Putin: US orchestrated conflict in Georgia MOSCOW - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin accused the United States on Thursday of instigating the fighting in Georgia and said he suspects a connection to the U.S. presidential campaign _ a contention the White House dismissed as "patently false." More of this storyAfghans say deadly US raid based on misleading tip KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan officials said Thursday that a deadly U.S.-led special forces raid on a remote western village last week was based on misleading information provided by a rival clan. More of this storySenior Iraqi official suspected of militia links BAGHDAD - A senior official in Nouri al-Maliki's government was in custody Thursday suspected of ties to Iranian-backed Shiite militias and plotting a June bombing that killed 10 people, including four Americans, Iraqi authorities said. More of this storyMexican Supreme Court upholds legal abortion MEXICO CITY - Mexico's Supreme Court upheld the capital's abortion law Thursday, setting a precedent for the rest of the country that could inspire other Latin American cities. More of this storyTourists, residents flee as Gustav swamps Jamaica KINGSTON, Jamaica - Residents, tourists and oil workers fled as Gustav swamped Jamaica on Thursday, leaving 59 people dead in its wake. Louisiana and Texas put their national guards on standby, and New Orleans said a mandatory evacuation might be necessary. More of this storyPakistan's next president: Mr. 10 Percent? ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Asif Ali Zardari, the man poised to become Pakistan's next president, is still known as "Mr. 10 Percent" because of corruption allegations. Now his own lawyers say he may have suffered from mental health problems within the past year. More of this story
Sources: US says civilian deaths were overstated2 Chinese policemen killed, 7 wounded in XinjiangThai protesters push police off premier's compoundUS Army hearing on death of 4 Iraqis ends
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