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• Iranian protesters storm British diplomatic compounds (Reuters)
• Pressure mounts on Syria's Assad at home and abroad (Reuters)
• Britain faces mass strike over pension reform (Reuters)
• Exclusive: U.N. rights forum poised to condemn Syria (Reuters)
• In Egypt, Will Democratic Legitimacy Trump Military Legitimacy? (Time.com)
• Greece gets $10.7 billion but rescue plan stalls (AP)
• Tunisia again extends state of emergency (AP)
• US man leaves Aruba jail in missing case (AP)
• Officials extend voting to 2nd day in Congo (AP)
• Indian politicians fail to agree on retail changes (AP)
• Oil sands opponents turn focus to Enbridge project (Reuters)
• Australian nursing home blaze claims 11th fatality (AP)
• As Egypt votes, eyes on the presidency (VIDEO) (The Christian Science Monitor)
• After the DSK Affair, France Discovers Sex Addiction (Time.com)
• In Pakistan-controlled Kashmir, residents see experiment with autonomy as 'illusion' (The Christian Science Monitor)

Iranian protesters storm British diplomatic compounds (Reuters) Posted: 29 Nov 2011 03:30 PM PST Reuters - Iranian protesters stormed two British diplomatic compounds in Tehran on Tuesday, smashing windows, torching a car and burning the British flag in protest against new sanctions imposed by London.

Pressure mounts on Syria's Assad at home and abroad (Reuters) Posted: 29 Nov 2011 04:23 PM PST Reuters - Pressure is mounting on President Bashar al-Assad, with growing foreign condemnation of his repression of the Syrian uprising and attacks by armed rebels that his forces appear unable to stamp out.

Britain faces mass strike over pension reform (Reuters) Posted: 29 Nov 2011 03:15 PM PST Reuters - Teachers, hospital staff and border guards will be among workers taking part in Britain's first mass strike for more than 30 years on Wednesday, adding to pressure on a coalition facing a weakening economy.

Exclusive: U.N. rights forum poised to condemn Syria (Reuters) Posted: 29 Nov 2011 12:03 PM PST Reuters - The top United Nations human rights forum is expected to condemn Syria for crimes against humanity at an emergency session on Friday, European and Arab diplomats said.

In Egypt, Will Democratic Legitimacy Trump Military Legitimacy? (Time.com) Posted: 29 Nov 2011 12:50 PM PST Time.com - The crucial thing about the elections in Egypt is not so much their outcome. They must be allowed to run their course and produce a credible parliament.

Greece gets $10.7 billion but rescue plan stalls (AP) Posted: 29 Nov 2011 04:42 PM PST AP - Eurozone ministers sent Greece an euro8 billion ($10.7 billion) Christmas rescue package Tuesday to stem an immediate cash crisis yet failed to resolve fears that the common euro currency might be doomed.

Tunisia again extends state of emergency (AP) Posted: 29 Nov 2011 01:28 PM PST AP - Tunisian authorities have extended the North African nation's state of emergency for the rest of the year, the state news agency reported Tuesday.

US man leaves Aruba jail in missing case (AP) Posted: 29 Nov 2011 04:18 PM PST AP - U.S. businessman Gary Giordano has been released from jail in Aruba after nearly four months of detention as a suspect in the disappearance of his traveling companion, Robyn Gardner.

Officials extend voting to 2nd day in Congo (AP) Posted: 29 Nov 2011 04:41 PM PST AP - After an election marred by missing ballots and violence, officials extended voting to a second day Tuesday in an attempt to prevent further unrest in sub-Saharan Africa's largest nation.

Indian politicians fail to agree on retail changes (AP) Posted: 29 Nov 2011 02:44 PM PST AP - India's ruling Congress party failed Tuesday to persuade both its allies and the opposition to support the country's new open-door policy for foreign retailers.

Oil sands opponents turn focus to Enbridge project (Reuters) Posted: 29 Nov 2011 01:34 PM PST Reuters - Enbridge Inc's proposed C$5.5 billion ($5.3 billion) pipeline to British Columbia poses a raft of environmental risks, according to a new report that signals the project will become the next battleground over the future of Canada's oil sands.

Australian nursing home blaze claims 11th fatality (AP) Posted: 29 Nov 2011 01:39 PM PST AP - The death toll from a suspected arson attack on an Australian nursing home has risen to 11 with an 83-year-old woman becoming the latest fatality.

As Egypt votes, eyes on the presidency (VIDEO) (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 28 Nov 2011 12:28 PM PST The Christian Science Monitor - Egypt's parliamentary elections began today in a mood of relative calm and optimism. Turnout was high, despite the fact that more than 40 democracy protesters had been killed in the past week. While there's still much that could go wrong in a multi-stage parliamentary election that will stretch into next year, the start was about as good as could have reasonably been hoped for.

After the DSK Affair, France Discovers Sex Addiction (Time.com) Posted: 29 Nov 2011 12:50 PM PST Time.com - Going against their stereotypically laissez-faire attitude towards sex, France is reassessing sex addiction as a bona fide medical diagnosis in the wake of former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Khan's sex scandals

In Pakistan-controlled Kashmir, residents see experiment with autonomy as 'illusion' (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 28 Nov 2011 12:17 PM PST The Christian Science Monitor - Baba Jan, a 30-something political activist from Gilgit Baltistan in northeast Kashmir, was jailed by Pakistani police in mid-September for inciting unrest, considered terrorism.

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