Afghan leader to allow foreign election monitors (AP)

AP - Afghanistan's president has agreed to reverse an earlier decision and allow two foreigners on a commission monitoring upcoming parliamentary elections, his spokesman said Saturday.

Iraq’s PM leads in early Baghdad vote count (AP)

AP - A coalition led by Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki was winning in the all-important capital and a Shiite province in the south, according to a partial tally of election results released Saturday.

Tuna, polar bears to dominate UN wildlife summit (AFP)

AFP - The fate of bluefin tuna, African elephants and polar bears will be topping the agenda on Saturday as the top UN body with the power to ban trade in endangered species gathers for a summit in Doha.

Anti-government protesters head for Thai capital (AP)

AP - Thousands of red-shirted anti-government protesters converged on the Thai capital Saturday, giving the government an ultimatum to dissolve Parliament or face mass marches on key spots in the city.

Suicide attack in northwest Pakistan kills 13 (AP)

AP - A suicide bomber driving a motorized rickshaw blew himself up at a security checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan on Saturday, officials said, killing at least 13 people, injuring 52 and underscoring the nation's relentless security threat.

Blufin tuna tops CITES conference agenda in Doha (AP)

AP - The Atlantic bluefin tuna and other marine life in the world's overfished oceans are the focus of a United Nations conference in the Gulf state of Qatar.

Suicide Attacker Kills 13 in Pakistan – Voice of America

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Israeli troops, Palestinians clash near Jerusalem – The Associated Press

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Israeli troops, Palestinians clash near Jerusalem (AP)

AP - Several dozen Palestinian women scuffled with Israeli troops on the outskirts of Jerusalem on Saturday amid rising religious and political tensions in the disputed city.

Swann, Broad leave Bangladesh in trouble (AFP)

AFP - Graeme Swann and Stuart Broad shared five wickets as England tightened their grip on the opening Test against Bangladesh on Saturday despite Tamim Iqbal's fighting 81 not out.

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