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• Berlusconi threatens to bring down Monti government
• Indonesia arrests 11 suspected militants over U.S. embassy plot
• Guinea Bissau arrests suspected counter-coup bid leader
• Ukrainian President Yanukovich's party set to win poll
• Lithuania left eyes vote win after years of austerity
• Two dead as police clash with protesters in Peru's capital
• Baghdad blasts kill more than 30 over Eid holiday
• Syria bombards major cities, weakening truce
• European Parliament cancels trip to Iran over activists
• Four Belgians killed in Jordanian bus crash
• Bombings, clashes leave Syria truce in tatters
• New Pakistan outreach could aid Afghan peace deal
• Libyan witnesses recount organized Benghazi attack
• Sandy gone, Caribbean mourns 58 dead, cleans up
• I'm back: Berlusconi's post-conviction about-face
• Russian opposition leaders detained in Moscow
• Spain anti-austerity protests draw thousands
• Iraq bombings, house raids leave 40 dead
• Timeline of comments on attack on US Consulate
• 6 decades later, probe to solve political murder
• In world first, biggest refugee camp gets university

Berlusconi threatens to bring down Monti government Posted: 27 Oct 2012 01:54 PM PDT ROME (Reuters) - Former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said on Saturday his centre-right bloc may withdraw its support from the government of Mario Monti, a move that could throw Italy into political chaos ahead of next April's national elections. "We have to recognize the fact that the initiative of this government is a continuation of a spiral of recession for our economy," Berlusconi told a news conference in northern Italy a day after he was convicted and sentenced to four years for tax fraud related to his Mediaset media empire. ...

Indonesia arrests 11 suspected militants over U.S. embassy plot Posted: 27 Oct 2012 01:31 PM PDT JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's anti-terrorist squad arrested 11 suspected Islamic militants it said planned to attack the U.S. embassy, a plaza near Australia's embassy and the offices of Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, a police spokesman said on Saturday. The Detachment 88 squad seized bomb-making equipment and one bomb ready to be used by a new militant group called Harakah Sunni for the Indonesian Society (HASMI), said National Police spokesman Suhardi Alius in a statement. ...

Guinea Bissau arrests suspected counter-coup bid leader Posted: 27 Oct 2012 04:27 PM PDT BISSAU (Reuters) - The suspected leader of a failed October 21 counter-coup attempt in Guinea-Bissau was arrested on Saturday, witnesses and a security official said. Captain Pansao Ntchama, a bodyguard to the then head of the army under ousted Prime Minister Carlos Gomes Junior, and four other suspects were detained at a farm on an island near the West African country's capital Bissau. "Ntchama and his men have been incarcerated in a cell at the headquarters of the armed forces," an army officer told Reuters, requesting not to be named. ...

Ukrainian President Yanukovich's party set to win poll Posted: 27 Oct 2012 03:14 PM PDT KIEV (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich's pro-business ruling party seems likely to win parliamentary elections on Sunday, but will face a re-energized opposition which has vowed to fight growing authoritarianism and corruption. The former Soviet republic of 46 million is more isolated internationally than it has been for years. The imprisonment of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, Yanukovich's main rival, has put it at odds with the United States and European Union, while Russia turns a deaf ear to Kiev's calls for cheaper gas. ...

Lithuania left eyes vote win after years of austerity Posted: 27 Oct 2012 03:41 PM PDT VILNIUS (Reuters) - Centre-left parties look set to be propelled to power in Lithuania's election on Sunday by voters angry at years of austerity, but an incoming government may have little choice but to stick to tough budget policies. Economists said the Baltic nation's high borrowing needs mean a coalition likely to be formed by the Labour Party and the Social Democratic Party will have little room for maneuver as it strives for euro membership in the next few years. The parties have said they can ease hardship while being fiscally responsible. ...

Two dead as police clash with protesters in Peru's capital Posted: 27 Oct 2012 01:39 PM PDT LIMA (Reuters) - Two people died and 21 others were injured in Peru's capital on Saturday as protesters clashed with police trying to shut down a sprawling wholesale market, raising the death toll to four since street battles erupted at the site on Thursday. The unrest in Lima's downtown has stunned residents and could hurt Mayor Susana Villaran's chances of winning a recall election in the chaotic city of 8 million. The date of the vote has not been set, but must occur within 40 days. ...

Baghdad blasts kill more than 30 over Eid holiday Posted: 27 Oct 2012 12:25 PM PDT BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Bombings on Shi'ite neighborhoods in Baghdad and a blast on an Iranian pilgrim bus killed more than 30 people on Saturday, marring Iraqi celebrations of the second day of the Islamic Eid al Adha religious festival. Violence in Iraq has eased sharply, but Sunni Islamist insurgents and al Qaeda's Iraq wing often target Shi'ites in an attempt to stir up the kind of sectarian tensions that dragged the country close to civil war in 2006-2007. ...

