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• Syria rebels pessimistic on mediator's ceasefire plan
• Gunmen, soldiers fight in Lebanon in spillover from Syria
• Israel not committed to two-state solution: Carter
• Russia condemns United States for human rights record
• Uganda may stop mediating in Congo over U.N. accusations
• EU "sucks up decision-making:" UK's foreign secretary
• Finnish prime minister unharmed in knife scare
• Time running out for Czech prime minister to save government
• Hungary divided as it marks 1956 anti-Soviet revolt
• Germany could assist in Mali training mission: Merkel
• 7 experts convicted for not warning of quake risk
• Cycling officials strip Armstrong of Tour titles
• Syria exposes Lebanon's thin veneer of stability
• UN planning peacekeeping force for Syria
• South Korean activists send leaflets to NKorea
• AP Exclusive: France to send drones to Mali region
• Beirut girl hurt by car bomb needed 300 stitches
• Clintons land in Haiti to showcase industrial park
• Qatari visit hands Hamas major victory
• Castro publishes article criticizing health rumors
• Earthquake predictions and a triumph of scientific illiteracy in an Italian court
• Women in power are good for women's rights, right?
• In Indonesian business, the more things change...
• Spanish elections bolster Rajoy's austerity policies
• IssaLeaks: More fallout from the Benghazi killings
• Spain loses title as Moroccans' land of opportunity
• For fans like me, Lance Armstrong doping saga spoils memories
• Archaic defamation laws threaten Caribbean media
• Russian 'rendition': Kremlin grabs opposition figure from Ukraine streets
• Can Fidel Castro still sway Cuba?
• Rio's slums attract young, hip European immigrants looking for cheap housing
• South Korea blocks activists from air dropping leaflets over North
• US outspends Islamabad on flood relief in Pakistan
• Search for Common Ground uses TV soaps to promote peace
• Syria: Little hope for Eid ceasefire as conflict spills across borders

Syria rebels pessimistic on mediator's ceasefire plan Posted: 22 Oct 2012 12:22 PM PDT BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian rebels cast doubt on Monday on prospects for a temporary truce aimed at stemming bloodshed in the 19-month-old conflict, saying it was not clear how an informal ceasefire this week could be implemented. International mediator Lakhdar Brahimi, who held talks in Damascus on Sunday with President Bashar al-Assad, has proposed Assad's forces and the rebels hold fire during the three-day Islamic holiday of Eid al-Adha which starts on Friday. ...

Gunmen, soldiers fight in Lebanon in spillover from Syria Posted: 22 Oct 2012 10:49 AM PDT BEIRUT (Reuters) - At least seven people were killed and dozens wounded in gunbattles in the Lebanese capital Beirut and coastal Tripoli on Monday in further unrest linked to the conflict in neighboring Syria, security and hospital sources said. The clashes have heightened fears that Syria's civil war with its sectarian dimensions is now spreading into Lebanon, pitting local allies and opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad against each other. ...

Israel not committed to two-state solution: Carter Posted: 22 Oct 2012 11:16 AM PDT JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter on Monday said the Israeli-Palestinian peace process had reached a crisis point and that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government was not pursuing a two-state solution. "That policy of promoting a two-state solution seems to be abandoned now and we are deeply concerned about this move towards this catastrophic so-called one-state choice ... this is a major concern," Carter told a news conference. ...

Russia condemns United States for human rights record Posted: 22 Oct 2012 11:11 AM PDT MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia accused the United States on Monday of double standards on human rights, criticizing its failure to close Guantanamo Bay prison and its use of the death penalty while the U.S. Congress considers a law which could punish Moscow for alleged abuses. Russia and the United States attempted to "reset" their relations when President Barack Obama entered the White House in 2009, but ties have turned decidedly cooler since Vladimir Putin declared last year he planned to return to the presidency. ...

Uganda may stop mediating in Congo over U.N. accusations Posted: 22 Oct 2012 11:40 AM PDT KAMPALA (Reuters) - Uganda said on Monday it would stop mediating in the conflict between the Democratic Republic of Congo and M23 rebels if the U.N. Security Council endorsed accusations that Uganda was supporting the rebels. A report by a U.N. panel of experts leaked to Reuters last week accused Uganda and Rwanda of providing support to M23, whose insurgency has displaced half a million people in North Kivu province, which borders both countries. The report, written for the U.N. ...

