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Today's World News: Dubai debt problems cast shadow over region Bangladesh ferry capsizes at dock; 15 dead Official: Blast may have caused train wreck Abbas says Israeli settlement freeze not enough US and China to reduce emissions, but not enough Why the Philippines' Maguindanao Massacre Happened Tories ahead in key marginals: poll 9 Saudi soldiers missing along Saudi-Yemen border Guatemala mob kills, burns 3 suspected criminals Bok bashers France eye All Blacks scalp Explosion heard in Kabul: witnesses Canadians invade the U.S. for holiday bargains E.Timor should form anti-graft commission: president Obama administration closely monitoring Dubai debt outlook IAEA votes to censure Iran nuclear program In Italy, A Sex Scandal to Rival Berlusconi's Brazil Bank Funds Destructive Projects, Say Activists Dubai debt problems cast shadow over region Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:31 pm PST AP - For years, Dubai seemed unstoppable, an oasis of excess boasting indoor ski slopes and manmade islands, the world's tallest tower and dreams that reached even higher. Full Story Top Bangladesh ferry capsizes at dock; 15 dead Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:04 pm PST AP - A ferry packed with people going home for an Islamic festival capsized as they were disembarking at a terminal in southern Bangladesh, leaving at least 15 dead and scores missing, authorities said Saturday. Full Story Top Official: Blast may have caused train wreck Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:02 pm PST AP - An express train carrying hundreds of passengers from Moscow to St. Petersburg derailed, killing dozens of people and injuring scores of others in what may have been an act of sabotage, Russian officials said. Full Story Top Abbas says Israeli settlement freeze not enough Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:16 pm PST AP - Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas dismissed an Israeli plan to halt new construction of West Bank settlements as insufficient on Friday, saying it won't be enough to restart peace talks. Full Story Top US and China to reduce emissions, but not enough Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:47 pm PST AP - Even after the U.S. and China set targets this week for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, the world's combined pledges ahead of next month's climate summit fall far short of what experts say is needed to avert dangerous global warming. Full Story Top Why the Philippines' Maguindanao Massacre Happened Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:40 am PST Time.com - The killings starkly exposed a nationwide malaise: the fierce competition for regional power among the country's small Élite Full Story Top Tories ahead in key marginals: poll Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:52 pm PST AFP - The Conservatives are taking a commanding lead in the key seats they must gain to form a majority at the looming general election, a newspaper survey said Saturday. Full Story Top 9 Saudi soldiers missing along Saudi-Yemen border Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:32 pm PST AP - Saudi Arabia says nine of its soldiers fighting Yemeni rebels on the border are missing and the kingdom's monarch is vowing to defend the country. Full Story Top Guatemala mob kills, burns 3 suspected criminals Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:36 pm PST AP - Police say a mob in Guatemala burned to death two men and a woman suspected of killing a local bus driver. Full Story Top Bok bashers France eye All Blacks scalp Fri, 27 Nov 2009 07:25 pm PST AFP - France play New Zealand here on Saturday with a fantastic chance to claim a second antipodean scalp after having already seen off world and Tri-Nations champions South Africa. Full Story Top Explosion heard in Kabul: witnesses Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:35 pm PST AFP - An explosion in a central Kabul neighbourhood on Saturday was caused by a "sound bomb" and appeared to have caused no casualties, an official said. Full Story Top Canadians invade the U.S. for holiday bargains Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:20 pm PST Reuters - Big discounts and a weaker U.S. dollar lured Canadians across the border to join domestic shoppers fishing for Black Friday bargains. Full Story Top E.Timor should form anti-graft commission: president Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:58 pm PST AFP - East Timor should form its anti-corruption commission soon to support the economy and maintain people's trust in the half-island nation, President Jose Ramos-Horta said Saturday. Full Story Top Obama administration closely monitoring Dubai debt outlook Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:23 pm PST McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON_ The Obama administration said Friday that it was monitoring developments in a looming debt default by the Persian Gulf emirate of Dubai, whose efforts to fend off creditors sent stocks skidding in the United States and around the globe amid fears of new bank losses. Full Story Top IAEA votes to censure Iran nuclear program Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:00 am PST The Christian Science Monitor - • A daily summary of global reports on security issues . Full Story Top In Italy, A Sex Scandal to Rival Berlusconi's Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:40 am PST Time.com - A member of the political opposition to Italy's scandal-plagued PrimeMinister resigns after allegations of involvement with transsexualprostitutes Full Story Top Brazil Bank Funds Destructive Projects, Say Activists Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:26 pm PST OneWorld.net - RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 26 (IPS) - Public money in Brazil is being used by the state development bank to finance deforestation projects and others that trample rights, concentrate wealth, and encourage "imperialist" expansion of large national companies, according to activists at a three-day meeting in this southeastern city. Full Story Top

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