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• New Italian government seen within days (Reuters)
• Greece names Papademos to lead salvation coalition (Reuters)
• EU mulls new sanctions against defiant Iran (Reuters)
• U.N. envoy in new push for Yemen power transfer (Reuters)
• South Sudan accuses Sudan of air strike on refugee camp (Reuters)
• Will Italy's Economic Crisis Mean Endgame for the Euro? (Time.com)
• Summary Box: Stocks rise as Europe fears ease (AP)
• 21 killed across Syria, activists say (AP)
• Mexico detains a top operator of Sinaloa cartel (AP)
• Wounded Libyan fighters recover at Mass. hospital (AP)
• Turkish police fire tear gas in quake city (Reuters)
• Exclusive: New Keystone pipeline route sought (Reuters)
• Australia poised to fight big tobacco in courts (AP)
• Liberians await presidential election results after low turnout on polling day (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Is Post-Fukushima Japan Safe for Tourists? (Time.com)
• Iran nuclear report: Why it may not be a game-changer after all (The Christian Science Monitor)

New Italian government seen within days (Reuters) Posted: 10 Nov 2011 09:43 AM PST Reuters - Respected former European Commissioner Mario Monti looked set on Thursday to be appointed within days to head an emergency Italian government, as politicians rushed to combat a crisis threatening the entire euro zone.

Greece names Papademos to lead salvation coalition (Reuters) Posted: 10 Nov 2011 09:36 AM PST Reuters - Greece named former European Central Bank vice-president Lucas Papademos on Thursday to head a crisis government, ending a chaotic search for a leader to save the country from default, bankruptcy and an exit from the euro zone.

EU mulls new sanctions against defiant Iran (Reuters) Posted: 10 Nov 2011 10:28 AM PST Reuters - The European Union may approve fresh sanctions against Iran within weeks, after a U.N. agency said Tehran had worked to design nuclear bombs, EU diplomats said on Thursday.

U.N. envoy in new push for Yemen power transfer (Reuters) Posted: 10 Nov 2011 08:53 AM PST Reuters - A U.N. envoy returned to Yemen on Thursday to try to persuade President Ali Abdullah Saleh to quit under a Gulf-brokered plan to halt months of unrest, which flared again in the city of Taiz where security forces fired on protesters.

South Sudan accuses Sudan of air strike on refugee camp (Reuters) Posted: 10 Nov 2011 12:00 PM PST Reuters - A refugee camp in South Sudan's Unity state was bombed Thursday, South Sudan officials and witnesses said, threatening to raise tensions with Sudan in the violence-plagued border region.

Will Italy's Economic Crisis Mean Endgame for the Euro? (Time.com) Posted: 10 Nov 2011 11:35 AM PST Time.com - You know the old saying: It ain't over until the fat lady sings. Well, in the case of the euro zone debt crisis, that lady is Italy, she's plump enough to cause quite a bit of trouble, and the orchestra looks to be tuning up

Summary Box: Stocks rise as Europe fears ease (AP) Posted: 10 Nov 2011 02:13 PM PST AP - GREECE: Signs of progress in Europe's debt crisis helped lift stocks Thursday. A day after a breakdown in power-sharing talks in Greece jolted financial markets, senior banker Lucas Papademos was named prime minister of a new coalition government.

21 killed across Syria, activists say (AP) Posted: 10 Nov 2011 01:15 PM PST AP - Syrian security forces raided homes and clashes erupted between soldiers and army defectors Thursday, killing at least 21 people across the country, including an 8-year-old girl and six soldiers, activists said.

Mexico detains a top operator of Sinaloa cartel (AP) Posted: 10 Nov 2011 03:55 PM PST AP - Mexican soldiers detained a top operator for the powerful Sinaloa drug cartel, a man for whom the U.S. government had offered a reward of up to $5 million, the army said Thursday.

Wounded Libyan fighters recover at Mass. hospital (AP) Posted: 10 Nov 2011 05:14 PM PST AP - Ramadon Aliah speaks softly as he recounts how he ended up here, lying in a bed in a rehabilitation hospital thousands of miles from home, his body partially paralyzed, but his spirits still high.

Turkish police fire tear gas in quake city (Reuters) Posted: 10 Nov 2011 10:46 AM PST Reuters - Riot police fired tear gas and used batons to disperse protesters angry at the state's relief efforts after the second earthquake in eastern Turkey in three weeks killed at least 12 people in the city of Van.

Exclusive: New Keystone pipeline route sought (Reuters) Posted: 10 Nov 2011 11:12 AM PST Reuters - The United States will study a new route for the Keystone XL Canada-to-Texas oil pipeline, U.S. officials said on Thursday, delaying any final approval beyond the 2012 election and sparing President Barack Obama a politically risky decision for now.

Australia poised to fight big tobacco in courts (AP) Posted: 10 Nov 2011 01:16 AM PST AP - The Australian government said Thursday it is ready to fight big tobacco companies in court to enact the world's toughest laws on cigarette promotion — rules that would ban logos and other advertising on cigarette packs.

Liberians await presidential election results after low turnout on polling day (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 09 Nov 2011 01:28 PM PST The Christian Science Monitor - Liberia’s second round vote went off peacefully yesterday, just a day after violent clashes between police and opposition protestors in the capital on Monday. But international monitor groups are concerned that a visibly low voter turnout could undermine the perceived legitimacy of the elections and the leadership of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, who is expected to claim victory.

Is Post-Fukushima Japan Safe for Tourists? (Time.com) Posted: 10 Nov 2011 11:35 AM PST Time.com - DEK: Eight months after the Fukushima disaster, Japan's tourism industry still hasn't rebounded. What will it take to convince tourists it's safe to visit again?

Iran nuclear report: Why it may not be a game-changer after all (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 09 Nov 2011 12:50 PM PST The Christian Science Monitor - The latest United Nations report on Iran’s nuclear program may not be the “game changer” it was billed to be, as some nuclear experts raise doubts about the quality of evidence â€" and point to lack of proof of current nuclear weapons work.

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