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- Obama, Gen. Dempsey address Afghanistan 'insider' attacks
- Somalia has new parliament but no president yet
- Gu Kailai gets suspended death sentence in China
- Bloodshed persists in Syria on Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr
- Afghanistan 'insider' attacks pose threat to West's exit strategy
- In Mexico, blind vendors sell bootleg CDs on subways
| Obama, Gen. Dempsey address Afghanistan 'insider' attacks Posted: 20 Aug 2012 05:37 PM PDT Dempsey arrives in Afghanistan for talks, and Obama says he will reach out to President Hamid Karzai about the killings of Western soldiers by supposed allies. KABUL, Afghanistan — With the tempo of "insider" shootings accelerating, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff arrived in Afghanistan for talks on the phenomenon of Western troops dying at the hands of Afghan allies, U.S. and Afghan officials said Monday.  |
| Somalia has new parliament but no president yet Posted: 20 Aug 2012 04:50 PM PDT The changeover comes as the mandate for Somalia's transitional government ends. The undemocratic selection of lawmakers prompts doubts about the new parliament. MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia's new parliament was sworn in and convened for the first time Monday, but a scheduled presidential vote was not held. No firm date has been given for the vote, which could be delayed days or weeks.  |
| Gu Kailai gets suspended death sentence in China Posted: 20 Aug 2012 12:00 AM PDT The wife of a former Politburo member who poisoned British expatriate Neil Heywood is sentenced after a trial seen as the most politically charged in decades. BEIJING — Gu Kailai, wife of a former Politburo member and daughter of a revolutionary general, was given a suspended death sentence Monday for poisoning a British businessman inChina's most politically charged trial since the 1980s.  |
| Bloodshed persists in Syria on Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr Posted: 20 Aug 2012 12:00 AM PDT Activists report more than 150 people killed in Syria's conflict on a day Muslims observe the Eid al-Fitr holiday marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan. BEIRUT — In the Syrian town of Talbiseh on Sunday, residents heralded the end of the Muslim month of Ramadan on a tank, chanting anti-government slogans.  |
| Afghanistan 'insider' attacks pose threat to West's exit strategy Posted: 20 Aug 2012 12:00 AM PDT As the 10th American this month is slain by a supposed Afghan ally, the wider repercussions of the shootings come into focus. KABUL, Afghanistan — They've been cut down while working out in makeshift gyms, as they bedded down for the night in remote combat outposts, after shrugging off heavy packs and sweat-soaked body armor when they returned from patrol.  |
| In Mexico, blind vendors sell bootleg CDs on subways Posted: 19 Aug 2012 07:44 PM PDT A blind woman livening up subway rides with tunes from illegal CDs illustrates Mexico's enduring problems of copyright disregard and an underground economy. MEXICO CITY — First there were four of them, lined up against the subway platform wall. Then five, then six, then 11— all of them blind, all with retractable canes, all with bulging backpacks strapped to their torsos.  |
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