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MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA 
HEZBOLLAH  ITEM 1: AP: As White House and Congress fight, US security fears Hezbollah commander will be freed   http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/congress/as-white-house-and-congress-fight-us-security-fears-hezbollah-commander-will-be-freed/2011/07/20/gIQAZKzyPI_story.html

EGYPT  ITEM 2: FINANCIAL TIMES: Banks expected to keep Egypt afloat   http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/2122aa52-b2c6-11e0-bc28-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1S0gTwZD5

AL QAEDA  ITEM 3: AP: Police tell Australians to be vigilant after extremist website posts Sydney opera house photo   http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia-pacific/police-tell-australians-to-be-vigilant-after-extremist-website-posts-sydney-opera-house-photo/2011/07/21/gIQA7L2NRI_story.html
ITEM 4: AP: Yemen says senior al-Qaida member killed in fighting in nation’s south   http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle-east/yemen-says-army-killed-senior-al-qaida-member-in-fighting-near-militant-held-town-in-south/2011/07/21/gIQABNASRI_story.html
ITEM 5: Bibhu Prasad Routray: Bibhu Prasad Routray: Al Qaeda in Expansion Mode: Beyond Yemen and Somalia   http://english.alarabiya.net/views/2011/07/20/158559.html
ITEM 6: NATIONAL POST (CANADA): Canadian detained in Senegal, suspected of financing al-Qaeda  http://news.nationalpost.com/2011/07/20/canadian-detained-in-senegal-suspected-of-financing-al-qaeda/

SOUTH ASIA 
AFGHANISTAN  ITEM 7: WALL STREET JOURNAL: U.S. Audit Describes Mismanagement of Afghan Aid   http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111904233404576457793195376636.html?mod=WSJ_World_LEFTSecondNews

INDIA-IRAN  ITEM 8: FINANCIAL TIMES: Western sanctions create India-Iran impasse    http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/db8f3fbe-b2e8-11e0-86b8-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1S0gTwZD5

EUROPE 
ITEM 9: WALL STREET JOURNAL: The ECB’s Political Agenda: If Greek sovereign liabilities end up entirely with official creditors, Europe’s fiscal union will be assured.   http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303661904576456021110515008.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEFTTopBucket
ITEM 10: WALL STREET JOURNAL: The Muddle in Brussels: A bank tax is just about the worst way to pay for another Greek bailout.   http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903461104576457630789043802.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEFTTopBucket
ITEM 11: RFE/RL: Eurozone Leaders Meet On Second Greek Bailout After Reports Of French-German Deal   http://www.rferl.org/content/eurozone_leaders_meet_on_greece/24271916.html
ITEM 12: David Mackie, Greg Fuzesi: Greek Debt and European Fiscal Union
The European Central Bank’s opposition to restructuring payment terms is odd-unless it has political motives.  
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903554904576457971089844598.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEFTTopOpinion

GREECE  ITEM 13: TIMES UK: Europe in scramble to rescue the Greeks   http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/world/europe/article3100327.ece

LATIN AMERICA 
MEXICO  ITEM 14: WALL STREET JOURNAL: Mexico Widens Police Corruption Probe   http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111904233404576458312223960484.html?mod=WSJ_World_LEFTSecondNews

EAST ASIA 
CHINA  ITEM 15: Board Stiffed: Beijing’s fretfulness about change has caused another good idea to struggle to get off the ground.  http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903554904576457420782670728.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEFTTopBucket
ITEM 16: WALL STREET JOURNAL: Beijing Details Ethnic Violence   http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111904233404576457684258319982.html?mod=WSJ_World_LEFTSecondNews
ITEM 17: WALL STREET JOURNAL: Cnooc May Skirt Tighter Canadian Deal Scrutiny   http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111904233404576458090678411176.html?mod=WSJ_World_LEFTSecondNews
ITEM 18: WALL STREET JOURNAL: China Agency Defends Forex Strategy   http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903554904576457284041435522.html?mod=WSJ_World_LEFTSecondNews
ITEM 19: WALL STREET JOURNAL: China’s Nuclear Scientists Unveil Latest ‘Breakthrough’   http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2011/07/21/china’s-nuclear-scientists-unveil-latest-breakthrough/?mod=WSJBlog&mod=chinablog

