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News: China invokes Waco siege in denouncing Dalai Lama Thais hope flooded factories back up in 3 months Kyrgyz PM set to win tense presidential vote Three Afghans killed in Kandahar city suicide attack China land grab disputes spread west, hit new high With future for Saif al-Islam unknown, Niger wary Insight: Firms to charge smokers, obese more for healthcare Arab League hands Syria plan to end unrest Yemen tribesmen free abducted Uzbek doctor: official Gaddafi son seen posing stability risk to Niger Kyrgyz PM leads race for presidency in tense vote Assad says willing to cooperate with Syria opposition Students stage anti-government protest in east Sudan Kenya kills 10 Shabaab fighters in air strike Kabul suicide bomb kills 13 troops, civilian workers Blast at Yemen base, nearby airport shut Hunt is on for treasures looted in Libyan uprising Bulgaria PM's party set to win presidency: exit polls Liberia election chief resigns ahead of November 8 vote Palestinians expect UNESCO vote to boost U.N. bid Liberia election chief resigns ahead of November 8 vote UN's Ban seeks lifeline to flagging Cyprus talks For some Libyan fighters, rugby may heal Analysis: National interest, not votes, to get Russia into WTO Colombia votes in test for peace under Santos Tense Kyrgyz vote tests democratic reforms Aiming low at Istanbul meeting on Afghanistan Naked and drunk Moscow motorist crashes into 17 cars Ex-Libyan PM's release from jail put on hold China Middle East envoy urges Syria to speed reforms Egypt military detains activist over clashes: lawyer Turkey ends search for survivors, toll nears 600 Saudi Arabia jails woman for funding al Qaeda Analysis: Cycle of revenge hangs over Libya's fragile peace "Drunk" policeman's crash sparks protest in China Egypt's Mubarak faces next trial hearing on December 28 Five killed by Yemen pro-government forces: sources ICC's Ocampo: "Substantial evidence" against Gaddafi son Myanmar reassures China after dam blocked, sailors killed Thai soldiers surrender over killing of 13 Chinese sailors China invokes Waco siege in denouncing Dalai Lama Sun,30 Oct 2011 10:51 PM PDT Reuters - BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese state media denounced the Dalai Lama on Monday for his views on reincarnation, saying that the exiled Buddhist monk was trying to revise history, compounding his crimes as a separatist. Full Story Top Thais hope flooded factories back up in 3 months Sun,30 Oct 2011 09:58 PM PDT Reuters - BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand hopes industrial estates swamped in the country's worst floods in half a century can be up and running again within three months, the prime minister said on Monday, as the center of the capital finally appeared to have escaped inundation. Full Story Top Kyrgyz PM set to win tense presidential vote Sun,30 Oct 2011 09:40 PM PDT Reuters - BISHKEK (Reuters) - Kyrgyzstan's Moscow-backed prime minister was poised to become president of the strategically important former Soviet republic on Monday, with nearly all votes counted in a poll set to be disputed by rivals alleging electoral shortcomings. Full Story Top Three Afghans killed in Kandahar city suicide attack Sun,30 Oct 2011 08:58 PM PDT Reuters - KABUL (Reuters) - Three Afghan civilians were killed in a suicide attack in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar early on Monday, authorities in Kandahar said. Full Story Top China land grab disputes spread west, hit new high Sun,30 Oct 2011 07:23 PM PDT Reuters - HONG KONG (Reuters) - Rural land grab disputes are hitting new highs in China and spreading to the undeveloped west of the country, according to a country-wide survey published in a state-run magazine. Full Story Top With future for Saif al-Islam unknown, Niger wary Sun,30 Oct 2011 04:22 PM PDT Reuters - NIAMEY (Reuters) - The likely flight of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi from Libya to neighbouring Niger leaves the West African nation trying to balance its commitment to the International Criminal Court with avoiding another rebellion by heavily armed Tuareg tribesmen. Full Story Top Insight: Firms to charge smokers, obese more for healthcare Sun,30 Oct 2011 04:19 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Like a lot of companies, Veridian Credit Union wants its employees to be healthier. In January, the Waterloo, Iowa-company rolled out a wellness program and voluntary screenings. Full Story Top Arab League hands Syria plan to end unrest Sun,30 Oct 2011 04:08 PM PDT Reuters - AMMAN (Reuters) - The Arab League handed Syrian officials a plan for ending seven months of increasingly violent unrest against President Bashar al-Assad's rule, and Assad told Russian Television he would cooperate with the opposition. Full Story Top Yemen tribesmen free abducted Uzbek doctor: official Sun,30 Oct 2011 03:19 PM PDT Reuters - SANAA (Reuters) - Yemeni tribesmen have freed an Uzbek doctor they had abducted eight months ago in protest against an airstrike on their area, a local official said early Monday. Full Story Top Gaddafi son seen posing stability risk to Niger Sun,30 Oct 2011 