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• Syrian forces kill 19, government offers amnesty (Reuters)
• Israeli navy intercepts Gaza-bound boats (Reuters)
• U.S., Israel talk tough ahead of Iran nuclear report (Reuters)
• Gaddafi kin seethe, in test for new Libya (Reuters)
• Insight: Same showmanship, new script for Berlusconi in Cannes (Reuters)
• Lebanese villages bordering Syria fear encroaching violence (Time.com)
• Dozens injured in multi-car crash on UK highway (AP)
• Syria peace plan unravels; 15 killed in protests (AP)
• Venezuelan agency seizes radio station equipment (AP)
• Main opposition party pulls out of Liberia vote (AP)
• General relieved of command over Karzai remarks (Reuters)
• Euro crisis blamed for Canada's hefty job losses (Reuters)
• NZealand girl, 3, alone for 2 days after mom dies (AP)
• Humpty-Dumpty at the G-20: Can Europe put itself together again? (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Controversial Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega will probably win re-election (Time.com)
• Libya militias taking law into own hands (The Christian Science Monitor)

Syrian forces kill 19, government offers amnesty (Reuters) Posted: 04 Nov 2011 05:10 PM PDT Reuters - Syrian security forces killed at least 19 people and wounded dozens as they cracked down on protests after Friday prayers, activists said, casting doubt on whether an Arab League plan can end months of bloodshed.

Israeli navy intercepts Gaza-bound boats (Reuters) Posted: 04 Nov 2011 02:26 PM PDT Reuters - The Israeli navy Friday boarded two boats carrying pro-Palestinian activists toward the Gaza Strip in a fresh challenge to Israel's blockade of the Islamist-controlled territory.

U.S., Israel talk tough ahead of Iran nuclear report (Reuters) Posted: 04 Nov 2011 05:08 PM PDT Reuters - A senior U.S. military official said on Friday Iran had become the biggest threat to the United States and Israel's president said the military option to stop the Islamic republic from obtaining nuclear weapons was nearer.

Gaddafi kin seethe, in test for new Libya (Reuters) Posted: 04 Nov 2011 01:07 PM PDT Reuters - Two weeks after Muammar Gaddafi was killed in his hometown, his tribal kin in Sirte, the village he turned into a favored city, are seething with anger and fear, warning bad blood will poison Libya for years to come.

Insight: Same showmanship, new script for Berlusconi in Cannes (Reuters) Posted: 04 Nov 2011 08:04 AM PDT Reuters - On the surface it was the same old Silvio Berlusconi who arrived at the G20 summit in Cannes -- beaming for the cameras as he stepped from his limousine, an overcoat hanging theatrically from his shoulders, a confident hand raised.

Lebanese villages bordering Syria fear encroaching violence (Time.com) Posted: 04 Nov 2011 10:40 AM PDT Time.com - Even as an Arab League sponsored initiative to end violence in Syria seems to flounder, fear grows in Lebanese villages along the frontier

Dozens injured in multi-car crash on UK highway (AP) Posted: 04 Nov 2011 04:57 PM PDT AP - A huge crash involving 26 vehicles on a highway in southwest England injured dozens and likely led to several deaths, British authorities said Friday.

Syria peace plan unravels; 15 killed in protests (AP) Posted: 04 Nov 2011 01:59 PM PDT AP - A Syrian peace plan brokered by the Arab League unraveled Friday as security forces killed 15 people, opening fire on thousands of protesters who denounced President Bashar Assad and said he never intended to hold up his end of the deal to end the violence.

Venezuelan agency seizes radio station equipment (AP) Posted: 04 Nov 2011 04:10 PM PDT AP - Venezuela's broadcast regulatory agency announced more confiscations of equipment from radio stations suspected of operating without licenses Friday, a day after seizures at three other stations.

Main opposition party pulls out of Liberia vote (AP) Posted: 04 Nov 2011 04:37 PM PDT AP - Liberia's leading opposition candidate announced Friday he is pulling out of next week's presidential runoff election, a move that would guarantee victory for the country's ruling party but would rob the electoral process of its legitimacy.

General relieved of command over Karzai remarks (Reuters) Posted: 04 Nov 2011 03:44 PM PDT Reuters - Major General Peter Fuller, a top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, was relieved of his duties Friday after making comments critical of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, a senior U.S. defense official said.

Euro crisis blamed for Canada's hefty job losses (Reuters) Posted: 04 Nov 2011 09:31 AM PDT Reuters - Unexpected job losses pushed Canada's unemployment rate higher in October as the European debt crisis and U.S. weakness buffeted the exporting nation's economy and weakened confidence.

NZealand girl, 3, alone for 2 days after mom dies (AP) Posted: 04 Nov 2011 03:42 AM PDT AP - A 3-year-old girl, alone for two days after her mother died unexpectedly in their New Zealand home, lived on cheese, leftover lasagna and milk and comforted herself with her teddy bear.

Humpty-Dumpty at the G-20: Can Europe put itself together again? (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 04 Nov 2011 11:25 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - The Group of 20 summit on the swanky Riviera was supposed to showcase French and European élan. Instead, it became another emergency session on the European debt crisis, whose import is steadily rising.

Controversial Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega will probably win re-election (Time.com) Posted: 04 Nov 2011 10:40 AM PDT Time.com - The old Sandinista foe of the U.S. is about to win a landslide election, despite his authoritarian bent and the slow erosion of democracy

Libya militias taking law into own hands (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 04 Nov 2011 10:36 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - How do you ask a group of armed men if the rumors that they’re a gang of ordinary thieves are true? You begin with a joke.

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