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• 2 Guantanamo detainees arrive in Italy (AP)
• Iran enrichment plans largely bluster, experts say (AP)
• Iran holds 5 UK nationals after yacht intercepted (AP)
• Worries that Dubai washing its hands of debt woes (AP)
• Somali pirates hijack $20M of oil going to US (AP)
• Obama Tries to Increase Pressure for Iran Sanctions (Time.com)
• Blair adviser: US did not expect to stabilize Iraq (AP)
• Muslim women search for a space at hajj (AP)
• Ex-Miss Argentina dies after cosmetic surgery (AP)
• UNAIDS chief in South Africa for AIDS Day (AP)
• Obama to detail big troop increase in Afghanistan (AP)
• Canadian economy edges out of recession (Reuters)
• Obama faces steep challenges in new Afghan policy (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Honduras election: conservative close to victory. Is Zelaya crisis past? (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Dubai Debt: Global Economic Recovery Still in Danger (Time.com)

2 Guantanamo detainees arrive in Italy (AP) Posted: 30 Nov 2009 03:51 PM PST AP - Two Tunisians who had been detained at Guantanamo arrived in Italy late Monday and will be tried on international terrorism charges for having allegedly recruited fighters for Afghanistan, officials said.

Iran enrichment plans largely bluster, experts say (AP) Posted: 30 Nov 2009 05:01 PM PST AP - Iran's announcement of plans to build 10 more uranium enrichment facilities is largely bluster after a strong rebuke from the U.N.'s nuclear agency, analysts said Monday. Nonetheless, the defiance is fueling calls among Western allies for new punitive sanctions to freeze Iran's nuclear program.

Iran holds 5 UK nationals after yacht intercepted (AP) Posted: 30 Nov 2009 03:16 PM PST AP - Iran is holding five British sailors after stopping their racing yacht in the Persian Gulf, the British government said Monday. The move could heighten tensions between Iran and major world powers, including Britain, that are demanding a halt to its nuclear program.

Worries that Dubai washing its hands of debt woes (AP) Posted: 30 Nov 2009 03:01 PM PST AP - If global investors were looking for reassurances from Dubai that it would stand behind its massive, debt-swamped investment conglomerate, they got none Monday. Instead, the Gulf city-state seemed to wash its hands of the financial woes that have rattled world markets.

Somali pirates hijack $20M of oil going to US (AP) Posted: 30 Nov 2009 02:13 PM PST AP - NAIROBI, Kenya — Crews on oil tankers aren't allowed to smoke above deck, much less carry guns, for fear of igniting the ship's payload. That's one of the main reasons Somali pirates met little resistance when they hijacked a U.S.-bound supertanker carrying $20 million in crude.

Obama Tries to Increase Pressure for Iran Sanctions (Time.com) Posted: 30 Nov 2009 07:30 AM PST Time.com - Hoping to punish Tehran for its nuclear defiance, Washington is pushing sanctions on several fronts. Iran is betting it can ride out the storm

Blair adviser: US did not expect to stabilize Iraq (AP) Posted: 30 Nov 2009 05:18 PM PST AP - American troops did not expect to play a role in stabilizing Iraq after overthrowing Saddam Hussein, a key adviser to former British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Monday.

Muslim women search for a space at hajj (AP) Posted: 30 Nov 2009 02:06 PM PST AP - One of the main rites at Islam's annual hajj centers on the bravery and determination of a woman.

Ex-Miss Argentina dies after cosmetic surgery (AP) Posted: 30 Nov 2009 05:11 PM PST AP - A 38-year-old former Miss Argentina has died from complications after undergoing cosmetic surgery on her buttocks.

UNAIDS chief in South Africa for AIDS Day (AP) Posted: 30 Nov 2009 01:54 PM PST AP - South Africa has more people infected with the AIDS virus than any other country, but it also has a new government determined to end the crisis, the head of the U.N. AIDS program said Monday.

Obama to detail big troop increase in Afghanistan (AP) Posted: 30 Nov 2009 05:01 PM PST AP - After months of debate, President Barack Obama will spell out a costly Afghanistan war expansion to a skeptical public Tuesday night, coupling an infusion of as many as 35,000 more troops with a vow that there will be no endless U.S. commitment. His first orders have already been made: at least one group of Marines who will be in place by Christmas.

Canadian economy edges out of recession (Reuters) Posted: 30 Nov 2009 12:56 PM PST Reuters - The Canadian economy crawled out of recession in the third quarter after three quarters of contraction, but growth was subpar as industrial production continued to decline, particularly in the energy sector.

Obama faces steep challenges in new Afghan policy (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 30 Nov 2009 04:00 PM PST McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — With eight years of blood and treasure already spent and perhaps his presidency hanging in the balance, President Barack Obama will tell the world Tuesday how he'll escalate the war in Afghanistan — and how he hopes his risky decision will lead finally to a path home for U.S. forces.

Honduras election: conservative close to victory. Is Zelaya crisis past? (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 30 Nov 2009 01:00 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - If ousted Honduran president Manuel Zelaya ever feared irrelevance, he has probably never felt it as acutely as now.

Dubai Debt: Global Economic Recovery Still in Danger (Time.com) Posted: 30 Nov 2009 07:30 AM PST Time.com - The global economy is looking better than it did a year ago. But there are still plenty of problems to resolve and surprises ahead. Expect more Dubais in the coming months

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