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Top US commander: Burning Quran endangers troops (AP)

Afghans burn an effigy of Dove World Outreach Center's pastor Terry Jones during a demonstration against the United States in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Sept. 6, 2010. Hundreds of Afghans railed against the U.S. and called for President Barack Obama's death at a rally in the capital Monday to denounce the American church's plans to burn the Islamic holy book on 9/11. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)AP - The top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan warned Tuesday that an American church’s threat to burn copies of the Muslim holy book the Quran could endanger U.S.…

Australian Labor Party wins enough support to rule (AP)

AP - Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s center-left Labor Party will form a minority government to rule Australia for a second three-year term, after two independent lawmakers joined her coalition Tuesday…

What the Basque Terrorists’ Unilateral Ceasefire Reveals (Time.com)

Time.com - Spain’s political establishment has rejected a unilateral ceasefire declared by the battered Basque terrorist group ETA. What does it reveal about the cohesion of the separatists — and…

Sharp series of aftershocks strike New Zealand (AP)

Residents clean up mud and sludge damage from their house in Kaiapoi 25 kilometers (15 miles) outside Christchurch, New Zealand, Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010, after the city was hit bay a 7.1-magnitude earthquake on Saturday, Sept. 4. The earthquake smashed buildings, cracked roads and twisted rail lines and also ripped a new 11-foot (3.5 meter) wide fault line in the earth's surface leaving many homes and businesses without power, water or sewage. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)AP - A sharp series of about 20 aftershocks rattled New Zealand’s earthquake-hit city of Christchurch overnight, and earthquake experts warned Tuesday that another powerful temblor might hammer the region…

Tropical Storm Hermine makes landfall in Mexico (AP)

Tropical storm Hermine is seen in this satellite image courtesy of the National Hurricane Center. REUTERS/National Hurricane Center/HandoutAP - Tropical Storm Hermine slammed into Mexico’s northern Gulf coast near the U.S. border late Monday with winds of 60 mph (95 kph), lashing Mexico and southern Texas with…