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Syria has responded “positively” to a proposed Arab League plan aimed at ending eight months of violence, and expects the agreement to be signed soon, says Foreign Ministry spokesman Jihad al-Makdesi.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was granted permission to apply to England’s Supreme Court in a final attempt to block his extradition to Sweden over rape allegations.

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s party saw its majority in Russia’s parliament weaken sharply, according to preliminary election results released Monday, a humiliating setback for the man who has steadily tightened his grip on the nation

Syria has entered a state of civil war with more than 4,000 people dead and an increasing number of soldiers defecting from the army to fight President Bashar Assad’s regime, according to the U.N.’s top human rights official.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton continued her visit in Myanmar with Aung San Suu Kyi, the Nobel Peace Prize winner who intends to run in upcoming parliamentary elections. The secretary was to tour Suu Kyi’s home, where the activist spent

German Chancellor Angela Merkel likened solving Europe’s debt crisis to a marathon, shunning investor calls for quick action while pushing for stricter budget enforcement and overhauling the region’s governance.

The two separate attacks in Northeastern Iraq came on the third day of US Vice President Joe Biden’s visit to Iraq.

Pakistan announced that it would cease to support the War on Terror if NATO does not stop bombing parts of Pakistan.

Laurent Gbagbo’s trial for crimes against humanity will start on Monday at the International Criminal Court.

Hillary Clinton arrived in Myanmar on Wednesday, marking the first visit to the nation by a U.S. secretary of state in more than five decades.

Iran’s parliament speaker blames Britain’s “domination-seeking” policies for the storming of British compounds by hard-line Iranian protesters the day before. Norway, meanwhile, closes its embassy in Tehran due to secur

Up to two million public sector workers in the UK go on strike over their pensions, in what is set to be the biggest walkout for a generation.

Pakistan will boycott upcoming talks on Afghanistan’s future after NATO raids that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers.

The two buildings in the Galilee area were damaged but there were no reports of casualties.

Anders Behring Breivik, who killed 77 people with a bomb in central Oslo and a shooting spree at a summer camp, has been declared insane.

A suicide bomber slammed a car packed with explosives into the gate of a prison north of Baghdad on Monday, killing at least 19 people, Iraqi officials said.

The global economic recovery is stalling, leaving the euro zone stuck in a mild recession, and the United States at risk of following suit, the OECD said on Monday, sharply cutting its forecasts.

Egyptians headed to the polls Monday to vote in the first election since an improbable revolt toppled one of the world’s longest-serving rulers.

Taiwan’s president urged China on Friday to respect the artistic freedom of outspoken Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, who was detained for nearly three months earlier this year and is currently confined to Beijing.

U.S. stock futures declined, indicating the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index will drop for a seventh day, as the euro area’s leaders grappled with how to contain their region’s debt crisis.

Thousands gather in Cairo’s Tahrir Square demanding immediate end to military rule, while Washington urges a shift to civilian government as soon as possible.

North Korea threatens to engulf the presidential office in Seoul in a “sea of fire.”

Sarkozy intends to pressure Merkel to allow the European Central Bank to rescue the euro zone.

Egyptian military leaders apologize for the violence that led to 38 deaths, including 33 in Cairo.

Navi Pillay, UN human rights Chief, condemns Egyptian security forces’ use of excessive force.

The state Lutheran Church currently provides only short blessing ceremonies for same-sex couples, but the government wants to change that.

Yemini President is in Saudi Arabia to sign an agreement brokered by other Arab states that involves him stepping aside.

Two Turkish citizens were wounded when gunmen opened fire on a convoy of Turkish buses carrying pilgrims in northern Syria.

Stock futures pointed to a sharply lower open for equities on Wall Street on Monday, with futures for the S&P 500, the Dow Jones and the Nasdaq 100 down 1.1 to 1.4 percent.

At least 20 people have died, and an estimated 1,700 people were wounded in confrontations between protesters and security forces in Cairo.

(New York Times)— Stocks steadied Thursday in Europe and were poised for a lift at the opening bell on Wall Street, after Italy managed a successful offering of debt securities.

(Haaretz) – Court says won’t intervene with Tel Aviv District Court’s decision to convict Katsav on two counts of rape, other sexual offenses; Katsav to enter prison on December 7.

(Reuters) – Rescue workers searched for survivors under rubble in eastern Turkey on Thursday after the second earthquake in three weeks killed at least seven people, inflating the death toll of 600 from the previous tremor.

ATHENS — Negotiations to choose a new Greek prime minister seemed to have been plunged into new confusion early on Wednesday following widespread reports only hours earlier that Lucas Papademos, a respected economist, was on the verge of being named to the job. read the full article

ROME — Italy“s financial crisis deepened on Wednesday despite a pledge by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to resign once Parliament passes austerity measures demanded by the European Union. Notes written Tuesday by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi of Italy as he suffered a parliamentary setback included the words “308, 8 traitors,” “political reversal,” “resignation,” “president” and […]

A suspected drug producer who set off alarms in a Michigan restaurant was found by police hiding in a pile of leaves.

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Thomas Sargent and Christopher Sims win Nobel economics prize, AP reported (developping).

PARIS/AP — A moderate French leftist once dismissed as soft as a strawberry dominated nationwide primary voting Sunday, and emerged the top likely challenger to the divisive and impulsive Nicolas Sarkozy for the nation’s presidency. Pollsters say Francois Hollande, a longtime Socialist leader who urged his party to embrace European integration, could easily dislodge the […]

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