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• Egypt assembly seeks to wrap up constitution
• Bangladesh fire protests rage, supervisors arrested
• Strong European support for Palestinian statehood move
• Iran "will press on with enrichment:" nuclear chief
• Car bombs kill 34 in pro-Assad Damascus suburb
• U.S., Pakistan ties fully repaired: Pakistan foreign minister
• Day of reckoning for Cameron and British press
• U.S. to honor Israel's Barak, outgoing architect of Iran policy
• Congo rebels keep hold on towns they pledged to leave
• Albania marks independence with giant cake and quarrels
• Egypt crisis raises fears of 'second revolution'
• Wal-Mart, Disney clothes found in Bangladesh fire
• Palestinians hope to gain leverage from UN bid
• Arctic sea ice larger than US melted this year
• Egypt judges strike to protest president's decrees
• Key players, positions on Palestinian statehood
• Spat with neighbors sours Albanian century party
• Twin car bombs near Damascus kill 34
• Report: Afghan politics hampers Kabul Bank case
• Congo rebels begin slow retreat from Masisi
• Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood sets constitution showdown for tomorrow
• Not just sexy Kim Jong-un: 5 times the Onion has fooled foreign media
• Red algae bloom closes Sydney's beaches, but probably not for long
• 'Death evictions'? Guatemala's violence takes an unusual toll
• Egypt's political turmoil dimming chances of democratic transition
• In Egypt and Tunisia, Salafis move from prisons to parliaments
• Is China coming to a city near you?
• Why one of China's richest men is squaring off against Obama in court
• Syria's stalemated conflict picks up speed again

Egypt assembly seeks to wrap up constitution Posted: 28 Nov 2012 10:35 AM PST CAIRO (Reuters) - The assembly writing Egypt's constitution said it could wrap up a final draft later on Wednesday, a move the Muslim Brotherhood sees as a way out of a crisis over a decree by President Mohamed Mursi that protesters say gives him dictatorial powers. But as Mursi's opponents staged a sixth day of protests in Tahrir Square, critics said the Islamist-dominated assembly's bid to finish the constitution quickly could make matters worse. Two people have been killed and hundreds injured in countrywide protest set off by Mursi's decree. ...

Bangladesh fire protests rage, supervisors arrested Posted: 28 Nov 2012 12:53 PM PST DHAKA/CHICAGO (Reuters) - Three supervisors of a Bangladeshi garment factory were arrested on Wednesday as protests over a suspected arson fire that killed more than 100 people raged on into a third day, with textile workers and police clashing in the streets of a Dhaka suburb. The government has blamed last weekend's disaster, the country's worst-ever industrial blaze, on saboteurs and police said they had arrested two people, who were seen on CCTV footage trying to set fire to stockpiles of material in another factory. ...

Strong European support for Palestinian statehood move Posted: 28 Nov 2012 02:00 PM PST UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A Palestinian bid for indirect U.N. recognition of statehood received vows of support from more than a dozen European nations as of Wednesday, and diplomats said this backing may deter Israel from harsh retaliation against the Palestinian Authority for seeking to upgrade its U.N. status. A Palestinian resolution on Thursday that would change its U.N. observer status from an "entity" to a "non-member state," implicitly recognizing the sovereign state of Palestine, is expected to pass easily in the 193-nation U.N. General Assembly. ...

Iran "will press on with enrichment:" nuclear chief Posted: 28 Nov 2012 10:56 AM PST DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran will go on refining uranium "with intensity" and the number of enrichment centrifuges it has operating will rise substantially in the current year, the country's nuclear energy chief was quoted as saying on Wednesday. The comments by Fereydoun Abbasi-Davani, head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organisation, signaled continued defiance in the face of international demands that Tehran halt enrichment to the higher 20 percent fissile purity level, close down its Fordow enrichment plant, and ship out its stockpile of the material. ...

