Flood gate in Thai capital focus of fear, rivalry (Reuters)

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• Flood gate in Thai capital focus of fear, rivalry (Reuters)
• U.S. army extends curfew in South Korea (Reuters)
• China's Wen recalls family past of persecution (Reuters)
• Cannes sheds its black tie image for G20 riot gear (Reuters)
• Greek PM wins over cabinet, next up Merkel and Sarkozy (Reuters)
• Russia: TV's Chechen Broadcast Evaded Censors, Briefly (Time.com)
• Fog halts air travel in Poland after Warsaw drama (AP)
• Iran parliament rejects lawmaker's resignation (AP)
• Narcos, meet hackers: 2 'anonymous' groups spar (AP)
• Senators: US losing sway in Africa as China rises (AP)
• Nepal parties hope to build on deal on ex-rebels (AP)
• Bank of Canada chief says respects Greek referendum (Reuters)
• Rare white kiwi is seeing red after surgery (AP)
• Greek bailout – and Papandreou's premiership – in jeopardy (The Christian Science Monitor)
• What China Would Gain from Europe in Bailing Out Euro Zone (Time.com)
• 'Just not cricket': Pakistani cricket players found guilty of match fixing (The Christian Science Monitor)

Flood gate in Thai capital focus of fear, rivalry (Reuters) Posted: 01 Nov 2011 11:31 PM PDT Reuters - Authorities in the Thai capital repaired a damaged flood gate on Wednesday that has become the focus of anger, fear and rivalry between arms of government battling the country's worst floods in decades.

U.S. army extends curfew in South Korea (Reuters) Posted: 01 Nov 2011 11:51 PM PDT Reuters - The U.S. army on Wednesday extended a curfew for military personnel in South Korea by two months, a day after a court sentenced an American soldier to 10 years in prison for sexually assaulting a local teenage girl.

China's Wen recalls family past of persecution (Reuters) Posted: 01 Nov 2011 11:45 PM PDT Reuters - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said his family was "constantly attacked" in Maoist political campaigns that convulsed the country over past decades, giving a rare glimpse into his tumultuous past as he prepares to leave office.

Cannes sheds its black tie image for G20 riot gear (Reuters) Posted: 02 Nov 2011 12:15 AM PDT Reuters - The glamorous and easy-going Riviera resort of Cannes turns into a fortified camp this week as French police prepare for the arrival of world leaders for a G20 summit set to be hijacked by fears that a euro zone crisis relief plan is unraveling.

Greek PM wins over cabinet, next up Merkel and Sarkozy (Reuters) Posted: 01 Nov 2011 11:57 PM PDT Reuters - Greece's prime minister won the backing of his cabinet on Wednesday to hold a referendum on a 130 billion euro bailout package but will find the stunned euro zone leaders who struck the deal last week harder to convince.

Russia: TV's Chechen Broadcast Evaded Censors, Briefly (Time.com) Posted: 01 Nov 2011 11:55 PM PDT Time.com - A report on torture in Chechnya surprised Russian viewers -- in part of the country anyway. And then the censors appeared to realize what was happening

Fog halts air travel in Poland after Warsaw drama (AP) Posted: 02 Nov 2011 01:13 AM PDT AP - Heavy fog has grounded planes at several Polish airports even as Warsaw's international airport remains closed following a dramatic emergency landing a day earlier.

Iran parliament rejects lawmaker's resignation (AP) Posted: 02 Nov 2011 01:12 AM PDT AP - Iran's parliament has rejected a resignation tendered by a conservative lawmaker to protest the house's failure to summon President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad over a long list of accusations, including corruption.

Narcos, meet hackers: 2 'anonymous' groups spar (AP) Posted: 01 Nov 2011 11:00 PM PDT AP - One of the world's most secretive movements is taking aim at a just as clandestine mafia, right out in the open.

Senators: US losing sway in Africa as China rises (AP) Posted: 01 Nov 2011 06:08 PM PDT AP - Senators voiced concern Tuesday that the United States has lost influence with African governments as China has emerged as the continent's main trading partner and a major source of investment for infrastructure development.

Nepal parties hope to build on deal on ex-rebels (AP) Posted: 02 Nov 2011 01:02 AM PDT AP - Nepal's main political parties said Wednesday that they hope a historic agreement over demobilizing former rebel fighters will reinvigorate negotiations and create momentum for reaching a full peace deal.

Bank of Canada chief says respects Greek referendum (Reuters) Posted: 01 Nov 2011 10:39 AM PDT Reuters - Canada's central bank chief said on Tuesday he understands Greece's call for a referendum on the euro zone's latest bailout package, a plan that stunned other policymakers and triggered a downward spiral on global markets.

Rare white kiwi is seeing red after surgery (AP) Posted: 01 Nov 2011 09:35 PM PDT AP - She's grumpy, grouchy and packs a good kick. Just like a healthy kiwi should.

Greek bailout – and Papandreou's premiership – in jeopardy (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 01 Nov 2011 01:30 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou is fighting for his political survival after his call for a referendum on the latest EU bailout package for his country led to a revolt within his own party, the socialist PASOK.

What China Would Gain from Europe in Bailing Out Euro Zone (Time.com) Posted: 01 Nov 2011 11:55 PM PDT Time.com - By helping Europe keep the euro zone afloat, China would be taking a financial risk -- but the political and commercial gains could be worth it

'Just not cricket': Pakistani cricket players found guilty of match fixing (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 01 Nov 2011 10:21 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - It's supposed to be the game of gentlemen, a game of valor and civility where cheating is so taboo that it sparked the British idiom, "It's not cricket," as in "It's not acceptable."

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