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• Egyptians protest after draft constitution raced through
• Palestinians win de facto U.N. recognition of sovereign state
• Syria jets bombard rebel targets on airport road
• Senate approves new sanctions for Iran energy, shipping
• Congo rebel pullout from Goma runs into hitches
• Gushing UK papers laud PM Cameron's stance on press law
• Mexico's Pena Nieto picks close aides for top Cabinet jobs
• Three contractors killed at Penoles mine in Mexico
• U.S. disturbed by sentencing of blind Chinese dissident's nephew
• Honduras makes record haul of meth precursor chemicals
• Israel moves to build 3,000 new settlement homes
• Egypt draft constitution sparks mass protest
• Congo rebels indefinitely delay exit from Goma
• Second act for DSK? After NY settlement, could be
• War rips apart families, neighbors in Syria
• Tunisian leader fears that clashes could spread
• Cargo plane crashes in Brazzaville, 3 dead
• Lebanese fighters reported killed inside Syria
• AP Exclusive: Myanmar verifying Muslim citizenship
• Multi-million gold heist from Curacao boat
• As its leaders fight, France's conservative party suffers
• Kurdish-Iraqi government talks collapse amid fear of civil war
• Is Syria's Assad running short of helicopters and cash?
• Why is Egypt's draft constitution so controversial?
• Will outgoing President Calderón be remembered for more than Mexico's violence?
• China sentences Chen Guangcheng's nephew after snap trial
• Spike in Tibetan self-immolations draws international attention to China
• World weighs in on UN Palestine vote
• Ellen Calmus helps Mexican families cope with cross-border challenges

Egyptians protest after draft constitution raced through Posted: 30 Nov 2012 04:55 PM PST CAIRO (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Egyptians protested against President Mohamed Mursi on Friday after an Islamist-led assembly raced through approval of a new constitution in a bid to end a crisis over the Islamist leader's newly expanded powers. "The people want to bring down the regime," they chanted in Tahrir Square, echoing the chants that rang out in the same place less than two years ago and brought down Hosni Mubarak. ...

Palestinians win de facto U.N. recognition of sovereign state Posted: 30 Nov 2012 02:59 AM PST UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The 193-nation U.N. General Assembly on Thursday overwhelmingly approved the de facto recognition of the sovereign state of Palestine after Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called on the world body to issue its long overdue "birth certificate." The U.N. victory for the Palestinians was a diplomatic setback for the United States and Israel, which were joined by only a handful of countries in voting against the move to upgrade the Palestinian Authority's observer status at the United Nations to "non-member state" from "entity," like the Vatican. ...

Syria jets bombard rebel targets on airport road Posted: 30 Nov 2012 12:03 PM PST BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian air force jets bombarded rebel targets on Friday close to the Damascus airport road and a regional airline said foreign carriers had halted flights to the capital. Activists said security forces clashed with rebels trying to topple President Bashar al-Assad around Aqraba and Babilla districts on the southeastern outskirts of Damascus which lead to the international airport. ...

Senate approves new sanctions for Iran energy, shipping Posted: 30 Nov 2012 01:22 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate resoundingly approved on Friday expanded sanctions on global trade with Iran's energy and shipping sectors, its latest effort to ratchet up economic pressure on Tehran over its nuclear program. The new package, which keeps in place exemptions for countries that have made significant cuts to their purchases of Iranian crude oil, would be the third round of sanctions in a year if passed into law. The existing sanctions have already hurt Iran's economy, but it is uncertain whether the additional measures will stop or slow Iran's nuclear program. ...

Congo rebel pullout from Goma runs into hitches Posted: 30 Nov 2012 03:09 PM PST GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - A planned battlefield withdrawal by rebels in eastern Congo under a deal brokered by regional governments ran into hitches on Friday, including a dispute over abandoned army supplies the insurgents want to take with them. Leaders of the Tutsi-led M23 rebel movement had agreed to pull out by Saturday from Democratic Republic of Congo's eastern border city of Goma, which they seized on November 20 when they routed government troops backed by United Nations peacekeepers. ...

