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Greek parties ignore appeal for rapid compromise (Reuters)
Israeli air strike kills Palestinian militant in Gaza (Reuters)
Pakistan court indicts seven in Bhutto murder case (Reuters)
Colombians cheer killing of guerrilla kingpin (Reuters)
Northeast Nigeria militant attacks kill at least 65 (Reuters)
Holding On: Papandreou Keeps His Party in Power But Will He Still Lead Greece? (Time.com)
France's AAA secure if deficits curbed: Noyer (Reuters)
Violence in Syria as Arab League warns of disaster (AP)
People at Mexican volleyball game targeted (AP)
Recent attacks by radical Muslim sect in Nigeria (AP)
Pakistan indicts 2 more in Bhutto's assassination (AP)
Occupy Sydney protesters take to the streets (AP)
Lebanese villages bordering Syria fear encroaching violence (Time.com)

Greek parties ignore appeal for rapid compromise (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Nov 2011 04:31 PM PDT

Reuters - Greece's ruling socialists and opposition conservatives offered rival plans for saving the nation from bankruptcy and safeguarding its euro zone membership, ignoring an appeal from the president to cooperate now on tackling the mess.

Israeli air strike kills Palestinian militant in Gaza (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Nov 2011 01:01 PM PDT

Reuters - An Israeli air strike killed a Palestinian member of Islamic Jihad and wounded two others in the southern Gaza Strip on Saturday, the militant group said.

Pakistan court indicts seven in Bhutto murder case (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Nov 2011 12:12 PM PDT

Reuters - A Pakistani court Saturday indicted five Islamist militants and two police officers in the high-profile assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, prosecutors said.

Colombians cheer killing of guerrilla kingpin (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Nov 2011 01:27 PM PDT

Reuters - Colombians rejoiced at the killing of top FARC rebel leader Alfonso Cano and hoped the biggest blow yet against Latin America's longest insurgency could herald an end to nearly five decades of war.

Northeast Nigeria militant attacks kill at least 65 (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Nov 2011 12:15 PM PDT

Reuters - At least 65 people were killed in the northeast Nigerian city of Damaturu, an aid agency said Saturday, after Islamist insurgents bombed churches, mosques and police stations and fought hours of gun battles with police.

Holding On: Papandreou Keeps His Party in Power But Will He Still Lead Greece? (Time.com)

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 11:35 PM PDT

Time.com - With only a couple of votes to spare, the beleaguered premier manages to win political continuity for now. There may be more tumult ahead

France's AAA secure if deficits curbed: Noyer (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Nov 2011 04:26 PM PDT

Reuters - Bank of France Governor Christian Noyer said in a published interview on Saturday that France could preserve its coveted AAA credit rating if it "breaks with the culture of deficits."

Violence in Syria as Arab League warns of disaster (AP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2011 12:49 PM PDT

AP - Violence erupted Saturday in the restive Syrian city of Homs, killing at least five people as tank shells slammed into an area that has turned into one of the main centers of both protest and reprisal during the seven-month uprising, activists said.

People at Mexican volleyball game targeted (AP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2011 03:07 PM PDT

AP - Gunmen who killed eight people and wounded seven at a pickup volleyball game in the Mexican state of Sinaloa were targeting the men at the game, authorities said Saturday.

Recent attacks by radical Muslim sect in Nigeria (AP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2011 03:43 PM PDT

AP - A look at recent major attacks in Nigeria attributed to the radical Muslim sect known locally as Boko Haram:

Pakistan indicts 2 more in Bhutto's assassination (AP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2011 11:29 AM PDT

AP - Two police officers were indicted Saturday in the 2007 assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and will face trial along with five members of the Pakistani Taliban, a state prosecutor said.