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• United Airlines pilot charged with being over alcohol limit (AP)
• Analysis: France-Germany ties fade (AP)
• US diplomat in Honduras trying to revive pact (AP)
• Anger over Afghan war as 6 UK war dead mourned (AP)
• Brazil college backs down on mini-dress expulsion (AP)
• Former Nazi Hitman Boere, 88, Finally Stands Trial (Time.com)
• Irishman wins euro46,000 after island home disappears (AP)
• US imam wanted in Yemen over al-Qaida suspicions (AP)
• Brazil's 2 largest cities hit by blackouts (AP)
• NJ man sues FBI over his detention in Ethiopia (AP)
• Philippines' Mayon volcano spews ash, could erupt (AP)
• Liberals see tough road after vote setbacks (Reuters)
• Rio wants to work with spurned Chinalco: chief (AFP)
• N.J. man alleges FBI torture threat in Kenyan jail (McClatchy Newspapers)
• With attack on UN, Afghanistan aid presence shrinks further (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Detained American's Employer Appeals to Iran (OneWorld.net)

United Airlines pilot charged with being over alcohol limit (AP) Posted: 10 Nov 2009 05:14 PM PST AP - A United Airlines pilot who was pulled from his trans-Atlantic flight to Chicago shortly before takeoff has been charged with having too much alcohol in his system, British police said Tuesday.

Analysis: France-Germany ties fade (AP) Posted: 10 Nov 2009 04:51 PM PST AP - Throughout the Cold War, Germany was the steadfast trans-Atlantic ally — and France the perpetual skeptic. Paris snubbed NATO, booted allied soldiers off its soil and sought a privileged relationship with Moscow.

US diplomat in Honduras trying to revive pact (AP) Posted: 10 Nov 2009 05:14 PM PST AP - A senior U.S. diplomat flew in Tuesday to try to revive a U.S.-brokered pact between Honduras' deposed president and the coup-imposed government ahead of elections this month.

Anger over Afghan war as 6 UK war dead mourned (AP) Posted: 10 Nov 2009 03:40 PM PST AP - Grieving over the death of her son in Afghanistan, the woman tore into British Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

Brazil college backs down on mini-dress expulsion (AP) Posted: 10 Nov 2009 03:05 PM PST AP - Brazil's case of the pink mini-dress that went viral on the Internet has left many scratching their heads: How could it be that an outfit, no matter how short, would cause such an uproar in a tropical nation where skimpy clothing and tiny bikinis barely raise an eyebrow?

Former Nazi Hitman Boere, 88, Finally Stands Trial (Time.com) Posted: 10 Nov 2009 01:15 PM PST Time.com - After World War II, former SS commando Heinrich Boere confessed to killing three Dutch civilians, then spent decades on the run. He's now going on trial in what will likely be one of Germany's last Nazi prosecutions

Irishman wins euro46,000 after island home disappears (AP) Posted: 10 Nov 2009 04:58 PM PST AP - A Northern Ireland filmmaker has won euro46,000 ($69,000) in damages after a judge ruled that his Irish island home was transformed into a parking lot while he was overseas for six years.

US imam wanted in Yemen over al-Qaida suspicions (AP) Posted: 10 Nov 2009 05:14 PM PST AP - A radical American imam who communicated with the Fort Hood shooting suspect and called him a hero was once arrested in Yemen on suspicion of giving religious approval to militants to conduct kidnappings. Yemeni authorities are now hunting for Anwar al-Awlaki to determine whether he has al-Qaida ties.

Brazil's 2 largest cities hit by blackouts (AP) Posted: 10 Nov 2009 05:36 PM PST AP - A massive power failure threw Brazil's two largest cities into darkness Tuesday night along with other parts of Latin America's largest nation, affecting millions of people.

NJ man sues FBI over his detention in Ethiopia (AP) Posted: 10 Nov 2009 02:31 PM PST AP - A New Jersey man detained for months in Ethiopia on allegations of supporting Islamic militants before being allowed to come home sued the FBI agents involved in his interrogations.

Philippines' Mayon volcano spews ash, could erupt (AP) Posted: 10 Nov 2009 05:37 PM PST AP - Scientists say the cone-shaped Mayon volcano in the central Philippines has shot an ash plume into the air and are advising nearby residents to be ready to move in case of eruption.

Liberals see tough road after vote setbacks (Reuters) Posted: 10 Nov 2009 08:27 AM PST Reuters - Humbled by a poor showing in special elections on Monday, Canada's opposition Liberal Party acknowledged on Tuesday it has a steep hill to climb to regain popular support.

Rio wants to work with spurned Chinalco: chief (AFP) Posted: 10 Nov 2009 12:29 AM PST AFP - Anglo-Australian miner Rio Tinto said Tuesday it was interested in collaborating with Chinalco, months after rejecting a massive cash injection from the state-owned Chinese firm.

N.J. man alleges FBI torture threat in Kenyan jail (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 10 Nov 2009 03:56 PM PST McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — An American Muslim who was captured while fleeing Somalia in 2007 accused two FBI agents and two other U.S. officials Tuesday of illegally interrogating him and threatening torture while he was allegedly held at U.S. behest in Kenyan and Ethiopian jails.

With attack on UN, Afghanistan aid presence shrinks further (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 09 Nov 2009 01:00 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - Mohammad Rafi Hamdard, a food importer in Kabul, puts the following prices on the United Nations decision to withdraw staff from Afghanistan: $15 more for a ton of flour, $5 more for 50 kilograms of sugar and $3 more for a carton of cooking oil.

Detained American's Employer Appeals to Iran (OneWorld.net) Posted: 10 Nov 2009 10:48 AM PST OneWorld.net - WASHINGTON, Nov 10 (OneWorld.net) - The director of the media organization Shane Bauer writes for has called on Iran to "show compassion and leniency," corroborating assertions that the U.S. journalist and his friends were simply enjoying a vacation in July when they apparently strayed onto Iranian soil and were detained.

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