EU "sucks up decision-making:" UK's foreign secretary Posted: 22 Oct 2012 04:47 PM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is increasingly disillusioned with the European Union which it sees as a "machine that sucks up decision-making", Britain's foreign secretary said on Tuesday in prepared remarks. "People feel that the EU is a one way process, a great machine that sucks up decision-making from national parliaments," William Hague said in an advance text of a speech to be delivered later in Berlin. "...That needs to change. If we cannot show that decision-making can flow back to national parliaments then the system will become democratically unsustainable," Hague said. ...

Finnish prime minister unharmed in knife scare Posted: 22 Oct 2012 01:16 PM PDT HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finnish Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen was unhurt after being confronted by a man with a knife during a pre-election rally in the western city of Turku, his aides said on Monday. A man talked to Katainen before pulling out a knife, Katainen's spokesman Kari Mokko said. The man was immediately grabbed by Katainen's security guards and taken away by police. "He pulled out a knife and he was close to the prime minister," Mokko said. "The prime minister was unharmed and police in Turku are investigating." The man's motive was unknown. ...

Time running out for Czech prime minister to save government Posted: 22 Oct 2012 04:47 PM PDT PRAGUE (Reuters) - Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas will on Tuesday make possibly his last attempt to win the support of a rebellious party faction that is threatening to bring down his cabinet over a plan to hike taxes. The Czech Republic has maintained investor confidence thanks to a relatively low debt load, but the center-right government is teetering on the brink of collapse, weakened by dissenters, austerity measures, graft scandals, and heavy losses in regional and upper house elections in the past two weeks. ...

Hungary divided as it marks 1956 anti-Soviet revolt Posted: 22 Oct 2012 03:23 PM PDT BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungarians are feuding bitterly amongst themselves as they mark the 56th anniversary on Tuesday of the revolt in which the nation rose up to overthrow Soviet rule in a 1956 revolution. With politicians of the ruling right and opposition left at loggerheads, Hungary will have two separate mass rallies, one for and one against Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government, highlighting sharps divisions over his controversial reforms. ...

Germany could assist in Mali training mission: Merkel Posted: 22 Oct 2012 03:59 PM PDT BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany could take part in any European training mission to Mali to help its government prepare troops to counter Islamist insurgents in the north of the African country, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday. Northern Mali has been taken over by al Qaeda-linked Islamists. Regional leaders and international organizations failed to resolve differences on how to tackle the growing security threat when they met in Mali's capital Bamako last week. ...

7 experts convicted for not warning of quake risk Posted: 22 Oct 2012 02:32 PM PDT In a verdict that sent shock waves through the scientific community, an Italian court convicted seven experts of manslaughter on Monday for failing to adequately warn residents of the risk before an earthquake struck central Italy in 2009, killing more than 300 people.

Cycling officials strip Armstrong of Tour titles Posted: 22 Oct 2012 04:02 PM PDT Seven lines of blanks. From 1999 to 2005. There will be no Tour de France winner in the record book for those years.

Syria exposes Lebanon's thin veneer of stability Posted: 22 Oct 2012 11:13 AM PDT Potentially the most unstable country in the Middle East, Lebanon for the most part has stayed on the sidelines of the Arab Spring, keeping up appearances as an oasis of relative modernity, commerce and good times.

UN planning peacekeeping force for Syria Posted: 22 Oct 2012 03:15 PM PDT The United Nations is already planning for a peacekeeping force in Syria should a cease-fire in that country take hold and pending a Security Council mandate, the U.N. peacekeeping chief said Monday.

South Korean activists send leaflets to NKorea Posted: 22 Oct 2012 12:34 PM PDT South Korean activists floated balloons carrying tens of thousands of anti-Pyongyang leaflets into North Korea on Monday, eluding police who had disrupted an earlier launch attempt due to threats from North Korea.

AP Exclusive: France to send drones to Mali region Posted: 22 Oct 2012 02:04 PM PDT France will move surveillance drones to West Africa and is holding secretive talks with U.S. officials in Paris this week as it seeks to steer international military action to help Mali's feeble government win back the northern part of the country from al-Qaida-linked rebels, The Associated Press has learned.

Beirut girl hurt by car bomb needed 300 stitches Posted: 22 Oct 2012 11:53 AM PDT Jennifer Shedid had just arrived home from school and she was hungry. As she asked her older sister what she could eat, a massive explosion shook their entire block and turned the glass of their 4th floor apartment into flying knives that slashed 10-year-old Jennifer from head to toe.

Clintons land in Haiti to showcase industrial park Posted: 22 Oct 2012 02:43 PM PDT Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton encouraged foreigners to invest in Haiti as she and her husband Bill led a star-studded delegation gathered Monday to inaugurate a new industrial park at the center of U.S. efforts to help the country rebuild after the 2010 earthquake.

