardari to take over as president perhaps on Tuesday.
	Two dead in bombings at Afghan police headquarters (Intl.Tribune)
	Two suicide attackers detonated bombs inside the police headquarters in Afghanistan's second-largest city Sunday killing at least two police officers officials said.
	Urgent aid for Pakistan (Intl.Tribune)
	Long-term economic aid is the key to strengthening Pakistan against Islamist extremism.
	Bolivia's Morales faces a challenge from fellow Indian (Los Angeles Times)
	Indigenous activist Savina Cuellar governor in the key province of Chuquisaca has fallen out with the president and become a figurehead for those opposed to his socialist policies. ...
	Zardari is Pakistan's new president (Los Angeles Times)
	Lawmakers overwhelmingly vote to replace Pervez Musharraf with Asif Ali Zardari Benazir Bhutto's widower. Many Pakistanis wonder whether the political novice can deal with the country's problems. ...
	Atomic Club Votes to End Restrictions on India (New York Times)
	The worldwide body that regulates the sale of nuclear fuel and technology approved a landmark deal on Saturday to allow India to engage in nuclear trade for the first time in three decades.
	Bhuttos Widower Viewed as Ally by U.S. Wins the Pakistani Presidency Handily (New York Times)
	Asif Ali Zardari the widower of the slain former leader Benazir Bhutto was elected president by a wide margin.
	China Calls for Peaceful Resolution of Nuclear Standoff (New York Times)
	President Hu Jintao of China urged a negotiated resolution to Irans nuclear issue during a meeting with the countrys president.
	Japan ruling party executive keen for Nov election (Reuters)
	TOKYO Reuters - The best strategy for Japan's ruling bloc is to hold a snap election probably in November to make the most of a hoped-for ratings boost after picking a new prime minister a ruling party executive said on Sunday.
	Mudslide buries houses in Philippine south 8 dead (Reuters)
	MANILA Reuters - Rescue workers pulled eight bodies buried under tonnes of mud after days of monsoon rains loosened soil and buried about 20 makeshift houses near a mining town in the southern Philippines an army spokesman said on Sunday.
	Controversial Bhutto Widower Wins Pakistan's Presidency (Wall Street Journal)
	Asif Ali Zardari won the presidency of Pakistan continuing the country's shift from military rule.
	International Group Backs Nuclear Accord For U.S. India (Washington Post)
	HYDERABAD India Sept. 6 -- International negotiators revoked a 34-year-old ban on nuclear trade with India on Saturday and backed a contentious nuclear energy agreement between the country and the United States.
Disaster
	Caribbean lashed by Hurricane Ike (BBC UK)
	Thousands of people hunker down across the Caribbean as Hurricane Ike pounds the region on course for Cuba.
	Florida Keys evacuated as hurricane heads for Gulf (Intl.Tribune)
	Hurricane Ike rolled down an uncertain path Sunday that may lead to the U.S. Gulf Coast late this week leaving millions of people from Florida to Mexico to wonder where it will eventually strike.
	Cuba Rejects American Offer of Hurricane Aid (New York Times)
	The Cuban government rejected an offer of disaster aid from the United States after having accepted aid from Russia and other allies.
	Hurricane Ike lashes the Caribbean and threatens to cause more flooding in Haiti (Telegraph)
	Hurricane Ike unleashed its fury on the Caribbean causing thousands to flee Haiti days after Hanna left a trail of destruction.
Europe
	Venezuela plans Russia navy visit (BBC UK)
	Venezuela says it plans to hold joint naval exercises in its territorial waters with Russian forces in November.
	Anxiety abounds as autumn begins in France (Intl.Tribune)
	The public mood remains sour with optimism hard to find and open worries about inflation purchasing power and the position of France in what seems a suddenly less stable world.
	Cheney warns Russia to reverse course (Intl.Tribune)
	Vice President Dick Cheney has denounced Russia's war against Georgia as evidence of a pattern of troublesome and unhelpful actions that threatened peace from Central Asia to the Middle East to Europe.
	Coming to grips with Russia's new nerve (Intl.Tribune)
	There's all the difference in the world between an enfeebled and defensive empire and a nation emboldened by vast wealth and brimming with resentment at past humiliations. This Russia does not look so very containable.
	Now Europeans are slower to spend and it shows (Intl.Tribune)
	For the first time in more than a decade consumers in much of Europe are buying less than they did a year earlier helping to slow economies that may have fallen into recession.
	Scars linger for Georgian refugees (Intl.Tribune)
	Weeks after the fighting many are stranded in tents others have gone home and some are in Russia.
	Sexual stereotypes in ads stir EU ire (Intl.Tribune)
	The concern according to an EU Parliament committee report is that stereotypes in advertising can straitjacket women men girls and boys by restricting individuals to predetermined and artificial roles that are often degrading humiliating and dumbed down fo...
	Cheney Warns Russia to Reverse Its Course (New York Times)
	Dick Cheney denounced the Georgia war as evidence of a pattern of troublesome and unhelpful actions.
