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Turkey: Kurdish rebels release German captives (AP) AP - Turkish officials say Kurdish rebels have released three Germans taken captive more than a week ago in eastern Turkey.
Brown urges end to settlement building (AP) AP - Visiting British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has called on Israel to stop settlement construction.
Obama meets with Afghan president (AP)

This picture released by U.S. Combined Security Transition Command Afghanistan shows Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama greets a U.S. soldier of Combined Security Transition Command in Afghanistan during a visit to Camp Eggers in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, July 20, 2008.  Obama visited with U.S. troops and Afghan officials in this war-weary nation, which is the focal point of his proposed strategy for dealing with threats to the U.S. if elected president (AP Photo/ U.S. Combined Security Transition Command Afghanistan)AP - Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama met Sunday with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, a man Obama has chided for not doing enough to rebuild his war-torn country.


Pope warns Catholic youth of 'spiritual desert' (AFP)

Thousands of pilgrims wait for the arrival of Pope Benedict XVI at Randwick racecourse in Sydney for the start of the World Youth Day final mass. The Pope urged hundreds of thousands of young Catholics to beat back a AFP - Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday urged hundreds of thousands of young Catholics to beat back a "spiritual desert" spreading through the modern world as he closed Catholic World Youth Day in Australia.


Iran praises latest nuclear talks (AP)

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad addresses the 62nd United Nations General Assembly at the U.N. headquarters in New York, September 25, 2007 file photo.  REUTERS/Shannon StapletonAP - Iranian state radio is quoting President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (ah-muh-DEE'-neh-zhahd) as saying the latest round of talks between Iran and world powers are "a step ahead."


Pope urges Australian youths to spurn materialism (AP)

Pope Benedict XVI gestures to the pilgrims during the Final Mass at World Youth Day in Sydney, Australia, Sunday, July 20, 2008. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)AP - Pope Benedict XVI said Sunday a "spiritual desert" was spreading throughout the world and he challenged young people to shed the greed and cynicism of their time to create a new age of hope for humankind.


Zimbabwe opposition ready for talks: Odinga (Reuters) Reuters - Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga said on Sunday Zimbabwe's main opposition was preparing to hold talks with President Robert Mugabe's party.
Drought threatens drinking water for a million Australians (AFP)

A drought in New South Wales drops the water levels at Lake Eucumbene to record levels, 2007. A report on the state of Australia's largest river system revealed that up to a million people could face a shortage of drinking water if the country's drought continues.(AFP/File/Anoek de Groot)AFP - Up to a million people in Australia could face a shortage of drinking water if the country's drought continues, a report on the state of the nation's largest river system revealed Sunday.


Brazil, Colombia boost trade ties (AP)

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, left, jokes with Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe during a press conference in Sopo, north of Bogota, Saturday, July 19, 2008. Lula is on a two-day official visit to Colombia. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)AP - The presidents of Brazil and Colombia vowed Saturday to boost trade and investment between their nations ahead of crucial world trade talks next week.


NATO: 4 Afghans accidentally killed (AP)

An Afghan policeman checks the boot of a car at a checkpoint in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, July 20, 2008. Security stayed on alert as Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama shared Sunday breakfast with American troops in Kabul ahead of an expected meeting with Afghan leader Hamid Karzai.  (AP Photo/Gurinder Osan)AP - NATO said Sunday that its forces accidentally killed at least four civilians in eastern Afghanistan, while an official in the nation's west said foreign troops used airstrikes on Afghan police, killing nine.