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South Korean Presidential envoy, Baek Jong-chun, left, meets with Afghan President Hamid Karzai at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan. Afghan officials reported no progress in talks with tribal elders over the fate of 22 South Korean hostages held by the Taliban, as Baek met with Karzai over the matter. (Photo by Farzana Wahidy / AP)

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Taliban says no more talks on Korean hostages

Taliban rebels ruled out more talks with the Afghan government over their remaining 22 South Korean hostages and said the release of militant prisoners was the only way out of the crisis.

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Recurring suicide bombs haunt Pakistan

Pakistani authorities warned more suicide bombers were stalking Islamabad, a day after 14 people were killed in a blast near a mosque regarded as a symbol of Islamist resistance.

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Reuters

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Bridging poverty gap should be IMF priority, director says

Bridging poverty gap should be as high a priority as solving world's financial imbalances, according to Dominique Strauss Kahn, the probable next managing director of the International Monetary Fund.

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Financial Times

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White House to push $20B in Mideast arms sales

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CBS News

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Iraqi government in deepest crisis

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Christian Science Monitor

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For Iraqis, soccer final more than a game

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CNN

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Brown hails alliance with America

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Guardian

U.S., Ethiopia accused over Somalia, say U.N. monitors

A startling new report on Somalia by U.N. arms monitors accuses Ethiopia of killing civilians with white phosphorus bombs and the U.S. Navy of attacking suspected al-Qaida operatives in Puntland.

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Financial Times

Grounded: hundreds of Northwest flights canceled

Hundreds of passengers experienced disruptions in their travel plans this weekend when Northwest Airlines canceled more than 200 flights.

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Hundreds of flights cancelled

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Rommel Pacheco of Mexico performs a dive in the men's 10 mt. platform final competition during the Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro. (Photo by Dario Lopez-Mills / AP)	Sheryl Crow, left, and Willie Nelson hug after performing a duet at the Crossroads Guitar Festival in Chicago. (Photo by Charles Rex Arbogast / AP)	Women run in a high-heel race in Moscow. Some 110 women competed in the race wearing high-heeled shoes with a required minimum height of 3.5 inches. (Photo by Sergey Ponomarev / AP)

NATION

Palestine drops 'armed resistance' policy

For the first time in its history, the Palestinian Authority has published a policy platform that doesn't include “armed resistance” to Israel as a core principle.

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Globeandmail.com

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Hamas starts payment of salaries

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BBC

Libya details medic release deal

Libya has given details about the deal that led to the release of six foreign medics found guilty of deliberately infecting 438 children with HIV/AIDS.

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BBC

Liberia lifts diamond mining ban

The Liberian government has lifted a six-year-old moratorium on the mining, sale and export of diamonds, imposed at the height of the civil war.

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BBC

POLITICS

Bush wants terrorism law updated

President Bush wants Congress to modernize a law that governs how intelligence agencies monitor the communications of suspected terrorists.

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U.S. News & World Report

Going gets nasty between Clinton, Obama

A fierce and personal row is raging between rival White House hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, opening a testy new phase in the battle for the 2008 Democratic nomination.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation

BUSINESS

Uncertainty reigns on Wall Street

The Dow lost another 208 points, as some key economic data did little to relieve investors' fears after last week's plunge.

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Gas prices fall, oil bounces back

Gas prices fell to their lowest level since late May, while energy futures rebounded as investors kept a wary eye on equity markets.

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Forbes

SPORTS

Vick co-defendant seeks plea deal

A day after he joined three co-defendants, including Falcons quarterback Michael Vick, to plead not guilty to dogfighting charges in a Richmond, Va., courthouse, Tony Taylor accepted a plea bargain.

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New York Daily News

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Dogfighting still legal in some countries

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MSNBC

Beckham to miss second Galaxy game

Two weeks after his splashy introduction with the Los Angeles Galaxy and a week after playing briefly in his first game, David Beckham remains a bit of an enigma.

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Pelé, part two

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Sports Illustrated

HEALTH

Free booklet gives facts on lung cancer

People diagnosed with the number one cancer killer, lung cancer, now have a new resource for information from the National Lung Cancer Partnership.

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Health Day

The race of her life

A Newsweek writer with type 1 diabetes goes to a unique triathlon camp and shares her story about blood sugar, sweat and tears.

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Newsweek

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Jesuits say take the word of God to virtual Second Life

Catholic missionaries have always trekked to dangerous parts of the Earth to spread the word of God — now they are being encouraged to go into the virtual realm of Second Life to save virtual souls.

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Reuters

Pope aide warns of 'threat of Islam'

The Pope's private secretary has given warning of the Islamisation of Europe and stressed the need for the continent's Christian roots not to be ignored.

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Telegraph.co.uk

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GOOD NEWS

Progress on HIV treatments

HIV laboratories around the world are humming. New discoveries and treatments are tumbling out of the research pipeline at a remarkable pace, one that promises HIV patients a longer, healthier life.

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NATION

Officials: U.S. may be facing worst West Nile season in years

U.S. health officials say the country is facing the worst West Nile Virus season in years, as the number of cases reported so far this year is four times higher than the equivalent period in 2006.

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Medical News Today

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West Nile Virus has 'epidemic potential'

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ABC News

Explosion kills 3 at Mojave space port

A test stand accident at the Mojave Air and Space Port, Calif., that killed three Scaled Composites employees and injured three others stunned the community of space travel entrepreneurs.

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Space.com

ENVIRONMENT

Killings of mountain gorillas in Congo prompt U.N. probe

The shooting deaths of four mountain gorillas — three females and an alpha male silverback — are prompting a United Nations agency to send a mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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CNN

Top ways to fight global warming

You don't have to stage benefit concerts on seven continents to do your part in the fight against global warming. You don't need Madonna or even Al Gore.

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U.S. News & World Report

Royal Bank under fire for investing in projects that hurt environment

The Royal Bank of Scotland is facing mounting pressure over the climate-wrecking pollution it is accused of causing through its worldwide investments.

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LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

CIA blunders outlined in new book

Blunders made by the CIA since its inception in 1947 have been outlined and investigated in a new book.

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Telegraph.co.uk

On dry land: how to plant a drought-resistant garden

Gardeners can plan ahead for drought by making their soil water-retentive, planting drought-tough foliage and nurturing perennials with plenty of moisture before the water runs out.

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Slate

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

60 percent of BlackBerry users check emails in bed

A survey by AOL and Opinion Research of 4,025 Americans over the age of 13 found that almost six out of 10 used their mobile email gadgets in bed.

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Guardian

Can pets sense illness?

A cat has apparently "predicted" the deaths of 25 residents in a nursing home in the U.S. It seems fanciful but can pets detect illness or even death?

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BBC

EDUCATION

Colleges charging more for some majors

More and more public universities, confronting rising costs and lagging state support, have decided that students with certain majors should pay more.

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Gabler fought for textbook accuracy

Norma Gabler dedicated much of the last 46 years of her life to the facts and to making sure textbook publishers get them right.

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Houston Chronicle

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Bush officials widen assertion of executive privilege

The Bush administration unveiled a bold new assertion of executive authority in the dispute over the U.S. attorney firings, saying the Justice Dept. won't be allowed to pursue contempt charges by Congress.

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BITS AND PIECES

Photo of the Day

Levi Leipheimer of the U.S. speeds to a win in the 19th stage of the 94th Tour de France cycling race. (Photo by Bas Czerwinski / AP)

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