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• Gunmen block roads after Mexican drug lord killed (Reuters)
• Greeks vote in high-stake local elections (Reuters)
• U.N. rejects south Sudan calls for peacekeepers (Reuters)
• Guineans set to vote in presidential run-off (Reuters)
• Germany minister now warns of terror attack threat (Reuters)
• Mexico's Lost Youth: Generation Narco (Time.com)
• Giant Jesus statue completed in Polish town (AP)
• Saudi Arabia says hajj to start Nov. 15 (AP)
• Druglord's death could empower rival Zetas gang (AP)
• South Africa hang on to spoil Ireland homecoming (AFP)
• Azerbaijan election to extend rule of Aliyev party (Reuters)
• US, Australia seek to influence China's behavior (AP)
• Aung San Suu Kyi: How her release could shape Burma's political future (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Obama in India: A Solemn Arrival Spoils the Local Party? (Time.com)
• Haiti prime minister warns of triple disaster as hurricane Tomas hits (The Christian Science Monitor)

Gunmen block roads after Mexican drug lord killed (Reuters) Posted: 06 Nov 2010 02:40 PM PDT Reuters - Rival gunmen blocked roads near the U.S. border and strung up threatening banners on Saturday after marines killed one of Mexico's top kingpins, and Washington reaffirmed its support for the country's drug war.

Greeks vote in high-stake local elections (Reuters) Posted: 06 Nov 2010 04:11 PM PDT Reuters - Local polls in Greece Sunday could trigger national elections in one of Europe's most economically troubled countries if they fail to give Prime Minister George Papandreou support for austerity measures.

U.N. rejects south Sudan calls for peacekeepers (Reuters) Posted: 06 Nov 2010 03:46 PM PDT Reuters - The United Nations on Saturday rejected calls by south Sudan to send peacekeepers and set up a buffer zone along the country's tense north-south border ahead of a southern vote on independence next year.

Guineans set to vote in presidential run-off (Reuters) Posted: 06 Nov 2010 04:06 PM PDT Reuters - Guineans used to decades of harsh authoritarian rule elect a president Sunday in the West African state's first free elections since independence from France in 1958.

Germany minister now warns of terror attack threat (Reuters) Posted: 06 Nov 2010 12:03 PM PDT Reuters - German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere was quoted on Saturday as saying there were "serious indications" of terror attacks in preparation in Europe and the United States but did not provide any further specific details.

Mexico's Lost Youth: Generation Narco (Time.com) Posted: 06 Nov 2010 02:35 PM PDT Time.com - The country's youth are filling all roles in the drug wars: victims, killers, even as a police chief

Giant Jesus statue completed in Polish town (AP) Posted: 06 Nov 2010 03:13 PM PDT AP - A gigantic statue of Jesus that Poles claim is the world's largest rose majestically above a small town on Saturday, as the grandiose dream of a local priest finally came to pass.

Saudi Arabia says hajj to start Nov. 15 (AP) Posted: 06 Nov 2010 11:01 AM PDT AP - Saudi Arabia's high court has declared Nov. 15 the start of hajj, the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Islam's holy sites.

Druglord's death could empower rival Zetas gang (AP) Posted: 06 Nov 2010 04:38 PM PDT AP - A day after marines killed a reputed powerful drug lord, dozens of ominous banners apparently hung by rivals appeared Saturday in cities across Mexico's Gulf coast with messages gloating about his demise.

South Africa hang on to spoil Ireland homecoming (AFP) Posted: 06 Nov 2010 02:57 PM PDT AFP - World champions South Africa spoilt Ireland's return to Lansdowne Road with a 23-21 victory here on Saturday that kept alive hopes of a first Springbok grand slam in 50 years.

Azerbaijan election to extend rule of Aliyev party (Reuters) Posted: 06 Nov 2010 04:44 PM PDT Reuters - The oil-producing former Soviet republic of Azerbaijan holds a parliamentary election on Sunday that the opposition says is stage-managed to give victory to loyalists of President Ilham Aliyev.

US, Australia seek to influence China's behavior (AP) Posted: 06 Nov 2010 01:42 PM PDT AP - The United States and Australia pledged Saturday to tighten security ties and work together to influence the behavior of an increasingly assertive China.

Aung San Suu Kyi: How her release could shape Burma's political future (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 06 Nov 2010 05:35 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - A nation stunted by economic decline and political strife goes to the polls Nov. 7 under the gaze of its authoritarian rulers. The multiparty elections are supposed to restore civilian control to Burma (Myanmar) after 50 years of military dominance.

Obama in India: A Solemn Arrival Spoils the Local Party? (Time.com) Posted: 06 Nov 2010 02:35 PM PDT Time.com - The President began his Asia trip by paying tribute to the victims of the Mumbai massacre, but locals weren't happy that his arrival spoiled holiday festivities-- and business

Haiti prime minister warns of triple disaster as hurricane Tomas hits (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 05 Nov 2010 02:46 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Haitian Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive says his government is preparing for three simultaneous humanitarian disasters, as hurricane Tomas began dumping up to 10 inches of rain on the island today.

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