Dynasty speculation on North Korea founding day (AP)

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• Dynasty speculation on North Korea founding day (AP)
• Fidel latest to say Cuba's communism doesn't work (AP)
• 3rd Mexican mayor in month slain by hit men (AP)
• 4th US missile in 24 hrs in Pakistan kills 5 (AP)
• Rights group: Violence threatens Afghan elections (AP)
• A Fashion Week Model's Secret: Sensible Shoes (Time.com)
• Five dead, dozens wounded in Russia blast: report (Reuters)
• Bahrain calls Quran burning plans 'shameful' (AP)
• Chavez: Foes sabotaging Venezuela's power grid (AP)
• Senegal prostitutes look forward to Ramadan's end (AP)
• British captive in Pakistan released (AP)
• Conservatives see poll lead evaporate (Reuters)
• Australian mine tax uncertainty to last into 2011 (Reuters)
• Clinton: Florida church's planned Koran burning doesn't reflect U.S. (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Trapped miners in Chile: families camp out above ground – awaiting loved ones' rescue (The Christian Science Monitor)
• China's Great (Quantum) Leap Forward (Time.com)

Dynasty speculation on North Korea founding day (AP) Posted: 09 Sep 2010 12:56 AM PDT AP - North Korea celebrated its 62nd anniversary Thursday with odes to supreme leader Kim Jong Il and pilgrimages to his late father's statue amid hints that a political meeting believed aimed at promoting his son as successor is imminent.

Fidel latest to say Cuba's communism doesn't work (AP) Posted: 09 Sep 2010 12:56 AM PDT AP - Cuba's communist economic model has come in for criticism from an unlikely source: Fidel Castro.

3rd Mexican mayor in month slain by hit men (AP) Posted: 08 Sep 2010 11:02 PM PDT AP - The third Mexican mayor in a month was slain by suspected drug gang hitmen on the same day the U.S. secretary of state raised hackles in Mexico by saying the country is "looking more and more like Colombia looked 20 years ago."

4th US missile in 24 hrs in Pakistan kills 5 (AP) Posted: 09 Sep 2010 12:31 AM PDT AP - A suspected American missile strike killed five alleged militants in northwestern Pakistan early Thursday, an intelligence official said, the fourth such attack in 24 hours.

Rights group: Violence threatens Afghan elections (AP) Posted: 09 Sep 2010 12:44 AM PDT AP - The legitimacy of Afghanistan's parliamentary elections is severely threatened by insurgent attacks on candidates and the lack of security provided by the government, an international rights group said Thursday.

A Fashion Week Model's Secret: Sensible Shoes (Time.com) Posted: 09 Sep 2010 01:00 AM PDT Time.com - On the eve of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, the hottest event on New YorkCity's couture calendar, TIME takes a look inside the grueling auditionprocess for hundreds of high-fashion hopefuls

Five dead, dozens wounded in Russia blast: report (Reuters) Posted: 09 Sep 2010 01:13 AM PDT Reuters - At least five people were killed and dozens wounded in a blast in the southern Russian city of Vladikavkaz Thursday, the Itar-Tass news agency reported, citing the regional health ministry.

Bahrain calls Quran burning plans 'shameful' (AP) Posted: 09 Sep 2010 12:10 AM PDT AP - Bahrain says plans by a Florida church to burn copies of the Quran are a shameful attack on efforts for dialogue between faiths.

Chavez: Foes sabotaging Venezuela's power grid (AP) Posted: 08 Sep 2010 05:59 PM PDT AP - President Hugo Chavez accused his political adversaries Wednesday of sabotaging Venezuela's electricity grid as part of a campaign to chip away at his popularity before legislative elections in two weeks.

Senegal prostitutes look forward to Ramadan's end (AP) Posted: 08 Sep 2010 10:10 PM PDT AP - Wearing white to symbolize purity, worshippers throughout this African capital gathered to pray on one of the final nights of Ramadan. To purify the soul and purge sin, they hadn't eaten all day and refrained from drinking, smoking and having sex — which during the holy month is only allowed among spouses at night.

British captive in Pakistan released (AP) Posted: 09 Sep 2010 01:20 AM PDT AP - A British journalist held captive by militants in northwestern Pakistan since March has been released.

Conservatives see poll lead evaporate (Reuters) Posted: 08 Sep 2010 01:15 PM PDT Reuters - The Conservative government has seen its lead over the main opposition Liberals evaporate in public opinion polls following recent controversies and the two parties are now running neck and neck, though an election is not seen in the near term.

Australian mine tax uncertainty to last into 2011 (Reuters) Posted: 09 Sep 2010 01:21 AM PDT Reuters - Uncertainty over the shape of Australia's controversial mining tax is likely to last well into 2011 after national elections which returned the country's first minority government since World War Two.

Clinton: Florida church's planned Koran burning doesn't reflect U.S. (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 08 Sep 2010 05:46 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — With concerns growing about hostile or even violent international reaction to a Florida pastor's plans to burn the Koran on Saturday, the Obama administration is stepping up its efforts to mitigate the damage.

Trapped miners in Chile: families camp out above ground – awaiting loved ones' rescue (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 08 Sep 2010 06:28 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Family members and the government are trying to keep optimistic about the rescue of 33 Chilean miners trapped in the San Jose mine a month ago.

China's Great (Quantum) Leap Forward (Time.com) Posted: 09 Sep 2010 12:55 AM PDT Time.com - While China has been showing off its new hardware, a potentially more important military advancement has gone largely unnoticed -- a major breakthrough in quantum teleportation

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