Australian PM takes poll lead

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• Australian PM takes poll lead
• The greenest music festival ever?
• US 'concerned' over results of Rwanda vote (AFP)
• Hanoi clamps down on Internet cafes (AFP)
• China to mourn landslide victims
• Pakistan floods stoke cholera fears
• Hong Kong player shot in leg at women's baseball championship
• Obama defends New York mosque plan
• CCTV of 'air steward's emergency exit'
• German S boat restored using film
• Afghans blame civilian deaths on U.S. despite spike from insurgent violence
• Russia to load fuel for Iranian reactor
• Saudi king limits fatwas
• Army analyst linked to WikiLeaks hailed as antiwar hero
• At Ramadan dinner, Obama defends plans for Ground Zero mosque
• Perseid meteor shower lights up the night sky
• Mexican police say 5 suspects hacked up officer (AP)
• Three judges suspended in Taiwan corruption probe (AFP)
• Australia PM Gillard takes poll lead (AFP)
• Four E.U. Nations Stoke Fears of an Immigrant Flood (Time.com)

Australian PM takes poll lead Posted: 13 Aug 2010 11:13 PM PDT Julia Gillard leads Tony Abbott in opinion polls a week before national elections.

The greenest music festival ever? Posted: 13 Aug 2010 09:18 PM PDT The Oya festival in Oslo is hoping to show how things can be done differently.

US 'concerned' over results of Rwanda vote (AFP) Posted: 13 Aug 2010 10:17 PM PDT AFP - The United States is "concerned" about human rights violations that occurred before recent presidential elections in Rwanda, the White House has said.

Hanoi clamps down on Internet cafes (AFP) Posted: 13 Aug 2010 10:29 PM PDT AFP - Authorities in the Vietnamese capital are clamping down on Internet cafes in what they say is a bid to address online gaming addiction and inappropriate content.

China to mourn landslide victims Posted: 13 Aug 2010 11:02 PM PDT Sunday declared as national day of mourning in country battered by torrential rains.

Pakistan floods stoke cholera fears Posted: 13 Aug 2010 10:13 PM PDT Worst floods in country's history bring more misery as hunger and disease stalk victims.

Hong Kong player shot in leg at women's baseball championship Posted: 13 Aug 2010 10:01 PM PDT CARACAS (Reuters) - A Hong Kong player at the women's baseball World Cup in Venezuela was shot in the leg during a game against Netherlands on Friday and play was suspended, local media reported.

Obama defends New York mosque plan Posted: 13 Aug 2010 09:37 PM PDT Barack Obama has defended plans to build a mosque close to the site of the World Trade Centre in New York City.

CCTV of 'air steward's emergency exit' Posted: 13 Aug 2010 09:24 PM PDT New footage has been released of the moment a air steward supposedly made a quick exit from a plane following a row with a passenger.

German S boat restored using film Posted: 13 Aug 2010 09:46 PM PDT A German S boat which played a deadly role in World War II is being restored in the UK.

Afghans blame civilian deaths on U.S. despite spike from insurgent violence Posted: 13 Aug 2010 09:00 PM PDT KABUL -- During the first six months of the year, 1,271 Afghan civilians had been killed in an increasingly violent war. On Tuesday, Hafizullah Azizi, a handsome 22-year-old who financially supported his mother and five younger siblings, was added to the list. War in Afghanistan - NATO - Afghanistan - Taliban - United Nation

Russia to load fuel for Iranian reactor Posted: 13 Aug 2010 09:00 PM PDT MOSCOW -- Russia will load fuel into Iran's first nuclear power plant next week despite U.S. demands that Iran be prevented from obtaining nuclear energy until it proves it is not pursuing a weapons capacity, Russian and Iranian officials said Friday. Iran - Middle East - Nuclear power - Russia - Nuclear weapon

Saudi king limits fatwas Posted: 13 Aug 2010 09:00 PM PDT CAIRO -- A Saudi royal order limiting the number of religious rulings, or fatwas, that can be issued is an attempt to bring order to what has become a chaotic field since the advent of satellite television and the Internet, analysts say. Saudi Arabia - Middle East - Business and Economy - FatwÄ - Government

Army analyst linked to WikiLeaks hailed as antiwar hero Posted: 13 Aug 2010 09:00 PM PDT For antiwar campaigners from Seattle to Iceland, a new name has become a byword for anti-establishment heroism: Army Pfc. Bradley E. Manning. United States - Wikileaks - Government - Military - Games

At Ramadan dinner, Obama defends plans for Ground Zero mosque Posted: 13 Aug 2010 09:00 PM PDT President Obama on Friday forcefully joined the national debate over construction of an Islamic complex near New York's Ground Zero, telling guests at a White House dinner marking the holy month of Ramadan that opposing the project is at odds with American values. Barack Obama - Ramadan - United States - President - Islam

Perseid meteor shower lights up the night sky Posted: 13 Aug 2010 12:39 PM PDT Astronomy - Solar System - Meteor shower - Perseids - Small Bodies

Mexican police say 5 suspects hacked up officer (AP) Posted: 13 Aug 2010 09:05 PM PDT AP - Mexican authorities said Friday that police in Ciudad Juarez captured five alleged drug gang members suspected in the killings of two federal officers, including one whose bodies was hacked to pieces.

Three judges suspended in Taiwan corruption probe (AFP) Posted: 13 Aug 2010 09:03 PM PDT AFP - Three senior Taiwanese judges have been suspended in the island's latest corruption scandal implicating top judiciary, the authorities said Saturday.

Australia PM Gillard takes poll lead (AFP) Posted: 13 Aug 2010 08:53 PM PDT AFP - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard regained her lead in the polls just one week out from neck-and-neck elections Saturday, with surveys showing she had support in enough seats to win office.

Four E.U. Nations Stoke Fears of an Immigrant Flood (Time.com) Posted: 13 Aug 2010 07:00 PM PDT Time.com - Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and Spain have extended citizenship to almost five million people, most of them outside the E.U. Europe's leaders worry that those with ethnic ties will come "home" to nations already suffering from sky-high unemployment

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