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• Cautious reformers tipped for new China leadership
• Haqqani network hit with U.N. sanctions: U.S. envoy
• Iran slams anti-nuclear weapons treaty as discriminatory
• UK's Cameron orders investigation of child abuse claims
• Pakistani scientist loses appeal on shooting conviction
• Suicide bomber kills 50 Syrian security men: opposition
• Five wounded as rival militias battle in Libya
• Five bomb blasts hit Bahraini capital, two killed
• Iran nuclear fuel move may ease war fears - for now
• Syrian chaos deepens as rebels, Palestinians fight
• Syria's main opposition group broadens base
• Lights still out in Cuba's 2nd city after Sandy
• Egypt's new pope opposes religious constitution
• 'I do?' Opposition dogs French gay marriage plans
• TV report: Israel security heads nixed Iran attack
• Pakistan parents killed daughter for eyeing boy
• Greece: More austerity despite strikes, dissent
• Anonymous movement protests on Guy Fawkes night
• China's next leaders might curb Macau's fortunes
• Biggest blow to Mexico drug cartels? It could be on your state ballot.
• Syrian rebels root for Romney in hopes of US military intervention
• Aghanistan's Karzai back to antagonizing the US and attacking free speech
• Japan's leaders give up on quitting nuclear power
• Japan's nuclear dilemma: Is geothermal the answer?
• One by one, Vietnam deals with unexploded bombs
• Japan's nuclear dilemma: What to do with all that nuclear waste?
• Cuban waters come up dry on oil
• Syria's opposition groups convene in Qatar – can they build a unified front?
• Will China be forced to change its secretive leadership process?

Cautious reformers tipped for new China leadership Posted: 05 Nov 2012 04:57 PM PST BEIJING (Reuters) - China's ruling Communist Party will this month unveil its new top leadership team, expected to again be an all-male cast of politicians whose instincts are to move cautiously on reform. Sources close to the leadership say 10 main candidates are vying for seven seats on the party's next Politburo Standing Committee, the peak decision-making body which will steer the world's second-largest economy for the next five years. ...

Haqqani network hit with U.N. sanctions: U.S. envoy Posted: 05 Nov 2012 02:57 PM PST UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council's Taliban sanctions committee on Monday added the Pakistan-based Haqqani network, accused of high-profile attacks in Afghanistan, to a U.N. blacklist, the United States said. The Security Council committee's move also singled out Qari Zakir, an operational commander involved in many of the network's highest-profile suicide attacks, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice said in a statement. "These sanctions oblige all U.N. ...

Iran slams anti-nuclear weapons treaty as discriminatory Posted: 05 Nov 2012 01:25 PM PST UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Discriminatory implementation of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) has left many countries feeling that being a party to the anti-atom bomb pact hinders cooperation in the field atomic energy, Iran's U.N. ambassador said on Monday. Western diplomats and analysts have long expressed concern that Iran might one day follow North Korea's example and pull out of the NPT and produce a bomb. North Korea withdrew from the treaty in 2003 and tested nuclear devices in 2006 and 2009. Speaking at a meeting of the U.N. ...

UK's Cameron orders investigation of child abuse claims Posted: 05 Nov 2012 02:18 PM PST ABU DHABI (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron ordered an investigation on Monday into the way claims of child abuse in Wales were examined after a victim said an unidentified Conservative Party figure had abused children in social care in the 1970s. Speaking during a trade mission to the United Arab Emirates, Cameron said the allegations, aired by the BBC's flagship current affairs program Newsnight, were so grave that they needed further investigation. ...

Pakistani scientist loses appeal on shooting conviction Posted: 05 Nov 2012 03:08 PM PST NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Monday upheld the conviction and 86-year prison sentence of a Pakistani neuroscientist for shooting at FBI agents and soldiers after her arrest in Afghanistan. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York said a lower court judge had not erred in allowing Aafia Siddiqui, 40, to testify in her own defense at trial and in allowing certain evidence against her. Siddiqui, whose conviction was widely criticized in Pakistan, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Richard Berman in September 2010. ...

