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• US ship repels pirates with guns and sound blasts (AP)
• Troubled Afghan president readies inaugural speech (AP)
• Iraq vote faces likely delay (AP)
• Iran rejects deal on sending uranium abroad (AP)
• Antiracists and far-right youths battle in Moscow (AP)
• Why China Won't Get Tough on Iran or North Korea (Time.com)
• Prosecutors to rule on lawmakers' expenses: report (AFP)
• Tiny survivor doesn't remember Mumbai attack (AP)
• Murder charge filed in Puerto Rico teen slaying (AP)
• Rwandan Hutu rebel leaders held in German jail: official (AFP)
• Karzai to be sworn in as US presses for reform (AFP)
• Canada turned blind eye to Afghan abuses: diplomat (Reuters)
• Australian PM voices 'concerns' over Scientology (AFP)
• Afghanistan's election turmoil continues in provincial races (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Copenhagen climate change talks stall as CO2 emissions rise (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Egypt-Algeria Soccer Game: Sudan Braces for Violence (Time.com)
• Activists to Peg Climate Actions to Science (OneWorld.net)

US ship repels pirates with guns and sound blasts (AP) Posted: 18 Nov 2009 02:41 PM PST AP - Guards aboard the Maersk Alabama used guns and a sound blaster Wednesday to repel the second pirate attack in seven months on the U.S. vessel at a time when ships are increasingly hiring armed security teams to thwart hijackings.

Troubled Afghan president readies inaugural speech (AP) Posted: 18 Nov 2009 02:39 PM PST AP - Under intense pressure to fix his corrupt government, Afghan President Hamid Karzai sought to strike a balance in his second inaugural speech Thursday: answer international demands for reform while appeasing his political allies who returned him to power.

Iraq vote faces likely delay (AP) Posted: 18 Nov 2009 11:39 AM PST AP - Iraq's path toward political stability after years of war threatened to veer off course Wednesday when a vice president vetoed part of a key election law, a move likely to delay a national vote slated for January.

Iran rejects deal on sending uranium abroad (AP) Posted: 18 Nov 2009 02:27 PM PST AP - Iran will not ship its low-enriched uranium out of the country for processing, its foreign minister said Wednesday, once again rejecting a U.N. plan aimed at thwarting any attempt by Tehran to make nuclear weapons.

Antiracists and far-right youths battle in Moscow (AP) Posted: 18 Nov 2009 12:33 PM PST AP - A simmering confrontation between far-right youths and ant-racist activists has erupted into Moscow's streets after the fatal shooting of an anti-racist activist known as the Bonebreaker.

Why China Won't Get Tough on Iran or North Korea (Time.com) Posted: 18 Nov 2009 07:40 AM PST Time.com - President Obama wants China's backing for harsh sanctions if Tehran remains defiant, but Chinese interests militate against escalating the standoff

Prosecutors to rule on lawmakers' expenses: report (AFP) Posted: 18 Nov 2009 04:22 PM PST AFP - Six politicians could face fraud charges in coming months over a long-running expenses scandal that has rocked the country's parliament, according to a newspaper late Wednesday.

Tiny survivor doesn't remember Mumbai attack (AP) Posted: 18 Nov 2009 02:56 PM PST AP - Moshe Holtzberg celebrated his third birthday on Wednesday the way many Jewish children do — he got his first haircut. He appeared not to recall the tragic events of a year ago, when his parents were killed in a terror attack in Mumbai, India.

Murder charge filed in Puerto Rico teen slaying (AP) Posted: 18 Nov 2009 04:40 PM PST AP - Murder charges were filed Wednesday in the slaying of a gay teenager whose decapitated, partially burned body was found last week, while U.S. authorities said they were still considering whether to make it a hate crime case.

Rwandan Hutu rebel leaders held in German jail: official (AFP) Posted: 18 Nov 2009 01:53 PM PST AFP - A German judge ordered two Rwanda Hutu rebel leaders to be held in jail after they were arrested on suspicion of war crimes alleged to have occurred in the DR Congo, a prosecutor said Wednesday.

Karzai to be sworn in as US presses for reform (AFP) Posted: 18 Nov 2009 04:37 PM PST AFP - Hamid Karzai will be in sworn in as Afghan president for a second term on Thursday, after the United States ramped up pressure on him to rid the war-torn country of its endemic corruption.

Canada turned blind eye to Afghan abuses: diplomat (Reuters) Posted: 18 Nov 2009 04:34 PM PST Reuters - Senior Canadian military and government officials ignored evidence that Afghan authorities were torturing detainees handed over by Canada's troops and then tried to silence those who raised the alarm, a senior diplomat said on Wednesday.

Australian PM voices 'concerns' over Scientology (AFP) Posted: 17 Nov 2009 11:43 PM PST AFP - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd voiced "concerns" about the Church of Scientology Wednesday after a senator detailed explosive allegations including torture, imprisonment and coerced abortions.

Afghanistan's election turmoil continues in provincial races (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 18 Nov 2009 02:00 PM PST McClatchy Newspapers - MAHMUD-I-RAQI, Afghanistan — Hamid Karzai may be Afghanistan's next president — the result of ballot rigging and his opponent's withdrawal from a runoff — but Afghanistan's elections are far from over.

Copenhagen climate change talks stall as CO2 emissions rise (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 17 Nov 2009 01:00 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - Even as the Copenhagen climate change negotiations have moved into the slow lane, greenhouse gas emissions are accelerating, according to new evidence released today.

Egypt-Algeria Soccer Game: Sudan Braces for Violence (Time.com) Posted: 18 Nov 2009 02:20 AM PST Time.com - The manic celebrations that rocked Egypt's capital on Nov. 14 could turn dark on Wednesday if the national team loses a crucial World Cup qualifier


Activists to Peg Climate Actions to Science (OneWorld.net) Posted: 18 Nov 2009 10:28 AM PST OneWorld.net - LONDON, Nov 18 (OneClimate.net) - In a week when world leaders concluded that it would be "unrealistic" to aim for a legally binding agreement at the upcoming UN Climate Conference, there are signs that activist groups are working to create their own systematic plans for reducing global emissions.

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