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• Ivory Coast poll winner named, army seals borders (Reuters)
• Lawyer for WikiLeaks' Assange denies warrant valid (Reuters)
• India expects to break logjam in climate talks (Reuters)
• Wildfire engulfs hills above Haifa, killing 42 (Reuters)
• China's U.N. influence rising, West should be careful: institute (Reuters)
• WikiLeaks' Russian Cables: Bad for Reset, Good for Putin? (Time.com)
• UK forces in Helmand 'made mess of things': WikiLeaks (AFP)
• Biggest-ever Israeli forest fire kills dozens (AP)
• US Cable: Mexico feared losing control to narcos (AP)
• Cheney to be charged in Nigeria corruption case (AFP)
• Samsung promotes chairman's son to president (AP)
• Thomsons again top richest Canadians list (Reuters)
• Oil pipe may have caused A380 engine failure: watchdog (AFP)
• In Tokyo, building tiny (and living well) (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Yemen: Can Soccer Solve a Separatist Problem? (Time.com)
• China's promise lures grads home (The Christian Science Monitor)

Ivory Coast poll winner named, army seals borders (Reuters) Posted: 02 Dec 2010 03:08 PM PST Reuters - The head of Ivory Coast's election commission on Thursday declared challenger Alassane Ouattara provisional winner of a presidential run-off, but the top legal body rejected it and the army sealed all borders.

Lawyer for WikiLeaks' Assange denies warrant valid (Reuters) Posted: 02 Dec 2010 12:32 PM PST Reuters - The lawyer acting for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange denied on Thursday that Sweden had issued a valid European arrest warrant for alleged sex crimes, despite Stockholm's insistence that legal difficulties with the warrant were resolved.

India expects to break logjam in climate talks (Reuters) Posted: 02 Dec 2010 05:05 PM PST Reuters - An Indian proposal could break a deadlock between rich and poor countries over how to share the burdens of tackling global warming, India's environment minister said on Thursday before heading to U.N. climate talks in Mexico.

Wildfire engulfs hills above Haifa, killing 42 (Reuters) Posted: 02 Dec 2010 03:29 PM PST Reuters - A major forest fire killed at least 40 people in northern Israel on Thursday, including prison guard cadets trapped in a bus while heading to evacuate inmates, officials said.

China's U.N. influence rising, West should be careful: institute (Reuters) Posted: 02 Dec 2010 03:50 PM PST Reuters - China's engagement with the United Nations is on the rise as its economic power grows, but the West should be cautious with calls for it to act as a responsible world leader, as Beijing's goals may not be the same as the West's, said a new report on Friday.

WikiLeaks' Russian Cables: Bad for Reset, Good for Putin? (Time.com) Posted: 02 Dec 2010 03:50 PM PST Time.com - When WikiLeaks revealed what U.S. diplomats really think of Russia's leaders, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin went on the defensive. Could tension with the U.S. help win him more support at home?

UK forces in Helmand 'made mess of things': WikiLeaks (AFP) Posted: 02 Dec 2010 05:30 PM PST AFP - US and Afghan officials slammed British troops over their efforts in the restive Helmand province of Afghanistan, accusing them of making "a mess of things," in cables revealed by WikiLeaks.

Biggest-ever Israeli forest fire kills dozens (AP) Posted: 02 Dec 2010 04:35 PM PST AP - Dozens of Israeli guards trying to rescue prisoners threatened by the worst forest fire in the country's history died Thursday when their bus became trapped in the same inferno.

US Cable: Mexico feared losing control to narcos (AP) Posted: 02 Dec 2010 05:35 PM PST AP - A top Mexican official said late last year that he had a "real concern" Mexico would lose control of parts of the country to drug traffickers, and the military proposed declaring states of emergency in some cities, according to U.S. State Department cables leaked to WikiLeaks and posted online Thursday.

Cheney to be charged in Nigeria corruption case (AFP) Posted: 02 Dec 2010 03:29 PM PST AFP - Nigerian officials said Thursday they will charge former US vice president Dick Cheney over a massive bribery scandal related to his time at the helm of oil services giant Halliburton.

Samsung promotes chairman's son to president (AP) Posted: 02 Dec 2010 05:27 PM PST AP - The son of Samsung Electronics Co. Chairman Lee Kun-hee has been promoted to president in a reorganization of top management posts at the huge conglomerate the giant company anchors.

Thomsons again top richest Canadians list (Reuters) Posted: 02 Dec 2010 03:06 PM PST Reuters - The Thomson family kept a strong grip on their status as the wealthiest Canadians, seeing their net worth increase by 6.2 percent in 2010 to more than C$23 billion ($23 billion), according to a new survey.

Oil pipe may have caused A380 engine failure: watchdog (AFP) Posted: 02 Dec 2010 05:08 PM PST AFP - An oil pipe problem was the possible cause of an engine blast on a Qantas Airbus A380 that sprayed metal into the aircraft, forcing an emergency landing, Australia's air safety bureau said Friday.

In Tokyo, building tiny (and living well) (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 02 Dec 2010 12:16 PM PST The Christian Science Monitor - The Japanese are fond of miniaturizing things. They did it to trees to create bonsai. They did it to electronics to usher in a new age of technology. Now they are doing it to homes.

Yemen: Can Soccer Solve a Separatist Problem? (Time.com) Posted: 02 Dec 2010 03:50 PM PST Time.com - Hosting the Gulf Cup of Nations has offered a means of reintegrating a restive region, which will allow a focus on al-Qaeda and other security challenges

China's promise lures grads home (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 02 Dec 2010 11:50 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - Dressed in a demure lace-frilled blouse and a sensible midcalf skirt, sipping a cup of Starbucks tea, Guo Yixin could be an ambitious young executive almost anywhere.

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