Suicide bomber kills 50 Syrian security men: opposition Posted: 05 Nov 2012 04:12 PM PST BEIRUT (Reuters) - An Islamist suicide car bomber killed at least 50 Syrian security men in Hama province on Monday, an opposition group said, in what would be one of the bloodiest single attacks on President Bashar al-Assad's forces in the 20-month-old uprising. Another day of relentless violence in Syria coincided with more unity talks in Qatar among opposition factions. Syrian state media reported that a "terrorist" suicide bomber had targeted a rural development centre in Sahl al-Ghab in Hama province, putting the death toll at two. ...

Five wounded as rival militias battle in Libya Posted: 05 Nov 2012 12:15 PM PST TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Rival militias aligned with the Libyan government fought a gun battle on Monday in a western city, wounding five people, a day after a similar battle brought a central Tripoli neighborhood to a halt, the head of a rights group said. Abdel-Monem al-Hurr said armed groups in al-Khoms opened fire on each other after refusing to hand over a man wanted by the Supreme Security Committee (SSC), a body set up by the Interior Ministry last year. ...

Five bomb blasts hit Bahraini capital, two killed Posted: 05 Nov 2012 02:14 PM PST DUBAI (Reuters) - Five bombs exploded in the heart of the Bahraini capital Manama on Monday, killing two Asian street cleaners, officials said, and prompting mutual accusations from activists and a government trying to put down a mostly Shi'ite pro-democracy uprising. The Interior Ministry said the bombs were homemade and described the blasts as "terrorist acts" - its term for violence by opposition activists. ...

Iran nuclear fuel move may ease war fears - for now Posted: 05 Nov 2012 01:13 PM PST VIENNA (Reuters) - A slowdown in Iran's accumulation of its most sensitive nuclear material may have helped put off the threat of a new Middle East war for now, but Tehran's expanding uranium-enrichment capacity suggests any relief could be short-lived. By dedicating a big part of its higher-enriched uranium to make civilian reactor fuel, Iran is removing it from a stockpile that could be used to make nuclear weapons if refined further and which would otherwise have grown faster. ...

Syrian chaos deepens as rebels, Palestinians fight Posted: 05 Nov 2012 12:27 PM PST New chaos engulfed Syria's civil war Monday as Palestinian supporters and opponents of the embattled regime were swept up in intense fighting in Damascus, while rival rebel groups clashed over control of a Turkish border crossing.

Syria's main opposition group broadens base Posted: 05 Nov 2012 12:38 PM PST The main Syrian opposition bloc on Monday broadened its ranks to accommodate more activists and political groups from inside the country, officials said, in an apparent nod to international demands for a more representative and cohesive leadership.

Lights still out in Cuba's 2nd city after Sandy Posted: 05 Nov 2012 04:13 PM PST Cuba's second city is still struggling to recover from the effects of Hurricane Sandy even as streetlamps in hard-hit lower Manhattan shine brightly and its subways begin rumbling through tunnels again.

Egypt's new pope opposes religious constitution Posted: 05 Nov 2012 01:17 PM PST Egypt's new Coptic pope said Monday the constitution now being drafted will not be acceptable if it is overtly religious, a sign he would campaign with his Christian minority and secular groups against increasing Islam's role in the new charter.

'I do?' Opposition dogs French gay marriage plans Posted: 05 Nov 2012 07:33 AM PST A plan to legalize same-sex marriage and allow gay couples to adopt was a liberal cornerstone of Francois Hollande's election manifesto earlier this year. It looked like a shoo-in for the French President, supported by a majority of the country, and an easy way to break with his conservative predecessor. But that was then.

TV report: Israel security heads nixed Iran attack Posted: 05 Nov 2012 01:30 PM PST Israel's prime minister ordered the military to go on high alert for a looming attack on Iran's nuclear program two years ago, but backed off following strong objections from senior security officials, a respected Israeli news program reported Monday.

Pakistan parents killed daughter for eyeing boy Posted: 05 Nov 2012 10:20 AM PST A Pakistani couple accused of killing their 15-year-old daughter by pouring acid on her carried out the attack because she sullied the family's honor by looking at a boy, the couple said in an interview broadcast Monday by the BBC.

