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• Iran accuses 3 detained Americans of espionage (AP)
• Thousands cheer 20 years since fall of Berlin Wall (AP)
• French make slow gains in contested Afghan valley (AP)
• 9 executed over China's deadly ethnic riots (AP)
• Somali pirates hit oil tanker in long-range attack (AP)
• Why the Berlin Wall came down: Reagan's role, diplomacy (Time.com)
• Venezuela, Russia to boost technology cooperation (AP)
• Palestinian negotiator: 'Defining moment' is here (AP)
• Nicaragua government supporters attack opponents (AP)
• Back from exile, Central African ex-leader eyes election (AFP)
• Sources: Obama near decision on Afghanistan troops (AP)
• GM to boost production in Canada (Reuters)
• Honduras deal collapses, Zelaya's backers blame U.S. (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Did Sarkozy's son use palace pull to get music grant? (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Essay: China's Africa Gambit (Time.com)

Iran accuses 3 detained Americans of espionage (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2009 04:03 PM PST AP - Iran accused three detained Americans of spying Monday, signaling Tehran intends to put them on trial. It drew a sharp U.S. response that the charges are baseless because the hikers strayed across the border from Iraq.

Thousands cheer 20 years since fall of Berlin Wall (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2009 04:38 PM PST AP - Ulrich Sauff and his wife stared at the mammoth domino pieces marking the path where the Berlin Wall once stood and reminisced about life in the barrier's shadow.

French make slow gains in contested Afghan valley (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2009 10:12 AM PST AP - Shortly before nightfall, an Afghan farmer slipped into this NATO outpost with a bag of ammunition and gear he'd collected from nearby Taliban positions. It turned out not to be much: pieces of 82-millimeter mortar guns and some combat food rations.

9 executed over China's deadly ethnic riots (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2009 09:54 AM PST AP - China has executed nine men, including eight from the Muslim Uighur minority, for crimes committed during July riots that killed 200 people in far western Xinjiang region. The men are the first to be put to death for the country's worst ethnic violence in decades.

Somali pirates hit oil tanker in long-range attack (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2009 10:19 AM PST AP - Somali pirates attacked an oil tanker and fired automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenades Monday farther out at sea than any previous assault, suggesting that pirate capabilities are growing as they increase activity off East Africa.

Why the Berlin Wall came down: Reagan's role, diplomacy (Time.com) Posted: 09 Nov 2009 11:15 AM PST Time.com - 'Tear Down This Wall': Reagan's Speech That Ended the Cold War

Venezuela, Russia to boost technology cooperation (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2009 04:57 PM PST AP - Venezuela and Russia say they are working on a series of agreements for Moscow to provide the South American country with technology for the development of industries ranging from robotics to biochemistry.

Palestinian negotiator: 'Defining moment' is here (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2009 01:32 PM PST AP - The chief Palestinian negotiator on Monday warned Israel that if it does not take peacemaking seriously, it will find itself dealing with the militant Hamas instead of moderates like him.

Nicaragua government supporters attack opponents (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2009 04:41 PM PST AP - Rock-throwing supporters of Nicaragua's governing Sandinista party have attacked a small protest march by the opposition.

Back from exile, Central African ex-leader eyes election (AFP) Posted: 09 Nov 2009 03:04 PM PST AFP - Central African Republic former president Ange-Felix Patasse, who returned from exile last month, met Monday with the man who deposed him and vowed to run for office next year.

Sources: Obama near decision on Afghanistan troops (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2009 04:23 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama is nearing a decision to add tens of thousands more forces to Afghanistan, though not quite the 40,000 sought by his top general there, as Pentagon planners work to make room for the influx.

GM to boost production in Canada (Reuters) Posted: 09 Nov 2009 02:39 PM PST Reuters - General Motors Co said on Monday it would invest C$90 million ($85 million) to boost production at a joint venture plant in Canada where it builds two popular crossover utility vehicles.

Honduras deal collapses, Zelaya's backers blame U.S. (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 09 Nov 2009 03:47 PM PST McClatchy Newspapers - CARACAS, Venezuela — A U.S.-brokered accord that was supposed to return ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya to power has collapsed and his supporters pinned much of the blame Monday on the Obama administration.

Did Sarkozy's son use palace pull to get music grant? (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 09 Nov 2009 01:00 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - In France it is a tale of one and now two sons – of President Nicolas Sarkozy. Last month Mr. Sarkozy rolled eyeballs around the Republic when his son Jean, 23 and not finished with college, was tapped as a candidate to run Paris' wealthiest district, La Defense. A slightly shocked public reaction brought a withdrawal from Sarkozy the younger.

Essay: China's Africa Gambit (Time.com) Posted: 09 Nov 2009 07:10 AM PST Time.com - Essay: China's Africa Gambit

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