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Sunday, October 30, 2011 12:03 AM PDT

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News: At least three deaths as snowstorm hits Northeast Commentary says China not a "savior" for Europe Kabul suicide bomb kills 13 troops, civilian workers Regulator rebuts critics on housing help Cain, Romney in tight Republican race in Iowa: poll Israel trades fire with Gaza's Islamic Jihad, 10 dead Niger faces local anger if it delivers Gaddafi son Australia's Qantas, unions face off over fleet grounding Syria's Assad warns Western powers Brazil's ex-president Lula has throat cancer Portugal, Spain urge G20 members to help ease crisis Stranded Qantas passengers await labor ruling MF Global board meets on sale options: Bloomberg Rare October snowstorm moves up East Coast ICC fears son of Libya's Gaddafi may flee justice Kabul suicide bomb kills 13 troops, civilians workers Perry urges repeal of New Hampshire gay marriage law Egypt brokers end to Israel-Gaza flare-up: officials Syria's Assad warns of "earthquake" if West intervenes Serbia, Bosnia raid Islamists after U.S. embassy attack Saudi prince backs cleric's bounty offer for Israeli soldier Lawmakers warn Obama over Russia's WTO bid Ukraine to investigate Tymoshenko over murder: report Suicide bomber kills three in SE Turkey Europe bailout fund chief courts China ICC fears son of Libya's Gaddafi may flee justice China names new financial chiefs Portugal wants U.S. help in euro crisis: source Thai PM says Bangkok may dodge flood disaster Obama; wealth gap shows need for fairer approach Cain's smoking ad divides Republicans: Reuters/Ipsos poll Groupon mulls raising IPO price Trichet says "crisis not over" Commonwealth leaders told summit risks being a failure Bank of America revamping debit card fees Cardinals in 11th heaven after World Series triumph Syrian forces pound Homs after dozens killed Analysis: Mortgage probe may open new path for housing relief India shuts server linked to Duqu computer virus Attorney General Holder to face lawmakers on gun sting At least three deaths as snowstorm hits Northeast Sat,29 Oct 2011 09:13 PM PDT Reuters - BOSTON (Reuters) - A rare October snowstorm barreled up the East Coast on Saturday, cutting power to more than two million households, forcing cancellation of scores of airline flights and causing at least three deaths. Full Story Top Commentary says China not a "savior" for Europe Sat,29 Oct 2011 10:57 PM PDT Reuters - BEIJING (Reuters) - Europe should not expect China to ride to the rescue as its "savior" from the debt crisis, though Beijing will do what it can to help a friend in need, state-run news agency Xinhua said in a commentary on Sunday. Full Story Top Kabul suicide bomb kills 13 troops, civilian workers Sat,29 Oct 2011 05:54 PM PDT Reuters - KABUL (Reuters) - A suicide car bomber on Saturday killed 13 troops and civilian employees of the NATO-led force in Kabul, including Americans and a Canadian, in the deadliest single ground attack against the coalition in 10 years of war in Afghanistan. Full Story Top Regulator rebuts critics on housing help Sat,29 Oct 2011 07:33 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fannie Mae's and Freddie Mac's regulator on Saturday rejected criticism he was obstructing a housing recovery by taking too narrow a view of his mission to protect the financial health of the two massive, taxpayer-supported mortgage firms. Full Story Top Cain, Romney in tight Republican race in Iowa: poll Sat,29 Oct 2011 07:12 PM PDT Reuters - DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - Republican White House hopefuls Herman Cain and Mitt Romney are in a tight race in Iowa, which kicks off next year's presidential nominating contests, according to a closely watched opinion poll published on Saturday. Full Story Top Israel trades fire with Gaza's Islamic Jihad, 10 dead Sat,29 Oct 2011 05:20 PM PDT Reuters - GAZA (Reuters) - Israel's air force bombed an Islamic Jihad base in the Hamas-governed Gaza Strip, killing five senior militants and drawing cross-border Palestinian rocket salvoes that killed an Israeli civilian. Full Story Top Niger faces local anger if it delivers Gaddafi son Sat,29 Oct 2011 06:03 PM PDT Reuters - NIAMEY (Reuters) - Niger, the West African nation where Libya's fugitive Saif al-Islam Gaddafi may be headed, risks a backlash from nomad Tuaregs in its north if it follows through on its obligation to hand him over to the International Criminal Court. Full Story Top Australia's Qantas, unions face off over fleet grounding Sat,29 Oct 2011 09:44 PM PDT Reuters - MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Qantas Airways and its unions appeared before a labor tribunal on Sunday with Australia's prime minister urging an end to the industrial dispute that grounded the airline's entire fleet, stranding tens of thousands of passengers. Full Story Top Syria's Assad warns Western powers Sat,29 Oct 2011 10:08 PM PDT Reuters - BEIRUT (Reuters) - Western powers risk causing an "earthquake" across the Middle East if they intervene in Syria, President Bashar al-Assad said, after protesters called for foreign protection from a crackdown in which 3,000 people have been killed. Full Story Top Brazil's ex-president Lula has throat