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• Iran demands access to accused U.S. plotter (Reuters)
• Strike-hit Greece heads to standstill ahead of crucial vote (Reuters)
• Kenya deploys troops in Somalia after kidnappings (Reuters)
• Global "Day of Rage" mostly peaceful, Rome clears (Reuters)
• Gaddafi diehards in Sirte hold up Libyan troops (Reuters)
• The Vandals Occupy Rome, Briefly: How a Demonstration Was Hijacked (Time.com)
• French presidential race: Sarkozy vs. Hollande (AP)
• Iran's Khamenei warns US over assassination claims (AP)
• Heavy rains kill at least 66 in Central America (AP)
• Libyans bulldoze Gadhafi's Tripoli compound (AP)
• Qantas jet returns to Bangkok due to engine noise (AP)
• Oil pumping resumes on stricken New Zealand ship (AP)
• Keep Calm and Occupy On: Protesters in London Continue the OWS Movement (Time.com)

Iran demands access to accused U.S. plotter (Reuters) Posted: 16 Oct 2011 02:10 PM PDT Reuters - Iran demanded consular access on Sunday to a man held in the United States over a suspected plot to kill the Saudi ambassador and vowed to respond robustly to any "inappropriate measure" by the West.

Strike-hit Greece heads to standstill ahead of crucial vote (Reuters) Posted: 16 Oct 2011 04:13 PM PDT Reuters - Greece faces a crucial test this week with much of the country expected to be shut down by a 48 hour strike that will culminate Thursday as parliament votes on a sweeping package of austerity measures demanded by international lenders.

Kenya deploys troops in Somalia after kidnappings (Reuters) Posted: 16 Oct 2011 03:14 PM PDT Reuters - Kenya deployed columns of troops into neighbouring Somalia and launched an offensive against al Shabaab militants on Sunday, helping to drive the al Qaeda-linked militants out of two bases.

Global "Day of Rage" mostly peaceful, Rome clears (Reuters) Posted: 16 Oct 2011 09:31 AM PDT Reuters - The global "Day of Rage" against the world's financial system won some limited sympathy from political and economic leaders on Sunday, after protests that were peaceful everywhere but Italy.

Gaddafi diehards in Sirte hold up Libyan troops (Reuters) Posted: 16 Oct 2011 04:26 PM PDT Reuters - SIRTE (Reuters)- Libyan government fighters battled Sunday to subdue pockets of resistance by pro-Gaddafi fighters, whose refusal to abandon the ousted leader's hometown of Sirte is delaying Libya's move to democracy.

The Vandals Occupy Rome, Briefly: How a Demonstration Was Hijacked (Time.com) Posted: 16 Oct 2011 05:30 AM PDT Time.com - Organizers were at first heartened by the turnout but did not suspect that among the protesters would be a few intent on violent confrontation

French presidential race: Sarkozy vs. Hollande (AP) Posted: 16 Oct 2011 04:17 PM PDT AP - The resurgent French left, riding on popular anger at conservative President Nicolas Sarkozy and global financial markets, endorsed former Socialist Party chief Francois Hollande on Sunday as its candidate for next year's presidential elections.

Iran's Khamenei warns US over assassination claims (AP) Posted: 16 Oct 2011 04:05 PM PDT AP - Iran's supreme leader warned the United States on Sunday that any measures taken against Tehran over an alleged plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to Washington would elicit a "resolute" response.

Heavy rains kill at least 66 in Central America (AP) Posted: 16 Oct 2011 04:30 PM PDT AP - Central American authorities said on Sunday that at least 66 people had died in six days of heavy rains that caused landslides, floods and bridge failures throughout the region. Officials ordered evacuations as the rain was expected to continue.

Libyans bulldoze Gadhafi's Tripoli compound (AP) Posted: 16 Oct 2011 04:05 PM PDT AP - Libyan revolutionary forces bulldozed the green walls surrounding Moammar Gadhafi's main Tripoli compound on Sunday, saying it was time "to tear down this symbol of tyranny."

Qantas jet returns to Bangkok due to engine noise (AP) Posted: 16 Oct 2011 04:19 PM PDT AP - A Sydney-bound Qantas Airways Boeing 747 jumbo jet returned to Bangkok due to an engine problem, the airline said Monday.

Oil pumping resumes on stricken New Zealand ship (AP) Posted: 16 Oct 2011 02:43 PM PDT AP - Salvage crews have resumed pumping oil from a stricken cargo ship teetering on a reef off the New Zealand coast a week after abandoning an earlier attempt due to bad weather.

Keep Calm and Occupy On: Protesters in London Continue the OWS Movement (Time.com) Posted: 16 Oct 2011 05:30 AM PDT Time.com - Inspired by the global movement rallying in support of Occupy Wall Street, more than 2000 protesters -- and Julian Assange -- assembled in London as police prepared for possible violence

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