Car bombs kill 34 in pro-Assad Damascus suburb Posted: 28 Nov 2012 07:37 AM PST BEIRUT (Reuters) - Two car bombs killed at least 34 people in a district of Damascus loyal to President Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday in the deadliest attack on the Syrian capital in months. The explosions struck the eastern neighborhood of Jaramana, home to many of Syria's Druze minority as well as Christians who have fled violence elsewhere, ripping through shops and bringing debris crashing down on cars. Once a bastion of security in Assad's 20-month campaign to crush an uprising against his rule, Damascus has been hit with increasing regularity as the rebels grow bolder. ...

U.S., Pakistan ties fully repaired: Pakistan foreign minister Posted: 28 Nov 2012 06:57 AM PST ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan and the United States have restored full military and intelligence ties after relations hit a low point last year, and Islamabad will take further steps to support a nascent Afghan peace process, Pakistan's foreign minister said on Wednesday. Full cooperation between Islamabad and Washington is critical to U.S. efforts to stabilize Afghanistan before most NATO combat troops withdraw by 2014. ...

Day of reckoning for Cameron and British press Posted: 28 Nov 2012 03:34 PM PST LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron faces a no-win dilemma on Thursday when a far-reaching inquiry into British newspapers delivers its verdict on how to curb the excesses of the country's notoriously aggressive press. Cameron, who was embarrassed when details of his personal links to Rupert Murdoch and his media empire emerged at the inquiry, will have to decide whether to accept its findings, which risk dividing his coalition government and angering an already hostile press. ...

U.S. to honor Israel's Barak, outgoing architect of Iran policy Posted: 28 Nov 2012 04:46 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Outgoing Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak will receive the highest award he could be given by a U.S. secretary of defense when he visits the Pentagon on Thursday, three days after announcing his exit from political life next year. The 70-year-old Barak, a leading strategist in confronting Iran over its nuclear program who has also served as Israel's prime minister and armed forces chief, has been a regular visitor to the Pentagon in recent years as tensions with Tehran simmer. ...

Congo rebels keep hold on towns they pledged to leave Posted: 28 Nov 2012 03:55 PM PST GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo kept a firm grip on Wednesday over towns captured from government forces, despite a pledge to respect a deal brokered by Uganda and withdraw. World powers and regional neighbors are scrambling to contain the latest violence in Congo's volatile east, where political and ethnic rifts and competition for vast mineral resources are again threatening to ignite a regional war. ...

Albania marks independence with giant cake and quarrels Posted: 28 Nov 2012 02:41 PM PST TIRANA (Reuters) - The foreign minister of neighboring Greece boycotted festivities on Wednesday marking 100 years of Albania's independence after its prime minister hailed a town over the border as "Albanian lands". Reflecting the delicate nature of Balkan politics after the wars that split Yugoslavia, the president of Macedonia also stayed away after the car of his prime minister was hit with eggs and its flag burned in Tirana during a visit last week. ...

Egypt crisis raises fears of 'second revolution' Posted: 28 Nov 2012 04:11 PM PST Faced with an unprecedented strike by the courts and massive opposition protests, Egypt's Islamist president is not backing down in the showdown over decrees granting him near-absolute powers.

Wal-Mart, Disney clothes found in Bangladesh fire Posted: 28 Nov 2012 03:57 PM PST The garment factory in Bangladesh where 112 people were killed in a fire had been making clothes for Wal-Mart, Disney, Sears and other major retailers — some of whom say they thought they had stopped doing business with the place.

Palestinians hope to gain leverage from UN bid Posted: 28 Nov 2012 04:02 PM PST The expected U.N. vote Thursday to recognize a state of Palestine will be far more than symbolic — it could give the Palestinians leverage in future border talks with Israel and open the way for possible war crimes charges against the Jewish state.

Arctic sea ice larger than US melted this year Posted: 28 Nov 2012 12:27 PM PST An area of Arctic sea ice bigger than the United States melted this year, according the U.N. weather agency, which said the dramatic decline illustrates that climate change is happening "before our eyes."

Egypt judges strike to protest president's decrees Posted: 28 Nov 2012 01:33 PM PST In an escalation of the tug-of-war between Egypt's president and the powerful judiciary, judges in the country's top courts went on strike Wednesday to protest Mohammed Morsi's seizure of near absolute powers, while Islamists rushed to complete a new constitution, the issue at the heart of the dispute.

