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Britain wants Afghan reform

Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Washington’s closest ally in Afghanistan, toughened his tone yesterday with this harsh message for the Afghan leadership: Clean up your act - for real this time - or risk a cutoff of support. (By Gregory Katz, Associated Press)

Murals on Berlin Wall celebrate freedom

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Visitors (above) walked by the restored murals along the former Berlin Wall known as the East Side Gallery on its official re-opening day yesterday. The artists who created the paintings in 1990 repainted their works after the surface of the wall was replaced. (Associated Press)

Officials to tighten
aviation standards in Africa

Africa accounts for only 4 percent of the world’s air traffic but nearly a third of the world’s air disasters occur on the continent, a top aviation official said, and the dismal situation has prompted aviation officials to tighten safety standards and collaborate on crash investigations. (Associated Press)

US Homeland chief defends $10 travel fee

European lawmakers yesterday demanded that US Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano ease restrictions for Europeans traveling to the United States, saying plans to impose a $10 (euro6.73) entry fee are unfair. (Associated Press)

Saudi air strikes targeted ‘infiltrators’

Saudi Arabia said yesterday that it carried out air strikes against “infiltrators’’ from Yemen that were limited to areas inside Saudi territory, and vowed to press on with the military action until the border was secure. (Associated Press)

Honduras leadership remains
in limbo as accord dissolves

They can’t both be right. Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya says a deal that could have returned him to power is defunct. Roberto Micheletti, who took power after a coup, says the same deal has been successfully accomplished. (By Martha Mendoza and Olga R. Rodriguez, Associated Press)

Cuba cuts back on rationed products

Cuba has cut two staple foods from the monthly ration books that most islanders depend on, edging closer to a risky full elimination of the decades-old subsidies. (By Paul Haven, Associated Press)

25 on manhunt hurt in Afghanistan

More than 25 members of international and Afghan security forces were injured yesterday in fierce fighting in northwest Afghanistan while carrying out a large-scale manhunt for two missing American soldiers, military officials said. (By Alexandra Zavis and Karim Sharifi, Los Angeles Times)