Colombians celebrate killing of FARC rebel leader (Reuters)

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• Colombians celebrate killing of FARC rebel leader (Reuters)
• Magnitude 6.0 earthqake hits Chile: USGS (Reuters)
• Syrian forces kill 19, government offers amnesty (Reuters)
• Israeli navy intercepts Gaza-bound boats (Reuters)
• U.S., Israel talk tough ahead of Iran nuclear report (Reuters)
• Holding On: Papandreou Keeps His Party in Power But Will He Still Lead Greece? (Time.com)
• Greek PM wins confidence vote, pledges transition (AP)
• Millions of Muslims start annual hajj near Mecca (AP)
• Alfonso Cano: from ideologue to FARC rebel leader (AP)
• Suicide bombers, gunmen attack northeast Nigeria (Reuters)
• MF Global Asia bidding extended on surge in offers (Reuters)
• Euro crisis blamed for Canada's hefty job losses (Reuters)
• Occupy Sydney protesters take to the streets (AP)
• Humpty-Dumpty at the G-20: Can Europe put itself together again? (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Lebanese villages bordering Syria fear encroaching violence (Time.com)
• Libya militias taking law into own hands (The Christian Science Monitor)

Colombians celebrate killing of FARC rebel leader (Reuters) Posted: 04 Nov 2011 11:51 PM PDT Reuters - Colombians rejoiced at the killing of top FARC rebel leader Alfonso Cano and hoped the biggest blow yet against Latin America's longest insurgency could herald an end to nearly five decades of war.

Magnitude 6.0 earthqake hits Chile: USGS (Reuters) Posted: 05 Nov 2011 12:30 AM PDT Reuters - A powerful magnitude 6.0 earthquake hit northern Chile at 0713 GMT on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

Syrian forces kill 19, government offers amnesty (Reuters) Posted: 04 Nov 2011 05:10 PM PDT Reuters - Syrian security forces killed at least 19 people and wounded dozens as they cracked down on protests after Friday prayers, activists said, casting doubt on whether an Arab League plan can end months of bloodshed.

Israeli navy intercepts Gaza-bound boats (Reuters) Posted: 04 Nov 2011 02:26 PM PDT Reuters - The Israeli navy Friday boarded two boats carrying pro-Palestinian activists toward the Gaza Strip in a fresh challenge to Israel's blockade of the Islamist-controlled territory.

U.S., Israel talk tough ahead of Iran nuclear report (Reuters) Posted: 04 Nov 2011 05:08 PM PDT Reuters - A senior U.S. military official said on Friday Iran had become the biggest threat to the United States and Israel's president said the military option to stop the Islamic republic from obtaining nuclear weapons was nearer.

Holding On: Papandreou Keeps His Party in Power But Will He Still Lead Greece? (Time.com) Posted: 04 Nov 2011 11:20 PM PDT Time.com - With only a couple of votes to spare, the beleaguered premier manages to win political continuity for now. There may be more tumult ahead

Greek PM wins confidence vote, pledges transition (AP) Posted: 04 Nov 2011 10:14 PM PDT AP - Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou survived a confidence vote early Saturday, calming a vicious revolt in his Socialist party with an emotional pledge to step aside if necessary and seek a cross-party government lasting four months to safeguard a new European debt agreement.

Millions of Muslims start annual hajj near Mecca (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2011 12:05 AM PDT AP - Wearing white robes to symbolize purity and equality under God, millions of Muslims have begun their annual hajj pilgrimage by climbing a rocky desert hill outside Mecca.

Alfonso Cano: from ideologue to FARC rebel leader (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2011 12:30 AM PDT AP - Alfonso Cano was a bespectacled middle-class intellectual who rose from chief ideologist to maximum leader of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia after the death of its legendary co-founder.

Suicide bombers, gunmen attack northeast Nigeria (Reuters) Posted: 04 Nov 2011 05:34 PM PDT Reuters - A triple suicide bombing of military headquarters in Maiduguri and three roadside bombs in different areas shook northeast Nigeria's biggest city Friday, while militants launched multiple gun and bomb attacks two other cities west of it, witnesses and the military said.

MF Global Asia bidding extended on surge in offers (Reuters) Posted: 05 Nov 2011 12:28 AM PDT Reuters - Bidding for MF Global's operations in Asia and Australia was extended by one day because of an influx of offers for the collapsed U.S. brokerage, a provisional liquidator for the company's Hong Kong unit said on Saturday.

Euro crisis blamed for Canada's hefty job losses (Reuters) Posted: 04 Nov 2011 09:31 AM PDT Reuters - Unexpected job losses pushed Canada's unemployment rate higher in October as the European debt crisis and U.S. weakness buffeted the exporting nation's economy and weakened confidence.

Occupy Sydney protesters take to the streets (AP) Posted: 04 Nov 2011 10:54 PM PDT AP - Hundreds of Occupy Sydney protesters have taken to the streets of Australia's largest city amid a heavy police presence.

Humpty-Dumpty at the G-20: Can Europe put itself together again? (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 04 Nov 2011 11:25 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - The Group of 20 summit on the swanky Riviera was supposed to showcase French and European élan. Instead, it became another emergency session on the European debt crisis, whose import is steadily rising.

Lebanese villages bordering Syria fear encroaching violence (Time.com) Posted: 04 Nov 2011 11:20 PM PDT Time.com - Even as an Arab League sponsored initiative to end violence in Syria seems to flounder, fear grows in Lebanese villages along the frontier

Libya militias taking law into own hands (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 04 Nov 2011 10:36 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - How do you ask a group of armed men if the rumors that they’re a gang of ordinary thieves are true? You begin with a joke.

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