Mon. 24 Aug 2009 0908 UTC
US Establishes New Interrogation Unit, Names Head of Prisoner Abuse Probe
White House says it will directly supervise a new unit that is being set up to interrogate high value terror detainees
UN Official Asks for Patience, Calm on Afghan Vote Outcome 
Kai Eide is calling for patience to allow process to be completed, saying he is not surprised by slow pace of vote count
White House Advisers: Swine Flu Poses a Serious Health Threat
President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology says some preparations should be improved
US Criticizes Gadhafi Plan to Pitch Tent Near New York for UN Meeting
Obama administration is already upset over warm welcome Libyan government gave last week to man convicted of 1988 Pan Am airliner bombing over Scotland
US Housing Market Shows Improvement 
Sales of existing homes in US surpass expectations but foreclosures still problematic
- Scottish Justice Minister Defends Bomber's Release
- Pakistan Arrests 13 Militants Linked to Al-Qaida, Taliban
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Afghan Elections May Face Delay As Voting Fraud Charges Mount
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Wildfires Force Thousands of Greeks to Flee Homes
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New Reports Find Alcohol and Tobacco Deaths in Russia Too High
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US Pushes to Enforce N. Korea Sanctions
- 200 to Go on Trial in China's Xinjiang Region
- Kenyans Wary as National Census Begins
- Support for Mugabe, ZANU-PF Plunges
- Cyclists Start Grueling Tour de Timor
