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McCain picks surprise VP

DAYTON, Ohio - Republican John McCain made a surprise choice of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate on Friday, adding a political unknown to the presidential ticket who could help him appeal to women voters. Palin, 44, a self-described "hockey mom," is a conservative first-term governor of Alaska with strong anti-abortion views, a record of reform and fiscal conservatism and an outsider's perspective on Washington.

Putin says U.S. provoked Georgia crisis

MOSCOW - Vladimir Putin launched a fresh attack on the United States, saying U.S. advisers were involved in the Georgian conflict and accusing the White House of provoking the crisis to help Republicans win the U.S. election. Russia is fighting back against a storm of condemnation from the United States and European governments for sending troops into Georgia and recognising its two breakaway regions as independent states.

Tribunal enters Karadzic "not guilty" plea

THE HAGUE - The U.N. tribunal for the former Yugoslavia entered a plea of not guilty on behalf of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic for war crimes and genocide charges on Friday after he refused to plead. At his second plea hearing before his trial for charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity in the 1992-95 Bosnian war, Karadzic refused to enter pleas for all of the 11 charges against him in front of presiding judge Iain Bonomy.

Hurricane Gustav gathers strength

GEORGE TOWN - Hurricane Gustav strengthened over the warm waters of the Caribbean on Friday, swirling toward the Cayman Islands and the Gulf of Mexico on the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's deadly strike on New Orleans. The storm, which killed up to 77 people in the Caribbean, plowed toward superheated waters south of Cuba where it could absorb enough energy to strengthen into a major hurricane before ripping through the heavy concentration of U.S. oil and natural gas platforms off Louisiana.

Afghanistan faces humanitarian crisis

KABUL - Afghanistan needs urgent help to avert a humanitarian crisis this winter, with millions facing some of the worst conditions for more than 20 years, OXAM said on Saturday. Afghanistan is one of the poorest countries in the world with more than half of the population living below the poverty line and millions of Afghans facing constant food shortages.

Spanair almost switched jet just before crash

MADRID - Spanair had considered replacing a McDonnell Douglas MD-82 jet just an hour before 154 people were killed when it crashed last week, a government minister said on Friday. But despite a technical problem the airline decided to keep passengers aboard the 15-year-old jet which shot off the runway during takeoff at Madrid airport on August 20 in Spain's worst air disaster in 25 years.

Zimbabwe power-sharing talks resume in South Africa

HARARE - Zimbabwean power-sharing talks resumed in South Africa on Friday to try to end the post-election political deadlock that has worsened a catastrophic economic decline. President Robert Mugabe and opposition MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai have failed to reach agreement in over one month of talks that followed Mugabe's unopposed re-election in a ballot boycotted by Tsvangirai and condemned around the world.

Mexican governor blames Gulf cartel for beheadings

CANCUN, Mexico - The beheadings of twelve people in southern Mexico were probably the work of the powerful Gulf cartel based across the border from Texas, a state governor said on Friday. Eleven beheaded bodies with signs of torture were dumped outside the city of Merida in the Yucatan Peninsula on Thursday. A 12th beheaded body was found 50 miles away in a small town to the east of Merida, also showing signs of torture.

Hezbollah gunman shot Lebanon army aircraft

BEIRUT - Lebanon's Hezbollah turned over to the authorities on Friday one of its gunmen who shot at an army helicopter and killed its pilot, security sources said. The incident occurred on Thursday over Iqlim al-Touffah region. The area is controlled by the powerful political and military group Hezbollah, which fought a 34-day war with Israel in 2006.

Gunmen demand ransom for Israeli hostage in Nigeria

ABUJA - Gunmen in Nigeria have demanded $12 million for the release of an Israeli expatriate kidnapped earlier this week at his home in the southern oil city of Port Harcourt, an Israeli embassy source said on Friday. Four gunmen late on Tuesday abducted the 60-year-old project manager, who works for Israeli construction firm Gilmor Engineering Limited, and fled by stealing his vehicle.

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