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In this July 1, 2008 file photo, Pakistan's People's Party leader Asif Ali Zardari, husband of slain politician Benazir Bhutto, touches her photo during his speech to the twenty-third Congress of the Socialist International at the Lagonissi Grand Resort, Greece. Zardari will succeed Pervez Musharraf as president of Pakistan after winning a landslide election victory Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis, File)
Asif Ali Zardari's two main competitors concede race minutes after it is announced he has won the clear majority of votes in Pakistan's Parliament and the four provincial assemblies. (Thanassis Stavrakis - AP)

Out of Options in Egypt, Iraqis Head Home

Iraq will expand its no-cost return program to Jordan this month, dispatching planes and buses to bring back more than 500 refugees there, Iraq's envoy in Amman says.


In Kenya, Some Fear That Fissures Remain

Nearly eight months after post-election violence, observers say members of the political elite have returned to their backroom machinations at the expense of a country still divided by the crisis.


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International Group Backs Nuclear Accord For U.S., India (Post, September 7, 2008; Page A18)

In Tunisia and Algeria, Rice Asks for Cooperation (Post, September 7, 2008; Page A19)

Cheney Scolds Russia Over War in Georgia (Post, September 7, 2008; Page A20)

Program Aids Veterans Entering Corporate World:  Mentors Guide Service Members Returning From Wars (Post, September 7, 2008; Page A04)

Caribbean Hurricane Strengthens; Path in Doubt (Post, September 7, 2008; Page A22)

Plague Threatens Prairie Fauna (Post, September 7, 2008; Page A14)

Vt. Town Decides It Has No Right to Ban Soothsayers (Post, September 7, 2008; Page A16)

NASA Chief's E-Mail Defies Public Comments on Lunar Program (Post, September 7, 2008; Page A16)

Residents of Flood-Prone N.Va. Areas Grow Weary (Post, September 7, 2008; Page A22)

Hanna Deals Relatively Soft Blow To Carolinas (Post, September 7, 2008; Page A22)

Africa

In Kenya, Some Fear That Fissures Remain
(Post, September 7, 2008, Page A17)

In Tunisia and Algeria, Rice Asks for Cooperation
(Post, September 7, 2008, Page A19)

Rice and Gaddafi Hammer at Wall Built by Decades of Animosity
(Post, September 6, 2008, Page A10)

Delays, Shortages Mark First Voting in Angola in 16 Years
(Post, September 6, 2008, Page A18)

Aid Plane Crashes in E. Congo; 17 Aboard
(Post, September 3, 2008, Page A12)
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Asia/Pacific

Compromise Led to Iraq Troop Plan
(Post, September 6, 2008, Page A04)

Beijing Welcomes The Disabled as China Never Has
(Post, September 6, 2008, Page A10)

In China, Police Clash With Protesters Who Invested in Illegal Schemes
(Post, September 6, 2008, Page A11)

Pakistani Tortured, Her Attorney Says
(Post, September 5, 2008, Page A04)

Pakistan's Zardari, Once on the Sidelines, Eyes Presidency
(Post, September 5, 2008, Page A10)
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Europe

International Group Backs Nuclear Accord For U.S., India
(Post, September 7, 2008, Page A18)

Cheney Scolds Russia Over War in Georgia
(Post, September 7, 2008, Page A20)

U.S. Warship Anchors Off Georgia
(Post, September 6, 2008, Page A12)

Pakistan's Zardari, Once on the Sidelines, Eyes Presidency
(Post, September 5, 2008, Page A10)

Cheney Vows Support for Georgia, Condemns Russian Military Moves
(Post, September 5, 2008, Page A17)
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Latin America

Caribbean Hurricane Strengthens; Path in Doubt
(Post, September 7, 2008, Page A22)

Rangel Says He Didn't Know of Loan Terms
(Post, September 6, 2008, Page A03)

Attempts to Aid Desperate Haitians Hindered by Floodwaters
(Post, September 5, 2008, Page A12)

Storm's Predicted Downpour, Winds Have Officials on Alert
(Post, September 5, 2008, Page B01)

Ecuador Giving U.S. Air Base the Boot
(Post, September 4, 2008, Page A06)
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North America

Melting Point
(Post, September 2, 2008, Page C01)

Mexicans Protest Rise in Drug-Related Violence
(Post, August 31, 2008, Page A15)

Homeland Security Comes to Vermont
(Post, August 24, 2008, Page A01)

As Latin Nations Treat Gays Better, Asylum Is Elusive
(Post, August 12, 2008, Page A03)

Early Lessons Forgotten, AIDS Conference Told
(Post, August 7, 2008, Page A02)
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Middle East

Program Aids Veterans Entering Corporate World
(Post, September 7, 2008, Page A04)

An Iraqi Exodus
(Post, September 7, 2008, Page A17)

U.S. Teams Weaken Insurgency In Iraq
(Post, September 6, 2008, Page A01)

Compromise Led to Iraq Troop Plan
(Post, September 6, 2008, Page A04)

Iraqi Officials Express Surprise, Dismay Over U.S. Spying Report
(Post, September 6, 2008, Page A12)
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Latest Wire Reports

Ike damages 80 percent of homes on Grand Turk
(AP, September 7, 2008; 7:48 AM)

Unidentified warship captures 14 Somali pirates: government
(Reuters, September 7, 2008; 7:09 AM)

Cheney holds talks in Italy on Georgia crisis
(AP, September 7, 2008; 6:58 AM)

Algae-dyed polar bears puzzle Japan zoo visitors
(AP, September 7, 2008; 6:57 AM)

Pakistan suicide blast death toll reaches 35
(AP, September 7, 2008; 6:44 AM)
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