VIDEO: Cairo clashes claim lives

VIDEO: Cairo clashes claim lives

VIDEO: Cairo clashes claim lives

Posted: 20 Nov 2011 10:43 PM PST

Thousands of protesters are still on the streets of the Egyptian capital, Cairo, after a weekend of violent clashes between demonstrators and security forces.


Global economic outlook grim, China tells U.S. trade talks (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Nov 2011 10:43 PM PST

Reuters - Chinese Vice-Premier Wang Qishan warned on Monday the global economy is in a grim state and that an "unbalanced recovery" might be the best option, at talks where senior U.S. officials said the mood at home toward China was souring.


Steve Case: Give Startups Easier Access To Capital (Video)

Posted: 20 Nov 2011 10:54 PM PST

, the founder of AOL and now an investor in Zipcar, Living Social and other startups, has some ideas on how to get the economy going again ? and it starts with entrepreneurship. In an interview with Forbes at last week?s conference in , Case says he?s been lobbying in to ease access to capital ...


Breaking: With One Hour To Spare, NYPD Arrest Would-Be Jihadist

Posted: 20 Nov 2011 10:20 PM PST

Muslim terrorist arrested in New York was only hours away from completing pipe bomb


Tobacco giant sues Australia over package law

Posted: 20 Nov 2011 11:00 PM PST

Philip Morris launches legal action over move that would see cigarettes and other products sold in logo-free packaging.


Khmer Rouge trio accused of Cambodia's "worst horrors" (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Nov 2011 10:30 PM PST

Former Khmer Rouge leader, Reuters - The three most senior surviving commanders of the 1970s Khmer Rouge regime masterminded one of the "worst horrors" of the 20th century, killing or enslaving millions of Cambodians, a U.N.-backed war crimes trial heard on Monday.

Chinese strip down for Ai Weiwei amid porn investigation (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Nov 2011 10:41 PM PST

Reuters - First it was money folded into paper planes that were flown over the walls of dissident artist Ai Weiwei's home. Now Chinese Internet users' latest show of solidarity with Ai has taken the unlikeliest form of protest: mass nudity.


Vote set on controversial SAfrica secrets bill (AP)

Posted: 20 Nov 2011 10:26 PM PST

AP - South Africa's parliament prepared Tuesday to vote on a state secrets bill that critics within and outside the governing party said would smother freedom of expression and make it harder to fight corruption.


NATO service member killed in southern Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 20 Nov 2011 10:10 PM PST

An Afghan boy walks with his dog in Naderkhan hill in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Nov. 21 , 2011. (AP Photo/Ahmad Jamshid)AP - NATO says one of its service members has been killed in a bomb attack in southern Afghanistan.

VIDEO: Spain socialists admit poll defeat

Posted: 20 Nov 2011 10:33 PM PST

Spain's ruling socialist party has seen a crushing and humiliating defeat in Sunday's national elections, as voters gave the centre-right Populist Party a clear majority.


Chinese strip down for Ai Weiwei amid porn investigation

Posted: 20 Nov 2011 10:41 PM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - First it was money folded into paper planes that were flown over the walls of dissident artist Ai Weiwei's home. Now Chinese Internet users' latest show of solidarity with Ai has taken the unlikeliest form of protest: mass nudity.

Iraq-Turkey debt dispute hits flights

Posted: 20 Nov 2011 05:29 PM PST

Iraq has banned all Turkish flights from landing in the country in response to a dispute over millions of dollars owed by an Iraqi government oil company to Turkey.

Terror suspect arraigned in New York

Posted: 20 Nov 2011 10:41 PM PST

The attorney for a man accused of plotting to detonate pipe bombs in and around New York says his client doesn't match the profile of someone who would commit terrorism.

Khmer Rouge trio accused of Cambodia's "worst horrors"

Posted: 20 Nov 2011 10:58 PM PST

PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - The three most senior surviving commanders of the 1970s Khmer Rouge regime masterminded one of the "worst horrors" of the 20th century, killing or enslaving millions of Cambodians, a U.N.-backed war crimes trial heard on Monday.

Sources: Iran faces new U.S. sanctions

Posted: 20 Nov 2011 09:40 PM PST

The Obama administration plans to impose fresh sanctions against Iran on Monday, diplomatic sources familiar with the plan told CNN.

Oil refinery in Yemen stops operation

Posted: 20 Nov 2011 02:18 PM PST

An oil refinery in Yemen has stopped operation due to lack of raw materials, according to officials at the refinery.

Campus pepper-spray police placed on leave

Posted: 20 Nov 2011 10:08 PM PST

Two officers at California university stood down from duty as chancellor calls for task force to report within 30 days.


Taliban, Pakistan in peace talks: Taliban commander (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Nov 2011 09:49 PM PST

Reuters - Pakistan's Taliban movement, a major security threat to the country, is holding exploratory peace talks with the U.S.-backed government, a senior Taliban commander and tribal mediators told Reuters on Monday.


Bomb attack wounds 9 in southern Thailand (AP)

Posted: 20 Nov 2011 09:32 PM PST

AP - Police say a remote-controlled bomb has exploded in violence-plagued southern Thailand, wounding nine people, including three monks.


The Capture of Gaddafi's Son: The Reformer Who Refused to Reform (Time.com)

Posted: 20 Nov 2011 10:55 PM PST

Time.com - According to one aide, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi had opportunities to join the rebellion against his father. But he refused every one and turned against the rebels instead


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