South Africa state workers march after rejecting offer (Reuters) Reuters – Striking South African state workers plan a protest march on Thursday and their leaders will meet government negotiators after rejecting a revised wage offer aimed at ending their three-week strike. See full article at Yahoo! News

Swedish Riksbank hikes interest rate to 0.75 pct (AP) AP – The Swedish central bank has raised its key interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 0.75 percent, citing the pickup in exports and an improved labor market. See full article at Yahoo! News

Typhoon suspends SKorean flights, subway, kills 3 (AP) AP – Typhoon Kompasu struck South Korea early Thursday, killing three people while it knocked over streetlights and scaffolding in what was called the strongest tropical storm to hit the Seoul area in 15 years. See full article at Yahoo! News

Tony Blair on Clinton, Bush and the American Character (Time.com) Time.com – In an essay exclusively adapted for TIME from his new memoir, Britain’s former Prime Minister reflects on the U.S. Presidents he has known and worked with — and on their country See full article at Yahoo! News

2 American troops killed in Afghan attacks (AP) AP – Two American troops died in fighting in Afghanistan on Thursday, while NATO said it had killed the leader of an insurgent cell responsible for laying roadside bombs and smuggling foreign fighters into the country. See full article at Yahoo! News