UNITED STATES  ITEM 20: WASHINGTON POST: Documents outline alleged funneling of Pakistani funds to U.S. candidates   http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/documents-outline-alleged-funneling-of-pakistani-funds-to-us-candidates/2011/07/20/gIQAzIqeQI_story.html
ITEM 21: WASHINGTON TIMES: Obama seeks ‘appropriate balance’ in fighting terror.  Ex-aide says shift away from al Qaeda   http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/jul/20/obama-seeks-appropriate-balance-in-fighting-terror/

ENERGY  ITEM 22: ECONOMIC TIMES (INDIA): Gazprom signs another Indian gas supply deal   http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-07-20/news/29794935_1_gazprom-marketing-largest-gas-producer-trading-singapore
ITEM 23: OILPRICE.COM: Gazprom’s Increasing Influence Throughout Central Asia and Eastern Europe   http://www.marketoracle.co.uk/Article29389.html

BANKING  ITEM 24: WALL STREET JOURNAL: U.K. Committee Queries Bank Reforms   http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903554904576457454042600900.html?mod=WSJ_World_LEFTSecondNews

SHARI’A BANKING/INVESTMENTS  ITEM 25: AMEINFO: Qatar Islamic Bank’s 2011 first-half net profit up 17% to QR703m   http://www.ameinfo.com/271092.html
ITEM 26: THE NATIONAL AE: NBAD looks to the top line as loans boost its profits   http://www.thenational.ae/business/banking/nbad-looks-to-the-top-line-as-loans-boost-its-profits
ITEM 27: THE MALAYSIA STAR: HSBC plans 6 more branches   http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/7/20/business/9131891&sec=business

MONEY LAUNDERING  ITEM 28: POLITICO: Audit: Karzai blocks U.S. anti-money laundering effort
The U.S. Embassy in Kabul said that Karzai ‘banned’ U.S. officials from the bank in May.  
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0711/59453.html
ITEM 29: CAPITOL HILL CUBANS: Money Laundering in Castro’s Cuba  http://www.capitolhillcubans.com/2011/07/money-laundering-in-castros-cuba.html

BRIBERY  ITEM 30: OPEN CHANNEL MSNBC: Did U.S. firm use bribery to land fuel contract for U.S. forces in Iraq?   http://openchannel.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/07/19/7115028-did-us-firm-use-bribery-to-land-fuel-contract-for-us-forces-in-iraq

COMMODITIES  ITEM 31: GUARDIAN UK: The cost of spurning GM crops is too high. The benefits of the technology far outweigh any risks and we must embrace the opportunities created by it   http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/jul/21/gm-debate
ITEM 32: WALL STREET JOURNAL: Canada Turns Wary Eye to Foreign Bids    http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111904233404576458090678411176.html?mod=WSJ_World_LEFTSecondNews
ITEM 33: FINANCIAL TIMES: Gold rally may have run its course, for now   http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/84edf710-b395-11e0-b56c-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1S0gTwZD5
ITEM 34: FINANCIAL TIMES: ‘Bible’ is testament to iron ore ‘revolution’   http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/17645106-b36f-11e0-b56c-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1S0gTwZD5
ITEM 35: MINING WEEKLY: China expected to step up pace of investment in Africa   http://www.miningweekly.com/article/china-expected-to-step-up-pace-of-investment-in-africa-2011-07-20

TERRORISM/TERRORIST FUNDING  ITEM 36: HURRIYET: Turkish gov’t prioritizes drafts against financing terror   http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=gov8217t-prioritizes-drafts-against-financing-terror-2011-07-20

CYBERWARFARE  ITEM 37: WALL STREET JOURNAL: Hackers Claim NATO Breach
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903461104576459903352764460.html?mod=WSJ_World_LEFTSecondNews

INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS  ITEM 38: WALL STREET JOURNAL: IMF Urges Boosting of Yuan   http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111904233404576458310732141884.html?mod=WSJ_World_LEFTSecondNews

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