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At least 50 government troops killed in Syria: A suicide car bomber killed more than 50 Syrian soldiers and pro-government gunmen Monday, a Syrian activist group said. http://is.gd/T1vrT1
Fighting rages at Damascus Palestinian camp, 20 killed: "Yarmouk
is a dense area and shelling it always results in a human catastrophe.
We have 20 people killed, including medics who had to tried to help
injured people in the streets, and dozens of wounded," http://is.gd/HmUDDs
Anti-government gunmen kill prominent Syria born Palestinian actor in Damascus: Prominent
Syrian-born Palestinian actor Mohammed Rafeh, who was believed to be a
supporter of President Bashar Assad's regime, was kidnapped and then
killed by anti-government gunmen, activists and his family said Sunday.
He was 30. http://is.gd/7EpD97
Jihadist killing of captives widens the split among rebel fighters in Syria: A
video showing the shooting of regime troops after they had been taken
prisoner angered rebels who say foreign Islamists are being favoured
with arms and funds. http://is.gd/2obUXP
Report: Car bomb hits near major Damascus hotel: The
powerful blast shook the Dama Rose hotel and shattered much of its
glass, Ikhbariyeh TV reported. The hotel in the past was used by U.N.
observers visiting Syria. http://is.gd/cXiicd
Activists say Syrian rebels capture oilfield in country's east after 3-day battle with government troops: "Syrian
rebels" firing mortars and rocket-propelled grenades captured an
oilfield in the country's east on Sunday after three days of fierce
fighting with government troops protecting the facility, activists
said. http://is.gd/Y3NMel
Putting lipstick on a pig: Assad's foes meet for makeover: Washington
is pressing for a makeover of the opposition, with long-time dissident
Riad Seif reportedly touted as the potential head of a new
government-in-exile dubbed the Syrian National Initiative. http://is.gd/AkXeni
Divisions emerge at Syria opposition conference: The
SNC will have to decide whether to accept a plan proposed by a
prominent dissident, Riad Seif, to set up a new leadership group of
about 50 members. The SNC would get some 15 seats, meaning its
influence would be diluted, while military commanders and local leaders
in rebel-held areas would win wider representation. http://is.gd/ROOuLV
Afghanistan: 7 Taliban, 1 police officer killed in violence: In
the latest incident which occurred early Saturday in the Taliban's
birthplace and former stronghold Kandahar, 450 km south of Kabul, a
senior police officer and three Taliban fighters were killed, Kandahar
provincial administration confirmed in a statement sent to media. http://www.muslimnews.co.uk/news/news.php?article=23822
Clashes among Afghan & Pakistani Taliban, 4 killed: This
comes as an Afghan Taliban leader was killed following clashes with
the Pakistani Taliban militants in Quetta city of Pakistan recently. http://is.gd/BgMyOb
3 occupation force soldiers from upstate NY killed in Afghanistan: The
Pentagon says they died of wounds suffered Saturday when enemy forces
attacked their unit with an improvised explosion device in Paktia
province. http://is.gd/ptEvKb
US soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan villagers due in court: A
US soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan villagers was due in court
Monday for the first time since the massacre, as his wife proclaimed his
innocence and said he had no recollection of having committed the
crime. http://is.gd/qFF7U7
Three killed in bombing at Baghdad Shiite mosque: A
car bombing near a Shiite mosque in east Baghdad killed three people
on Monday, as worshippers continued to mark a key date in the Shiite
calendar, officials said, AFP reported. http://is.gd/Dam8NR
Iraq: Soldier killed in Falluja: A soldier killed when sniper opened fire at him on Sunday evening, Nov. 4, in downtown Falluja. http://is.gd/4WwsZO
A policeman killed and three civilians wounded in Mosul. : "A roadside bomb targeted a police patrol at the road to Baghdad, south of Mosul, killing a policeman." http://is.gd/lMFTQp
Car bomb kills one in southeast Turkey : A car
bomb exploded in southeast Turkey on Sunday as a police vehicle passed
by, killing one person and wounding 12 others, security sources told
Reuters. http://is.gd/aVuCrn
A civilian killed , three others wounded in Ramadi. An explosive device, planted in one of the feeder roads exploded, killing one civilian and wounding three others. http://is.gd/p84Ohw
