Official: Chavez allies win congressional majority (AP)

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• Official: Chavez allies win congressional majority (AP)
• Forces engage Taliban in key operation in south (AP)
• Delegates gather in NKorea for political meeting (AP)
• Israeli settlers to resume West Bank construction (AP)
• Japan asks China to cover damage to patrol boats (AP)
• Dengue Fever Cases Reach Record Highs Across Asia (Time.com)
• Unilever's 3.7 bln dlr deal for Culver haircare (AFP)
• Fortified border: Iraq on guard against Iran (AP)
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• Sanctions stay until Zimbabwean rights improve: U.S. (Reuters)
• N.Korea military backs Kim succession plan: report (AFP)
• Canada slowdown won't alter deficit plan: Flaherty (Reuters)
• Australian soldiers charged in Afghan child deaths (AP)
• Israeli settlers rev bulldozers as settlement freeze nears end (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Tensions Rise as Israel's Settlement Deadline Looms (Time.com)
• Venezuela election: Hugo Chávez's largest challenge yet (The Christian Science Monitor)

Official: Chavez allies win congressional majority (AP) Posted: 27 Sep 2010 12:38 AM PDT AP - President Hugo Chavez held on to a congressional majority in Venezuela's elections, but his opponents made gains that could help them challenge his grip on power.

Forces engage Taliban in key operation in south (AP) Posted: 27 Sep 2010 12:41 AM PDT AP - International and Afghan troops have begun a key combat phase against insurgents in southern Afghanistan and expect heavy fighting, officials said Monday, in an operation that is crucial to the U.S. strategy to turn around the nine-year war against the Taliban.

Delegates gather in NKorea for political meeting (AP) Posted: 26 Sep 2010 11:43 PM PDT AP - Delegates to North Korea's biggest political meeting in decades gathered in the country's capital amid speculation that leader Kim Jong Il will appoint a son and other family members to key positions as part of a succession plan.

Israeli settlers to resume West Bank construction (AP) Posted: 26 Sep 2010 11:40 PM PDT AP - Israeli settlers say they will slowly resume building new Jewish homes in West Bank settlements — just hours after a construction ban that helped jump-start Mideast peace talks expired.

Japan asks China to cover damage to patrol boats (AP) Posted: 26 Sep 2010 09:42 PM PDT AP - Japan asked China to pay for damage to Japanese patrol boats hit by a Chinese fishing vessel near disputed islands, as simmering tension between the two Asian neighbors showed no signs of easing Monday.

Dengue Fever Cases Reach Record Highs Across Asia (Time.com) Posted: 26 Sep 2010 11:50 PM PDT Time.com - As rates of the mosquito-borne illness spike, local governments need to do more to contain the potentially fatal disease

Unilever's 3.7 bln dlr deal for Culver haircare (AFP) Posted: 27 Sep 2010 12:37 AM PDT AFP - Unilever, the British-Dutch food and cosmetics multinational, said on Monday that it would buy US hair care group Alberto Culver for 3.7 billion dollars.

Fortified border: Iraq on guard against Iran (AP) Posted: 26 Sep 2010 09:00 PM PDT AP - On any map, this castle-like fort is located in Iran. But war, time and drifting desert sands have blurred the border, and for now, Iraqi guards stoutly defend Qutaiba as theirs.

(AP) Posted: 26 Sep 2010 11:57 PM PDT AP - Elections chief says Chavez's allies win majority in Venezuelan congressional vote.

Sanctions stay until Zimbabwean rights improve: U.S. (Reuters) Posted: 26 Sep 2010 03:40 PM PDT Reuters - Zimbabwe must show greater respect for human rights and political freedoms before the U.S. sanctions on the impoverished African nation can be removed, the State Department said on Sunday.

N.Korea military backs Kim succession plan: report (AFP) Posted: 27 Sep 2010 12:38 AM PDT AFP - North Korea's powerful military has nominated the youngest son of leader Kim Jong-Il as a delegate to a historic ruling party meeting this week, a newspaper reported Monday.

Canada slowdown won't alter deficit plan: Flaherty (Reuters) Posted: 26 Sep 2010 05:46 PM PDT Reuters - Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said on Sunday a sharp slowdown in the economy since the start of the year doesn't threaten the government's deficit plans.

Australian soldiers charged in Afghan child deaths (AP) Posted: 27 Sep 2010 12:16 AM PDT AP - Three former Australian commandos are facing serious charges in relation to a late-night raid on a compound in Afghanistan that killed five children, Australia's top military prosecutor said Monday.

Israeli settlers rev bulldozers as settlement freeze nears end (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 26 Sep 2010 10:47 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - With Israel and Palestinian negotiators deadlocked over settlement expansion just hours before the expiration of a 10-month Israeli settlement freeze, Jewish settlers vowed to renew building during symbolic celebrations in the West Bank.

Tensions Rise as Israel's Settlement Deadline Looms (Time.com) Posted: 26 Sep 2010 11:50 PM PDT Time.com - The U.S. may have the leverage to keep Palestinians in the peace talks even if Israel resumes building in settlements, but the showdown underscores the bleak outlook for negotiations

Venezuela election: Hugo Chávez's largest challenge yet (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 26 Sep 2010 09:34 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez is facing his biggest electoral challenge in years as opponents seek to gain seats in the legislature amid recession, and Venezuelans confront a crime wave that has touched most families.

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