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• Wall Street protests go global; riots in Rome (Reuters)
• Israel names prisoners to be freed in swap deal (Reuters)
• Syrian forces fire at mourners, battle defectors (Reuters)
• Libyan government steps up security after clashes in capital (Reuters)
• Central America death toll at 45 from heavy rains (Reuters)
• Misratah, Libya proves new strength (Time.com)
• IMF calls for pan-European deposit insurance (Reuters)
• Israeli president begins pardoning Palestinians (AP)
• UN: Haiti prison break trial to begin Tuesday (AP)
• Egypt's Bloodshed Dampens Optimism For the Future (The Atlantic Wire)
• Militants assault US base in eastern Afghanistan (AP)
• Canada won't be "trigger happy" on rates: Carney (Reuters)
• Former Iran assassin says alleged plot 'makes no sense' (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Can the Peace Prize Help Liberia's President Win the Home Crowd? (Time.com)
• Sirleaf leads Liberian presidential vote, but a second round looms (The Christian Science Monitor)

Wall Street protests go global; riots in Rome (Reuters) Posted: 15 Oct 2011 04:47 PM PDT Reuters - Anti-greed protesters rallied globally on Saturday, denouncing bankers and politicians over the international economic crisis, with violence rocking Rome where cars were torched and bank windows smashed.

Israel names prisoners to be freed in swap deal (Reuters) Posted: 15 Oct 2011 04:42 PM PDT Reuters - Israel Sunday made public the names of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners it will free in exchange for soldier Gilad Shalit as part of a deal it reached with Hamas.

Syrian forces fire at mourners, battle defectors (Reuters) Posted: 15 Oct 2011 02:35 PM PDT Reuters - Syrian security forces shot dead three mourners and injured 20 on Saturday when they fired on a protester funeral procession in central Damascus while troops loyal to President Bashar al-Assad fought army defectors west of the capital, witnesses said.

Libyan government steps up security after clashes in capital (Reuters) Posted: 15 Oct 2011 02:12 PM PDT Reuters - Libya's new government increased security in Tripoli Saturday with extra roadblocks and house-to-house searches after fighting in the capital with supporters of Muammar Gaddafi raised fears of another insurgency.

Central America death toll at 45 from heavy rains (Reuters) Posted: 15 Oct 2011 04:06 PM PDT Reuters - Torrential rain in Central America this week that forced thousands to abandon their homes and trapped many more has killed at least 45 people, with Guatemala the worst hit, authorities said on Saturday.

Misratah, Libya proves new strength (Time.com) Posted: 14 Oct 2011 10:50 PM PDT Time.com - The coastal metropolis, the third largest in Libya, is the most prominent of a number of incipient city-states that may cause headaches for the new government

IMF calls for pan-European deposit insurance (Reuters) Posted: 15 Oct 2011 12:53 PM PDT Reuters - The International Monetary Fund called on Saturday for an EU-wide deposit insurance scheme and more coordinated regulation of the continent's banks to prevent contradictory national regulation from exacerbating its debt crisis.

Israeli president begins pardoning Palestinians (AP) Posted: 15 Oct 2011 04:59 PM PDT AP - Israel's president on Saturday began the process of formally pardoning hundreds of Palestinian prisoners who are to be exchanged for an Israeli soldier held by Gaza militants for five years.

UN: Haiti prison break trial to begin Tuesday (AP) Posted: 15 Oct 2011 04:18 PM PDT AP - Fourteen police officers and prison officials in Haiti will be tried in the death of at least 11 inmates during a prison break, a United Nations representative said Saturday.

Egypt's Bloodshed Dampens Optimism For the Future (The Atlantic Wire) Posted: 15 Oct 2011 02:15 PM PDT The Atlantic Wire - The Egyptian military's shift to the side of protesters helped swing the momentum in that country this spring, and bring down former President Hosni Mubarak. But as the military consolidates power, and wields it, the liberal movement that once celebrated their partnership is growing wary.

Militants assault US base in eastern Afghanistan (AP) Posted: 15 Oct 2011 09:54 AM PDT AP - Militants tried to blast their way into an American base in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, striking before dawn with rocket-propelled grenades and a car bomb.

Canada won't be "trigger happy" on rates: Carney (Reuters) Posted: 14 Oct 2011 06:07 PM PDT Reuters - The Bank of Canada won't be "trigger happy" as it mulls what to do on interest rates, but has room to ease policy if it needs to kick start the economy, central bank Governor Mark Carney said.

Former Iran assassin says alleged plot 'makes no sense' (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 14 Oct 2011 10:52 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - In Tehran, an unexpected source is expressing doubt about the assassination plot laid out by US officials, alleging that Iran was behind plans to kill the top Saudi Arabian diplomat in Washington and blow up embassies.

Can the Peace Prize Help Liberia's President Win the Home Crowd? (Time.com) Posted: 14 Oct 2011 10:50 PM PDT Time.com - Can the Peace Prize Help Liberia's President Win the Home Crowd?

Sirleaf leads Liberian presidential vote, but a second round looms (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 14 Oct 2011 09:03 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf posted a major lead ahead of the opposition in preliminary election results released yesterday, but analysts say that it will not be enough for the Nobel Peace Prizewinning incumbent to deliver on her promise of a first-round victory.

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