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• North Korea mourns dead leader, son is "Great Successor" (Reuters)
• Egypt's Tahrir clashes rage on, army unrepentant (Reuters)
• Philippine storm killed nearly 1,000: disaster agency (Reuters)
• Deaths mount in Syria as Arabs move on peace plan (Reuters)
• Tension rise as Iraq seeks Sunni VP arrest (Reuters)
• Russia urges probe of Libya civilians killed by NATO (Reuters)
• Syria to allow Arab monitors, 100 dead in violence (AP)
• Police find 10 bodies in Mexico clandestine graves (AP)
• Moroccan Islamists quit Arab Spring opposition (Reuters)
• North Korea mourns Kim Jong Il; son is 'successor' (AP)
• Canada imposes "sustainable" health funding formula (Reuters)
• Aussie dad says dingo will be blamed for lost baby (AP)
• Indonesia targets crumbling roads to boost economy (The Christian Science Monitor)

North Korea mourns dead leader, son is "Great Successor" (Reuters) Posted: 19 Dec 2011 01:09 PM PST Reuters - North Koreans poured into the streets on Monday to mourn the death of leader Kim Jong-il and state media hailed his untested son as the "Great Successor" of the reclusive state whose atomic weapons ambitions are a major threat to the region.

Egypt's Tahrir clashes rage on, army unrepentant (Reuters) Posted: 19 Dec 2011 04:24 PM PST Reuters - Egyptian police and soldiers using batons and teargas have fought opponents of army rule in Cairo for a fourth day, taking the death toll since Friday to 13, according to medical sources.

Philippine storm killed nearly 1,000: disaster agency (Reuters) Posted: 19 Dec 2011 05:02 PM PST Reuters - Nearly 1,000 were killed when flash floods and landslides caused by Typhoon Washi swept through riverside and coastal villages in the southern Philippines late last week, the national disaster agency said on Tuesday.

Deaths mount in Syria as Arabs move on peace plan (Reuters) Posted: 19 Dec 2011 05:04 PM PST Reuters - More than 100 people have been killed in Syria, rights activists said, as the Arab League announced an advance party would be sent to the country this week to pave the way for monitors who will try to help end nine months of violence.

Tension rise as Iraq seeks Sunni VP arrest (Reuters) Posted: 19 Dec 2011 12:26 PM PST Reuters - Iraqi authorities issued an arrest warrant for Sunni Muslim Vice-President Tareq al-Hashemi on Monday for suspected ties to assassinations and bombings, a decision likely to fuel sectarian tensions after the U.S. troop withdrawal.

Russia urges probe of Libya civilians killed by NATO (Reuters) Posted: 19 Dec 2011 03:55 PM PST Reuters - Russia's U.N. envoy on Monday demanded there be a thorough investigation of civilians killed in NATO air strikes during its military operations in Libya, which led to the ouster and death of former leader Muammar Gaddafi.

Syria to allow Arab monitors, 100 dead in violence (AP) Posted: 19 Dec 2011 02:17 PM PST AP - Syria agreed Monday to an Arab League plan to send foreign monitors, bowing to growing international pressure to end its bloody crackdown on a nine-month uprising. However the opposition saw the deal as a stalling tactic, especially given reports by activists that more than 100 people were killed on the same day.

Police find 10 bodies in Mexico clandestine graves (AP) Posted: 19 Dec 2011 05:01 PM PST AP - Prosecutors announced Monday they have found another clandestine grave holding 10 bodies in the northern Mexico state of Durango, bringing to 14 the number of such burial sites found in the state this year.

Moroccan Islamists quit Arab Spring opposition (Reuters) Posted: 19 Dec 2011 01:13 PM PST Reuters - An Islamist group seen as the main opposing force to Morocco's monarchy has suspended its involvement in a movement inspired by revolts in Tunisia and Egypt, citing the need for a new deal with secularist activists to bolster its ideology.

North Korea mourns Kim Jong Il; son is 'successor' (AP) Posted: 19 Dec 2011 04:40 PM PST AP - North Koreans marched by the thousands Monday to their capital's landmarks to mourn Kim Jong Il, many crying uncontrollably and flailing their arms in grief over the death of their "Dear Leader."

Canada imposes "sustainable" health funding formula (Reuters) Posted: 19 Dec 2011 03:02 PM PST Reuters - VICTORIA, British Columbia (Reuters) -

Aussie dad says dingo will be blamed for lost baby (AP) Posted: 18 Dec 2011 10:34 PM PST AP - The father of a baby who infamously vanished in the Australian Outback more than 30 years said Monday that he was confident a new inquiry into the tragedy will officially rule that a dingo took his daughter.

Indonesia targets crumbling roads to boost economy (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 17 Dec 2011 06:00 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - A bridge collapse on Nov. 26 in northern Indonesia was the latest blow to the country's international competitiveness at a time when investors are increasingly looking to take advantage of strong growth in Southeast Asia's largest economy.

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