AP – Bolivian President Evo Morales seeks to take control of the last bastion of political opposition to his campaign to redistribute Bolivia’s wealth and land to the indigenous majority with regional elections on Sunday. Read more

AFP – Zimbabweans who fled their country’s political and economic crisis are being targeted by a “clean-up” ahead of the football World Cup in South Africa, a report said Wednesday. Read more

AP – Two suicide bombers including one impersonating a police officer killed at least 12 people and injured 18 others in the southern Russian province of Dagestan on Wednesday, officials said. Nine police officers were among the dead. Read more

AP – A bomb concealed on a bicycle killed at least eight people Wednesday in southern Afghanistan, as the Pentagon’s top military officer said NATO forces hope to reverse the Taliban’s momentum in the south with an upcoming offensive in Kandahar. Read more

AP – Google Inc. says malicious software has been used to spy on Vietnamese computer users opposed to a controversial bauxite mine in the Southeast Asian country. Computer security firm McAfee said the perpetrators may be linked to the communist government. Read more