Tens of thousands flee Bangkok fearing breach of river banks (Reuters)

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• Tens of thousands flee Bangkok fearing breach of river banks (Reuters)
• Gaddafi son seeking plane to Hague: NTC official (Reuters)
• Tunisian Islamist election win marred by clashes (Reuters)
• Italy's Berlusconi says government solid, no early election (Reuters)
• Insight: China premier-in-waiting schooled in era of dissent (Reuters)
• Thailand: Flooding Threatens Historic Heart of Bangkok (Time.com)
• Asian stocks up on European rescue deal for Greece (AP)
• Tunisia's moderate Islamists win landmark vote (AP)
• Mexico nabs drug cartel financial operator (AP)
• Probable WWII submarine found off Papua New Guinea (AP)
• Government says 15 suicides an hour in India (AP)
• Peter Jackson working with ex-US death row inmate (AP)
• Africa Rising: Economic progress vs. cultural preservation in Ethiopia (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Charity Case: Do Indians Give Enough Away? (Time.com)
• Egypt saves face in swap of alleged Israeli spy (The Christian Science Monitor)

Tens of thousands flee Bangkok fearing breach of river banks (Reuters) Posted: 27 Oct 2011 11:12 PM PDT Reuters - Traffic clogged roads out of the Thai capital Friday as tens of thousands of people fled ahead of a high tide expected to worsen floods that have inundated factories and prompted foreign governments to warn their citizens to stay away.

Gaddafi son seeking plane to Hague: NTC official (Reuters) Posted: 28 Oct 2011 12:39 AM PDT Reuters - Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, fearing for his life if captured in Libya, has tried to arrange for an aircraft to fly him out of his desert refuge and into the custody of The Hague war crimes court, a senior Libyan official said.

Tunisian Islamist election win marred by clashes (Reuters) Posted: 27 Oct 2011 05:51 PM PDT Reuters - The Islamist Ennahda party was officially declared the winner of Tunisia's election, setting it up to form the first Islamist-led government in the wake of the "Arab Spring" uprisings.

Italy's Berlusconi says government solid, no early election (Reuters) Posted: 28 Oct 2011 12:28 AM PDT Reuters - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi repeated Friday that his center-right coalition, which has come close to falling apart over policy differences, would see out its term until 2013 and that his alliance with the Northern League party was solid.

Insight: China premier-in-waiting schooled in era of dissent (Reuters) Posted: 28 Oct 2011 12:02 AM PDT Reuters - Li Keqiang, China's likely next premier, once huddled beside Yang Baikui in a Beijing university dorm, translating a book by an English judge, little separating the future Communist Party leader from his classmate who would be jailed as a subversive.

Thailand: Flooding Threatens Historic Heart of Bangkok (Time.com) Posted: 27 Oct 2011 09:25 PM PDT Time.com - A Royal gesture has done little to ease tension, as rising water threatens the Thai capital

Asian stocks up on European rescue deal for Greece (AP) Posted: 28 Oct 2011 12:50 AM PDT AP - Asian stock markets rose Friday, continuing to be buoyed by a European deal aimed at slashing Greece's massive debt and preventing the crisis from engulfing "too big to bailout" countries such as Italy.

Tunisia's moderate Islamists win landmark vote (AP) Posted: 27 Oct 2011 11:08 PM PDT AP - Tunisia's moderate Islamist party Ennahda, banned for decades, emerged the official victor in the nation's first free elections, taking 41.47 percent of the vote and 90 of 217 seats in an assembly that will write a new constitution, the electoral commission announced.

Mexico nabs drug cartel financial operator (AP) Posted: 27 Oct 2011 08:56 PM PDT AP - Mexican authorities said Thursday they have detained a woman who allegedly worked as a top financial operator for the Zetas drug cartel, and collared two Americans with $950,000 in cash in a separate bust.

Probable WWII submarine found off Papua New Guinea (AP) Posted: 27 Oct 2011 10:50 PM PDT AP - A wreck found under water in a Papua New Guinea harbor likely was a Japanese midget submarine from World War II, a historian said Friday.

Government says 15 suicides an hour in India (AP) Posted: 28 Oct 2011 01:11 AM PDT AP - The Indian government says the rate of suicide is increasing in the country and more than 15 people kill themselves every hour.

Peter Jackson working with ex-US death row inmate (AP) Posted: 27 Oct 2011 10:20 PM PDT AP - A news report says renowned New Zealand movie director Peter Jackson is working with an American once on death row in hopes of getting the man a complete pardon.

Africa Rising: Economic progress vs. cultural preservation in Ethiopia (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 27 Oct 2011 12:08 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - • Africa Rising is a weekly look at business, investment, and development trends.

Charity Case: Do Indians Give Enough Away? (Time.com) Posted: 27 Oct 2011 09:25 PM PDT Time.com - The Hindu festival of Diwali is all about giving. But, as the Indian economy booms, donations are not keeping pace.

Egypt saves face in swap of alleged Israeli spy (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 27 Oct 2011 09:15 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - An American-Israeli law student Egypt accused of spying for Israel is on his way home after the two nations arranged a prisoner exchange deal that will allow Egypt’s military rulers to claim a victory at home while patching up relations with Israel.

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