cancer Sat,29 Oct 2011 04:31 PM PDT Reuters - SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's popular former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was diagnosed with throat cancer on Saturday, casting doubt on his political future in Latin America's largest economy. Full Story Top Portugal, Spain urge G20 members to help ease crisis Sat,29 Oct 2011 02:31 PM PDT Reuters - ASUNCION (Reuters) - Spain and Portugal said on Saturday the euro zone's debt crisis is a global problem, calling on the United States and other G20 powers to help contain the fallout. Full Story Top Stranded Qantas passengers await labor ruling Sat,29 Oct 2011 04:29 PM PDT Reuters - SYDNEY (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of stranded Qantas Airways passengers are pinning their hopes on a government-appointed tribunal on Sunday ordering an end to the industrial action that grounded the Australian national carrier's entire fleet. Full Story Top MF Global board meets on sale options: Bloomberg Sat,29 Oct 2011 02:59 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Members of MF Global Holdings Ltd's board of directors were meeting on Saturday to discuss options for the sale of the brokerage, Bloomberg News reported. Full Story Top Rare October snowstorm moves up East Coast Sat,29 Oct 2011 04:16 PM PDT Reuters - BOSTON (Reuters) - A rare October snowstorm barreled up the heavily populated East Coast on Saturday, threatening up to a foot of snow, cutting power to nearly a million households and forcing at least 1,000 flight cancellations. Full Story Top ICC fears son of Libya's Gaddafi may flee justice Sat,29 Oct 2011 02:20 PM PDT Reuters - TRIPOLI/BEIJING (Reuters) - The International Criminal Court said Saturday that Libya's Saif al-Islam Gaddafi was in contact via intermediaries about surrendering for trial, but it also had information mercenaries were trying to spirit him to a friendly African nation. Full Story Top Kabul suicide bomb kills 13 troops, civilians workers Sat,29 Oct 2011 02:03 PM PDT Reuters - KABUL (Reuters) - A suicide car bomber on Saturday killed 13 troops and civilian employees of the NATO-led force in Kabul, including Americans and a Canadian, in the deadliest single ground attack against the coalition in 10 years of war in Afghanistan. Full Story Top Perry urges repeal of New Hampshire gay marriage law Sat,29 Oct 2011 02:37 PM PDT Reuters - MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (Reuters) - Texas Governor Rick Perry pressed a conservative social agenda at an appearance in New Hampshire, calling for the repeal of the state's 2009 law legalizing same-sex marriage. Full Story Top Egypt brokers end to Israel-Gaza flare-up: officials Sat,29 Oct 2011 04:47 PM PDT Reuters - GAZA (Reuters) - Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza will end a flare-up of violence at 6 a.m. (12 a.m. EDT) on Sunday, Egyptian officials said. Full Story Top Syria's Assad warns of "earthquake" if West intervenes Sat,29 Oct 2011 04:59 PM PDT Reuters - BEIRUT (Reuters) - Western powers risk causing an earthquake across the Middle East if they intervene in Syria, President Bashar al-Assad said, after protesters called for foreign protection from a crackdown in which 3,000 people have been killed. Full Story Top Serbia, Bosnia raid Islamists after U.S. embassy attack Sat,29 Oct 2011 01:01 PM PDT Reuters - BELGRADE (Reuters) - Police in Serbia and Bosnia carried out raids on suspected radical Islamists on Saturday after a gunman opened fire with an assault rifle on the U.S. embassy in the Bosnian capital Sarajevo. Full Story Top Saudi prince backs cleric's bounty offer for Israeli soldier Sat,29 Oct 2011 02:08 PM PDT Reuters - DUBAI (Reuters) - A member of the Saudi royal family has pledged $900,000 to a bounty offered by a prominent cleric to any Palestinian who kidnaps an Israeli soldier, according to comments aired on a private TV station Saturday. Full Story Top Lawmakers warn Obama over Russia's WTO bid Sat,29 Oct 2011 12:50 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senior lawmakers urged the Obama administration Saturday to insist Russia meet high standards in its bid to join the World Trade Organization (WTO), saying they worried about the impact on American jobs and businesses. Full Story Top Ukraine to investigate Tymoshenko over murder: report Sat,29 Oct 2011 01:34 PM PDT Reuters - KIEV (Reuters) - Ukrainian prosecutors are to investigate whether former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, jailed for abuse of power, was involved in the murder of a member of parliament, news agency Unian quoted a senior prosecutor on Saturday as saying. Full Story Top Suicide bomber kills three in SE Turkey Sat,29 Oct 2011 11:09 AM PDT Reuters - BINGOL, Turkey (Reuters) - A female suicide bomber in southeast Turkey killed three people and wounded around 20 in Bingol, a town in the mainly Kurdish region on Saturday, police said. Full Story Top Europe bailout fund chief courts China Sat,29 Oct 2011 07:11 AM PDT Reuters - BEIJING (Reuters) - The head of Europe's rescue fund sought to entice China on Saturday to invest in the facility by saying investors may be protected against a fifth of initial losses and that bonds could eventually be sold in yuan if Beijing desires. Full