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Good Morning Aron, MON 27 Sep 2010    North Korea military appears to back Kim succession AIG, U.S. move closer to deal on bailout exit: sources Venezuela opposition limits Chavez in parliament Iran reports 6.1 earthquake west of Shiraz Japan seeks damages as China trawler row lingers Afghan poll body orders vote recounts in 7 provinces Israeli settlement freeze ends as peace talks in doubt Obama says U.S. not in a jobless recovery U.S. investigating Karzai brother: report U.S. soldier faces murder charges from Afghan war Japan asks China to pay for damages Delegates meet in Pyongyang - media Russian President welcomed in China North Korea military appears to back Kim succession September 27, 2010 06:55 AM ET SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's military has nominated the third son of ailing leader Kim Jong-il as a delegate to a rare meeting of the ruling party, a South Korean newspaper said, supporting reports he is his father's chosen successor. Full Article AIG, U.S. move closer to deal on bailout exit: sources September 27, 2010 07:55 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - American International Group Inc and the U.S. government are moving closer to a deal on how the Treasury Department would exit its investment in the bailed-out insurer, sources familiar with the situation said on Sunday. Full Article Venezuela opposition limits Chavez in parliament September 27, 2010 07:43 AM ET CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's opposition won a third of the seats in parliament and claimed a majority of the popular vote in elections on Sunday, a boost to its campaign to beat President Hugo Chavez at the 2012 presidential election. Full Article Iran reports 6.1 earthquake west of Shiraz September 27, 2010 08:05 AM ET TEHRAN (Reuters) - A 6.1 magnitude earthquake hit southern Iran Monday but there were no immediate reports of casualties. Full Article Japan seeks damages as China trawler row lingers September 27, 2010 08:37 AM ET TOKYO/BEIJING (Reuters) - Japan said it will ask China to pay for damage to its patrol boats suffered in a collision with a Chinese trawler, as Asia's top two economies continue to bicker over the affair. Full Article Afghan poll body orders vote recounts in 7 provinces September 27, 2010 07:46 AM ET KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's election body has ordered a partial recount of votes from seven of the country's 34 provinces on suspicion of fraud, potentially delaying the results of a parliamentary poll further, an official said on Monday. Full Article Israeli settlement freeze ends as peace talks in doubt September 27, 2010 09:05 AM ET JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's moratorium on new building in settlements expired Monday but Palestinians held back from carrying out a threat to quit peace talks, leaving more time for diplomacy to try to save the negotiations. Full Article Obama says U.S. not in a jobless recovery September 27, 2010 09:01 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Monday the United States must accelerate job growth, but he said the country was not experiencing a "jobless recovery" as it pulled out of a recession. Full Article U.S. investigating Karzai brother: report September 27, 2010 09:07 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors in New York have opened a corruption investigation into a brother of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday, citing unnamed U.S. officials. Full Article U.S. soldier faces murder charges from Afghan war September 27, 2010 12:35 AM ET SEATTLE (Reuters) - The first of 12 U.S. soldiers charged with crimes in Afghanistan that range from killing civilians to keeping body parts as war trophies faces a military tribunal on Monday that will decide whether his case proceeds to court-martial. Full Article

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