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• Egypt's Mursi faces judicial revolt over decree
• Hamas leader defiant as Israel eases Gaza curbs
• African presidents urge Congo rebels to abandon war
• Bangladesh clothes workers die in factory fire
• ETA calls for talks over "definitive end" with Spain, France
• New corruption scandal rocks Brazilian government
• Italy center-left picks candidate for next prime minister
• Catalonia election tests Spanish unity
• Thousands of Italians rally against Monti's austerity
• Seven robbers shot dead in South Africa
• At renovated Iraq shrine, Shiites mark a holy day
• Egypt reformist warns of turmoil from Morsi decree
• AP Interview: Hamas No. 2 rejects Gaza arms halt
• Leaders call for end to Congo rebel advance
• Will US role at climate talks change after storm?
• Arafat's remains said to be exhumed Tuesday
• Mauritanian president returns from France
• Pope elevates 6 cardinals to choose successor
• Brash boxer 'Macho' Camacho dies in Puerto Rico
• Thai anti-government protesters clash with police
• Egyptians accuse President Morsi of rewriting rules of democracy
• Against the odds, Syrian rebels begin to chip away at regime's air advantage

Egypt's Mursi faces judicial revolt over decree Posted: 24 Nov 2012 02:21 PM PST CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi faced a rebellion from judges who accused him on Saturday of expanding his powers at their expense, deepening a crisis that has triggered violence in the street and exposed the country's deep divisions. The Judges' Club, a body representing judges across Egypt, called for a strike during a meeting interrupted with chants demanding the "downfall of the regime" - the rallying cry in the uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak last year. ...

Hamas leader defiant as Israel eases Gaza curbs Posted: 24 Nov 2012 10:57 AM PST GAZA (Reuters) - Israel eased restrictions on Gaza fishermen and farmers on Saturday, Palestinian officials said, advancing a three-day-old truce brokered by Egypt after a week of fierce fighting. Gaza's children also headed back to school in their hundreds of thousands, in another indication normal life was returning after eight days of fierce cross-border fighting in which 166 Palestinians and six Israelis were killed. ...

African presidents urge Congo rebels to abandon war Posted: 24 Nov 2012 02:20 PM PST GOMA/KAMPALA (Reuters) - African leaders called on eastern rebels in Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday to abandon their aim of toppling the government and leave the city of Goma they captured this week. The appeal came from heads of state of the central African Great Lakes region who fear that if left unchecked the offensive by the M23 rebels could drag the volatile, ethnically-diverse and mineral-rich region back into another bloody conflict. ...

Bangladesh clothes workers die in factory fire Posted: 24 Nov 2012 12:10 PM PST DHAKA (Reuters) - A fire swept through a garment factory on the outskirts of Bangladesh's capital on Saturday, killing at least nine people and injuring more than 100, police and witnesses said. The fire at the nine-story factory in the Ashulia industrial belt started on the ground floor and quickly spread. Firefighters took nearly five hours to extinguish the flames. Most of the victims died as they jumped from the building to escape the flames, a police official said. The death toll could rise, witnesses said. The cause of the blaze was not immediately clear. ...

ETA calls for talks over "definitive end" with Spain, France Posted: 24 Nov 2012 12:54 PM PST MADRID (Reuters) - Basque separatist group ETA said on Saturday it wanted talks with the Spanish and French governments to negotiate a definitive end to military operations and a handover of its arms. Basque newspaper Naiz published an advance summary of an ETA statement, which said the group wanted talks over the return of ETA prisoners to the northern Basque region, an end to its military structure, and a full disarmament. The paper said the full statement would be published on Sunday. ...

New corruption scandal rocks Brazilian government Posted: 24 Nov 2012 11:57 AM PST BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, moving quickly to nip a new scandal in the bud, ordered the dismissal on Saturday of government officials allegedly involved in a bribery ring, including the country's deputy attorney general. Federal police raided government offices in Brasilia and Sao Paulo on Friday and arrested six people for running an influence peddling ring that sold government approvals to businessmen in return for bribes. ...

Italy center-left picks candidate for next prime minister Posted: 24 Nov 2012 03:21 PM PST ROME (Reuters) - Italian center-left voters head to the polls on Sunday to choose the candidate who will be the leading contender to succeed Mario Monti as prime minister after a general election in March. Opinion surveys show Democratic Party leader Pier Luigi Bersani is front-runner among five candidates, followed by youthful Florence mayor Matteo Renzi, who has vowed to shake up Italy's political establishment if he is chosen. Voting booths will be open from 08:00 to 20:00 local time (07:00 GMT to 19:00 GMT) with results due around midnight (23:00 GMT). ...

Catalonia election tests Spanish unity Posted: 24 Nov 2012 03:11 PM PST BARCELONA, Spain (Reuters) - Voters in Spain's Catalonia region go to the polls on Sunday and are likely to elect a pro-independence leader who will test Spanish unity at a time of deep economic crisis. Opinion polls show two-thirds of voters in this region on the French border will cast ballots for parties, both rightist and leftist, that want Catalan independence from Spain. Catalan President Artur Mas will likely win re-election since his conservative Convergence and Union party is forecast to take a majority, some 62 to 64 seats, in the 135-seat regional assembly, or Parliament. ...

