Kurdish rebels kill two at Turkish police soccer game

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• Kurdish rebels kill two at Turkish police soccer game
• Gadhafi leaned on Arab allies to stay in power (AP)
• Haiti leader condemns UN assault charge (AP)
• Kurdish rebels kill two at Turkish police soccer game (Reuters)
• Haiti peacekeepers recalled over abuse claim
• Storm Lee weakens over Louisiana
• Death toll rises from Japanese typhoon
• Singapore: Under Construction
• EU official says region will avoid recession (AP)
• Rebels say not ready to resume peace with Philippines (Reuters)
• Rebels say not ready to resume peace with Philippines
• HK's schooling woes dim city's role as financial hub
• Noda's Office Checking Donations
• In Brazil, Arianna Huffington Says Social Media Good For Journalism
• Europe faces week of challenges in debt crisis (Reuters)
• Haiti aims to spread people, jobs across country (AP)
• Japan storm death toll rises to 25, more missing (Reuters)
• 'We Are Simply Muslim': Libyan Rebel Chief Denies Al-Qaeda Ties (Time.com)
• Typhoon dumps record rain on Japan, killing 25 (AP)
• Post-Gaddafi Tripoli: How Libya's Civil Servants Are Holding It Together (Time.com)

Kurdish rebels kill two at Turkish police soccer game Posted: 04 Sep 2011 10:59 PM PDT TUNCELI, Turkey (Reuters) - Kurdish guerrillas opened fired on a group of Turkish policemen playing football in the eastern city of Tunceli late on Sunday, killing a senior officer and his wife, and wounding eight other police officers, Turkish media reported.

Gadhafi leaned on Arab allies to stay in power (AP) Posted: 04 Sep 2011 10:45 PM PDT AP - Moammar Gadhafi's dictatorship likely wouldn't have survived for more than four decades without the sea of dictators all around, protecting one another and working together to silence dissident voices.

Haiti leader condemns UN assault charge (AP) Posted: 04 Sep 2011 10:52 PM PDT AP - Haitian President Michel Martelly "vigorously condemned" late Sunday the actions of the United Nations after allegations surfaced that its troops sexually assaulted an 18-year-old man.

Kurdish rebels kill two at Turkish police soccer game (Reuters) Posted: 04 Sep 2011 10:59 PM PDT Reuters - Kurdish guerrillas opened fired on a group of Turkish policemen playing football in the eastern city of Tunceli late on Sunday, killing a senior officer and his wife, and wounding eight other police officers, Turkish media reported.

Haiti peacekeepers recalled over abuse claim Posted: 04 Sep 2011 10:51 PM PDT Uruguayan naval commander dismissed and five soldiers brought home over alleged sexual assault of young Haitian man.

Storm Lee weakens over Louisiana Posted: 04 Sep 2011 10:42 PM PDT New Orleans escapes mostly unscathed but other southeastern regions still face threat of flash flooding and tornadoes.

Death toll rises from Japanese typhoon Posted: 04 Sep 2011 10:02 PM PDT At least 25 dead and dozens missing as heavy rains and strong winds from Typhoon Talas sweep across main island.

Singapore: Under Construction Posted: 04 Sep 2011 09:24 PM PDT Imagine you head a major multi-national company - on your strategic plan it will surely say right up at the top; Grow in Asia. You will probably want to be based somewhere cost-effective, with reasonable rent and in the centre of the continent(which begs the question - where is the centre?). With other Asian cities ...

EU official says region will avoid recession (AP) Posted: 04 Sep 2011 09:46 PM PDT AP - The European Union will avoid slipping into recession and is doing all it can to tackle the region's debt problems, a top official said Monday.

Rebels say not ready to resume peace with Philippines (Reuters) Posted: 04 Sep 2011 09:54 PM PDT Reuters - The Philippines' largest Muslim rebel group is not ready to return to peace talks with the government next week after disagreements over proposals to end 40 years of conflict, the leader of the separatist group said on Monday.

Rebels say not ready to resume peace with Philippines Posted: 04 Sep 2011 09:54 PM PDT CAMP DARAPANAN, Philippines (Reuters) - The Philippines' largest Muslim rebel group is not ready to return to peace talks with the government next week after disagreements over proposals to end 40 years of conflict, the leader of the separatist group said on Monday.

HK's schooling woes dim city's role as financial hub Posted: 04 Sep 2011 10:18 PM PDT HONG KONG (Reuters) - As global companies expand in Asia, financial hubs such as Hong Kong are suffering a shortage of international school places that may blunt the city's competitive edge against regional rivals including Singapore.

Noda's Office Checking Donations Posted: 04 Sep 2011 08:42 PM PDT Japan's top government spokesman said the fundraising office of new prime minister Yoshihiko Noda has hired experts to look into allegations that he received political donations from foreign nationals.

In Brazil, Arianna Huffington Says Social Media Good For Journalism Posted: 04 Sep 2011 09:00 PM PDT To traditional media, sites like the Huffingtonpost.com and Drudge Report are a virus. But to Arianna Huffington, traditional media can actually improve and expand its audience through social media. (If it is not niched-out or broken up into a million pieces first.)

Europe faces week of challenges in debt crisis (Reuters) Posted: 04 Sep 2011 09:14 PM PDT Reuters - Europe faces a string of political and legal tests this week that could hurt efforts to resolve its sovereign debt crisis and increase pressure for governments to try more radical solutions.

Haiti aims to spread people, jobs across country (AP) Posted: 04 Sep 2011 10:06 PM PDT AP - When last year's earthquake hit Port-au-Prince, the Haitian capital, the school where Sansoir Boyer taught biology and math was reduced to rubble, along with the surrounding neighborhood.

Japan storm death toll rises to 25, more missing (Reuters) Posted: 04 Sep 2011 08:44 PM PDT Reuters - Japan's death toll from tropical depression Talas, earlier downgraded from a tropical storm, has risen to 25 with 52 missing, the government said Monday, as torrential rain pounded the west of the country at the weekend, triggering mudslides and bursting river banks.

'We Are Simply Muslim': Libyan Rebel Chief Denies Al-Qaeda Ties (Time.com) Posted: 04 Sep 2011 10:00 PM PDT Time.com - Though he fought along jihadists in Afghanistan, Abdel Hakim Belhadj, who leads the Libyan rebels in Tripoli, says he was never allied with Bin Laden, and only wants democracy for Libya.

Typhoon dumps record rain on Japan, killing 25 (AP) Posted: 04 Sep 2011 08:33 PM PDT AP - Rescuers in Japan dug through mud-caked debris and searched the banks of swollen rivers Monday for those missing in a powerful typhoon that left at least 25 people dead, the latest disaster for a country still recovering from a calamitous tsunami six months ago.

Post-Gaddafi Tripoli: How Libya's Civil Servants Are Holding It Together (Time.com) Posted: 04 Sep 2011 10:00 PM PDT Time.com - The interim government is still trying to get its act together but in the meantime the old civil service continues to function, even without pay

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