Globe and MailClinton: Obama foreign policy is workingJerusalem PostBy AP AND JPOST.COM STAFF Hours before Clinton's remarks Palestinian negotiator Nabil Sha'ath says PA won't make recognize the Jewish character of Israel, will leave talks …

Sydney Morning HeraldWhy Iran suspended woman's stoning sentenceChristian Science MonitorIran suspended the stoning sentence for a woman convicted of adultery amid mounting international pressure, including the European Parliament's 658-1 resol…

The GuardianFrench Unions Call Strikes on Sept. 23 as Sarkozy Holds Firm on PensionsBloombergFrench unions called for a day of strikes on Sept. 23 following yesterday's demonstrations to protest President Nicolas Sarkozy's plan to raise the ret…

Ha’aretzCambridge edges Harvard as top university in new surveyAFPLONDON — Cambridge University has edged out Harvard to become the first non-US university to top a global ranking, according to a survey released Wednesday. The British-based Cambridge…

Boston GlobeChina and Japan Bristle Over Island DisputeNew York TimesBEIJING — Despite recent efforts to tamp down territorial disputes, China and Japan are jostling elbows over one of their thorniest such conflicts: control of a tiny, uninhabited is…

msnbc.comJolie: No choice but to be optimistic in PakistanCNNBy the CNN Wire Staff Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) — Amid the overwhelming flood disaster in Pakistan, the world has "no choice but to be optimistic and to have hope" that things can …

msnbc.comJolie: No choice but to be optimistic in PakistanCNNBy the CNN Wire Staff Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) — Amid the overwhelming flood disaster in Pakistan, the world has "no choice but to be optimistic and to have hope" that things can …

Reuters AfricaBan urges Rwanda not to withdraw UN peacekeepersBBC NewsThe UN's secretary general has urged Rwanda not to withdraw its peacekeepers from Sudan over a leaked report saying its troops may have committed genocide. Ban Ki-moon said he wa…

The GuardianDavid Cameron's father dies after strokeThe GuardianDavid Cameron's father died today after a suffering a stroke on holiday, shortly after the prime minister arrived at his bedside at a hospital in the south of France where he was b…

Telegraph.co.ukGunmen Stage Massive Prison Break in Northern NigeriaVoice of AmericaNigerian police say more than 730 inmates escaped during a prison break in the northern city of Bauchi. Gunmen attacked the prison, freeing suspected members of a radic…