Thousands of Italians rally against Monti's austerity Posted: 24 Nov 2012 01:35 PM PST ROME (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of students and workers rallied across Italy on Saturday to protest against austerity measures imposed by Prime Minister Mario Monti's technocrat government. Appointed a year ago when Italy came close to a Greek-style debt crisis, Monti has pushed through painful tax increases and spending cuts to try to rein in public finances at a time when schools and universities say they desperately need more support. "We need to fight for our rights. ...

Seven robbers shot dead in South Africa Posted: 24 Nov 2012 03:33 PM PST JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - An elite South African police unit shot dead seven men when they tried to rob a cash depot in western Johannesburg on Saturday evening, a spokesman for the unit said. Nine others were injured and under police guard in hospital, a spokesman of the unit known as Hawks told Reuters. Police also confiscated 11 vehicles and four firearms. "We believe we got the kingpin down. We are convinced that we got all the robbers - dead or arrested," Paul Ramaloko said. The depot belonged to Protea Coin, a security company which runs a cash-in-transit business. ...

At renovated Iraq shrine, Shiites mark a holy day Posted: 24 Nov 2012 12:35 PM PST It is the most impassioned day of the year for Shiite Muslims — Ashoura, when one of the faith's most revered figures, Imam Hussein, was martyred in battle. Hundreds of thousands of Shiites who flocked to his resplendent, gold-domed shrine to commemorate him Saturday found the site has radically changed.

Egypt reformist warns of turmoil from Morsi decree Posted: 24 Nov 2012 12:29 PM PST Prominent Egyptian democracy advocate Mohammed ElBaradei warned Saturday of increasing turmoil that could potentially lead to the military stepping in unless the Islamist president rescinds his new, near absolute powers, as the country's long fragmented opposition sought to unite and rally new protests.

AP Interview: Hamas No. 2 rejects Gaza arms halt Posted: 24 Nov 2012 11:04 AM PST Gaza's ruling Hamas will not stop arming itself because only a strong arsenal, not negotiations, can extract concessions from Israel, the No. 2 in the Islamic militant group told The Associated Press in an interview Saturday.

Leaders call for end to Congo rebel advance Posted: 24 Nov 2012 07:50 AM PST Regional leaders meeting in Uganda on Saturday called for an end to the advance by M23 rebels toward Congo's capital, and also urged the Congolese government to sit down with rebel leaders as residents fled some towns for fear of more fighting between the rebels and army.

Will US role at climate talks change after storm? Posted: 24 Nov 2012 08:53 AM PST During a year with a monster storm and scorching heat waves, Americans have experienced the kind of freakish weather that many scientists say will occur more often on a warming planet.

Arafat's remains said to be exhumed Tuesday Posted: 24 Nov 2012 03:50 AM PST The remains of former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat will be exhumed Tuesday as part of a renewed investigation into his death, a Palestinian investigator said Saturday.

Mauritanian president returns from France Posted: 24 Nov 2012 02:35 PM PST Thousands of Mauritanians lined the road from the airport Saturday to welcome back President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, who went to France for five weeks of medical treatment after being accidentally shot in a friendly fire incident.

Pope elevates 6 cardinals to choose successor Posted: 24 Nov 2012 10:11 AM PST Pope Benedict XVI responded to criticism that the club of churchmen who will choose his successor is too Eurocentric, elevating six new cardinals from Colombia, India, Lebanon, Nigeria, the Philippines and the U.S. during a formal ceremony Saturday.

Brash boxer 'Macho' Camacho dies in Puerto Rico Posted: 24 Nov 2012 11:51 AM PST Hector "Macho" Camacho was a brash fighter with a mean jab and an aggressive style, launching himself furiously against some of the biggest names in boxing. And his bad-boy persona was not entirely an act, with a history of legal scrapes that began in his teens and continued throughout his life.

Thai anti-government protesters clash with police Posted: 24 Nov 2012 05:44 AM PST Protesters calling for Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to step down rallied in the heart of Bangkok on Saturday, clashing with police in the first major demonstration against the government since it came to power last year.

Egyptians accuse President Morsi of rewriting rules of democracy Posted: 24 Nov 2012 12:28 PM PST Thousands of Egyptians poured into the streets around Egypt yesterday to protest a decree by President Mohamed Morsi that sidelines Egypt's judiciary, ensures the survival of a disputed constitution drafting assembly, and removes nearly all checks to his power until a new constitution is written.

Against the odds, Syrian rebels begin to chip away at regime's air advantage Posted: 24 Nov 2012 08:42 AM PST Syrian opposition fighters have long decried their lack of anti-aircraft weapons and called on the international community to arm them with something that can counter the the Syrian regime's military's jets and helicopters. Such support has yet to come – and there are few indicators that it will arrive anytime soon.

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