Syria bombards major cities, weakening truce Posted: 27 Oct 2012 10:14 AM PDT BEIRUT (Reuters) - Forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad renewed their bombardment of major cities on Saturday and rebels launched several attacks, further undermining a truce meant to mark the Muslim Eid al-Adha religious holiday. The violence, reported by residents, opposition supporters and Syria's government, came on the second day of the ceasefire called by international peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi, who had hoped to use it to build momentum to end the 19-month-old conflict in which an estimated 32,000 people have been killed. ...

European Parliament cancels trip to Iran over activists Posted: 27 Oct 2012 12:28 PM PDT BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A European Parliament delegation has called off a trip to Iran after a request to meet two jailed activists was refused. The decision came after Iran's ambassador to the European Union said it was impossible to guarantee that the members of the European Parliament could meet jailed human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh and filmmaker Jafar Panahi, the European Parliament said on Saturday. The parliament awarded the two its Sakharov prize for human rights and freedom of thought on Friday. "I deeply regret that permission to meet the Sakharov laureates was withheld. ...

Four Belgians killed in Jordanian bus crash Posted: 27 Oct 2012 02:01 PM PDT BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Four Belgian tourists were killed when a tourist bus had an accident near the Jordanian city of Aqaba, the Belgian foreign ministry said on Saturday. Of 18 passengers on board with passports from Belgium or Luxembourg, another six were severely injured and the status of eight more was unknown, the ministry said in an emailed statement. (Reporting By Robert-Jan Bartunek; editing by Jason Webb)

Bombings, clashes leave Syria truce in tatters Posted: 27 Oct 2012 01:53 PM PDT A Syrian warplane flattened a three-story building, suspected rebels detonated a deadly car bomb and both sides traded gunfire in several hotspots across the country Saturday, activists said, leaving a U.N.-backed holiday truce in tatters on its second day.

New Pakistan outreach could aid Afghan peace deal Posted: 27 Oct 2012 11:52 AM PDT Pakistan has increased efforts to reach out to some of its biggest enemies in Afghanistan, a significant policy shift that could prove crucial to U.S.-backed efforts to strike a peace deal in the neighboring country.

Libyan witnesses recount organized Benghazi attack Posted: 27 Oct 2012 03:10 PM PDT It began around nightfall on Sept. 11 with around 150 bearded gunmen, some wearing the Afghan-style tunics favored by Islamic militants, sealing off the streets leading to the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi. They set up roadblocks with pick-up trucks mounted with heavy machine guns, according to witnesses.

Sandy gone, Caribbean mourns 58 dead, cleans up Posted: 27 Oct 2012 12:51 PM PDT The Caribbean death toll from Hurricane Sandy rose again sharply on Saturday, even as the storm swirled away toward the U.S. East Coast. Officials said the hurricane system has cost at least 58 lives in addition to destroying or badly damaging thousands of homes.

I'm back: Berlusconi's post-conviction about-face Posted: 27 Oct 2012 10:36 AM PDT Former Premier Silvio Berlusconi has responded to his tax fraud conviction with a full-out attack on the government of Mario Monti, warning his party might withdraw its support because of what he considers Monti's counterproductive fiscal reforms.

Russian opposition leaders detained in Moscow Posted: 27 Oct 2012 11:31 AM PDT Moscow police on Saturday briefly detained several opposition leaders as well as a dozen other activists while they were protesting against the intensifying crackdown on Russian opposition.

Spain anti-austerity protests draw thousands Posted: 27 Oct 2012 12:23 PM PDT Several thousand people marched to Spain's parliament in an anti-austerity protest Saturday, but were held back from surrounding the building by metal rail barricades and a large police presence.

Iraq bombings, house raids leave 40 dead Posted: 27 Oct 2012 04:10 PM PDT Iraqi insurgents unleashed a string of bombings and other attacks primarily targeting the country's Shiite community on Saturday, leaving at least 40 dead in a challenge to government efforts to promote a sense of stability by preventing attacks during a major Muslim holiday.

Timeline of comments on attack on US Consulate Posted: 27 Oct 2012 03:13 PM PDT Here is a timeline of comments by the administration and Libyan officials on what they believed happened in the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, beginning the night of the assault and continuing through September.

6 decades later, probe to solve political murder Posted: 27 Oct 2012 11:54 AM PDT The story goes that when Prince Baudouin took the oath to succeed his father after years of tumult over the monarchy, Communist leader Julien Lahaut shouted from the crowd: "Long Live the Republic!"

In world first, biggest refugee camp gets university Posted: 27 Oct 2012 09:00 AM PDT Refugees in the world's largest refugee camp will soon be able to go for higher education at the world's first university being set up near a camp for its inhabitants.

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