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• Egyptian police battle protesters, 33 dead (Reuters)
• Britain meets Syria opposition, condemns crackdown (Reuters)
• Hezbollah, Iran uncover CIA informants (Reuters)
• Khmer Rouge trio accused of Cambodia's "worst horrors" (Reuters)
• Russia Looking to Reverse Brain Drain of Young Scientists (Time.com)
• European Commission proposes ban on shark finning (AP)
• Egypt Cabinet offers to resign but protests go on (AP)
• 3 police officers found dead in Mexico border city (AP)
• Egypt stock market drops on political unrest (AP)
• Diplomat to meet with Pakistani officials on memo (Reuters)
• Canada bans exports aiding Iranian energy sector (Reuters)
• Death toll in Sydney nursing home fire climbs to 8 (AP)
• Egypt protests: Tahrir Square deaths trigger cabinet's resignation (The Christian Science Monitor)
• In East Asia, Some New Moms Splurge on Luxury Confinement (Time.com)
• As US exits Iraq, a top general's warning (The Christian Science Monitor)

Egyptian police battle protesters, 33 dead (Reuters) Posted: 21 Nov 2011 04:26 PM PST Reuters - Egyptian activists called for a huge turnout in protests on Tuesday to put an end to rule by the military which also saw its authority challenged by the resignation of the civilian cabinet, casting uncertainty on elections due next week.

Britain meets Syria opposition, condemns crackdown (Reuters) Posted: 21 Nov 2011 11:33 AM PST Reuters - World powers will do as much as they can to turn up the heat on the Syrian government, British Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Monday, calling President Bashar al-Assad's crackdown on eight months of protests "appalling and unacceptable."

Hezbollah, Iran uncover CIA informants (Reuters) Posted: 21 Nov 2011 03:35 PM PST Reuters - In an apparently serious setback for U.S. intelligence against a key adversary, Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shi'ite militia, has succeeded in identifying and arresting informants within its ranks who were working for the CIA, current and former U.S. officials said.

Khmer Rouge trio accused of Cambodia's "worst horrors" (Reuters) Posted: 21 Nov 2011 03:23 AM PST Reuters - The top surviving commanders of the 1970s Khmer Rouge regime masterminded one of the "worst horrors" of the 20th century, creating a living nightmare by killing or enslaving millions of Cambodians, a U.N.-backed war crimes trial heard on Monday.

Russia Looking to Reverse Brain Drain of Young Scientists (Time.com) Posted: 21 Nov 2011 01:05 PM PST Time.com - Russian scientists are taking their considerable knowledge and movingabroad. Some of the brainy emigrants cite funding problems and Russian redtape as reasons to move. For others, heading West is simply a lifestylechoice

European Commission proposes ban on shark finning (AP) Posted: 21 Nov 2011 04:57 PM PST AP - The EU's executive arm said Monday that it wants to completely ban shark finning — the practice of removing sharks' fins and throwing the finless creatures back into the sea to die.

Egypt Cabinet offers to resign but protests go on (AP) Posted: 21 Nov 2011 04:18 PM PST AP - Egypt's civilian Cabinet offered to resign Monday after three days of violent clashes between demonstrators and security forces in Tahrir Square, but the action failed to satisfy protesters deeply frustrated with the new military rulers.

3 police officers found dead in Mexico border city (AP) Posted: 21 Nov 2011 04:25 PM PST AP - Assailants kidnapped and killed three police officers in the Mexican border city of Acuna, authorities said Monday.

Egypt stock market drops on political unrest (AP) Posted: 21 Nov 2011 03:22 PM PST AP - Egypt's benchmark stock index extended its decline for a second consecutive day and airport officials reported a sharp drop Monday in international passenger arrivals as deadly clashes in the capital cast fresh doubts about the country's political stability days before pivotal parliamentary elections.

Diplomat to meet with Pakistani officials on memo (Reuters) Posted: 21 Nov 2011 03:33 PM PST Reuters - Senior Pakistani officials will meet in Islamabad Tuesday with their envoy to the United States as controversy mounts over a mysterious memo that underscores the fraught ties between Pakistan's civilian and military leaders.

Canada bans exports aiding Iranian energy sector (Reuters) Posted: 21 Nov 2011 12:32 PM PST Reuters - Canada will immediately ban the export to Iran of all goods used in the petrochemical, oil and gas industry, as part of an international sanctions package, the government said on Monday.

Death toll in Sydney nursing home fire climbs to 8 (AP) Posted: 21 Nov 2011 01:07 PM PST AP - An 96-year-old woman has died from injuries suffered in a suspected arson attack on a Sydney nursing home, raising the death toll from the blaze to eight.

Egypt protests: Tahrir Square deaths trigger cabinet's resignation (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 21 Nov 2011 12:35 PM PST The Christian Science Monitor - With Egypt’s first post-Mubarak elections just a week away, a formidable protest movement has triggered the resignation of the country's cabinet. As clashes between security forces and protesters demanding an end to military rule entered a third day today, the toll rose to at least 24 dead and more than 1,000 wounded. The cabinet resignation is unlikely to placate protesters, who demand the end of military rule.

In East Asia, Some New Moms Splurge on Luxury Confinement (Time.com) Posted: 21 Nov 2011 01:05 PM PST Time.com - The Chinese tradition of postpartum confinement is practiced by millions of new mothers each year. In some affluent urban centers, it's gone upscale

As US exits Iraq, a top general's warning (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 21 Nov 2011 12:13 PM PST The Christian Science Monitor - As American forces finalize their departure from Iraq, a top challenge for Iraqi security forces will be curbing the continued presence of Sunni and Shiite militant groups, said the top US general in Iraq.

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