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• In Destitute Kingdom, Ruler Lives Like a King
  5 Sep 2008 at 5:44pm
  The extravagance of Mswati III, the king of Swaziland, is prompting protests from his subjects.
  
  
  
• Bhutto Widower With Clouded Past Is Set to Lead
  5 Sep 2008 at 12:32pm
  Asif Ali Zardari will start his tenure as Pakistan?s president burdened by unproven corruption allegations.
  
  
  
• 6 Reported Dead in U.S. Afghan Strike
  5 Sep 2008 at 1:15pm
  It was the first of what American military officials said could be more raids to attack Taliban insurgents in Pakistan?s tribal region.
  
  
  
• Rice in Libya to Meet Qaddafi
  5 Sep 2008 at 4:18pm
  For the first time in more than half a century, a sitting American secretary of state is in Libya, as Condoleezza Rice arrived on Friday to meet with Muammar el-Qaddafi.
  
  
  
• Israel Bolsters Palestinian Authority Arsenal
  5 Sep 2008 at 2:07pm
  Some 900 assault rifles were transferred to the Palestinian Authority in late August with Israel?s approval, as part of a drive to build the capacity of Palestinian security forces.
  
  
  
• Angolans Go to the Polls
  5 Sep 2008 at 12:39pm
  War-ravaged Angola, a country with an abundance of oil, diamonds and grinding poverty, held its first election in 16 years on Friday.
  
  
  
• Hanna Aid Can?t Reach Haitian City
  5 Sep 2008 at 2:30pm
  A convoy carrying some of the first food aid since Tropical Storm Hanna killed 137 Haitians rumbled toward the flooded, starving, seething city of Gonaives, but the trucks didn?t make it.
  
  
  
• International Envoys Discuss North Korea Nuclear Complex
  5 Sep 2008 at 12:44pm
  International envoys from four nations started meetings in Beijing on Friday, seeking clarification on whether North Korea has begun reassembling its main nuclear complex.
  
  
  
• Plan Would Shift Forces From Iraq to Afghanistan
  5 Sep 2008 at 12:03pm
  Pentagon leaders have recommended a modest shift of U.S. forces by early next year, officials said.
  
  
  
• China Admits Building Flaws in Quake
  5 Sep 2008 at 4:04am
  Chinese officials said Thursday that a rush to build schools might have led to shoddy construction that resulted in student deaths in the May earthquake.
  
  
  
• South Korea Says Moment Is Critical for North Nuclear Deal
  5 Sep 2008 at 10:21am
  South Korea?s chief nuclear envoy pressed North Korea to halt plans to rebuild a mothballed nuclear plant and return to the bargaining table.
  
  
  
• U.S. Offers Storm Aid to Cuba Only Through Relief Groups
  5 Sep 2008 at 12:48am
  The State Department said that it had offered humanitarian aid to Cuban victims of Hurricane Gustav provided it does not go through the government of President Raśl Castro.
  
  
  
• Cheney Backs Membership in NATO for Georgia
  5 Sep 2008 at 12:21pm
  Vice President Dick Cheney was in Georgia, where his words of support placed him on a direct collision course with Russia?s leaders.
  
  
  
• Thai Leader Promises Referendum
  5 Sep 2008 at 4:04am
  Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej said he would hold a nationwide referendum to let the public decide how a paralyzing standoff should be resolved.
  
  
  
• Russia?s Oligarchs May Face a Georgian Chill
  5 Sep 2008 at 12:09am
  Some policy makers are starting to suggest that the best way to influence the Kremlin would be to put more pressure on the Russian business community in Europe.