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• Officials: 22 dead in Russia train derailment (AP)
• Dubai debt problems cast shadow over region (AP)
• US and China to reduce emissions, but not enough (AP)
• Diplomats: Iran censured at UN nuclear meeting (AP)
• Dubai debt fears stalk world markets (AP)
• Why the Philippines' Maguindanao Massacre Happened (Time.com)
• Davydenko clinches final semis berth (AFP)
• 9 Saudi soldiers missing along Saudi-Yemen border (AP)
• Abbas says Israeli settlement freeze not enough (AP)
• Ruling party favoured as Namibians vote (AFP)
• Hopes rise for climate talks as rich countries ante up (AFP)
• Canadians invade the U.S. for holiday bargains (Reuters)
• Obama administration closely monitoring Dubai debt outlook (McClatchy Newspapers)
• IAEA votes to censure Iran nuclear program (The Christian Science Monitor)
• In Italy, A Sex Scandal to Rival Berlusconi's (Time.com)
• Brazil Bank Funds Destructive Projects, Say Activists (OneWorld.net)

Officials: 22 dead in Russia train derailment (AP) Posted: 27 Nov 2009 04:55 PM PST AP - An express train carrying hundreds of passengers from Moscow to St. Petersburg derailed late Friday, killing at least 22 people and injuring dozens of others, emergency officials said.

Dubai debt problems cast shadow over region (AP) Posted: 27 Nov 2009 04:17 PM PST AP - For years, Dubai seemed unstoppable, an oasis of excess boasting indoor ski slopes and manmade islands, the world's tallest tower and dreams that reached even higher.

US and China to reduce emissions, but not enough (AP) Posted: 27 Nov 2009 02:13 PM PST AP - Even after the U.S. and China set targets this week for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, the world's combined pledges ahead of next month's climate summit fall far short of what experts say is needed to avert dangerous global warming.

Diplomats: Iran censured at UN nuclear meeting (AP) Posted: 27 Nov 2009 12:22 PM PST AP - In a blow to Iran, the board of the U.N. nuclear agency on Friday overwhelmingly backed a demand from the U.S., Russia, China and three other powers that Tehran immediately stop building its newly revealed nuclear facility and freeze uranium enrichment.

Dubai debt fears stalk world markets (AP) Posted: 27 Nov 2009 08:49 AM PST AP - European stock markets rebounded Friday after Wall Street didn't fall as much as feared on the news that Dubai is having trouble handling its debt.

Why the Philippines' Maguindanao Massacre Happened (Time.com) Posted: 27 Nov 2009 03:40 AM PST Time.com - The killings starkly exposed a nationwide malaise: the fierce competition for regional power among the country's small Élite

Davydenko clinches final semis berth (AFP) Posted: 27 Nov 2009 04:22 PM PST AFP - Nikolay Davydenko clinched the last semi-final berth at the ATP World Tour Finals as the Russian defeated Robin Soderling 7-6 (7/4), 4-6, 6-3 on Friday.

9 Saudi soldiers missing along Saudi-Yemen border (AP) Posted: 27 Nov 2009 12:32 PM PST AP - Saudi Arabia says nine of its soldiers fighting Yemeni rebels on the border are missing and the kingdom's monarch is vowing to defend the country.

Abbas says Israeli settlement freeze not enough (AP) Posted: 27 Nov 2009 05:06 PM PST AP - Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas dismissed an Israeli plan to halt new construction of West Bank settlements as insufficient on Friday, saying it won't be enough to restart peace talks.

Ruling party favoured as Namibians vote (AFP) Posted: 27 Nov 2009 12:50 PM PST AFP - Namibia, one of the last African nations to win independence, voted Friday in elections expected to return the long-ruling SWAPO to power despite a tough challenge from a new breakaway party.

Hopes rise for climate talks as rich countries ante up (AFP) Posted: 27 Nov 2009 04:27 PM PST AFP - Hopes suddenly rose Friday that a new global climate pact was within reach after rich nations attending a Commonwealth summit here offered to pay poorer countries to help seal the deal.

Canadians invade the U.S. for holiday bargains (Reuters) Posted: 27 Nov 2009 12:20 PM PST Reuters - Big discounts and a weaker U.S. dollar lured Canadians across the border to join domestic shoppers fishing for Black Friday bargains.

Obama administration closely monitoring Dubai debt outlook (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 27 Nov 2009 01:23 PM PST McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON_ The Obama administration said Friday that it was monitoring developments in a looming debt default by the Persian Gulf emirate of Dubai, whose efforts to fend off creditors sent stocks skidding in the United States and around the globe amid fears of new bank losses.

IAEA votes to censure Iran nuclear program (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 27 Nov 2009 01:00 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - • A daily summary of global reports on security issues .

In Italy, A Sex Scandal to Rival Berlusconi's (Time.com) Posted: 27 Nov 2009 03:40 AM PST Time.com - A member of the political opposition to Italy's scandal-plagued PrimeMinister resigns after allegations of involvement with transsexualprostitutes

Brazil Bank Funds Destructive Projects, Say Activists (OneWorld.net) Posted: 27 Nov 2009 03:26 PM PST OneWorld.net - RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 26 (IPS) - Public money in Brazil is being used by the state development bank to finance deforestation projects and others that trample rights, concentrate wealth, and encourage "imperialist" expansion of large national companies, according to activists at a three-day meeting in this southeastern city.

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