Two Saudi border guards killed in ambush: Two
Saudi Arabian border guards were killed on Monday in an ambush in
Sharoura in the far south of the country near its border with Yemen,
the interior ministry said. http://is.gd/LJkTn4
Saudi Arabia: Free Detainee Held Since April for Tweets: The
Saudi authorities should immediately charge or release Mohammed
Salama, a dual US and Saudi citizen detained without charge since April
2012. http://is.gd/pKbcp9
Bahrain: 2 killed in bomb blasts in capital: A
series of bomb blasts in Bahrain's capital killed two people Monday,
authorities said, a sign that some factions within the opposition may
be increasingly turning to violence in the nearly 21-month uprising
against the Gulf nation's Western-backed rulers. http://is.gd/kULWPI
Bahrain detains human rights activist: Bahrain
authorities on Saturday ordered the detention for seven days of a
senior Shiite activist, accusing him of taking part in a banned
demonstration, his lawyer said on social network Twitter on Saturday. http://is.gd/XpmiT2
Rival Libya militias battle in streets of Tripoli: Rival
state-sanctioned Libyan militias fired guns and rocket-propelled
grenades at each in the Libyan capital on Sunday, leaving the police
powerless to protect locals. http://is.gd/es09Fl
Car bomb explodes at Benghazi police station : Video report: A car bomb detonates outside a police station in Libya's eastern city of Benghazi, wounding at least three police officers. http://is.gd/3ykqiF
Swiss team prepares for Arafat exhumation: A
Swiss laboratory team has arrived in the West Bank city of Ramallah to
prepare for the exhumation of former Palestinian president Yasser
Arafat, Palestinian sources said on Monday. http://is.gd/R3IiTd
Israel almost hit Iranian nuclear sites in 2010: An
Israeli news program claims that Israel's premier told his military to
prepare for a strike on Iranian nuclear sites in 2010, but it was not
ready. http://is.gd/Sff1n4
Iran denies suspending uranium enrichment: "Twenty
percent uranium enrichment activities continue as before and no change
has happened," the semi-official Fars news agency quoted an unnamed
source as saying on Sunday. http://is.gd/Ymi7Iv
Iran proposes live TV coverage of nuclear talks with West: Iran
has proposed live television coverage of its talks with western
powers, saying the government has nothing to hide regarding its
controversial nuclear program which many countries contend is intended
to develop nuclear weapons, a foreign ministry spokesman said on
Saturday. http://is.gd/PDqVAQ
Russia steps in to broadcast Iranian channels: Russia
has taken over broadcasting the Islamic Republic's satellite programs
after the European company Eutelset stopped dealing with the Iranian
government due to the EU sanctions against Iran. http://www.payvand.com/news/12/nov/1031.html
Mali Islamists Seek Negotiations and Agree to Elections, Cut Al Qaeda Ties: France
in particular, sees the Islamists as a threat and wants to defeat
them. The U.S. too supports a military solution, as do many African
States. The UN has given those planning a military intervention 45 days
to submit a plan for approval. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32934.htm
Texas Carries Out 250th Execution Under Gov. Rick Perry: In
less than a dozen years, Texas has executed more than twice as many
prisoners than any other U.S. state has executed in three-and-a-half
decades. http://is.gd/kuDruY
Naomi Wolf: A cure for America's corruptible voting system: Op-Ed - Too many of us buy into the myth of US democracy. In fact, the 'secret ballot' could use of dose of daylight and transparency http://is.gd/0ZjJZj
Timeline: The Long History of Voter Suppression: The 200-year battle over which Americans get to cast their ballots on Election Day. http://is.gd/YDUyzA
G20 Finance Chiefs Ring Alarm Bells Over US Fiscal Cliff: Finance
chiefs of the world's 20 leading economies are ringing alarm bells
over the U.S. fiscal cliff and Europe's debt woes at a meeting in
Mexico this weekend as they look to push back deficit reduction targets
to help boost growth. http://www.cnbc.com/id/49682167
U.S. cities become hubs for Mexican drug cartels' distribution networks A
reported 8.9 percent of Americans age 12 or older - 22.6 million
people - are current users of illegal drugs, up from 6.2 percent in
1998. Demand for and the availability of illegal drugs is rising. http://is.gd/WrXdCP
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