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POLITICS: U.S. Uses False Taliban Aid Charge to Pressure Iran - The Barack Obama administration has given new prominence to a Bush administration charge that Iran is providing military training and assistance to the Taliban in Afghanistan ... Georgia freemasons at loggerheads over admission of black man to lodge - There is much about Freemasonry that remains shrouded in mystery to the outside world. But a group of members in the US state of Georgia appear to have clarified one thing ... Taliban Slip Away From Afghanistan Surge Battle - The U.S. embarked on a large offensive in southern Afghanistan Thursday in which one Marine was killed, while in the east the military mobilized to recover a soldier apparently captured by the Taliban. ... Donors Find a Home in Obama's Ambassador Corps - The U.S. Embassy in Tokyo has seen its share of luminaries in the ambassador's suite. Former Vice President Walter Mondale, former Senate Majority Leaders Mike Mansfield and Howard Baker and former House Speaker Tom Foley are among those who have brokered relations with a complex and critical ally in a region bristling with military and trade tensions. ... Honduras rejects OAS appeal to restore president - Honduras' Supreme Court rebuffed a personal appeal from the Americas' top international diplomat Friday, refusing to restore ousted President Manuel Zelaya before a Saturday deadline. ... Amsterdam considering bank help for prostitutes - Amsterdam city council is turning its attention to a pressing problem for one of the city's key business sectors -- banking and credit for prostitutes who can't get accounts from mainstream institutions. ... US Marines push deeper into southern Afghan towns - U.S. Marines pushed deeper into Taliban areas of southern Afghanistan on Friday, seeking to cut insurgent supply lines and win over local elders on the second day of the biggest U.S. military operation here since the American-led invasion of 2001. ... Missile experts see Soviet parts in NKorean rocket - With concerns rising about a possible North Korean long-range missile test this weekend, two independent scientists say the regime may be using an old Soviet ballistic missile ... Iranian cleric: British Embassy staff to be tried - A top Iranian cleric said Friday that some of the detained Iranian staffers of the British Embassy in Tehran will be put on trial ... UPDATE 1-Hong Kong finds 1st case of Tamiflu-resistant H1N1 - Hong Kong's health department said on Friday it had detected a case of human swine influenza virus that was resistant to Tamiflu, the main antiviral flu drug. ...