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• Palestinian vote put off, Abbas remains in office (AP)
• Pakistanis worry about US nuclear intentions (AP)
• APNewsBreak: Diplomats: Iran nuke plant 7 yrs old (AP)
• As Obama ponders Afghanistan, so does Europe (AP)
• The hour may be at hand for Russia's 11 time zones (AP)
• Brazil Blackout Raises Concern About Olympics, World Cup (Time.com)
• Munch artwork stolen from Oslo art dealership (AP)
• UN children's agency warns of south Sudan famine (AP)
• Bolivia: Lake Titicaca at dangerously low levels (AP)
• Libya to put Swiss businessmen on trial (AFP)
• U.S. piles pressure on Afghan leader (Reuters)
• Canada shrugs off cost of flu vaccination campaign (Reuters)
• Australia OKs extradition of accused Nazi criminal (AP)
• How miracle Army evacuation came within inches of disaster (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Want to buy US military wares in Afghanistan? Go to Obama Market. (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Argentina: 'Grandma, Will You Read to Me?' (OneWorld.net)

Palestinian vote put off, Abbas remains in office (AP) Posted: 12 Nov 2009 02:24 PM PST AP - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who last week said he didn't want to run for re-election, may get to stay in office without a single ballot being cast.

Pakistanis worry about US nuclear intentions (AP) Posted: 12 Nov 2009 12:34 PM PST AP - In Washington, the ultimate Pakistani nightmare is that the country's nuclear arsenal could fall into the hands of Taliban militants or rogue soldiers.

APNewsBreak: Diplomats: Iran nuke plant 7 yrs old (AP) Posted: 12 Nov 2009 10:05 AM PST AP - Iran's recently revealed uranium enrichment hall is a highly fortified underground space that appears too small to house a civilian nuclear program, but large enough to serve for military activities, diplomats told The Associated Press on Thursday.

As Obama ponders Afghanistan, so does Europe (AP) Posted: 12 Nov 2009 12:44 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama's delay in deciding U.S. troop levels in Afghanistan has found an echo chamber in Europe, where coalition leaders in NATO are weighing whether to send more help or bow to public demands for a speedy exit.

The hour may be at hand for Russia's 11 time zones (AP) Posted: 12 Nov 2009 03:11 PM PST AP - Russia has 11 time zones across its vast territory — and its leaders believe that's just too many hours in the day.

Brazil Blackout Raises Concern About Olympics, World Cup (Time.com) Posted: 12 Nov 2009 07:50 AM PST Time.com - As Brazil prepares for the Olympics and the World Cup, a huge power outage darkens its two largest cities

Munch artwork stolen from Oslo art dealership (AP) Posted: 12 Nov 2009 04:43 PM PST AP - Police say thieves stole a valuable artwork by Norwegian painter Edvard Munch from an Oslo art dealer.

UN children's agency warns of south Sudan famine (AP) Posted: 12 Nov 2009 01:33 PM PST AP - The deputy head of the U.N. children's agency said Thursday that a famine is looming in southern Sudan because of scarce rainfall and inadequate foreign funds for the region.

Bolivia: Lake Titicaca at dangerously low levels (AP) Posted: 12 Nov 2009 03:35 PM PST AP - Evaporation blamed on global warming has reduced Lake Titicaca, one of the world's highest navigable lakes, to its lowest level since 1949, authorities said Thursday.

Libya to put Swiss businessmen on trial (AFP) Posted: 12 Nov 2009 12:15 PM PST AFP - Two Swiss businessmen barred from leaving Libya since July 2008 amid a diplomatic row with Bern are to go on trial later this year for tax evasion and over immigration laws, a senior official said on Thursday.

U.S. piles pressure on Afghan leader (Reuters) Posted: 12 Nov 2009 04:34 PM PST Reuters - The White House squeezed Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Thursday to show more resolve in fighting corruption and said President Barack Obama's war plan deliberations included an exit strategy for U.S. troops.

Canada shrugs off cost of flu vaccination campaign (Reuters) Posted: 12 Nov 2009 01:51 PM PST Reuters - Canada's top medical official defended the national H1N1 vaccination campaign on Thursday, and said the costs of doing nothing would be far higher than the money spent immunizing millions of people.

Australia OKs extradition of accused Nazi criminal (AP) Posted: 12 Nov 2009 10:22 AM PST AP - The Australian government on Thursday approved the extradition of an alleged Nazi collaborator accused by Hungary of a World War II killing.

How miracle Army evacuation came within inches of disaster (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 12 Nov 2009 03:16 PM PST McClatchy Newspapers - KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — As Chief Warrant Officer 3 James Woolley eased the giant Chinook down into the mud-walled compound, Special Forces troops on the ground dashed to form a perimeter to protect the helicopter, a prize target for Taliban insurgents.

Want to buy US military wares in Afghanistan? Go to Obama Market. (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 11 Nov 2009 01:00 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - First came the Brezhnev Market. Then the Bush Market.

Argentina: 'Grandma, Will You Read to Me?' (OneWorld.net) Posted: 11 Nov 2009 06:08 PM PST OneWorld.net - BUENOS AIRES, Nov 11 (IPS) - "Moving," "rewarding," "therapeutic" are some of the terms used to describe their volunteer work by some of the women taking part in the Storytelling Grandmothers Programme aimed at awakening a love of reading among youngsters from poor families in Argentina.

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