Key players, positions on Palestinian statehood Posted: 28 Nov 2012 03:02 PM PST The vote is largely symbolic, the outcome nearly assured: The Palestinians and Israelis are closely watching the evolving positions of a few key countries in Thursday's U.N. General Assembly resolution to raise the Palestinians' status from a U.N. observer to a nonmember observer state. The measure only requires a majority and is all but certain to pass.

Spat with neighbors sours Albanian century party Posted: 28 Nov 2012 02:13 PM PST Albania celebrated 100 years of independence Wednesday with a military parade, festive cavalcades and an 18-ton cake.

Twin car bombs near Damascus kill 34 Posted: 28 Nov 2012 10:44 AM PST Two suicide bombers detonated their explosives packed vehicles near a cluster of commercial buildings in a suburb of Damascus Wednesday, killing at least 34 people and covering the street with pools of blood and debris.

Report: Afghan politics hampers Kabul Bank case Posted: 28 Nov 2012 10:03 AM PST Political interference stymied an investigation into the collapse of Afghanistan's largest bank, according to an independent report of how the men at Kabul Bank and their friends and relatives got rich off $861 million in fraudulent loans.

Congo rebels begin slow retreat from Masisi Posted: 28 Nov 2012 04:27 PM PST Rebels believed to be backed by Rwanda began retreating from the territory they seized last week and pulled out of the region of Masisi, their military leader said Wednesday, in the first concrete sign that international pressure has stemmed the advance of the fighters.

Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood sets constitution showdown for tomorrow Posted: 28 Nov 2012 01:56 PM PST At 10 a.m. in Cairo tomorrow (3 a.m. Eastern Standard Time), Egypt's battle between Islamists and a loose coalition of secular politicians and political activists over the country's new constitution looks set to come to a head.

Not just sexy Kim Jong-un: 5 times the Onion has fooled foreign media Posted: 28 Nov 2012 01:04 PM PST When the People's Daily, the Chinese Communist Party's official newspaper, took as straight news The Onion's declaration that stout North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un was 2012's "Sexiest Man Alive," it became the biggest foreign media outlet to be fooled by the satirical American newspaper. But it is not the first. Here are several other foreign news sites that took Onion fiction as newsworthy fact.

Red algae bloom closes Sydney's beaches, but probably not for long Posted: 28 Nov 2012 10:00 AM PST Don't worry. It's not blood. It's not even poisonous, just an irritant to skin and eyes and to anyone hoping for a swim now that summer's finally about to hit Sydney.

'Death evictions'? Guatemala's violence takes an unusual toll Posted: 28 Nov 2012 09:50 AM PST The epitaph on a simple bronze-colored tombstone in Guatemala City's main national cemetery reads: "Pray for your eternal peace."

Egypt's political turmoil dimming chances of democratic transition Posted: 28 Nov 2012 09:39 AM PST Remember when there was a so-called "Egypt transition process?" An orderly series of democratic steps to set the country on a better path than the one it left behind? It went like this: A short period of military rule to be followed by parliamentary and presidential elections, a drafting of a new constitution, and a referendum to ratify it.

In Egypt and Tunisia, Salafis move from prisons to parliaments Posted: 28 Nov 2012 08:12 AM PST Mehdi Mezmi rediscovered Islam eight years ago via a website, then illegal to access in his native Tunisia, called Minbar at-Tawheed wal Jihad – "The Forum for God's Oneness and Holy Struggle."

Is China coming to a city near you? Posted: 28 Nov 2012 07:49 AM PST For 15 years Hong Kong has fought to maintain its local identity, language, and culture despite formal unification with mainland China. But as more and more wealthy mainland tourists flood the territory looking to shop, the Hong Kongers's way of life is being challenged.

Why one of China's richest men is squaring off against Obama in court Posted: 28 Nov 2012 06:17 AM PST One of China's richest men squares off against President Obama in a Washington federal court today, challenging the US leader's refusal, on national security grounds, to let him build a wind farm in the US.

Syria's stalemated conflict picks up speed again Posted: 28 Nov 2012 06:01 AM PST • A daily summary of global reports on security issues.

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