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• Rousseff ahead as Brazil rivals rally swing voters (Reuters)
• Weapons seized in Nigeria came from Iran: shipping company (Reuters)
• Ivory Coast holds reconciliation poll at last (Reuters)
• Australia has "grave reservations" about Myanmar elections (Reuters)
• Punish Canadian severely, Guantanamo court urged (Reuters)
• Terror Plot Foiled: But is the Threat in Yemen Growing? (Time.com)
• British dismantle IRA dissidents' bomb in beer keg (AP)
• In Yemen, US hands are tied in al-Qaida fight (AP)
• Honduras: At least 14 massacred on football field (AP)
• C.African rebels abduct census agents: military (AFP)
• Russian FM says Medvedev free to visit Kuril Islands (AFP)
• Punish Canadian severely, Guantanamo court urged (Reuters)
• Shots fired at office of Chinese newspaper in Australia (AFP)
• Yemen packages may signal Al Qaeda franchise is 'amateurish' (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Strained Relations: Liberia's President and Her Stepson (Time.com)
• In Kenya, corruption probes bring 'unprecedented' government shake-up (The Christian Science Monitor)

Rousseff ahead as Brazil rivals rally swing voters (Reuters) Posted: 30 Oct 2010 03:59 PM PDT Reuters - Brazil's presidential candidates rallied in the key swing state of Minas Gerais on Saturday in a last-ditch attempt to win over undecided voters before Sunday's runoff election.

Weapons seized in Nigeria came from Iran: shipping company (Reuters) Posted: 30 Oct 2010 03:51 PM PDT Reuters - Crates of weapons including rocket launchers and mortars seized in Nigeria this week were loaded in Iran by a local trader, the company which shipped the containers said on Saturday.

Ivory Coast holds reconciliation poll at last (Reuters) Posted: 30 Oct 2010 03:36 PM PDT Reuters - Ivory Coast finally holds a long-delayed presidential election on Sunday that is meant to reunite a nation split in two by war and re-launch West Africa's former star economy.

Australia has "grave reservations" about Myanmar elections (Reuters) Posted: 30 Oct 2010 03:47 PM PDT Reuters - Australia expressed "grave reservations" Sunday about upcoming elections in Myanmar and called for the release of political prisoners, including pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

Punish Canadian severely, Guantanamo court urged (Reuters) Posted: 30 Oct 2010 02:25 PM PDT Reuters - A prosecutor urged a U.S. war crimes tribunal on Saturday to sentence a young Canadian and admitted al Qaeda murderer to 25 more years in prison and said anything less would give license to militants.

Terror Plot Foiled: But is the Threat in Yemen Growing? (Time.com) Posted: 30 Oct 2010 02:15 PM PDT Time.com - Terror Plot Foiled: But is the Threat in Yemen Growing?

British dismantle IRA dissidents' bomb in beer keg (AP) Posted: 30 Oct 2010 03:22 PM PDT AP - Northern Ireland police seized a dissident IRA bomb packed into a beer keg Saturday and were inspecting a potential car bomb parked outside Belfast International Airport, the latest efforts to undermine peace in the British territory.

In Yemen, US hands are tied in al-Qaida fight (AP) Posted: 30 Oct 2010 01:17 PM PDT AP - Corruption, an inefficient security force and an intoxicating plant that keeps most men in Yemen high for up to six hours a day all stand in the way of America's battle against al-Qaida's Yemen wing, which is believed responsible for a plot to mail bombs to the United States.

Honduras: At least 14 massacred on football field (AP) Posted: 30 Oct 2010 04:53 PM PDT AP - A carful of attackers armed with assault rifles drove up to a football field in a poor Honduran neighborhood Saturday and opened fire, killing at least 14 people.

C.African rebels abduct census agents: military (AFP) Posted: 30 Oct 2010 02:48 PM PDT AFP - Rebels in the Central African Republic have abducted 21 census agents updating voters' rolls for forthcoming elections, an election official and a senior military source told AFP Saturday.

Russian FM says Medvedev free to visit Kuril Islands (AFP) Posted: 30 Oct 2010 01:27 PM PDT AFP - Russia's president is free to decide which Russian regions to visit, the foreign minister said Saturday, amid reports Dmitry Medvedev will go to the disputed Kuril Islands next week.

Punish Canadian severely, Guantanamo court urged (Reuters) Posted: 30 Oct 2010 10:03 AM PDT Reuters - A prosecutor urged a U.S. war crimes tribunal on Saturday to sentence a young Canadian and admitted al Qaeda murderer to 25 more years in prison and said anything less would give license to terrorists.

Shots fired at office of Chinese newspaper in Australia (AFP) Posted: 29 Oct 2010 11:54 PM PDT AFP - Shots have been fired at the office of a Chinese-language newspaper in northern Australia, the publication said, in an incident it says is linked to its critical coverage of China.

Yemen packages may signal Al Qaeda franchise is 'amateurish' (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 30 Oct 2010 07:50 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Yemen's reported association with suspicious packages found aboard US-bound cargo planes has once again thrust Yemen into the spotlight as a major battleground in Washington's war against Al Qaeda and its allies.

Strained Relations: Liberia's President and Her Stepson (Time.com) Posted: 30 Oct 2010 02:15 PM PDT Time.com - A huge drug bust in May was good news for Liberia but it also focused attention on President Sirleaf's strained relations with her country's security chief -- her stepson

In Kenya, corruption probes bring 'unprecedented' government shake-up (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 29 Oct 2010 03:09 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Kenya’s higher education minister was first to go last week, followed by Nairobi's mayor, and now the foreign minister and his permanent secretary.

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