http://enews.earthlink.net/channel/news/int International News Supplied by AP en-us (c) 2009 EarthLink Networks Inc. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:14:57 PST Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:23:54 PST 5 http://enews.earthlink.net/article/int?guid=20091124/4b0b7660_3426_13350200911241612945168 BEIJING - China executed a dairy farmer and a milk salesman Tuesday for their roles in the sale of contaminated baby formula - severe punishments that Beijing hopes will assuage public anger, reassure importers and put to rest one of the country's worst food safety crises. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:14:57 PST 20091124/4b0b7660_3426_13350200911241612945168 By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN (Associated Press Writer) Associated Press http://enews.earthlink.net/article/int?guid=20091124/4b0b7660_3426_1335020091124-137090289 BAGHDAD - A senior official said Tuesday that Iraq must delay a national vote scheduled for January because of a political dispute, and the vice president who triggered the crisis indicated he would veto a key election law for a second time. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:37:46 PST 20091124/4b0b7660_3426_1335020091124-137090289 By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA (Associated Press Writer) Associated Press http://enews.earthlink.net/article/int?guid=20091124/4b0b7660_3421_1334520091124-689527572 LONDON - An inquiry into Britain's role in the Iraq war kicked off Tuesday with top government advisers testifying that some Bush administration officials were calling for Saddam Hussein's ouster as early as 2001 - long before sanctions were exhausted and two years before the U.S.-led invasion. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:37:44 PST 20091124/4b0b7660_3421_1334520091124-689527572 By PAISLEY DODDS (Associated Press Writer) Associated Press http://enews.earthlink.net/article/int?guid=20091124/4b0b7660_3426_1335020091124343931572 MOBILE, Alabama - A Belgian arms dealer has pleaded guilty to illegally exporting airplane engines and parts from the U.S. to Iran for use in aging F-5 fighter jets sold to the Islamic nation before its 1979 revolution. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:28:22 PST 20091124/4b0b7660_3426_1335020091124343931572 Associated Press http://enews.earthlink.net/article/int?guid=20091124/4b0b7660_3ca6_15526200911241161040027 SHINKAY, Afghanistan - A battered taxi sped up a dusty road toward a squad of Afghan soldiers searching for bombs planted in the dirt. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:24:10 PST 20091124/4b0b7660_3ca6_15526200911241161040027 By ALFRED de MONTESQUIOU (Associated Press Writer) Associated Press