02:02 PM PDT Reuters - NIAMEY (Reuters) - Niger risks sparking a new Tuareg rebellion in its desert north if it mishandles any entry by Muammar Gaddafi's fugitive son Saif al-Islam onto its soil, a leading human rights official in the West African country said Sunday. Full Story Top Kyrgyz PM leads race for presidency in tense vote Sun,30 Oct 2011 01:07 PM PDT Reuters - BISHKEK (Reuters) - Kyrgyzstan's prime minister was on target to win a presidential election in the strategic former Soviet republic Monday, with more than half the votes counted in an election that rival candidates say was marred by fraud and poor administration. Full Story Top Assad says willing to cooperate with Syria opposition Sun,30 Oct 2011 12:56 PM PDT Reuters - AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, facing a seven-month uprising against his rule, said on Sunday that he was willing to talk to the opposition. Full Story Top Students stage anti-government protest in east Sudan Sun,30 Oct 2011 12:53 PM PDT Reuters - KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Hundreds of students staged an anti-government rally in eastern Sudan on Sunday, protesting against poverty and rising food prices, witnesses said. Full Story Top Kenya kills 10 Shabaab fighters in air strike Sun,30 Oct 2011 12:50 PM PDT Reuters - MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Ten al Shabaab rebels were killed in a Kenyan air raid on the southern Somali town of Jilib on Sunday, the military said, as the east African nation fights to rid Somalia of the al Qaeda-linked militants. Full Story Top Kabul suicide bomb kills 13 troops, civilian workers Sun,30 Oct 2011 12:34 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 Blast at Yemen base, nearby airport shut Sun,30 Oct 2011 12:29 PM PDT Reuters - SANAA/ADEN (Reuters) - A large explosions shook an air base outside the Yemeni capital Sanaa Sunday, prompting authorities to shut the city's nearby airport, residents and officials said. Full Story Top Hunt is on for treasures looted in Libyan uprising Sun,30 Oct 2011 11:31 AM PDT Reuters - BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Pieces from a huge collection of priceless ancient coins, jewelry and statuettes, looted from a bank vault in eastern Libya in the chaos of the rebellion against Muammar Gaddafi, have appeared in the local souk and are being taken abroad. Full Story Top Bulgaria PM's party set to win presidency: exit polls Sun,30 Oct 2011 11:24 AM PDT Reuters - SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria's ruling GERB party candidate, Rosen Plevneliev, is set to win a presidential election run-off Sunday against Socialist Ivailo Kalfin with about 55 percent support, two exit polls showed. Full Story Top Liberia election chief resigns ahead of November 8 vote Sun,30 Oct 2011 10:43 AM PDT Reuters - MONROVIA (Reuters) - The head of Liberia's election commission, who has been accused of bias by incumbent President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf's challenger, has resigned, days ahead of a planned presidential run-off vote. Full Story Top Palestinians expect UNESCO vote to boost U.N. bid Sun,30 Oct 2011 10:23 AM PDT Reuters - RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinians expect to win full membership of the U.N.'s cultural agency UNESCO on Monday in a vote that will boost their bid for recognition as a state at the United Nations, Foreign Minister Riyad al-Malki said on Sunday. Full Story Top Liberia election chief resigns ahead of November 8 vote Sun,30 Oct 2011 09:55 AM PDT Reuters - MONROVIA (Reuters) - The head of Liberia's election commission, who has been accused of bias by incumbent President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf's challenger, has resigned, days ahead of a planned presidential run-off vote. Full Story Top UN's Ban seeks lifeline to flagging Cyprus talks Sun,30 Oct 2011 09:51 AM PDT Reuters - MANHASSET, New York (Reuters) - U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon will attempt to throw a lifeline to flagging Cyprus peace talks on Sunday, calling a two-day meeting with its rival leaders to end a deadlock in a dispute harming Turkey's EU entry bid and energy projects in the eastern Mediterranean. Full Story Top For some Libyan fighters, rugby may heal Sun,30 Oct 2011 09:00 AM PDT Reuters - * Former fighters hope to advance sport in post-Gaddafi Libya Full Story Top Analysis: National interest, not votes, to get Russia into WTO Sun,30 Oct 2011 08:56 AM PDT Reuters - MOSCOW (Reuters) - There are no votes to be had for Vladimir Putin or Barack Obama in getting Russia's epic bid to join the World Trade Organization over the line, but a cold calculation of national interests in a post-crisis world should be reason enough. Full Story Top Colombia votes in test for peace under Santos Sun,30 Oct 2011 08:52 AM PDT Reuters - BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia held local elections on Sunday that tested how much the South American nation has overcome its violent past and measured the political grip of popular conservative President Juan Manuel Santos. Full Story Top Tense Kyrgyz vote tests democratic reforms Sun,30 