Greece: More austerity despite strikes, dissent Posted: 05 Nov 2012 04:22 PM PST Greece's conservative-led coalition detailed a new four-year package of austerity measures late Monday, facing down escalating protests by unions and dissent from its left-wing government partners.

Anonymous movement protests on Guy Fawkes night Posted: 05 Nov 2012 01:26 PM PST Several hundred protesters wearing masks have gathered outside the British Parliament to mark Guy Fawkes night.

China's next leaders might curb Macau's fortunes Posted: 05 Nov 2012 04:34 PM PST Hordes of Chinese high rollers flooding into Macau have turned the city into an Asian casino boomtown, but they're also posing a challenge for China's next generation of leaders.

Biggest blow to Mexico drug cartels? It could be on your state ballot. Posted: 05 Nov 2012 02:22 PM PST Over the past year, the world has eyed Latin America as it has forged forward, in both policy and politics, with a rethink of the "war on drugs." (See our recent cover story on "Latin America reinventing the war on drugs" here.)

Syrian rebels root for Romney in hopes of US military intervention Posted: 05 Nov 2012 01:25 PM PST Seldom do you find Arabs anywhere in the Middle East who have warm feelings about America's most recent war with Iraq, especially in Syria where many people were actively involved in supporting the Iraqi insurgency.

Aghanistan's Karzai back to antagonizing the US and attacking free speech Posted: 05 Nov 2012 01:28 PM PST The so-called "fighting season" is over and an Afghan leader's fancy can turn to antagonizing his American patrons for amusement over the cold winter months.

Japan's leaders give up on quitting nuclear power Posted: 05 Nov 2012 12:50 PM PST In mid-September, Japan said it would close all 50 of its nuclear reactors by "the end of the 2030s." Days later, the administration backtracked in the face of opposition from the main business lobby and some senior lawmakers in Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's own Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ).

Japan's nuclear dilemma: Is geothermal the answer? Posted: 05 Nov 2012 12:29 PM PST Walking through Tsuchiyu's near-deserted streets on a rainy weekday afternoon, it's hard to imagine that this spa town of 450 could become a standard-bearer in Japan's quest to wean itself off nuclear power.

One by one, Vietnam deals with unexploded bombs Posted: 05 Nov 2012 11:25 AM PST It was a controlled explosion, and shouldn't have been a surprise, but the boom a couple of hundred yards away in this lush, rainswept district of central Vietnam nonetheless prompted the small group of nongovernmental organization (NGO) workers, locals, diplomats, and journalists there to witness the event to flinch and recoil. Then the relieved-looking group exhaled almost in unison, a nervous-sounding release as if mimicking the puffs of smoke rising from the explosion into the gray sky.

Japan's nuclear dilemma: What to do with all that nuclear waste? Posted: 05 Nov 2012 09:43 AM PST The small sandy square in front of Yasushi Takemoto's apartment in Koriyama, a city of 328,000 about 150 miles north of Tokyo, looks like a normal public park. On a recent weekday morning, a group of children played on the swings while the retired dentistry professor strolled under the trees.

Cuban waters come up dry on oil Posted: 05 Nov 2012 09:14 AM PST • A version of this post ran on the author's blog. The views expressed are the author's own.International oil companies have been searching for crude off the coast of Cuba for the past few years, including three separate efforts to drill for oil. It was a challenge, as most oil drilling rigs are prohibited from working in Cuba under the US embargo. But the companies found a rig and got to work.Now, After 3 dry holes, the rig is asail for Africa. Repsol [Spain], Petronas [Malaysia], and PDVSA [Venezuela] all came up short. Petrobras [Brazil] abandoned its work on the island a couple years ago. ...

Syria's opposition groups convene in Qatar – can they build a unified front? Posted: 05 Nov 2012 05:41 AM PST • A daily summary of global reports on security issues.

Will China be forced to change its secretive leadership process? Posted: 05 Nov 2012 06:00 AM PST Never again, after this week's party congress, will China's ruling Communist Party select its top members through the secretive, confusing, and mistrustful conversations in smoky back rooms that have led to such disarray this year.

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