Story Top ICC fears son of Libya's Gaddafi may flee justice Sat,29 Oct 2011 11:14 AM PDT Reuters - TRIPOLI/BEIJING (Reuters) - The International Criminal Court said on Saturday that Libya's Saif al-Islam Gaddafi was in contact via intermediaries about surrendering for trial, but it also had information mercenaries were trying to spirit him to a friendly African nation. Full Story Top China names new financial chiefs Sat,29 Oct 2011 07:23 AM PDT Reuters - SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China named new heads to three top financial regulatory posts on Saturday, the official Xinhua news agency said, the first big step in a comprehensive leadership change that will culminate when its top political leaders retire. Full Story Top Portugal wants U.S. help in euro crisis: source Sat,29 Oct 2011 07:31 AM PDT Reuters - ASUNCION (Reuters) - Portugal asked Mexico on Saturday to tell fellow G20 members next week that the United States should offer "financial help" to resolve the euro zone sovereign debt crisis, describing it as a "systemic and global" problem, a Portuguese government source said. Full Story Top Thai PM says Bangkok may dodge flood disaster Sat,29 Oct 2011 05:19 AM PDT Reuters - BANGKOK (Reuters) - Receding floodwaters north of Bangkok have reduced the threat to the Thai capital, the prime minister said on Saturday, but high tides in the Gulf of Thailand will still test the city's flood defenses. Full Story Top Obama; wealth gap shows need for fairer approach Sat,29 Oct 2011 03:03 AM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, seizing on a report that showed America's rich getting richer while the rest of the country struggled to get ahead, said on Saturday that Republicans were thwarting a fairer approach. Full Story Top Cain's smoking ad divides Republicans: Reuters/Ipsos poll Fri,28 Oct 2011 07:58 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Presidential hopeful Herman Cain's quirky "smoking ad" may have mystified many Americans, but according to a new Reuters/Ipsos online poll, it has drawn a sharp line between Republicans who identify with the Tea Party and those who don't. Full Story Top Groupon mulls raising IPO price Fri,28 Oct 2011 06:27 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Groupon Inc is considering raising its IPO price range, as underwriters grow more confident about demand after completing the East Coast leg of a two-week roadshow to woo investors. Full Story Top Trichet says "crisis not over" Fri,28 Oct 2011 04:14 PM PDT Reuters - BERLIN (Reuters) - European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet said in an interview in a German newspaper to be published on Sunday that the euro zone sovereign debt crisis was not yet over and that it was too early for the all-clear signal. Full Story Top Commonwealth leaders told summit risks being a failure Sat,29 Oct 2011 01:55 AM PDT Reuters - PERTH, Australia (Reuters) - Commonwealth leaders on Saturday looked certain to block a key recommendation to get tougher on human rights abuses, ignoring a warning that if they did so their summit risked being called a failure. Full Story Top Bank of America revamping debit card fees Fri,28 Oct 2011 04:43 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Bank of America Corp, after receiving heavy public criticism for a planned $5-per-month debit card fee, is likely to give customers more ways to avoid the fee, a person familiar with the bank's plans said Friday. Full Story Top Cardinals in 11th heaven after World Series triumph Sat,29 Oct 2011 02:10 PM PDT Reuters - ST LOUIS (Reuters) - Call it a state of 11th heaven for the St. Louis Cardinals after a fairytale finish to one of baseball's great comeback stories, ending with a World Series triumph for the National League's most successful team. Full Story Top Syrian forces pound Homs after dozens killed Sat,29 Oct 2011 03:55 AM PDT Reuters - BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian tanks pounded an old district in the city of Homs on Saturday and three people were killed, activists said, after one of the bloodiest days of the seven-month-old uprising against President Bashar al-Assad. Full Story Top Analysis: Mortgage probe may open new path for housing relief Fri,28 Oct 2011 02:27 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - A controversial weapon could be deployed soon in the U.S. fight against the housing crisis as states and top banks near a deal in their dispute over mortgage abuses -- cutting the mortgage debt owed by homeowners. Full Story Top India shuts server linked to Duqu computer virus Fri,28 Oct 2011 03:41 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Indian authorities seized computer equipment from a data center in Mumbai as part of an investigation into the Duqu malicious software that some security experts warned could be the next big cyber threat. Full Story Top Attorney General Holder to face lawmakers on gun sting Fri,28 Oct 2011 02:27 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Attorney General Eric Holder will testify in December to a congressional panel about a botched operation to track guns smuggled from the United States to Mexican drug cartels, officials said on Friday. 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