	Memories of Containment: Coming to Grips With Russias New Nerve (New York Times)
	A McGovern-era peacenik finds in Georgia a fear that Russia is no longer contained.
	Soviet Unions Fall Unraveled Enclave in Georgia (New York Times)
	For the past 18 years a family in Tskhinvali has been reliving the rifts and betrayals that took place in the last months of the Soviet Union.
	British spy in Robin Hood plot to kill Heinrich Himmler (Telegraph)
	Book reveals plot to fatally wound Nazi with bow and arrow.
	DNA artwork created by German university student (Telegraph)
	These brightly coloured canvasses are the latest scientific art.
	In Speech on Russia Cheney Talks Tough (Wall Street Journal)
	Dick Cheney issued blunt criticisms of Russia at a security conference and called for Western unity in meeting its challenges.
	Cheney Scolds Russia Over War in Georgia (Washington Post)
	CERNOBBIO Italy Sept. 6 -- Vice President Cheney on Saturday called Russia's actions in the conflict with Georgia an affront to civilized standards and urged Western nations to stand united against any effort by Russia to use its dominance as an energy sup...
Green
	Shun meat says UN climate chief (BBC UK)
	People should consider eating less meat as a way to tackle global warming says the UN's top climate scientist.
	Arctic Ice Hints at Warming Specialists Say (New York Times)
	The Arctic Ocean long a frozen region hostile to all but nuclear submariners and seal hunters is transforming during the summers into more of an open ocean.
	Eat less red meat to help the environment UN climate expert says (Telegraph)
	A change in diet could help combat the effects of global warming.
International
	Program Aids Veterans Entering Corporate World (Washington Post)
	NEW YORK -- Ed Pulido joined the Army at 18 and spent 19 years in uniform. He lost his left leg four years after being wounded by a roadside bomb in Baqubah Iraq. And when he was discharged in 2005 with a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart he decided to the de...
Latin America
	Venezuela plans Russia navy visit (BBC UK)
	Venezuela says it plans to hold joint naval exercises in its territorial waters with Russian forces in November.
	Bolivia's Morales faces a challenge from fellow Indian (Los Angeles Times)
	Indigenous activist Savina Cuellar governor in the key province of Chuquisaca has fallen out with the president and become a figurehead for those opposed to his socialist policies. ...
	The World: Two Colombias at War and at Peace (New York Times)
	As Bogot revives reminders of distant carnage dare to intrude.
	Haiti Is Struck By Hanna Drenched By Ike (NPR)
	In Haiti relief efforts continue almost a week after Tropical Storm Hanna caused extensive flooding on the island. The town of Gonaives was the hardest hit scores of people were killed and much of the city remains under water. Aid workers are desperately t...
	Hurricane Ike lashes the Caribbean and threatens to cause more flooding in Haiti (Telegraph)
	Hurricane Ike unleashed its fury on the Caribbean causing thousands to flee Haiti days after Hanna left a trail of destruction.
Middle East
	A culture clash in Gaza (Intl.Tribune)
	Popular culture in Gaza is considered by many young Gazans to be a necessity although hard-liners in Hamas are pressing a more fundamentalist agenda on cultural matters.
	Iraq's air force taking to the skies again (Los Angeles Times)
	Grounded at the start of the 2003 U.S.-led invasion the once-powerful force is being nurtured back into existence with the help of American trainers. When Abu Mohammed w...
	Abroad: Watching Friends in Gaza: A Culture Clash (New York Times)
	As Gazans turn to television and the Internet for a view of the world Hamas is facing a divide on culture.
	Car Bombing Kills at Least 6 in City in Northwestern Iraq (New York Times)
	Witnesses said the bomb exploded in a marketplace in the Wihda district as people ran to the scene of a car accident.
	Turkeys President Makes Historic Visit to Armenia (New York Times)
	The trip was widely seen as a symbolic gesture to normalize relations between the countries which have recognized each other but have not established diplomatic relations.
	Sudan soldiers and rebels clash in Darfur (Telegraph)
	Dozens of Darfur rebels and Sudanese government soldiers have been killed in fierce clashes in North Darfur state fighters from the Sudan Liberation Army said.
	TurkeyArmenia relations boosted by president's historic trip (Telegraph)
	President Abdullah Gul the first Turkish leader to visit Armenia sounded upbeat that the two estranged neighbours could normalise relations if they follow up on his historic trip it was reported.
	An Iraqi Exodus (Washington Post)
	CAIRO -- Iraqi refugee Jenan Adnan Abdel-Jabbar arrived for the Iraqi government's free airlift back home with eight suitcases five children and a knotted skein of hope and fear in her heart.
	In Tunisia and Algeria Rice Asks for Cooperation (Washington Post)
	ALGIERS Sept. 7 -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice pressed leaders of two oil-rich autocratic North African countries on Saturday for better cooperation on counterterrorism and help in reducing the number of detainees at Guantanamo Bay.
