Iran nuclear talks enter final day, little to show (Reuters)

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• Iran nuclear talks enter final day, little to show (Reuters)
• "Baby Doc" offers regret, no apology, to Haitians (Reuters)
• Three shot dead at Albania anti-government protest (Reuters)
• Unchanged and Unrepentant: Blair Defends the Decision to Invade Iraq (Time.com)
• Iran talks in Turkey focus on confidence-building (AP)
• Official: Iraq militia chief behind pilgrim blasts (AP)
• Duvalier: I came to take part in reconstruction (AP)
• South Africa win rain-ruined fourth one-dayer (Reuters)
• Chinese groups criticize trimming of fish reserve (AP)
• U.S. wins again in Canada lumber dispute: USTR (Reuters)
• Australian 'inland sea' flood threatens towns (AFP)
• Use of extrajudicial rendition in Uganda terror case sparks controversy (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Phone-Hacking Saga Forces Cameron's Spin Doctor Andy Coulson to Quit (Time.com)
• ICC case highlights divide between political elite and Kenyans hungry for change (The Christian Science Monitor)
• MDGs: Make the Most of the Next Five Years (OneWorld.net)

Iran nuclear talks enter final day, little to show (Reuters) Posted: 21 Jan 2011 04:56 PM PST Reuters - World powers enter a second and final day of talks with Iran on Saturday, having made scant progress toward persuading the Islamic Republic to curb its nuclear program on the first day of the meeting in Istanbul.

"Baby Doc" offers regret, no apology, to Haitians (Reuters) Posted: 21 Jan 2011 04:45 PM PST Reuters - Former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier, in his first public statement since his surprise return from exile, offered his sympathies on Friday to those who suffered abuses under his rule.

Three shot dead at Albania anti-government protest (Reuters) Posted: 21 Jan 2011 03:03 PM PST Reuters - Three men were shot dead as protesters battled police at an anti-government rally in the Albanian capital Friday, in what Prime Minister Sali Berisha called an opposition attempt to foment a Tunisia-style uprising.

Unchanged and Unrepentant: Blair Defends the Decision to Invade Iraq (Time.com) Posted: 21 Jan 2011 02:40 PM PST Time.com - Facing Britain's Iraq inquiry for the second time, former Prime Minister Tony Blair sounded martial, not emollient

Iran talks in Turkey focus on confidence-building (AP) Posted: 22 Jan 2011 12:36 AM PST AP - Diplomats say six-power talks with Iran are focusing on reviving a nuclear deal that would see Tehran ship some of its enriched uranium out of the country in exchange for reactor fuel.

Official: Iraq militia chief behind pilgrim blasts (AP) Posted: 22 Jan 2011 01:00 AM PST AP - A top Iraqi security commander has announced the arrest of a government-backed Sunni Muslim militia leader on charges of being behind the deadly suicide bombings against Shiite pilgrims this week.

Duvalier: I came to take part in reconstruction (AP) Posted: 22 Jan 2011 12:51 AM PST AP - Former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier ended his silence, telling Haitians he returned after 25 years in exile because he wanted to participate in the reconstruction of the earthquake-shattered country.

South Africa win rain-ruined fourth one-dayer (Reuters) Posted: 21 Jan 2011 10:02 PM PST Reuters - South Africa levelled the one-day series at 2-2 by beating India by 48 runs on the Duckworth-Lewis method after bad weather ruined the fourth match on Friday.

Chinese groups criticize trimming of fish reserve (AP) Posted: 22 Jan 2011 01:03 AM PST AP - Environmental groups in China are criticizing a decision to shrink a fish reserve on the Upper Yangtze River, saying it would allow the construction of a dam that could endanger fish species.

U.S. wins again in Canada lumber dispute: USTR (Reuters) Posted: 21 Jan 2011 11:01 AM PST Reuters - A binding arbitration panel has ruled Canada has again breached its softwood lumber deal with the United States, this time with aid offered by provincial governments in Quebec and Ontario, the U.S. Trade Representative said on Friday.

Australian 'inland sea' flood threatens towns (AFP) Posted: 22 Jan 2011 12:09 AM PST AFP - Australia's flood crisis deepened Saturday with a giant "inland sea" threatening more communities in the southeast, as officials continued the grim search for bodies in worst-hit Queensland.

Use of extrajudicial rendition in Uganda terror case sparks controversy (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 21 Jan 2011 02:07 PM PST The Christian Science Monitor - They came for Ismail Abubakar at nightfall on Aug. 9, 2010, plucking him from an outdoor market near the mosque where he had just finished teaching young Kenyans how to read the Quran.

Phone-Hacking Saga Forces Cameron's Spin Doctor Andy Coulson to Quit (Time.com) Posted: 21 Jan 2011 01:15 PM PST Time.com - Downing Street communications director Andy Coulson resigns, dogged by allegations that in his former role as News of the World editor he knew his journalists were hacking the phones of the famous

ICC case highlights divide between political elite and Kenyans hungry for change (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 21 Jan 2011 01:46 PM PST The Christian Science Monitor - When Luis Moreno-Ocampo, the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor, named six top Kenyan politicians as suspected organizers of the mass violence of early 2008 that killed at least 1,200 people, many Kenyans cheered. Finally, many felt, the culture of impunity that allows Kenyan politicians to break the law at will has been shaken.

MDGs: Make the Most of the Next Five Years (OneWorld.net) Posted: 21 Jan 2011 11:21 AM PST OneWorld.net - JOHANNESBURG, Jan 20 (IRIN) - A decade after world leaders adopted the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), there is no consensus on what impact they have had on global poverty.

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