Qatari visit hands Hamas major victory Posted: 22 Oct 2012 03:52 PM PDT When the ruler of Qatar arrives in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, he will hand the Palestinian territory's Hamas rulers their biggest diplomatic victory since taking power five years ago.

Castro publishes article criticizing health rumors Posted: 22 Oct 2012 01:54 PM PDT Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro said he doesn't even suffer from headaches in an article he published in state-media Monday criticizing those who spread rumors he was on his death bed.

Earthquake predictions and a triumph of scientific illiteracy in an Italian court Posted: 22 Oct 2012 02:44 PM PDT Rarely since a Catholic inquisition in Rome condemned Galileo Galilei to spend the remainder of his days under house arrest for the heresy of teaching that the Earth revolves around the sun, has an Italian court been so wrong about science.

Women in power are good for women's rights, right? Posted: 22 Oct 2012 10:06 AM PDT From the Times of London comes a reminder that the answer to issues of women's rights in places like Afghanistan doesn't necessarily come from appointing more women to positions of power.

In Indonesian business, the more things change... Posted: 22 Oct 2012 12:31 PM PDT I spent a decade covering Indonesia and a large chunk of that covering finance and investment there, most interestingly the "Asian tiger" bubble and the painfully deep hangover called the 1998 "Asian financial crisis" that triggered the end of the durable dictator and ally of the West, Soeharto.

Spanish elections bolster Rajoy's austerity policies Posted: 22 Oct 2012 12:28 PM PDT A strong showing in regional elections over the weekend gave the Spanish government much-needed breathing room – especially as it was coupled with the waning clout of its rival – to manage the country's economic crisis. But it also opened the door to more instability as independence-leaning parties made defining gains.

IssaLeaks: More fallout from the Benghazi killings Posted: 22 Oct 2012 12:00 PM PDT Well, if the US ever does try to extradite Julian Assange, Congressman Darrell Issa has just given some ammunition for his defense.

Spain loses title as Moroccans' land of opportunity Posted: 22 Oct 2012 11:29 AM PDT Anas Benhima spent over a decade building a new life in Spain: an education, friends, and a career. Then he left it all and returned home to Morocco.

For fans like me, Lance Armstrong doping saga spoils memories Posted: 22 Oct 2012 10:47 AM PDT Thirteen years ago, on an idyllic summer's afternoon, I stood by the side of a road in the cheesemaking region of Cantal and watched Lance Armstrong speed by, tucked into the peloton, on his way to his first victory in the Tour de France.

Archaic defamation laws threaten Caribbean media Posted: 22 Oct 2012 11:04 AM PDT Dominican radio commentator Melton Pineda's mouth rankled politicians frequently enough over the years to earn him the nickname "The Bazooka." This month, after he was prosecuted under the country's archaic defamation laws, it also earned him three months in prison.

Russian 'rendition': Kremlin grabs opposition figure from Ukraine streets Posted: 22 Oct 2012 10:30 AM PDT Russian secret services have allegedly carried out a "rendition" by plucking a Russian opposition figure, Leonid Razvozzhayev, from a Kiev street in broad daylight last Saturday and transferring him to Lefortovo prison in Moscow.

Can Fidel Castro still sway Cuba? Posted: 22 Oct 2012 09:08 AM PDT Thousands of words were penned over the past week on whether Cuba's Fidel Castro had died.

Rio's slums attract young, hip European immigrants looking for cheap housing Posted: 22 Oct 2012 09:03 AM PDT Tatiana Coelho quit her job in Porto, Portugal last year working as a producer at a concert venue. She sold all of her belongings and relocated to Rio de Janeiro to try a new life as an artist, experimenting in various media – especially photography. But it was not the beaches of Ipanema or Copacabana that she could afford. Instead she moved to the foot of a favela, the name that hillside slums are given in Brazil.

South Korea blocks activists from air dropping leaflets over North Posted: 22 Oct 2012 07:51 AM PDT South Korea backed down today in the face of North Korean threats of a "merciless military strike" if activists, mainly North Korean defectors, showed signs of making good on their plans to drop propaganda leaflets on the North.

US outspends Islamabad on flood relief in Pakistan Posted: 22 Oct 2012 06:35 AM PDT The US government has pledged more money toward this year's flood relief efforts in Pakistan than the country's own government, according to a report this month from the Congressional Research Service.

Search for Common Ground uses TV soaps to promote peace Posted: 22 Oct 2012 06:05 AM PDT Peace building and conflict resolution conjure up images of persuading rival leaders to sit down at a table to talk.

Syria: Little hope for Eid ceasefire as conflict spills across borders Posted: 22 Oct 2012 05:39 AM PDT • A daily summary of global reports on security issues.

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