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November 05, 2011

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Greek PM: Talks to Begin Soon on Coalition Government

PM Papandreou says talks will soon begin on forming new coalition government to secure continued bailout funds
Greece's President Karolos Papoulias (R) welcomes Prime Minister George Papandreou at his office inside the Presidential Palace in Athens, November 5, 2011.

3 Killed in Syria, Amnesty Takes Effect

Crackdown taking place as Syria begins amnesty program for citizens who have sold, possessed weapons
Demonstrators protest against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad gather in Hula, near Homs in this undated handout photo released November 4, 2011.

Over 2 Million in Saudi Arabia for Hajj

Crown Prince says record 1.8 million foreign pilgrims had arrived kingdom as of Friday
Muslim pilgrims pray on Mount Mercy on the plains of Arafat during the annual haj pilgrimage, outside the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, November 5, 2011.

Colombia President: Cano's Death is FARC's 'Biggest Blow'

Top commander of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, Alfonso Cano was killed Friday during military raid in Cauca region
Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos talks to the press in Cartagena, Colombia, Nov. 4, 2011.

Attacks in Nigeria Leave at Least 63 Dead

Armed gunmen rampaged through Damaturu, bombing police stations, bank, several churches
Map of Nigeria

Nigerian Migrants Airlifted Out of Tripoli

IOM officials call them first group of African migrants to be evacuated from Tripoli by air instead of by road or sea
African migrants awaiting evacuation by I.O.M., port of Benghazi, May 5, 2011.

US Vice President Urges Congress to Back Jobs Bill

Joe Biden says Republicans can help by stop blocking jobs bill that would return hundreds of thousands workers back to work
Vice President Joe Biden answers a question after speaking at the University of Pittsburgh, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, November 4, 2011.

LA Protesters Blast Income Gap

Occupy Wall Street demonstrators say top one percent of population is getting income gains while other 99 percent has been left out
Occupy LA protester Mike Oren, of Bowling Green, Ohio, stands outside Los Angeles City Hall in Los Angeles, October 27, 2011.

Sexual Harassment Controversy Continues to Engulf Herman Cain

Cain acknowledges he was subject of sexual harassment complaints in late 1990s, but says he has never sexually harassed anyone
Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain speaks at the Defending the American Dream Summit in Washington, November 4, 2011.

Egyptian Films Dominate US Film Festival

11 movies from Arab world spotlighted
"18 Days," a film about Egypt's revolution, features the collective work of 10 directors.
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