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Today's World News: North Korea "readies missiles" Japan spots Chinese vessels near disputed islands: report Cargo plane crashes in Karachi residential area Haiti votes under shadow of cholera and confusion Brazil's Rio tense as police close in on slum gang As China Courts Overseas Business, State-Owned Companies Often Take the Hit Markets see both debt and EU in need of restructuring Egypt picks parliament after roundup of opposition Rio cops, troops preparing to invade gang haven Egyptians go to the polls after Islamist crackdown Five dead elephants believed poisoned in Indonesia Tax deal could help Canada government avoid defeat Australia parents charged over child's car injuries As Fidel Castro and his Cuban revolution fade, is Cuba rising? Egypt's Elections and the Impersonation of Democracy Evolution of Cuban revolution Securing a Peaceful Divorce in Sudan North Korea "readies missiles" Sat, 27 Nov 2010 11:55 pm PST Reuters - North Korea has placed surface-to-surface missiles on launch pads in the Yellow Sea, Yonhap news agency reported Sunday, as the United States and South Korea began military exercises and China said it would try to ensure peace. Full Story Top Japan spots Chinese vessels near disputed islands: report Sat, 27 Nov 2010 05:40 pm PST Reuters - The Japanese coast guard has spotted two Chinese vessels attempting on Sunday to enter waters near islands in the East China Sea that are disputed by the two countries, Kyodo News reported. Full Story Top Cargo plane crashes in Karachi residential area Sat, 27 Nov 2010 04:04 pm PST Reuters - A plane carrying eight people crashed early on Sunday in a residential area of Karachi, Pakistan's biggest city, setting buildings on fire. Full Story Top Haiti votes under shadow of cholera and confusion Sat, 27 Nov 2010 09:02 pm PST Reuters - Haiti votes on Sunday in elections roiled by a cholera epidemic, political tensions and voter confusion, seeking a leader to guide the impoverished Caribbean country's recovery from a January earthquake. Full Story Top Brazil's Rio tense as police close in on slum gang Sat, 27 Nov 2010 04:03 pm PST Reuters - Police positioned armored vehicles on the edge of a Rio de Janeiro slum at dusk on Saturday in preparation for a possible offensive to root out drug traffickers behind a wave of urban violence that has killed at least 46 people. Full Story Top As China Courts Overseas Business, State-Owned Companies Often Take the Hit Sat, 27 Nov 2010 06:50 am PST Time.com - While the new Chinese-built Mecca Metro went off without a hitch during this year's Hajj, it has caused uproar back in Beijing since the state-owned China Railway Construction Corporation revealed that it suffered a $600 million loss on the project Full Story Top Markets see both debt and EU in need of restructuring Sat, 27 Nov 2010 11:55 pm PST AFP - An eventual restructuring of some eurozone debt and big changes in how the European Union and eurozone functions are now seen as probable and even inevitable, analysts say. Full Story Top Egypt picks parliament after roundup of opposition Sat, 27 Nov 2010 11:22 pm PST AP - Egyptians began voting Sunday in a parliamentary election preceded by a crackdown on the main opposition movement and on independent media and tensions with the U.S. over the government's insistence on barring international monitors. Full Story Top Rio cops, troops preparing to invade gang haven Sat, 27 Nov 2010 10:44 pm PST AP - Police and soldiers kept one of Rio's most dangerous slums under siege early Sunday, blocking entrances to hillside alleyways with armored cars and warning gang members barricaded inside that they were ready to take the shantytown by force. Full Story Top Egyptians go to the polls after Islamist crackdown Sat, 27 Nov 2010 11:32 pm PST AFP - Polls opened across Egypt on Sunday for a parliamentary election expected to strengthen the ruling party's grip in the most populous Arab nation but marred by a crackdown on the Islamist opposition. Full Story Top Five dead elephants believed poisoned in Indonesia Sat, 27 Nov 2010 11:53 pm PST AFP - Five rare Sumatran elephants found dead in Indonesia were likely poisoned for damaging crops, according to an official. Full Story Top Tax deal could help Canada government avoid defeat Fri, 26 Nov 2010 12:07 pm PST Reuters - Canada's minority Conservative government is working on a possible tax deal with the influential province of Quebec that could help Prime Minister Stephen Harper stay in power longer than expected. Full Story Top Australia parents charged over child's car injuries Sat, 27 Nov 2010 10:39 pm PST AFP - The parents of an Australian child left a paraplegic by a car accident will face charges of criminal neglect for not ensuring the boy was restrained in a proper car seat, police said Sunday. Full Story Top As Fidel Castro and his Cuban revolution fade, is Cuba rising? Sat, 27 Nov 2010 09:17 am PST The Christian Science Monitor - Antonio Santana and Marina Suarez are children of Fidel Castro's revolution – born into the communism that swept across this island of mambo and mob ties in 1959. Full Story Top Egypt's Elections and the Impersonation of Democracy Sat, 27 Nov 2010 06:50 am PST Time.com - Some contests in this weekend's parliamentary polls are heated and angry but all the noise helps mask the fact that only one political party is running the show Full Story Top Evolution of Cuban revolution Sat, 27 Nov 2010 09:17 am PST The Christian Science Monitor - • 1959: In January, Fidel Castro forces out President Fulgencio Batista. In February, Castro becomes prime minister of Cuba. Full Story Top Securing a Peaceful Divorce in Sudan Thu, 25 Nov 2010 03:19 pm PST OneWorld.net - JUBA, Nov 25 (IRIN) - A January referendum in Southern Sudan is likely to lead to the creation of a new country - the first in Africa since Eritrea gained independence from Ethiopia in 1993 - but much work needs to be done to ensure the separation is more peaceful than that of its Horn of Africa neighbours. Full Story Top

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