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Officials: US missiles kill 5 in NW Pakistan (AP)

AP - Pakistani officials say suspected U.S. missiles have killed five people in a tribal region near the Afghan border.

Iranian opposition leader's home attacked (AP)

AP - Pro-government militiamen attacked the home of an Iranian opposition leader with homemade bombs and beat one of his bodyguards unconscious, an opposition website reported, in an apparent attempt to keep him from attending a key rally on Friday.

Small signal, big meaning? Castro in military duds (AP)

AP - Fidel Castro dusted off his full military uniform for the first time since stepping down as president four years ago, a symbolic act in a communist country where little signals often carry enormous significance.

EU trade chief apologizes for Jewish comments (AP)

AP - The EU's trade chief apologized Friday for blaming Jews and the "Jewish lobby" in Washington for blocking Mideast peace as the embarrassed EU head office quickly distanced itself from his comments.

Ex-UK deputy PM wants answers on tabloid scandal (AP)

AP - Britain's former deputy prime minister pressed Friday for police to reveal more about what is alleged to have been a pattern of illegal eavesdropping at a major tabloid newspaper.

German Banker's Anti-Immigration Book Riles the Nation (Time.com)

Time.com - A new anti-immigration book by a director on the board of Germany's central bank has outraged the nation -- and has critics calling for his job

Firm can't fire man for 1.8 cent theft (Reuters)

Reuters - A German company that fired a man for the theft of 1.8 euro cents (two U.S. cents) worth of electricity had no grounds for sacking him, a court ruled, dismissing the firm's appeal against his reinstatement.

Iran could strike Israeli nuclear site if attacked (AP)

AP - Iran's military chief of staff says Tehran could strike Israel's nuclear facility if the Jewish state were to attack Iran's nuclear sites.

Mexico: Soldiers kill 25 in troubled border state (AP)

AP - Soldiers killed at least 25 suspected cartel members Thursday in a raid and gunbattle in a Mexican state near the U.S. border that has become one of the most dangerous battlegrounds in the country's drug war.

Darfur rebels say dozens dead in army offensive (AFP)

AFP - A Darfur rebel group said on Friday that Sudanese forces had launched a major offensive using air power on its territory killing 74 people, most of them civilians -- a claim denied by the army.

Gates sees progress in tour of Afghan war zone (AP)

AP - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday he saw and heard evidence that the U.S. counterinsurgency strategy is taking hold in critical Kandahar province.

China orders state firms to explore Potash bid (Reuters)

Reuters - Chinese officials have ordered state-owned companies to meet with investment bankers to explore potential options to block BHP Billiton's $39 billion bid for Canada's Potash Corp, according to a source with direct knowledge of the matter.

Australian man's face mauled by shark in Solomons (AFP)

AFP - An Australian man was attacked by a shark which mauled his face and neck during a holiday in the South Pacific Solomon Islands, officials said on Friday.