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• French minister: Saudis warn of new terror threat (AP)
• With statehood, Palestine ready to end all claims (AP)
• Violence erupts at Haiti prison, 3 inmates killed (AP)
• Film festival shows contrasts of Mexico's drug war (AP)
• Chile miners: From world fame to humble homes (AP)
• Behind Greece's Courting of Foreign Investment (Time.com)
• Business leaders back plans to cut public spending (AFP)
• Bahrain readies for elections after wave of unrest (AP)
• Mexican borough makes world's biggest enchilada (AP)
• Brother of Nigerian ex-rebel chief held after threats (AFP)
• Super typhoon to hit north Philippines on Monday (Reuters)
• Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton axe controversial iron ore merger (AFP)
• Italy Braces for a New Mafia War (Time.com)

French minister: Saudis warn of new terror threat (AP) Posted: 17 Oct 2010 01:17 PM PDT AP - Saudi intelligence services have warned of a new terror threat from al-Qaida against Europe, particularly in France, Interior Minister Brice Hortefeux said Sunday.

With statehood, Palestine ready to end all claims (AP) Posted: 17 Oct 2010 03:50 PM PDT AP - The Palestinians are ready to end all historic claims against Israel once they establish their state in the lands Israel occupied in the 1967 Mideast War, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Sunday, addressing a long-standing Israeli demand.

Violence erupts at Haiti prison, 3 inmates killed (AP) Posted: 17 Oct 2010 03:36 PM PDT AP - Two inmates were shot to death trying to escape from the roof of Haiti's quake-damaged national penitentiary and a third was trampled to death inside during a prison riot Sunday, authorities said.

Film festival shows contrasts of Mexico's drug war (AP) Posted: 17 Oct 2010 03:16 PM PDT AP - From afar it seems like Baghdad: car bombs, beheadings and corrupt politicians.

Chile miners: From world fame to humble homes (AP) Posted: 17 Oct 2010 02:37 PM PDT AP - Carlos Bugueno is out of the collapsed mine but still lives in close quarters, sharing his small wood-and-tin house with 16 relatives. His family welcomed him home by lining the street with white plastic bags filled with air — they had no money for balloons.

Behind Greece's Courting of Foreign Investment (Time.com) Posted: 17 Oct 2010 09:40 AM PDT Time.com - Heavily indebted, Greece looks to China and the Mideast to boost long-term growth

Business leaders back plans to cut public spending (AFP) Posted: 17 Oct 2010 04:12 PM PDT AFP - Leaders of some of the biggest businesses have thrown their weight behind the coalition government's plans to deeply cut public spending, in a letter published Monday.

Bahrain readies for elections after wave of unrest (AP) Posted: 17 Oct 2010 12:51 PM PDT AP - The tiny Gulf nation of Bahrain has been jolted in recent months by what amounts to a running family feud: Sunni rulers ordering arrests and clampdowns against Shiite protesters who claim they are denied jobs and opportunities.

Mexican borough makes world's biggest enchilada (AP) Posted: 17 Oct 2010 04:30 PM PDT AP - A Mexico City borough went for the whole enchilada — and got it!

Brother of Nigerian ex-rebel chief held after threats (AFP) Posted: 17 Oct 2010 11:01 AM PDT AFP - Nigerian authorities have arrested the brother of an ex-militant leader implicated in recent deadly car bombings, alleging he is behind threats on behalf of MEND rebels, security sources said Sunday.

Super typhoon to hit north Philippines on Monday (Reuters) Posted: 17 Oct 2010 04:57 PM PDT Reuters - The northern Philippines was lashed by heavy rains and strong winds from super typhoon Megi on Monday morning, and forecasters said the center of the storm was expected to make landfall before noon (12 a.m. EDT).

Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton axe controversial iron ore merger (AFP) Posted: 17 Oct 2010 04:01 PM PDT AFP - Mining giants Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton Monday abandoned a controversial merger of their Australian iron ore operations after it was rejected by foreign regulators over anti-competition concerns.

Italy Braces for a New Mafia War (Time.com) Posted: 17 Oct 2010 09:40 AM PDT Time.com - Intimidation tactics blamed on 'Ndrangheta criminal organization raise fears of open conflict with law enforcement

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