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UN: 'Scores' dead in Somalia bombing

CNN International - 
(CNN) -- A truck filled with explosives barreled into a government complex in the heart of Somalia's restive capital Tuesday, a brazen strike killing dozens of people, including students registering for an education program.

Russian police detain 24 opposition activists

The Associated Press - 
MOSCOW (AP) - Russian police have brutally dispersed an opposition rally in Moscow. Police spokesman Gennady Bugachyov said 24 people were detained Tuesday.

Libya's NTC Launches 'Final Assault' on Gadhafi Stronghold

Voice of America - 
October 04, 2011 Libya's NTC Launches 'Final Assault' on Gadhafi Stronghold VOA News Libyan interim government fighters have launched what they say is the "final assault" on Sirte, one of the few remaining strongholds of former leader Moammar Gadhafi.

Afghan leader in key India talks

BBC News - 
The leaders of Afghanistan and India have signed a strategic partnership agreement during a visit by President Hamid Karzai to Delhi.

China Says US Risks Trade War With Bill Targeting Currency

BusinessWeek - 
Oct. 4 (Bloomberg) -- China said the US risks triggering a trade war through legislation before the Senate that would punish the Asian nation for what lawmakers say is the undervaluation of its currency, the yuan.

Afghans: Pakistan Won't Help Probe Rabbani's Death

ABC News - 
An Afghan government commission investigating the assassination of the country's former president has accused Pakistan of not cooperating with its investigation, after alleging that Pakistani intelligence officials also had advance ...

Dalai Lama Cancels Visit to South Africa

Wall Street Journal - 
JOHANNESBURG—The Dalai Lama has canceled plans to attend a birthday party of fellow Nobel Peace Prize winner Desmond Tutu, failing for a second time to obtain a visa from South Africa, a country that has sought closer trade ties with ...

As relations sour, Turkey plans military exercise at Syrian border

CNN - 
Istanbul (CNN) -- As relations continue to deteriorate between neighbors Turkey and Syria, the Turkish armed forces announced Tuesday it will conduct a weeklong series of military exercises in a province along the ...

Suspected sectarian attack in Pakistan kills 13

Reuters - 
1 of 3. An ehnic Hazara Shi'ite man is comforted by his relative at the local hospital in Quetta October 4, 2011, after learning that a family member was shot dead.

Israel to demand adjustment of Quartet Mideast peace plan, official says

Ha'aretz - 
Despite Netanyahu's acceptance Quartet statement, top minister says Jerusalem will demand several changes in the document, insist on freeze of Palestinian UN membership bid at the Security Council.

Angelina Jolie considers new role with UN agency

CBS News - 
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, UNHCR, Goodwill Ambassador US actress Angelina Jolie, left, walks with the Chairman of the UNHCR Executive Committee, Hisham Badr, right, Ambassador of the Permanent Representative Mission of Egypt to ...

Bahrain sends 26 to prison over protests

CNN - 
By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- A court in Bahrain sentenced 26 political activists Tuesday to between five and 15 years in prison, state media reported.

Bedouin Arabs riot following mosque arson

Jewish Telegraphic Agency - 
JERUSALEM (JTA) -- Rioters in a Bedouin Arab town in northern Israel torched community buildings in the wake of an arson attack on a local mosque.

Court told Abramovich paid protection money to Berezovsky

Financial Times - 
Roman Abramovich, the billionaire owner of Chelsea Football Club, paid hundreds of millions of dollars to Boris Berezovsky, another oligarch now living in exile in London, to ensure political patronage and survival in the “Wild East” ...

Germany Returns Namibian Skulls Used For Experiments

Voice of America - 
October 04, 2011 Germany Returns Namibian Skulls Used For Experiments VOA News Germany has returned to Namibia 20 skulls that were taken for so-called scientific tests when Germany ruled the southern African country more than a century ago.

US aid freeze threatens Palestine state projects

Reuters - 
A Palestinian farmer walks with a donkey past an Israeli army gate as he makes his way to harvest olive trees on the outskirts of the West Bank village of Salem, near the Jewish settlement of Elone Moreh, east of Nablus, October 3, 2011.

Bottled water provides only relief for some in drought-stricken South Pacific

Washington Post - 
By AP, WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Crops are wilting, schools have shut their bathrooms and government officials are bathing in lagoons because of a severe shortage of fresh water in a swath of the South Pacific.

Int'l court OKs Ivory Coast violence probe

eTaiwan News - 
AP The International Criminal Court on Monday authorized an investigation into violence that left some 3000 people dead after Ivory Coast's disputed presidential election last year.

Thailand PM's Twitter Account Hacked

International Business Times - 
The Twitter account of Thailand's controversial new Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has been shut down after it had been hacked and filled with comments questioning her competence and loyalties.

Kim Jong Il's grandson found on Facebook?

CNN - 
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il is shown in an undated photo released by North Korea's official news agency on October 4, 2011.