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• Israel hits Hamas buildings, shoots down Tel Aviv-bound rocket
• Greeks march to mark 1973 student revolt against junta
• Syria rebels say seize airport near Iraqi border
• U.S. denies visas to Iran officials for U.N. meeting: report
• Iraqi Kurdish leader says region will defend itself
• Advisers resign from body drafting Egypt constitution: agency
• Protests in French cities against plans to legalize gay marriage
• Militant chief Ocalan wants end to Turkey hunger strike
• Well-equipped rebels advance in eastern Congo: U.N
• Monti repeats Italy does not need euro zone aid
• Syrian civil war spillover draws Israeli fire
• Israel bombards Gaza Strip, shoots down rocket
• UN launches aerial attack on rebels in east Congo
• Personal, strategic motivations for Obama in Asia
• Current Gaza fighting reflects new battleground
• Egyptian train hits school bus, 51 killed
• As eurozone economy shrinks, govt debt loads grow
• In bold move, France welcomes Syria ambassador
• Gazans watch with pride as Hamas strikes Israel
• Saudi king has back surgery
• Thousands protest in Ireland to liberalize abortion laws
• As rockets fly, the Gaza image and propaganda war grinds on
• Fresh attack on Tel Aviv as Israel bombards Gaza Strip
• Sick of traffic, Kenyans on board with Nairobi's new commuter rail

Israel hits Hamas buildings, shoots down Tel Aviv-bound rocket Posted: 17 Nov 2012 02:44 PM PST GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli aircraft bombed Hamas government buildings in Gaza, and the "Iron Dome" defense system shot down a Tel Aviv-bound rocket on Saturday as Israel geared up for a possible ground invasion. Hamas, the Palestinian Islamist group that runs the Gaza Strip, said Israeli missiles wrecked the office building of Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh - where he had met on Friday with the Egyptian prime minister - and struck a police headquarters. Along the Tel Aviv beachfront, volleyball games came to an abrupt halt and people crouched as sirens sounded. ...

Greeks march to mark 1973 student revolt against junta Posted: 17 Nov 2012 11:17 AM PST ATHENS (Reuters) - Thousands of Greeks protesting against austerity policies rallied in Athens on Saturday to mark a bloody student uprising almost four decades ago against the military junta that ruled the country at the time. The annual protest often becomes a focal point for groups protesting against government policies and comes against a backdrop of rising public anger at a new round of wage and pension cuts approved by parliament this month. ...

Syria rebels say seize airport near Iraqi border Posted: 17 Nov 2012 10:38 AM PST BEIRUT (Reuters) - Rebels said they captured an airport used by Syria's military near the Iraqi border on Saturday, strengthening their hold on the recently seized border town of Albu Kamal. President Bashar al-Assad's forces have retaliated by bombing the airport with fighter jets, said Ziad al-Amir, a local opposition activist. Video published by rebel groups showed fighters patrolling a dusty desert air base in Syria's Deir al-Zor province. Plumes of grey smoke rose from some low concrete buildings as fighters examined several abandoned tanks. ...

U.S. denies visas to Iran officials for U.N. meeting: report Posted: 17 Nov 2012 11:04 AM PST DUBAI (Reuters) - The United States has denied visas to Iranian officials hoping to attend a U.N. meeting in New York, Iran's state news agency reported on Saturday. The Iranian judiciary's Human Rights Headquarters said in a statement that the United States denied visas to members of an Iranian delegation that planned to travel to a meeting of the United Nations' Third Committee, which focuses on social issues and human rights, state news agency IRNA said. "The U.S. ...

Iraqi Kurdish leader says region will defend itself Posted: 17 Nov 2012 12:26 PM PST ARBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqi Kurdish President Masoud Barzani said on Saturday the region was fully prepared to defend itself, after a skirmish between Iraqi forces and Kurdish troops along their disputed internal border. Tensions have been building between the autonomous Kurdish region and the central government in Baghdad since the departure of U.S. forces from Iraq in December, which removed a buffer between the two sides. ...

Advisers resign from body drafting Egypt constitution: agency Posted: 17 Nov 2012 12:43 PM PST CAIRO (Reuters) - A group of technical advisers helping to write Egypt's new constitution resigned on Saturday, saying they would draw up a draft of their own because their voices were not being heard, state news agency MENA said. The resignations further complicate a drafting process delayed by bickering among Islamists and liberals, raising doubts whether the document would be ready by a December 12 deadline. The constitution, to be voted upon in a referendum, is a cornerstone of Egypt's democratic transition after the uprising that ousted Hosni Mubarak last year. ...

Protests in French cities against plans to legalize gay marriage Posted: 17 Nov 2012 01:09 PM PST PARIS (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of people, joined by Catholic church leaders, marched in cities across France on Saturday to protest against government plans to legalize same-sex marriage. Demonstrators, holding banners with slogans such as "don't touch civil marriage", "all born from the union of a man and a woman" and "one father + one mother for all children", took to the streets in Paris, Lyon, Marseille and other major towns. ...

