NEW THIS DIGEST:
MALAYSIA-ANWAR. Malaysia's opposition leader Anwar once again accused of sodomy amid political tension.
MONGOLIA-ELECTION. Mongolians vote for a new parliament.
AFGHAN-VIOLENCE. US-led coalition: 32 militants killed in southern Afghanistan amid intensifying struggle.
KASHMIR-SHRINE PROTESTS. 3 killed in Indian Kashmir as protests over feared Hindu settlements turn violent.
US-ANGLICAN CONSERVATIVES. Conservatives pledge to reshape Anglican Communion to counter liberal churches.
US-ELECTIONS. McCain, Obama court Hispanics voters, expected to be pivotal voting bloc.
US-KOREA-THE BOMB'S FUTURE. ANALYSIS: More `near-nuclear' states may loom.
VENEZUELA-DIVIDED MILITARY. Dissenting military officers say they've been pushed aside in Venezuela under Chavez.
US-MODEL-SUICIDE. Reports: Model Ruslana Korshunova dies in fall from NYC building in apparent suicide.
US-BUFFETT LUNCH. Chinese investment fund manager pays $2.1M for chance to dine with billionaire Warren Buffett.
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ZIMBABWE
HARARE, Zimbabwe _ Zimbabwe's justice minister expects a "clear win" for President Robert Mugabe _ no surprise after a runoff in which the longtime leader was the only candidate. But the victory will be hollow; observers said the few Zimbabweans who went to the polls did so only out of fear. By Angus Shaw. AP photos
ZIMBABWE-MUGABE'S MIND
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa _ Robert Mugabe's mother told him as a boy that God had destined him to be a great leader. Now, he says only divine power _ not elections, foreign critics, a crumbling economy or younger opponent _ can unseat him. By Michelle Faul. AP Photos.
SOUTH AFRICA-ZIMBABWE
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa _ South Africa deported some 450 Zimbabweans overnight from a border detention center to a homeland beset by political violence and uncertainty, an international aid group says. By Michelle Faul.
MALAYSIA-ANWAR
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia _ Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim is accused of sodomizing his male aide, sparking speculation he might be arrested on the same charge that led to his imprisonment a decade ago in one of Malaysia's biggest political upheavals. By Eileen Ng. AP Photos.
PAKISTAN-OPERATION
KHYBER AGENCY, Pakistan _ Pakistani forces blow up a militant leader's headquarters and pound other suspected Taliban bases with mortar fire, as authorities launch a major offensive against gunmen operating in the volatile region along the Afghan border. By Kathy Gannon. AP Photos.
US-KOREA-THE BOMB'S FUTURE
UNDATED _ It may have rattled windows and raised dust, but the blast that toppled a towering symbol of North Korea's atom-bomb project was a mere blip on a world map where more and more states may "go nuclear" _ or nearly so _ in the years to come. An AP News Analysis by Special Correspondent Charles J. Hanley.
WITH: US-NUCLEAR-GLANCE
US-ANGLICAN CONSERVATIVES
NEW YORK _ Conservatives from the world's largest Anglican provinces who are angered by liberal thinking in churches in North America and elsewhere plan to create a global fellowship that challenges worldwide Anglican unity but stops short of a formal split. By Religion Writer Rachel Zoll.
US-ELECTIONS
WASHINGTON _ Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama reached out to the Hispanic community, the fastest-growing minority group in the United States and one that is expected to be an important voting bloc in the presidential election. AP Photos DCMO105, DCAB104, DCMC101, DCMC102, DCMC105, DCAB114.
VENEZUELA-DIVIDED MILITARY
CARACAS, Venezuela _ Hundreds of Venezuelan military officers are no longer assigned duties and have been relegated to their homes, quietly pushed aside for their dissent under President Hugo Chavez, according to former military commanders and a watchdog group. By Fabiola Sanchez. AP Photos.
US-MODEL-SUICIDE
NEW YORK _ A cover model for European Vogue has fallen to her death from her Manhattan apartment building in an apparent suicide.
US-CHINA
DUJIANGYAN, China _ U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrives in China for a two-day visit that will include a tour of the country's earthquake-ravaged southwest and talks about North Korea's nuclear weapons program. By Matt Lee. AP Photos.
MONGOLIA-ELECTION
ULAN BATOR, Mongolia _ Mongolians head to the polls to vote for a new parliament in a closely fought election in which both major parties are promising to share more of the country's natural wealth with the public. Expected by 0700. By Ganbat Namjil. AP Photos.
AFGHAN-VIOLENCE
KABUL, Afghanistan _ Troops fight gunbattles and call in airstrikes against insurgents in southern Afghanistan, killing 32 militants, the U.S.-led coalition says. By Rahim Faiez. AP Photos.
KASHMIR-SHRINE PROTESTS
SRINAGAR, India _ Tens of thousands of demonstrators paralyze cities in Indian-controlled Kashmir with protests against what they charge is a government plan to build Hindu settlements in the Muslim-majority region. By Aijaz Hussain. AP Photos.
BUSINESS & FINANCE:
US-BUFFETT LUNCH
OMAHA, Nebraska _ A Chinese investment fund manager won the chance to have lunch with billionaire Warren Buffett by bidding $2.1 million in the most expensive charity auction ever held on eBay. By Business Writer Josh Funk.
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