Officials: Afghan parliament vote to be postponed (AP)

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• Officials: Afghan parliament vote to be postponed (AP)
• Mexico president race could look like soap opera (AP)
• Gunmen fire on Papua mine employees, nine wounded (Reuters)
• 46 injured after plane crash lands in Iran (AP)
• Afghanistan to postpone parliament poll (Reuters)
• N.Korea lashes out at Seoul 'preemptive strike' plan
• N.Korea blasts Seoul's 'preemptive strike' plan
• US base row focus of Japan city vote
• China carves new mountain pass
• China carves new mountain pass
• Shooting near Freeport mine in Indonesia wounds 7 (AP)
• Britain to exit recession, but faces bleak recovery (AFP)
• US peace envoy meeting with Israeli prime minister (AP)
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• India scrambles security for Republic Day (AFP)
• Gunmen fire on Papua mine employees, six wounded
• Group tackles animal welfare in Haiti after quake (AP)
• NKorea: Pre-emptive strike from South would be war (AP)
• Save the tiger: Pressure mounts for tougher action (AP)
• Afghanistan to postpone parliament poll

Officials: Afghan parliament vote to be postponed (AP) Posted: 23 Jan 2010 10:26 PM PST AP - Parliamentary elections scheduled for May 22 will be postponed until the fall, an Afghan official involved in the process said Sunday — a move that is likely to be welcomed by Western countries pressing for reforms after a fraud-marred presidential poll.

Mexico president race could look like soap opera (AP) Posted: 23 Jan 2010 10:35 PM PST AP - They appear on the covers of society magazines flanked by their partners, soap-opera bombshells. They use street parties, cheerleaders and slick televised productions to tout their state-level accomplishments to a national audience.

Gunmen fire on Papua mine employees, nine wounded (Reuters) Posted: 23 Jan 2010 10:37 PM PST Reuters - Unidentified gunmen fired at two vehicles carrying employees of U.S. miner Freeport McMoran Copper and Gold Inc in Indonesia's Papua province on Sunday, wounding nine people, a company official said.

46 injured after plane crash lands in Iran (AP) Posted: 23 Jan 2010 10:00 PM PST AP - A Russian-made Iranian passenger plane carrying 157 passengers and 13 crew crash landed in northeastern Iran Sunday injuring at least 46 people, state television reported.

Afghanistan to postpone parliament poll (Reuters) Posted: 23 Jan 2010 09:39 PM PST Reuters - Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission will postpone this year's parliamentary election to Sept. 18 from its scheduled date of May 22, an Afghan official involved in the election process said on Sunday.

N.Korea lashes out at Seoul 'preemptive strike' plan Posted: 23 Jan 2010 06:21 PM PST SEOUL -North Korea's military on Sunday lashed out at South Korea's plan to launch a "preemptive strike" against the communist state to thwart any nuclear attacks, state media said. Read more...

N.Korea blasts Seoul's 'preemptive strike' plan Posted: 23 Jan 2010 06:21 PM PST SEOUL -North Korea on Sunday lashed out at South Korea's plan to launch a "preemptive strike" to thwart any nuclear attack from Pyongyang as an "open declaration of war," state media said. Read more...

US base row focus of Japan city vote Posted: 23 Jan 2010 05:25 PM PST TOKYO -Japanese voters in a city on Okinawa island go to the polls to elect a new mayor Sunday in a vote that throws a spotlight on a dispute with the United States over where to build a controversial new US air base. Read more...

China carves new mountain pass Posted: 23 Jan 2010 09:35 PM PST Engineers from China have begun creating a road through previously inaccessible mountains to try and connect Nepal to Tibet, and China beyond.

China carves new mountain pass Posted: 23 Jan 2010 09:35 PM PST Engineers from China have begun creating a road through previously inaccessible mountains to try and connect Nepal to Tibet, and China beyond.

Shooting near Freeport mine in Indonesia wounds 7 (AP) Posted: 23 Jan 2010 09:36 PM PST AP - Indonesian police say gunmen have attacked a convoy of buses near the world's largest gold mine in Papua, wounding seven people including one foreigner.

Britain to exit recession, but faces bleak recovery (AFP) Posted: 23 Jan 2010 09:03 PM PST AFP - An end to Britain's longest recession on record will likely be confirmed this week but recovery for the debt-ridden nation -- facing an election this year -- will be far from smooth, economists warned.

US peace envoy meeting with Israeli prime minister (AP) Posted: 23 Jan 2010 09:40 PM PST AP - Washington's Mideast envoy is holding another meeting with Israel's prime minister after failing to persuade Palestinians to return to peace talks.

(AP) Posted: 23 Jan 2010 08:58 PM PST AP - Venezuelan cable providers drop TV channel critical of President Hugo Chavez.

India scrambles security for Republic Day (AFP) Posted: 23 Jan 2010 09:35 PM PST AFP - New Delhi faces a virtual security lockdown for a grand annual parade on Tuesday as India celebrates Republic Day amid warnings that Islamic militants could be plotting an attack.

Gunmen fire on Papua mine employees, six wounded Posted: 23 Jan 2010 08:57 PM PST TIMIKA, Indonesia (Reuters) - Unidentified gunmen fired at two vehicles carrying employees of U.S. miner Freeport McMoran Copper and Gold Inc's in Indonesia's Papua province on Sunday, wounding six people, police said.

Group tackles animal welfare in Haiti after quake (AP) Posted: 23 Jan 2010 08:49 PM PST AP - Animal welfare groups arrived in Haiti on Saturday to help protect earthquake victims by vaccinating stray dogs and maintaining the health of livestock.

NKorea: Pre-emptive strike from South would be war (AP) Posted: 23 Jan 2010 07:58 PM PST AP - North Korea warned Sunday it would consider any pre-emptive strike by South Korea a declaration of war — the latest salvo in a battle of rhetoric even as the rival nations showed signs of cooperating after months of tension over the North's nuclear program.

Save the tiger: Pressure mounts for tougher action (AP) Posted: 23 Jan 2010 09:00 PM PST AP - After trudging through the wilds of western Thailand for several hours, the forest rangers thought they were finally onto something: the distant sound of crunching leaves.

Afghanistan to postpone parliament poll Posted: 23 Jan 2010 09:39 PM PST KABUL, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission will postpone this year's parliamentary election to Sept. 18 from its scheduled date of May 22, an Afghan official involved in the election process said on Sunday.

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