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• Assad says will live and die in Syria
• UK campaigners call for Nobel Prize for shot Pakistani girl
• Obama to make landmark visit to Myanmar this month
• Iranian warplanes fired on U.S. drone over Gulf: Pentagon
• Netanyahu, on phone with Obama, pledges cooperation
• Sweeping Mexico energy reform may stumble in Congress
• Palestinians prepare U.N. upgrade despite U.S., Israel warnings
• China struggles to impress its young with "red" TV propaganda
• Guatemala scours for quake survivors, death toll expected to rise
• In Syria, siege is test for new rebel order
• Progress in talks on united Syria opposition
• Iran bans 'luxury' imports as sanctions bite
• Obama's return a test of evolving foreign policy
• Pope to join celebs, presidents with Twitter feed
• Villagers mourn family; Guatemala quake toll at 52
• Argentines protest in huge anti-government march
• Syrian children most common sight at refugee camp
• EU workers strike over possible budget cuts
• Marilyn Monroe photos on auction in Poland
• Next archbishop of Canterbury announcement Friday
• On marijuana and the Mexican drug war...
• Barack O-bonbon: French sweet on president's reelection
• Sudan's Bashir threatens Israel over alleged airstrike
• Does legal marijuana in the US really mean trouble for Mexican drug cartels?
• Architect of anti-Islam YouTube clip returns to jail
• Germans happy with Obama win, but still disagree on austerity
• How one Syrian family braves life in a divided Aleppo
• Et tu Fluffy? Rome weighs evicting cat shelter.
• Why Israel is red and American Jews are blue
• In 'eloquent declaration,' Russia opens world's largest Jewish museum
• China's Communist Party Congress opens with a warning
• Syria conflict: Here come the weapons?

Assad says will live and die in Syria Posted: 08 Nov 2012 11:32 AM PST DOHA (Reuters) - President Bashar al-Assad said he would "live and die" in Syria and warned that any Western invasion to topple him would have catastrophic consequences for the Middle East and beyond. Assad's defiant remarks coincided with a landmark meeting in Qatar on Thursday of Syria's fractious opposition to hammer out an agreement on a new umbrella body uniting rebel groups inside and outside Syria, amid growing international pressure to put their house in order and prepare for a post-Assad transition. ...

UK campaigners call for Nobel Prize for shot Pakistani girl Posted: 08 Nov 2012 04:04 PM PST LONDON (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Britons called on the government on Friday to nominate Malala Yousufzai, a Pakistani girl shot in the head by the Taliban for advocating girls' education, for the Nobel Peace Prize. The 15-year-old is receiving specialist treatment in the English city of Birmingham after gunmen shot her on October 9 for standing up against the Taliban and openly advocating education for women. The attack has drawn widespread international condemnation and Yousufzai has become a powerful symbol of resistance to the Taliban's attempts to suppress women's rights. ...

Obama to make landmark visit to Myanmar this month Posted: 08 Nov 2012 01:29 PM PST WASHINGTON/YANGON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will visit Myanmar this month and meet both its president and its iconic opposition leader, marking a new milestone in U.S. efforts to promote democratic reforms in the once-isolated Southeast Asian country. Obama will travel to Myanmar as part of a November 17-20 tour of Southeast Asia that will include stops in Thailand and Cambodia, the White House said on Thursday as it confirmed details of his first international trip since voters gave him a second term in an election on Tuesday. The visit to Myanmar, the first by a sitting U.S. ...

Iranian warplanes fired on U.S. drone over Gulf: Pentagon Posted: 08 Nov 2012 03:37 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iranian warplanes fired at an unarmed U.S. drone in international airspace last week but did not hit the aircraft, the Pentagon said on Thursday, disclosing details of an unprecedented incident that triggered a formal warning to Tehran through diplomatic channels. The November 1 intercept was the first time Tehran had fired at an unmanned American aircraft, in a stark reminder of how tensions between the United States and Iran could escalate quickly into violence. ...

Netanyahu, on phone with Obama, pledges cooperation Posted: 08 Nov 2012 02:05 PM PST JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Benjamin Netanyahu spoke by telephone with Barak Obama on Thursday and congratulated him on his re-election, after critics accused the Israeli prime minister of backing Mitt Romney and jeopardizing ties with Washington. After Obama's re-election on Tuesday, some of Netanyahu's opponents - who hope to defeat him in an election on January 22 - accused the right-wing leader of backing the wrong man. Netanyahu, who denies having shown any preference during the U.S. ...