Gushing UK papers laud PM Cameron's stance on press law Posted: 30 Nov 2012 01:54 PM PST LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron woke on Friday to find usually hostile newspapers gushing about his statesman-like qualities after he signaled his opposition to a new law governing the press. After his party suffered a night of humiliation in three parliamentary by-elections, instead of facing questions over his leadership, he was cheered for rejecting the main plank of proposals from a public inquiry he set up in the wake of outrage at the excesses of tabloid newspapers. ...

Mexico's Pena Nieto picks close aides for top Cabinet jobs Posted: 30 Nov 2012 04:00 PM PST MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's incoming president, Enrique Pena Nieto, picked close allies on Friday to head the finance and interior ministries as he seeks to craft economic reforms and reduce drug violence in Latin America's second-biggest economy. Right-hand man Luis Videgaray will take on the Finance Ministry, while Pena Nieto's close political ally Miguel Angel Osorio Chong will oversee a more powerful Interior Ministry that will be responsible for security in the new government. ...

Three contractors killed at Penoles mine in Mexico Posted: 30 Nov 2012 03:38 PM PST MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Three contractors were killed on Friday while working on the construction of a ventilation duct at a zinc mine in central Mexico owned by Industrias Penoles, the company said in a release. Miner and metals processor Penoles, which runs the world's largest primary silver producer, Fresnillo, operates the Tizapa mine in the central State of Mexico in the tiny municipality of Zacazonapan. Three other contractors also employed by Mineria Castellana were injured and are being treated at a local hospital, Penoles added. ...

U.S. disturbed by sentencing of blind Chinese dissident's nephew Posted: 30 Nov 2012 12:47 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is deeply disturbed that the nephew of blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng was sentenced to more than three years in jail and views his trial as "deeply flawed," the U.S. State Department said on Friday. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said the trial and sentencing of Chen Kegui lacked basic due process and was a violation of China's own commitments to respect human rights. ...

Honduras makes record haul of meth precursor chemicals Posted: 30 Nov 2012 04:25 PM PST TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Honduran anti-drug agents on Friday seized a record 14 tonnes of precursor chemicals for the production of methamphetamine, part of an ongoing operation that has netted $100 million in assets, federal prosecutors said. The chemicals were discovered Thursday underneath a house in the town of Patagallina in the northern department of Yoro, located along a major drug-smuggling route used by Mexican and Colombian cartels to bring drugs to the United States, said Carlos Vallecillo, spokesman for the federal prosecutor's office. ...

Israel moves to build 3,000 new settlement homes Posted: 30 Nov 2012 04:03 PM PST Israel responded swiftly Friday to U.N. recognition of a Palestinian state, revealing it will build 3,000 more homes for Jews on Israeli-occupied lands that the world body overwhelmingly said belong to the Palestinians.

Egypt draft constitution sparks mass protest Posted: 30 Nov 2012 02:27 PM PST Protesters flooded Cairo's Tahrir Square on Friday in the second giant rally this week, angrily vowing to bring down a draft constitution approved by allies of President Mohammed Morsi, as Egypt appeared headed toward a volatile confrontation between the opposition and ruling Islamists.

Congo rebels indefinitely delay exit from Goma Posted: 30 Nov 2012 12:41 PM PST Rebels who are believed to be backed by Rwanda once again postponed their departure from Congo's key eastern city of Goma on Friday, defying an international ultimatum for the second time.

Second act for DSK? After NY settlement, could be Posted: 30 Nov 2012 10:46 AM PST His wife is gone (taking her family fortune with her). So is any chance at the French presidency (once considered his to lose). And a large chunk of his dignity has vanished (he still faces a charge of "aggravated pimping").