Oct 2011 08:19 AM PDT Reuters - BISHKEK (Reuters) - Kyrgyzstan voted Sunday to elect a new president who will determine whether bold reforms to create Central Asia's first parliamentary democracy will succeed in the divided and restive former Soviet republic. Full Story Top Aiming low at Istanbul meeting on Afghanistan Sun,30 Oct 2011 08:16 AM PDT Reuters - KABUL (Reuters) - Western officials are not setting the bar very high for Afghan diplomats who will meet regional counterparts in Istanbul this week, the first of two conferences that will go a long way to shaping the future of international involvement in Afghanistan. Full Story Top Naked and drunk Moscow motorist crashes into 17 cars Sun,30 Oct 2011 07:56 AM PDT Reuters - MOSCOW (Reuters) - A naked and drunk motorist sped through central Moscow Sunday, crashing into 17 cars before being stopped by police who chased him across a large part of the capital, state television said. Full Story Top Ex-Libyan PM's release from jail put on hold Sun,30 Oct 2011 07:52 AM PDT Reuters - TUNIS (Reuters) - A former Libyan prime minister is still in a Tunisian jail despite a judge's order to release him because Libya's new leaders have lodged a fresh request to have him extradited, his lawyer said. Full Story Top China Middle East envoy urges Syria to speed reforms Sun,30 Oct 2011 07:45 AM PDT Reuters - CAIRO (Reuters) - China's Middle East envoy called on the Syrian government on Sunday to speed up the reforms it has promised in response to popular demands, saying the situation was dangerous and the bloodshed could not continue. Full Story Top Egypt military detains activist over clashes: lawyer Sun,30 Oct 2011 07:19 AM PDT Reuters - CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian military prosecutors ordered an activist be detained on Sunday for 15 days and another bailed pending investigations into accusations they incited violence, a move rights groups say is part of a crackdown by the ruling army on dissent. Full Story Top Turkey ends search for survivors, toll nears 600 Sun,30 Oct 2011 06:05 AM PDT Reuters - ERCIS, Turkey (Reuters) - The death toll from last week's earthquake in southeast Turkey rose to 596 Sunday, the day after authorities stopped searching for survivors and focused on helping thousands of homeless families in crisis. Full Story Top Saudi Arabia jails woman for funding al Qaeda Sun,30 Oct 2011 05:55 AM PDT Reuters - DUBAI (Reuters) - A Saudi court has sentenced a woman to 15 years in prison for sending 1 million riyals ($267,000) to al Qaeda's regional branch, a pan-Arab newspaper reported on Sunday. Full Story Top Analysis: Cycle of revenge hangs over Libya's fragile peace Sun,30 Oct 2011 04:29 AM PDT Reuters - TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya is plunging into a cycle of tribal violence and retribution which, if left unchecked, could undermine the authority of its new leaders, spur new forms of insurgency and throw the country back into chaos. Full Story Top "Drunk" policeman's crash sparks protest in China Sun,30 Oct 2011 04:18 AM PDT Reuters - BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese authorities have arrested a police officer suspected of drunk driving after he crashed a vehicle and killed five people, setting off protests by local residents, media reports said on Sunday. Full Story Top Egypt's Mubarak faces next trial hearing on December 28 Sun,30 Oct 2011 03:50 AM PDT Reuters - CAIRO (Reuters) - The next session in former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak's trial will be on December 28, two days after a separate court convenes to decide whether to change the judges handling the case, the judge said on Sunday. Full Story Top Five killed by Yemen pro-government forces: sources Sun,30 Oct 2011 03:08 AM PDT Reuters - SANAA/ADEN (Reuters) - Four people, including three children, were killed overnight when troops loyal to Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh shelled a petrol station in a region north of the capital, tribal sources said on Sunday. Full Story Top ICC's Ocampo: "Substantial evidence" against Gaddafi son Sun,30 Oct 2011 02:05 AM PDT Reuters - BEIJING (Reuters) - The prosecutor for the International Criminal Court (ICC) said on Sunday he has "substantial evidence" that Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of Libya's toppled leader, was involved in organizing attacks on civilians and hiring mercenaries. Full Story Top Myanmar reassures China after dam blocked, sailors killed Sat,29 Oct 2011 10:05 PM PDT Reuters - BEIJING (Reuters) - A senior Myanmar government minister assured China on Sunday of his country's friendship and cooperation with Beijing, state news agency Xinhua reported, ties having been strained by the suspending of a dam project and the killings of Chinese sailors. Full Story Top Thai soldiers surrender over killing of 13 Chinese sailors Sat,29 Oct 2011 10:01 PM PDT Reuters - BANGKOK (Reuters) - Nine Thai soldiers have turned themselves in to police over the killing of 13 Chinese sailors on the Mekong river near the Thai-Myanmar border, Thai police said Sunday. Full Story Top

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