Sweeping Mexico energy reform may stumble in Congress Posted: 08 Nov 2012 03:00 PM PST MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's incoming government will send a wide-reaching energy reform bill to Congress in the first half of 2013, but it is braced for the prospect of accepting a watered-down version that would likely deter investment by oil majors. President-elect Enrique Pena Nieto wants to shake up the sector by opening up state oil monopoly Pemex to more private investment, hoping it will help boost production. ...

Palestinians prepare U.N. upgrade despite U.S., Israel warnings Posted: 08 Nov 2012 12:58 PM PST UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The Palestinian Authority circulated a draft resolution to U.N. member states on Wednesday that calls for upgrading its U.N. status to that of an "observer state" despite U.S. and Israeli suggestions that the Palestinians could face retaliatory moves. The draft resolution, which could be put to a vote in the 193-nation U.N. General Assembly later this month, also reiterates the Palestinian Authority's commitment to the "two-state solution" in which Israel and an independent Palestinian state would co-exist in peace. ...

China struggles to impress its young with "red" TV propaganda Posted: 08 Nov 2012 01:05 PM PST SHANGHAI (Reuters) - For the next few days, 26-year-old Joy Zhang will be watching her favorite American shows like "Prison Break" on a computer, since China's TV channels will be devoted to state-approved fare for the duration of the Communist Party's once-in-five-years congress. Shanghai-based Zhang, who works for a manufacturing company, is part of a growing number of young people unimpressed by patriotic period pieces known as "red" dramas that swamp the airwaves at times of major political events. ...

Guatemala scours for quake survivors, death toll expected to rise Posted: 08 Nov 2012 01:21 PM PST SAN MARCOS, Guatemala (Reuters) - Rescue workers on Thursday carted out dead bodies found under rubble in the aftermath of Guatemala's most powerful earthquake in decades, while others cleared wrecked cars and collapsed buildings as they searched for survivors. At least 52 people were killed in the 7.5 magnitude quake on Wednesday, many of them crushed under debris in San Marcos state, a mountainous region near the Mexican border. Nearly two dozen people were still missing and President Otto Perez forecast that the death toll would climb. ...

In Syria, siege is test for new rebel order Posted: 08 Nov 2012 11:45 AM PST HAREM, Syria (Reuters) - Crouching in a tent among the pine trees, two rain-soaked men trace a map in the dirt. A cigarette stub, a rock and a tuna can mark targets amid a scatter of X-marks and arrows. They might almost be football coaches making a gameplan, but in Syria these men are making war. Fighters run in from the deluge, yelling for ammunition and transport for the wounded. Thunder rumbles in the distance and blends into bursts of mortar fire. Shouting over the din, the two commanders debate tactics for taking the town of Harem, which their rebel forces have under siege. ...

Progress in talks on united Syria opposition Posted: 08 Nov 2012 03:28 PM PST Syrian opposition leaders say they have made progress toward forging a broad-based leadership group sought by the international community.

Iran bans 'luxury' imports as sanctions bite Posted: 08 Nov 2012 12:42 PM PST Iran's sanctions-fighting "resistance economy" suddenly got a lot leaner, less flashy and perhaps a bit more uncomfortable.

Obama's return a test of evolving foreign policy Posted: 08 Nov 2012 10:38 AM PST Phrases to describe some of the looming foreign policy challenges for President Barack Obama didn't even exist when he took the oath of office the first time: the Arab Spring, the Fordo Facility housing Iran's underground uranium enrichment labs, the stealth power of new viruses bearing names such as Stuxnet and Flame in the shadow world of cyber-sabotage.

Pope to join celebs, presidents with Twitter feed Posted: 08 Nov 2012 01:35 PM PST He already has a billion followers.

Villagers mourn family; Guatemala quake toll at 52 Posted: 08 Nov 2012 04:26 PM PST The 10 members of the Vasquez family were found together under the rubble of the rock quarry that had been their livelihood, some in a desperate final embrace, others clinging to the faintest of dying pulses.

Argentines protest in huge anti-government march Posted: 08 Nov 2012 04:22 PM PST Thousands of people flooded the streets of Argentina's capital Thursday night in one of the country's biggest anti-government protests in more than a decade.

Syrian children most common sight at refugee camp Posted: 08 Nov 2012 11:35 AM PST Most of the displaced people in the tent camp rising near this village on the Syrian-Turkish border are children.

