Middle East
Demolished Weekly, Village In Israel Rises Again
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Basque Separatists Announce Cease-Fire
()The Basque separatist militant group ETA declared a cease-fire in a video statement issued on Sunday, suggesting it might turn to a political process in its quest for independence.
Latin America
Mexico Orders Alleged U.S.-Born Drug Lord Held()
September 4, 2010 Edgar Valdez Villarreal, known as "La Barbie," was arrested by Mexican police Monday, following a yearlong pursuit. Authorities blame Valdez for several dozen homicides in his fight for control of the Beltran Leyva cartel. A judge ordered him held for 40 days pending an investigation into charges.
Religion
Indonesians Protest Fla. Church's Quran-Burning Day()
September 4, 2010 The Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville, Fla., said it will burn the Islamic holy book to mark the ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Religious leaders in Indonesia, the world's largest Muslim nation, have appealed to U.S. authorities to stop the event.
Economy
On Jobs, U.S. Now Ranks Worse Than Similar Nations()
September 4, 2010 The U.S. unemployment rate surged far higher and has remained higher than in other major industrial countries. It's now at 9.6 percent. The big shift came when American companies cut workers more aggressively than foreign firms in the face of the financial crisis.
Around the Nation
Report: Blackwater Created Shell Companies()
September 4, 2010 The report on the newspaper's website says Sen. Carl Levin, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, has asked the Justice Department to see whether Blackwater misled the government when using the subsidiaries to gain government contracts.
Asia
A Village Sacrificed For China's Greater Good()
September 4, 2010 A $62-billion water diversion project 60 years in the making will channel water from the south of the country to the drought-prone North. The project will dislocate 330,000 people, who must leave their homes forever.
