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Greek PM Survives Confidence Vote
Chosunilbo

Greek Prime Minister survived confidence vote in parliament late Friday, avoiding early elections which would have further destabilized the eurozone. In a speech ahead of the vote, George Papandreou called for a new coalition government to approve a bailout deal vital for saving the country from...

Colombian officials say top FARC leader killed
Yahoo Daily News

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Two senior Colombian officials say the top leader of the country's main leftist rebel group has been killed in a military raid. They say Alfonso Cano was killed Friday in Cauca state during an air and ground assault by Colombia's military. A $5 million reward had been out for...

G20 ends up without funding Europe's bailout fund
The Times of India

CANNES(FRANCE): They had assembled to resolve the knotty problems facing the global economy. But when the two-day summit of the leaders of world's 20 major economic powers ended in the French Riviera resort of Cannes on Friday, far from elation, the mood was that of a Greek tragedy. Upstaged by a...

IMF role in spotlight at G20 summit
Breitbart

U.S President Barack Obama arrives for Friday's first working session at... French President Nicolas Sarkozy, left, with Foreign Minister Alain Juppe... Delegates arrive for Friday's first working session at the G20 summit in... CANNES, France (AP) - Leaders of the world's biggest economies were...

Arab League plan fails to calm Syria violence
Business Day

AMMAN — Syrian tank fire killed at least three people in the city of Homs early on Friday as security forces pursued a violent crackdown on protesters despite a government agreement with the Arab League to stop shooting and talk to its opponents. The latest deaths followed a bloody day in Homs,...

Greek PM faces crucial confidence vote
Al Jazeera

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou faces a crucial confidence vote after his plan for a referendum on an EU bailout for Greece was widely criticised by his own party. Even if his socialist government survives Friday's parliamentary vote, Papandreou's days as Greek leader looked numbered...

Palestinians urge UN action against Israel
Khaleej Times

UNITED NATIONS ' The Palestinians urged the UN Security Council on Thursday to take action against Israel for accelerating settlement construction and 'illegally hijacking' Palestinian tax revenue in retaliation for their new membership in UNESCO. Riyad Mansour, the Palestinian UN observer, said the...

No Cannes do
National Post

National Post November 4, 2011 12:00 AM The big news ahead of the G20 summit in Cannes on Thursday was that European leaders had told Greece that if it wanted a referendum on last week's vague bailout plan, it could do so without another euro from the European Financial Stability Fund (EFSF). Take...

US spent $1tln on arms since 9/11
The Siasat Daily

Washington, November 04: US has spent roughly USD 1 trillion on new weapons since the 9/11 attacks, using the money that were supposed to be spent on US troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. "The services capitalized on funding to modernize their forces, especially the major weapons programs that...

4 dead, 57 trapped in China coal mine rock blast
Lexington Herald-Leader

BEIJING — A sudden explosion of rock in a coal mine in central China following a small earthquake killed four miners and trapped 57 others, a state news agency reported Friday....

Europe debt action back on course after Greeks abandon austerity vote
The Charlotte Observer

CANNES, France — Leaders of the world’s most industrialized nations scrambled Thursday to rescue a European Union deal to restructure Greek debts and prevent a regional financial crisis from spreading and creating further global economic disruption. President Barack Obama and his European...

Libya struggles to secure loose weapons
The Boston Globe

TRIPOLI, Libya-More than two months after the fall of Tripoli, Libya's new leaders are still struggling to secure massive weapons depots, stop the smuggling of munitions out of the country and disarm thousands of fighters who brought down Moammar Gadhafi's regime. The international community has...

G20 summit: live coverage
The Guardian

Rolling coverage of all the day's developments as leaders of the world's largest economies gather for crunch talks in France Nicolas Sarkozy and Angela Merkel meet George Papandreou, for crisis talks before the G20 summit in Cannes. Photograph: Philippe Wojazer/AP...

Congress honors Japanese-Americans who served in WWII
Denver Post

George Joe Sakato of Denver, wearing his Medal of Honor, was among those given the Congressional Gold Medal. (Carolyn Kaster, The Associated Press) WASHINGTON — Thousands of Japanese-Americans who fought in the fiercest battles of World War II and became some of the most decorated soldiers in...

Greek euro threat looms over Cannes G20 summit
Yahoo Daily News

CANNES, France (Reuters) - The threat of a Greek exit from the euro zone hung over a meeting of G20 leaders on Thursday after France and Germany made it clear that Athens must decide urgently whether it wants to stay in the 12-year-old currency bloc. The summit on the French Riviera had been meant...