North America
	Canadian PM calls snap election (BBC UK)
	Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper calls an early election in a bid to strengthen his minority government.
	Rice in Rabat 'for terror talks' (BBC UK)
	Condoleezza Rice is expected to discuss the so-called war on terror in Morocco.
	US Boeing workers strike over pay (BBC UK)
	Workers at the world's biggest aircraft manufacturer Boeing go on strike in the US.
	US lenders 'face state takeover' (BBC UK)
	US officials will outline plans for mortgage giants Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae which are expected to be put under federal control.
	Angola's governing party takes early lead in election (Intl.Tribune)
	Preliminary results indicated Sunday that the Angolan governing party was headed for a landslide victory in a parliamentary election that opposition parties have branded illegitimate.
	Buzz TV and money are key indicators in U.S. election (Intl.Tribune)
	Who controls the political conversation in the coming weeks will be important for the U.S. presidential candidates along with enthusiasm resources and television advertising.
	Canadian prime minister calls early election (Intl.Tribune)
	Prime Minister Stephen Harper dissolved Parliament on Sunday and called an early election for next month kicking off a campaign he hopes will strengthen his minority right-of-center government.
	Cheney warns Russia to reverse course (Intl.Tribune)
	Vice President Dick Cheney has denounced Russia's war against Georgia as evidence of a pattern of troublesome and unhelpful actions that threatened peace from Central Asia to the Middle East to Europe.
	Obama and McCain to appear at World Trade Center site (Intl.Tribune)
	The presidential candidates will join together at the site in New York to commemorate the seventh anniversary of the Sept. 11 2001 terrorist attacks.
	Rival tickets are redrawing election battlegrounds (Intl.Tribune)
	With just over eight weeks left until Election Day the two sides are settling into an unusually broad set of state-by-state face-offs.
	The adviser behind the McCain campaign's new tone (Intl.Tribune)
	The catalyst for change in the McCain organization which has become an elbows-out risk-taking machine has largely been Steve Schmidt a veteran of the winning 2002 congressional and 2004 presidential campaigns.
	Warmth opens Arctic routes scientists say (Intl.Tribune)
	The Arctic Ocean long a frozen region hostile to all but nuclear submariners and seal hunters is transforming during the summers into more of an open ocean.
	Angolan Election Unit Extends Vote in Capital Citing Disorganization (New York Times)
	Angolan election officials extended voting by a day in Luanda but said that the logistical problems that marred the first balloting in 16 years were confined to the city.
	Arctic Ice Hints at Warming Specialists Say (New York Times)
	The Arctic Ocean long a frozen region hostile to all but nuclear submariners and seal hunters is transforming during the summers into more of an open ocean.
	Cheney Warns Russia to Reverse Its Course (New York Times)
	Dick Cheney denounced the Georgia war as evidence of a pattern of troublesome and unhelpful actions.
	Cuba Rejects American Offer of Hurricane Aid (New York Times)
	The Cuban government rejected an offer of disaster aid from the United States after having accepted aid from Russia and other allies.
	Early Election Is Called in Canada (New York Times)
	Canadas prime minister dissolved Parliament on Sunday and called an early election next month in hopes of strengthening his Conservative minority governments hold on power.
	Japan ruling party executive keen for Nov election (Reuters)
	TOKYO Reuters - The best strategy for Japan's ruling bloc is to hold a snap election probably in November to make the most of a hoped-for ratings boost after picking a new prime minister a ruling party executive said on Sunday.
	In Speech on Russia Cheney Talks Tough (Wall Street Journal)
	Dick Cheney issued blunt criticisms of Russia at a security conference and called for Western unity in meeting its challenges.
	McCain Obama Split on Social Security (Wall Street Journal)
	McCain and Obama offered very different visions for solving Social Security's financial problems in appearances before AARP. McCain said he is open to private accounts while Obama remains deeply opposed.
	Cheney Scolds Russia Over War in Georgia (Washington Post)
	CERNOBBIO Italy Sept. 6 -- Vice President Cheney on Saturday called Russia's actions in the conflict with Georgia an affront to civilized standards and urged Western nations to stand united against any effort by Russia to use its dominance as an energy sup...
	In Tunisia and Algeria Rice Asks for Cooperation (Washington Post)
	ALGIERS Sept. 7 -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice pressed leaders of two oil-rich autocratic North African countries on Saturday for better cooperation on counterterrorism and help in reducing the number of detainees at Guantanamo Bay.
Spy
	British spy in Robin Hood plot to kill Heinrich Himmler (Telegraph)
	Book reveals plot to fatally wound Nazi with bow and arrow.
United Nations
	Shun meat says UN climate chief (BBC UK)
	People should consider eating less meat as a way to tackle global warming says the UN's top climate scientist.
	Eat less red meat to help the environment UN climate expert says (Telegraph)
	A change in diet could help combat the effects of global warming.