War rips apart families, neighbors in Syria Posted: 30 Nov 2012 10:07 AM PST BEIRUT — It's at night that worries over her children hit the matriarch of the Khayyat family hardest, tormenting her as she tries to sleep.

Tunisian leader fears that clashes could spread Posted: 30 Nov 2012 03:05 PM PST The army moved into a southwestern Tunisian town, an official and witnesses said Friday, the fourth day of protests that have injured more than 300 people.

Cargo plane crashes in Brazzaville, 3 dead Posted: 30 Nov 2012 02:36 PM PST A cargo plane owned by a private company crashed Friday near the airport in Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of Congo, killing at least three people, officials said.

Lebanese fighters reported killed inside Syria Posted: 30 Nov 2012 10:33 AM PST Syrian security forces killed as many as 20 Lebanese gunmen who were fighting alongside rebels in Syria on Friday, raising tensions amid mounting fears that the Syrian civil war is enflaming the region.

AP Exclusive: Myanmar verifying Muslim citizenship Posted: 29 Nov 2012 11:21 PM PST Myanmar's government has launched a major operation aimed at verifying the citizenship of Muslims in western Rakhine state, the coastal territory that has been torn apart by Buddhist-Muslim violence since June.

Multi-million gold heist from Curacao boat Posted: 30 Nov 2012 01:20 PM PST Masked men in jackets emblazoned with the word "police" boarded a fishing boat Friday in Curacao and stole 70 gold bars worth an estimated $11.5 million, officials on the southern Caribbean island said.

As its leaders fight, France's conservative party suffers Posted: 30 Nov 2012 11:17 AM PST The crisis plaguing France's right-wing opposition UMP party seems nowhere near over, after several attempts in the last few days at mediation between the two men vying for UMP leadership failed. But even as the negotiations between Jean-François Copé and François Fillon go back to square one, analysts and politicians agree on one thing: It is clear that the UMP will not come out of this unscathed.

Kurdish-Iraqi government talks collapse amid fear of civil war Posted: 30 Nov 2012 11:13 AM PST Talks between Kurdish and central government forces aimed at defusing military tension in northern Iraq have collapsed amid fears that bitter political divisions are again bringing the country to the brink of civil war.

Is Syria's Assad running short of helicopters and cash? Posted: 30 Nov 2012 10:40 AM PST • A daily summary of global reports on security issues.

Why is Egypt's draft constitution so controversial? Posted: 30 Nov 2012 10:14 AM PST Egypt's constituent assembly worked through the night to finish voting on Egypt's new constitution, finalizing its work early this morning and sent the contentious document to the president, who will call a national referendum on the constitution within two weeks.

Will outgoing President Calderón be remembered for more than Mexico's violence? Posted: 30 Nov 2012 07:31 AM PST The number 60,000 will probably stick with him for the rest of his life – that's the number of drug-related homicides tallied during Mexican President Felipe Calderón's six-year administration.

China sentences Chen Guangcheng's nephew after snap trial Posted: 30 Nov 2012 06:37 AM PST A Chinese court Friday sentenced the nephew of blind legal activist Chen Guangcheng to more than three years imprisonment for assault, after a four-hour trial from which lawyers for the defendant were barred.

Spike in Tibetan self-immolations draws international attention to China Posted: 30 Nov 2012 06:09 AM PST When Tsering Nyamgal set himself alight on Thursday, he became the 27th Tibetan this month to choose fiery death as a way to protest against Chinese rule.

World weighs in on UN Palestine vote Posted: 30 Nov 2012 05:55 AM PST • A daily summary of global reports on security issues.

Ellen Calmus helps Mexican families cope with cross-border challenges Posted: 30 Nov 2012 05:00 AM PST Here in the stunningly beautiful highlands of south-central Mexico, thousands of families facing economic hardship have seen relatives leave to seek work in the United States. Families have been torn apart, and many of those who have returned to the region continue to need help and support.

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