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• U.S. improves security in Afghan province: governor (Reuters)
• Liberian President Sirleaf dismisses cabinet (Reuters)
• Greece suspends air freight after bombs found (Reuters)
• U.S. border cops find massive Mexico drug tunnel (Reuters)
• Yemen al Qaeda warned tribe against helping government (Reuters)
• A Chastened Obama Faces the World (Time.com)
• Suspicious package found at Glasgow Airport (AP)
• Al-Qaida in Iraq threatens attacks on Christians (AP)
• Mexico police find 9 bodies in grave near Acapulco (AP)
• Ivory Coast runoff looks likely (AP)
• Huge volcanic blast spurs more Indonesians to flee (AP)
• Australia to crack down on 'arrogant' banks (AFP)
• Greek parcel bombs, Yemen plot may cause tighter cargo security in Europe (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Will the Elections Change Obama's Iran Policy? (Time.com)
• After election 2010, Europe asks why US no longer smitten with Obama (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Wiping Out Mosquito-Borne Diseases - With Mosquitoes (OneWorld.net)

U.S. improves security in Afghan province: governor (Reuters) Posted: 03 Nov 2010 02:20 PM PDT Reuters - Security has improved in some areas of Afghanistan's violent Helmand province where U.S. Marines have taken over from British troops, the provincial governor said Wednesday.

Liberian President Sirleaf dismisses cabinet (Reuters) Posted: 03 Nov 2010 04:29 PM PDT Reuters - Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf dismissed her cabinet on Wednesday in a move that will provide her a "fresh slate" for the next phase of her administration, her office said in a press release.

Greece suspends air freight after bombs found (Reuters) Posted: 03 Nov 2010 08:30 AM PDT Reuters - Greece suspended overseas shipment of mail and packages for 48 hours on Wednesday, hoping to stop militants sending more parcel bombs in addition to more than a dozen already sent to foreign governments and embassies.

U.S. border cops find massive Mexico drug tunnel (Reuters) Posted: 03 Nov 2010 01:57 PM PDT Reuters - U.S. border police have found a sophisticated smuggler's tunnel the length of six football fields linking Southern California with Mexico and believed to have been used by drug traffickers, authorities said on Wednesday.

Yemen al Qaeda warned tribe against helping government (Reuters) Posted: 03 Nov 2010 01:14 PM PDT Reuters - Al Qaeda in Yemen has warned kinsmen of a U.S. born radical preacher against collaborating with the government, according to a statement from the group that appeared to predate last week's parcel bomb plot.

A Chastened Obama Faces the World (Time.com) Posted: 03 Nov 2010 04:25 PM PDT Time.com - A U.S. president in trouble at home may be tempted to look to boost his standing through foreign policy achievements. But opportunities will be few for President Obama

Suspicious package found at Glasgow Airport (AP) Posted: 03 Nov 2010 05:17 PM PDT AP - Part of Glasgow Airport in Scotland was evacuated after a suspicious package was found there, a spokesman said Wednesday.

Al-Qaida in Iraq threatens attacks on Christians (AP) Posted: 03 Nov 2010 04:13 PM PDT AP - Al-Qaida's front group in Iraq has threatened more attacks on Christians after a siege on a Baghdad church that left 58 people dead, linking the warning to claims that Egypt's Coptic Church is holding women captive for converting to Islam.

Mexico police find 9 bodies in grave near Acapulco (AP) Posted: 03 Nov 2010 05:17 PM PDT AP - Police recovered at least nine bodies Wednesday in a mass grave identified in a narco-video as the burial site for 20 men who were kidnapped a month ago in the resort city of Acapulco.

Ivory Coast runoff looks likely (AP) Posted: 03 Nov 2010 04:59 PM PDT AP - President Laurent Gbagbo will face Ivory Coast's main opposition leader in a runoff later this month to decide this volatile West African nation's next leader, according to the latest results released Wednesday by the electoral commission.

Huge volcanic blast spurs more Indonesians to flee (AP) Posted: 03 Nov 2010 05:16 PM PDT AP - Searing gas and molten lava poured from Indonesia's deadly volcano in an explosion three times as powerful as last week's devastating blast, chasing people from villages and emergency shelters along its slopes.

Australia to crack down on 'arrogant' banks (AFP) Posted: 02 Nov 2010 11:53 PM PDT AFP - Australian Treasurer Wayne Swan vowed to crack down on "arrogant" banks in an extraordinary attack Wednesday as major lenders face mounting anger over rising interest rates and fees.

Greek parcel bombs, Yemen plot may cause tighter cargo security in Europe (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 03 Nov 2010 01:42 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Greece halted airmail shipments today for 48 hours in the wake of a two-day spate of parcel bombings blamed on domestic militants in Athens.

Will the Elections Change Obama's Iran Policy? (Time.com) Posted: 03 Nov 2010 04:25 PM PDT Time.com - With nuclear talks set to resume, neither side appears ready to compromise. And with a more hawkish legislature, Obama could face uncomfortable choices

After election 2010, Europe asks why US no longer smitten with Obama (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 03 Nov 2010 01:19 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - In much of Europe, where President Obama remains quite popular, the saving grace after Tuesday's vote is that at least the president and his Democratic allies retained the US Senate.

Wiping Out Mosquito-Borne Diseases - With Mosquitoes (OneWorld.net) Posted: 03 Nov 2010 02:15 PM PDT OneWorld.net - BANGKOK, Nov 3 (IRIN) - Scientists fighting mosquito-borne diseases are racing to obtain approval to release genetically modified insects designed to stop the spread of dengue, a potentially fatal virus.

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