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• Germany raises security alert after attack warnings (Reuters)
• Afghan handover could run past 2015 in areas: NATO (Reuters)
• Nigerian military free 19 oil delta hostages: sources (Reuters)
• Madagascar troops vow to crush any rebellion (Reuters)
• Haiti unrest hampers desperate fight against cholera (Reuters)
• Will Haiti Have Its Own Livestrong Bracelet? (Time.com)
• After 200 years, Champagne lost fizz, not flavor (AP)
• Saudi king transfers National Guard duties to son (AP)
• Detainee says Mexico's La Familia gang in decline (AP)
• Canada 'relieved' by release of hostages in Nigeria (AFP)
• Japan whaler: protest boat not rammed on purpose (AFP)
• Bank of Canada secret documents stolen (Reuters)
• Australian PM wants NATO 2014 Afghanistan target (AP)
• Why 300 million more people are suddenly poor (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Karzai: Increasingly Problematic Ally in Afghanistan (Time.com)
• Ireland's $90 billion question: Does it need a bailout? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Germany raises security alert after attack warnings (Reuters) Posted: 17 Nov 2010 12:53 PM PST Reuters - Germany said on Wednesday it had strong evidence Islamist militants were planning attacks in the next two weeks and ordered security at potential targets such as train stations and airports to be tightened.

Afghan handover could run past 2015 in areas: NATO (Reuters) Posted: 17 Nov 2010 12:52 PM PST Reuters - The handover from NATO-led forces to Afghans should start in the first half of 2011 but poor security in some areas could see it run past a 2014 target, a NATO official said on Wednesday before an important summit.

Nigerian military free 19 oil delta hostages: sources (Reuters) Posted: 17 Nov 2010 02:54 PM PST Reuters - Nigeria's military rescued 19 hostages including foreigners being held by militants in the Niger Delta oil region in a land, air and sea operation on Wednesday, security sources said.

Madagascar troops vow to crush any rebellion (Reuters) Posted: 17 Nov 2010 10:40 AM PST Reuters - Dissident officers declared a takeover of power in Madagascar on Wednesday, but the island's military leadership vowed to crush any rebellion and security forces dispersed a crowd that had gathered to back the rebels.

Haiti unrest hampers desperate fight against cholera (Reuters) Posted: 17 Nov 2010 12:32 PM PST Reuters - Anti-U.N. riots in the Haitian city of Cap-Haitien have disrupted international efforts to tackle a spreading cholera epidemic, increasing the risk of infection and death for tens of thousands of poor Haitians in the north, aid workers said on Wednesday.

Will Haiti Have Its Own Livestrong Bracelet? (Time.com) Posted: 17 Nov 2010 03:30 PM PST Time.com - A group of American textile entrepreneurs are producing made-in-Haiti bracelets that have caught the eye of Bill Clinton and other philanthropists

After 200 years, Champagne lost fizz, not flavor (AP) Posted: 17 Nov 2010 04:54 PM PST AP - Here's what nearly 200-year-old Champagne salvaged from the bottom of the sea tasted like to wine experts: lime blossoms, coffee, chanterelles.

Saudi king transfers National Guard duties to son (AP) Posted: 17 Nov 2010 01:49 PM PST AP - Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah stepped down Wednesday as head of the country's National Guard and transferred the influential position to his son, in an apparent sign that the elderly monarch is beginning to lessen some of his duties.

Detainee says Mexico's La Familia gang in decline (AP) Posted: 17 Nov 2010 05:22 PM PST AP - A captured drug trafficker said Wednesday that the boss of one of Mexico's fiercest cartels is physically and emotionally drained and that the leader's recent offer to disband the gang is real.

Canada 'relieved' by release of hostages in Nigeria (AFP) Posted: 17 Nov 2010 04:19 PM PST AFP - Canada's Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon said Wednesday that he was "relieved" by news that 19 hostages, including a Canadian, were set free following a military operation in Nigeria.

Japan whaler: protest boat not rammed on purpose (AFP) Posted: 17 Nov 2010 05:25 PM PST AFP - A Japanese whaler did not deliberately ram and sink a Sea Shepherd protest boat during a high-seas confrontation in Antarctic waters earlier this year, a New Zealand report found Thursday.

Bank of Canada secret documents stolen (Reuters) Posted: 17 Nov 2010 02:05 PM PST Reuters - Classified Bank of Canada documents were stolen from Governor Mark Carney's car earlier this month but none of the missing papers contained information that could move markets, a bank spokesman said on Wednesday.

Australian PM wants NATO 2014 Afghanistan target (AP) Posted: 17 Nov 2010 03:17 PM PST AP - Australia's prime minister said Thursday she will argue at a NATO summit that Afghanistan should take charge of its own security by 2014.

Why 300 million more people are suddenly poor (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 17 Nov 2010 01:45 PM PST The Christian Science Monitor - In November, 300 million more people around the world were suddenly poor â€" on paper, at least. The latest numbers on poverty from the United Nations, released Nov. 4, include a new measurement for poverty and reveal some surprises.

Karzai: Increasingly Problematic Ally in Afghanistan (Time.com) Posted: 17 Nov 2010 03:30 PM PST Time.com - The Afghan President is anxious to publicize his willingness to cut strings with the U.S. -- even though he appears to be cooperating behind closed doors

Ireland's $90 billion question: Does it need a bailout? (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 17 Nov 2010 12:18 PM PST The Christian Science Monitor - The Irish continue to play high-stakes hopscotch with the European Union. While Ireland has agreed to host a delegation of EU experts and International Monetary Fund officials tomorrow in preparation for a bailout package, it still insists it does not need one.

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