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Putin: US orchestrated conflict in Georgia
(AP)
 AP - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin accused the United States on Thursday of instigating the fighting in Georgia and said he suspects a connection to the U.S. presidential campaign a contention the White House dismissed as "patently false."
Probe reveals oxygen bottle burst on Qantas flight
(AP)
 AP - An oxygen tank exploded and blew a car-sized hole in a Qantas jet last month, air safety officials said Friday, but investigators appear to be no closer to figuring out why.
Tourists, residents flee as Gustav swamps Jamaica
(AP)
 AP - The spinning core of Gustav bore down on southern Jamaica on Thursday after leaving 67 people dead in Hispaniola. Texas and Louisiana put their national guards on standby, and New Orleans said a mandatory evacuation might be necessary.
Afghans say deadly US raid based on misleading tip
(AP)
 AP - Afghan officials said Thursday that a deadly U.S.-led special forces raid on a remote western village last week was based on misleading information provided by a rival clan.
Senior Iraqi official suspected of militia links
(AP)
 AP - A senior official in Nouri al-Maliki's government was in custody Thursday suspected of ties to Iranian-backed Shiite militias and plotting a June bombing that killed 10 people, including four Americans, Iraqi authorities said.
Poulter remains in golf's Ryder Cup hunt
(AFP)
 AFP - If Ian Poulter has a lock on a spot with Europe's Ryder Cup team, then somebody better tell Paul Casey.
Boats with Palestinians defy Israeli Gaza blockade
(AP)
 AP - Two boatloads of international activists who defied Israel's blockade of Gaza set sail for Cyprus on Thursday, carrying seven Gaza Palestinians who had been confined to the territory.
Ex-generals convicted of killing Argentine senator
(AP)
 AP - An Argentine court convicted two former generals on Thursday for the murder of a senator during the country's seven-year military dictatorship and sentenced them to life in prison.
Tunisian courts convicts 19 Islamic militants
(AP)
AP - A Tunisian court convicted 19 Islamic militants on charges linked to plots to carry out attacks in the north African country or send fighters to Iraq, a defense lawyer said Thursday.
China warns on rural, urban income gap: report
(AFP)
 AFP - The income gap between urban and rural areas in China is the worst in a generation, state media reported Friday, five years after leaders made equality a top policy aim.
Oxygen bottle blamed for Qantas plane explosion
(Reuters)
Reuters - Australian air safety investigators on
Friday blamed an oxygen bottle for a mid-air explosion which
blew a minivan-size hole in the side of Qantas 747, but said
they don't know why the bottle blew up.
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