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• Clinton calls Israeli concessions "unprecedented" (AP)
• Abdullah plans runoff boycott to delay Afghan vote (AP)
• Source: 6 Guantanamo detainees resettle in Palau (AP)
• Vatican to decide each case of Anglican priests (AP)
• 4th typhoon in month lashes Philippines; 7 killed (AP)
• UK to shake up banking, 100s of branches for sale (AP)
• Clinton: Afghan runoff not affected by Abdullah (AP)
• Judge's aide, guards in Guatemala cases killed (AP)
• Sudanese unity a 'second class' option: Kiir (AFP)
• Afghan vote in the balance, Abdullah may not run (Reuters)
• Canadian police arrest two men sought by FBI (Reuters)
• Australian oil spill 'putting animals at risk' (AFP)
• Fearing fraud, challenger may quit Afghan presidential runoff (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Typhoon Exposes Illegal Logging in Vietnam (OneWorld.net)

Clinton calls Israeli concessions "unprecedented" (AP) Posted: 31 Oct 2009 03:03 PM PDT AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Saturday that Israel is making "unprecedented" concessions on West Bank settlement construction — a position clearly at odds with the prevailing Palestinian view.

Abdullah plans runoff boycott to delay Afghan vote (AP) Posted: 31 Oct 2009 03:30 PM PDT AP - President Hamid Karzai's challenger plans to call for a boycott of next weekend's runoff election in an attempt to force the vote's postponement until spring, his campaign manager said — a move that would dim U.S. hopes for a stable Afghan government for months.

Source: 6 Guantanamo detainees resettle in Palau (AP) Posted: 31 Oct 2009 03:51 PM PDT AP - Six Chinese Muslims who had been detained at Guantanamo Bay arrived Sunday in the tiny Pacific nation of Palau for resettlement, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press.

Vatican to decide each case of Anglican priests (AP) Posted: 31 Oct 2009 08:55 AM PDT AP - The Vatican said Saturday that married Anglican priests will be admitted to the Catholic priesthood on a case-by-case basis as Rome makes it easier for disillusioned conservative Anglicans to convert.

4th typhoon in month lashes Philippines; 7 killed (AP) Posted: 31 Oct 2009 12:29 PM PDT AP - A typhoon battered the Philippine capital and surrounding provinces still reeling from recent flooding, sending residents of one town clambering onto rooftops Saturday to escape rising waters. Seven people died and at least five were missing.

UK to shake up banking, 100s of branches for sale (AP) Posted: 31 Oct 2009 04:54 PM PDT AP - The Royal Bank of Scotland, Northern Rock, and Lloyds Banking Group are to sell off as many as 700 branches in the next few years in exchange for the public aid they received during the economic meltdown, a government official told The Associated Press on Saturday.

Clinton: Afghan runoff not affected by Abdullah (AP) Posted: 31 Oct 2009 02:26 PM PDT AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says Abdullah Abdullah's call for a boycott of next weekend's runoff election in Afghanistan will not affect the legitimacy of that runoff.

Judge's aide, guards in Guatemala cases killed (AP) Posted: 31 Oct 2009 04:47 PM PDT AP - An assistant to the judge handling the case of a man who blamed his death on Guatemala's president has himself been killed by gunmen.

Sudanese unity a 'second class' option: Kiir (AFP) Posted: 31 Oct 2009 12:31 PM PDT AFP - Southern Sudanese president Salva Kiir on Saturday backed independence for the semi-autonomous region in its upcoming referendum, warning that unity would make southerners "second class" citizens.

Afghan vote in the balance, Abdullah may not run (Reuters) Posted: 31 Oct 2009 04:42 PM PDT Reuters - Afghan President Hamid Karzai's election rival, Abdullah Abdullah, will announce on Sunday whether he will take part in next week's run-off vote, as Western diplomats said he was leaning toward pulling out.

Canadian police arrest two men sought by FBI (Reuters) Posted: 31 Oct 2009 01:58 PM PDT Reuters - Two men sought by the FBI and linked to a Detroit Muslim leader killed by U.S. authorities were arrested in Windsor, Ontario on Saturday, Canadian police said.

Australian oil spill 'putting animals at risk' (AFP) Posted: 31 Oct 2009 08:22 AM PDT AFP - A massive oil leak off Australia's northwest coast poses an "immediate risk" to dozens of marine species, with untold numbers possibly dying and sinking to the Timor Sea floor, a report has said.

Fearing fraud, challenger may quit Afghan presidential runoff (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 31 Oct 2009 02:59 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - KABUL, Afghanistan-Challenger Abdullah Abdullah and Afghan President Hamid Karzai failed Saturday to agree on conditions for their Nov. 7 presidential runoff, setting the stage for Abdullah to drop out of the race, senior aides to Abdullah said.

Typhoon Exposes Illegal Logging in Vietnam (OneWorld.net) Posted: 31 Oct 2009 09:39 AM PDT OneWorld.net - HANOI, Oct 30 (IRIN) - While residents in Vietnam's low-lying coastal provinces were riding out Typhoon Ketsana, few knew that upriver the storm had unleashed a new hazard.

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