World News Briefs -- August 11, 2010 (Evening Edition)

U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Gen. Babaker Zibari, Iraqi Armed Forces chief of staff, are inteviewed by Iraq television in Baghdad, July 27, 2010. DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley

Iraq Army Will Not Be Ready To Take Control Until 2020 -- The Telegraph

The Iraqi army will not be ready to take control of the country for another decade and the US must stop its pull out of troops, which is due to begin at the end of this month, Iraq's top army officer has warned.

Lt Gen Babakir Zebari said that Iraqi troops will not be fully trained until 2020 and that the army would not be able to cope without the support of the Americans.

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MIDDLE EAST

No agreement on direct Israel-Palestinian talks.

US: Lebanon military aid conditional.

U.S. and Iraqi interests may work against pullout.

Explosions, gunmen kill 11 people north of Baghdad.

Deadly blast hits Turkey oil pipeline.

U.N. panel on Gaza flotilla incident begins work.

Iran says it will make up for the cutoff of U.S. aid to Lebanon.

ASIA

Death toll in China landslides rises to 1,117.

Pakistan floods could give Taliban time to regroup.

Sri Lanka war commission begins public hearings.

Taliban blamed for sharp rise in Afghan casualties.

US and Vietnam stage joint naval activities.

Fifa investigates North Korea World Cup abuse claims.

North Korea offers ginseng to pay Czech debt.

AFRICA

Zimbabwe brings controversial diamonds to market under Kimberly supervision.

Rwanda grenade attack marks Kagame's presidential win. Kagame's Rwanda electon win is one of recent history's most lopsided. Incumbent Paul Kagame wins 93% in Rwandan poll.

UN urges Sudan to allow aid to Darfur camp.

Number of diamonds varies at war crimes trial.

Body scanners going unused at Nigeria airports.

EUROPE

Russian wildfires area halved - Emergencies Ministry. Russian wildfires raise Chernobyl radiation fears. Russia admits fires hit Chernobyl land.

Scotland defends Lockerbie bomber prognosis doctor.

Russia deploys S-300 missiles in Georgia's Abkhazia.

AMERICAS

Peru leader charged with rebellion eyes politics.

Colombia, Venezuela restore diplomatic ties.

Colombia opens door for talks with FARC rebels.

Mexican president open to change in drug strategy.

Jails on alert as ship of Tamils makes its way to B.C, Canada.

TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR

Gitmo jury to choose sentence for al-Qaida cook.

Al Awlaki threat masks a deeper danger.

The road to terror training camps sometimes begins in the U.S.

Khadr wears suit to Guantanamo trial, jury selection begins.

Jihadi tourism and the closed Hamburg mosque.

Terrorism charges filed against Indonesian cleric.

ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS

Stocks fall sharply as investors' gloom grows.

Apple to replace overheating iPods.

Chinese industrial growth slows again.

Bank of England lowers economic growth forecast.

Toyota stops car exports to Iran.