EU workers strike over possible budget cuts Posted: 08 Nov 2012 10:22 AM PST If an unprecedented debt crisis has been battering the European Union for over three years, isn't it time that EU employees take a sizeable pay cut too?

Marilyn Monroe photos on auction in Poland Posted: 08 Nov 2012 04:21 PM PST Hundreds of photographs of Marilyn Monroe and other celebrities, including famous ones of the actress wrapped in a white fur coat, were being sold in an auction house in Poland on Thursday.

Next archbishop of Canterbury announcement Friday Posted: 08 Nov 2012 12:56 PM PST The next archbishop of Canterbury will be officially introduced Friday, the British government says, and the expectation is that the new leader of the world's 77 million Anglicans will be former oil company executive Justin Welby.

On marijuana and the Mexican drug war... Posted: 08 Nov 2012 04:17 PM PST Earlier today, I wrote a piece expressing skepticism that legalization of marijuana in Washington and Colorado could deal a major blow to that country's violent drug gangs.

Barack O-bonbon: French sweet on president's reelection Posted: 08 Nov 2012 02:03 PM PST Although the French government didn't officially pick a side in the US presidential campaign, its preference was hardly a secret. "If I were an American citizen, I would vote for Obama with no hesitation," Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault told France Inter radio two weeks ago.

Sudan's Bashir threatens Israel over alleged airstrike Posted: 08 Nov 2012 12:55 PM PST Sudan accuses Israel of bombing an arms warehouse or factory Oct. 24. Israel has no comment, but accuses Sudan of making or transporting arms for Iran. The recent arrival of two Iranian warships in Sudan seems to indicate strengthening ties. The Sudanese government, meanwhile, is convinced it is the victim of an Israeli attack. Today, President Omar Hassan al-Bashir threatened Israel with retaliation, saying "Israel will remain the number one enemy, and we will not call them anything except the Zionist enemy."

Does legal marijuana in the US really mean trouble for Mexican drug cartels? Posted: 08 Nov 2012 12:47 PM PST It has long been a popular argument among campaigners for reform of America's marijuana laws that legalization would strike a major blow against the violent Mexican drug gangs that have brought so much misery to parts of that country and, increasingly, along the US border.

Architect of anti-Islam YouTube clip returns to jail Posted: 08 Nov 2012 12:36 PM PST Nakoula Basseley Nakoula (AKA "Mark Basseley Youssef"; AKA "Sam Bacile;" etc...) was returned to jail yesterday.

Germans happy with Obama win, but still disagree on austerity Posted: 08 Nov 2012 12:37 PM PST There isn't a single front page in Germany today that does not carry a picture of a triumphant Barack Obama and his family, and most newspapers do not hide their satisfaction about Obama's reelection.

How one Syrian family braves life in a divided Aleppo Posted: 08 Nov 2012 11:24 AM PST At a charity center recently set up in a former school in a shabby neighborhood of Syria's largest city, a woman shows up seeking milk for the tiny baby she's holding.

Et tu Fluffy? Rome weighs evicting cat shelter. Posted: 08 Nov 2012 08:06 AM PST It is located next to the exact spot where, according to legend, Julius Caesar uttered the immortal words "et tu, Brute?" But now, 2,000 years later, the ruined temples and fallen pillars of Rome's Largo Argentina are caught up in a fresh, albeit rather less bloody, confrontation:

Why Israel is red and American Jews are blue Posted: 08 Nov 2012 09:51 AM PST Exit polls from the US presidential elections highlight a gap between American and Israeli Jews.

In 'eloquent declaration,' Russia opens world's largest Jewish museum Posted: 08 Nov 2012 09:33 AM PST The world's largest museum of Jewish history opened in Moscow Thursday, marking an extraordinary turnaround for a community that once seemed to have almost vanished from Russia -- a country that was notorious for its official anti-Semitism until barely two decades ago.

China's Communist Party Congress opens with a warning Posted: 08 Nov 2012 06:52 AM PST Outgoing Chinese leader Hu Jintao opened the Communist Party's 18th Congress here Thursday with a wide-ranging speech surveying the achievements of his decade in office, but denying succor to those hoping for democratic reform.

Syria conflict: Here come the weapons? Posted: 08 Nov 2012 05:21 AM PST The Syrian conflict could be set for an influx of arms in the coming months, as Britain is reviewing its legal options for supplying weapons to the Syrian rebels despite an EU arms embargo on the conflict, and Turkey is in discussions with NATO to deploy Patriot missile interceptors along its southern border.

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