Govt Condemns Killing Of 4 Afghan Soldiers (ap)
AP – The Afghan Defense Ministry has condemned the killing of four Afghan soldiers in a NATO airstrike. Read more
Tourists Fly Out As Machu Picchu Begins Isolation (ap)
AP – The last young backpackers flew away from Machu Picchu as clouds closed in again Friday, leaving Peru to grapple with flood damage that will close its top tourist site for weeks, or even months. Read more
Argentina’s Central Bank President Resigns (ap)
AP – Argentina’s Central Bank chief resigned Friday, saying he could do no more to protect the nominally independent institution from the president’s efforts to control its dollar reserves. Read more
Social Forum Ends With Vows To Fight Capitalism (ap)
AP – Leftists who converged in Brazil to protest what they view as uncontrolled capitalism ended the World Social Forum on Friday with vows to take advantage of the financial crisis to promote a global socialist agenda. Read more
Niger Delta Militants Call Off Truce With Nigeria (ap)
AP – The main militant group in the oil-rich Niger Delta called off its cease-fire with the government Saturday morning, dealing a potential death blow to a presidential amnesty program aimed at ending violence that has crippled production in the West African nation. Read more