Militant chief Ocalan wants end to Turkey hunger strike Posted: 17 Nov 2012 03:47 PM PST ISTANBUL/DIYARBAKIR (Reuters) - Jailed Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan called for an end to a hunger strike by hundreds of his supporters in prisons across Turkey on Saturday, raising hopes of a push to end a decades-old conflict. The hunger strike by at least 1,700 people to demand an end to Ocalan's isolation is in its 67th day and doctors have said prisoners could soon die. The protest has posed a growing challenge to Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan and risked fuelling tension in Turkey's mainly Kurdish southeast. ...

Well-equipped rebels advance in eastern Congo: U.N Posted: 17 Nov 2012 03:42 PM PST KINSHASA/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. attack helicopters hit rebel positions in eastern Congo on Saturday after insurgents equipped with sophisticated night-vision equipment and mortars gained ground in heavy clashes with government troops and took control of a town, the U.N. said. The clashes to the south of the town Kibumba meant the rebels have advanced to within 30 km (18 miles) of Goma, the closest they have been to North Kivu's provincial capital since a rebellion exploded in the eastern provinces eight months ago. ...

Monti repeats Italy does not need euro zone aid Posted: 17 Nov 2012 11:29 AM PST MILAN (Reuters) - Prime Minister Mario Monti rejected suggestions on Saturday that Italy should seek aid from its euro zone partners to bind a new government to strict reform conditions after elections likely to be held in March. Monti's comments, in a panel discussion at Milan's Bocconi University, follow growing speculation that he might try to use an aid program to guarantee that his broad economic agenda is continued once his term in office ends. ...

Syrian civil war spillover draws Israeli fire Posted: 17 Nov 2012 04:37 PM PST Israel's military says soldiers shot at Syrian fighters after gunfire from the Syrian civil war spilled over to the Israel-controlled Golan Heights.

Israel bombards Gaza Strip, shoots down rocket Posted: 17 Nov 2012 05:01 PM PST Israel destroyed the headquarters of Hamas' prime minister and blasted a sprawling network of smuggling tunnels in the southern Gaza Strip on Saturday, broadening a blistering four-day-old offensive against the Islamic militant group even as diplomatic efforts to broker a cease-fire appeared to be gaining steam.

UN launches aerial attack on rebels in east Congo Posted: 17 Nov 2012 04:34 PM PST U.N. attack helicopters targeted M23 rebels in eastern Congo on Saturday after fighting resumed following a monthslong lull in violence, a local official said.

Personal, strategic motivations for Obama in Asia Posted: 17 Nov 2012 02:06 PM PST For President Barack Obama, expanding U.S. influence in Asia is more than just countering China or opening up new markets to American businesses. It's also about building his legacy.

Current Gaza fighting reflects new battleground Posted: 17 Nov 2012 01:03 PM PST With pinpoint airstrikes on militant targets in the Gaza Strip and Iranian-made rockets flying deep into Israel, the current conflagration between Israel and Hamas reflects the vast changes that have taken place on the battlefield in just four years.

Egyptian train hits school bus, 51 killed Posted: 17 Nov 2012 02:13 PM PST A speeding train that crashed into a bus carrying Egyptian children to their kindergarten on Saturday killed 51 and prompted a wave of anger against a government under mounting pressure to rectify the former regime's legacy of neglect.

As eurozone economy shrinks, govt debt loads grow Posted: 17 Nov 2012 09:11 AM PST Europe's government-debt crisis is no longer panicking financial markets. But it won't end until the region's economy starts growing strongly again.

In bold move, France welcomes Syria ambassador Posted: 17 Nov 2012 11:47 AM PST France on Saturday welcomed a member of the Syrian opposition as the country's ambassador, a bold bid to confer legitimacy on the week-old opposition coalition and encourage other Western nations to follow suit.

Gazans watch with pride as Hamas strikes Israel Posted: 17 Nov 2012 12:31 PM PST Israel's new offensive against the Gaza Strip has turned into a political bonanza for the territory's Hamas rulers, while sidelining Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, their Western-backed rival in the West Bank.

Saudi king has back surgery Posted: 17 Nov 2012 06:12 AM PST A hospital official says Saudi King Abdullah has undergone successful back surgery in the fourth such operation in nearly two years on the 87-year-old monarch.

Thousands protest in Ireland to liberalize abortion laws Posted: 17 Nov 2012 03:11 PM PST Thousands gathered on the streets of Irish capital Dublin today to demand liberalization of Ireland's stringent anti-abortion laws.

As rockets fly, the Gaza image and propaganda war grinds on Posted: 17 Nov 2012 02:36 PM PST The blossoming Gaza war is even more than most wars about image and propaganda. Israel wants to set an image of implacable resolve to confront and destroy Hamas "terror." Hamas wants to set an image of implacable resolve to confront Israeli "terror" and "occupation." Both are trying to sway the political discourse inside the other's territory with this image-making.

Fresh attack on Tel Aviv as Israel bombards Gaza Strip Posted: 17 Nov 2012 09:11 AM PST A revolutionary Israeli rocket-defense system knocked down an incoming rocket fired by Gaza militants over the skies of this bustling metropolis on Saturday, eliciting cheers from relieved residents huddled in fear.

Sick of traffic, Kenyans on board with Nairobi's new commuter rail Posted: 17 Nov 2012 09:00 AM PST In the Kenyan capital of Nairobi, which is wracked by traffic jams ranking among the world's worst, getting in and out of the city is a challenging task. So it is no surprise that riders of its newly launched commuter rail are enthusiastic.

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