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AP - An official says the captain of India's soccer team has refused to carry the Olympic torch during its relay through the Indian capital later this month to protest Chinese authorities' crackdown on recent protests in Tibet.

AP - An elite Navy SEAL who threw himself on top of a grenade in Iraq to save his comrades will be posthumously awarded the nation's highest military tribute, a White House spokeswoman said Monday.

AP - Chelsea Clinton returned Monday to North Carolina, telling college students that the world will "breathe a sigh of relief" once President Bush leaves office. Clinton spoke Monday during a town hall meeting with students at North Carolina State University. She later moved on to Peace College in Raleigh to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

AP - Raul Castro's government opened luxury hotels and resorts to all Cubans Monday, ending a ban despised across the island as "tourist apartheid" and taking another step toward the creation of a consumer economy in the socialist state.

Reuters - Wal-Mart Stores Inc , looking to capitalize on consumers' growing interest in sustainable coffees, is rolling out its own line of organic, Rainforest Alliance and fair trade certified coffees.

Afghan police say they have arrested top Taleban commander Mullah Naqibullah in southern Helmand province.

Reuters - International Olympic Committee (IOC) inspectors have told Beijing organizers that the Internet must be open for the duration of the 2008 Olympics.

An exhibition brings together artefacts found on the Great Orme, dating from over 13,000 years ago.

AP - Confidence at major Japanese manufacturers fell to its lowest level in more than four years as the plunging dollar, soaring fuel prices and fears of a U.S. slowdown weighed on the economy.

AP - Hoping to offset its losses in the U.S. newspaper market, McClatchy Co. will sharpen its focus on the rapidly growing Hispanic community by sharing articles and other content with a major publisher of Spanish-language publications.