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• Yemen's Saleh signs deal to give up power (Reuters)
• Bahrain used "excessive force" in crackdown: inquiry (Reuters)
• France calls for humanitarian zone in Syria (Reuters)
• Libyan tribes protest at new government line-up (Reuters)
• On Cairo's Violent Streets, an Untenable Status Quo Meets an Unwritten Future (Time.com)
• NATO in Kosovo moves to dismantle Serb barricade (AP)
• Yemen president of 33 years to quit amid uprising (AP)
• US diplomat accuses Uruguay major of assault (AP)
• Nurse now faces 8 murder charges in Sydney fire (AP)
• Ontario cuts growth targets, says budget on track (Reuters)
• Scientist pleads guilty to helping mom die in NZ (AP)
• Bahrain commission issues brutal critique of Arab Spring crackdown (The Christian Science Monitor)
• At Cook It Raw, Star Chefs Bond over Sake and Shiitakes (Time.com)
• Urgency grows in divided Libya, says Jibril (The Christian Science Monitor)

Yemen's Saleh signs deal to give up power (Reuters) Posted: 23 Nov 2011 12:51 PM PST Reuters - Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh signed a deal on Wednesday under which he will step down after 33 years in power and 10 months of protests against his rule that brought the country to the brink of civil war.

Bahrain used "excessive force" in crackdown: inquiry (Reuters) Posted: 23 Nov 2011 03:07 PM PST Reuters - Bahrain's security forces used excessive force to suppress pro-democracy protests earlier this year, torturing detainees to get confessions, an inquiry panel charged with investigating abuses said on Wednesday.

France calls for humanitarian zone in Syria (Reuters) Posted: 23 Nov 2011 12:14 PM PST Reuters - France called on Wednesday for a "secured zone to protect civilians" in Syria, the first time a major Western power has suggested international intervention on the ground in the eight-month uprising against President Bashar al-Assad.

Libyan tribes protest at new government line-up (Reuters) Posted: 23 Nov 2011 02:16 PM PST Reuters - Some of Libya's clans said on Wednesday they would not recognize the government, a day after the unveiling of a new cabinet revived regional and tribal rivalries which threaten the country's stability.

On Cairo's Violent Streets, an Untenable Status Quo Meets an Unwritten Future (Time.com) Posted: 23 Nov 2011 01:40 PM PST Time.com - "Say it, don't be afraid: the military council has to leave," chanted some of the tens of thousands of protesters who thronged Cairo's Tahrir Square Tuesday night

NATO in Kosovo moves to dismantle Serb barricade (AP) Posted: 23 Nov 2011 04:45 PM PST AP - NATO troops in Kosovo fired tear gas to disperse a crowd of Serbs resisting the dismantling of a concrete barricade put up to block Kosovo authorities from controlling the Serb-dominated area.

Yemen president of 33 years to quit amid uprising (AP) Posted: 23 Nov 2011 04:32 PM PST AP - Yemen's autocratic leader agreed Wednesday to step down after months of demonstrations against his 33-year rule, pleasing the U.S. and its Gulf allies who feared that collapsing security in the impoverished nation was allowing an active al-Qaida franchise to step up operations.

US diplomat accuses Uruguay major of assault (AP) Posted: 23 Nov 2011 02:46 PM PST AP - An Uruguayan official says a U.S. embassy official in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has accused an Uruguayan army major stationed in the country with assault.

Nurse now faces 8 murder charges in Sydney fire (AP) Posted: 23 Nov 2011 05:02 PM PST AP - The nurse accused of starting a deadly fire at a Sydney nursing home now faces eight counts of murder.

Ontario cuts growth targets, says budget on track (Reuters) Posted: 23 Nov 2011 03:51 PM PST Reuters - The Ontario government cut its growth, revenue and reserve targets on Wednesday, but said it was still on track to balance the budget in six years, without lowering total program spending or raising taxes.

Scientist pleads guilty to helping mom die in NZ (AP) Posted: 23 Nov 2011 04:00 PM PST AP - A scientist who helped his terminally ill mother die in New Zealand has been sentenced to five months of home detention.

Bahrain commission issues brutal critique of Arab Spring crackdown (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 23 Nov 2011 11:08 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - An independent commission in Bahrain today documented abuses by the country's security forces during Arab Spring uprisings and offered a set of recommendations that could help the oil-rich kingdom restore its image with Western allies.

At Cook It Raw, Star Chefs Bond over Sake and Shiitakes (Time.com) Posted: 23 Nov 2011 01:40 PM PST Time.com - This year, the gathering brought some of the world's top chefs to Japan, where the collaborations in the kitchen were just as satisfying as the food

Urgency grows in divided Libya, says Jibril (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 23 Nov 2011 09:59 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - This should be Mahmoud Jibril's moment of triumph.

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