UNESCO grants Palestinians full membership (Reuters)

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• UNESCO grants Palestinians full membership (Reuters)
• Libya elects little-known scientist new prime minister (Reuters)
• Arrest made in U.S. flight attendant murder in Mexico (Reuters)
• Egyptians protest, anger mounts over blogger arrest (Reuters)
• Greek referendum threatens new euro zone crisis (Reuters)
• Enough Is Enough: How the Fight Over Health Care Reform Impacts Americans (Time.com)
• German parliament leader "irritated" by Greek move (Reuters)
• Egypt: Israel delaying expanding Gaza offensive (AP)
• Small bomb breaks windows at Chilean newspaper (AP)
• Abdul Raheem al-Keeb elected Libya's interim PM (Reuters)
• China sends outspoken artist $2.4 million tax bill (AP)
• Economy signals a sluggish rebound (Reuters)
• Drug trial opens for Australian teen on Bali (AP)
• Kyrgyzstan elections: Unity top priority for Atambayev (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Judges Are for Sale -- and Special Interests Are Buying (Time.com)
• Nobel Peace Prize winner Leymah Gbowee: Liberia is progressing, but still divided (The Christian Science Monitor)

UNESCO grants Palestinians full membership (Reuters) Posted: 31 Oct 2011 09:30 AM PDT Reuters - The United Nations' cultural agency granted the Palestinians full membership on Monday, a step forward in their long-running efforts to achieve recognition before the world as an independent state.

Libya elects little-known scientist new prime minister (Reuters) Posted: 31 Oct 2011 05:56 PM PDT Reuters - Libya's ruling National Transitional Council has elected little-known academic Abdul Raheem al-Keeb as the new interim prime minister to guide the country as it emerges from a bitter civil war toward a new constitution and democratic elections.

Arrest made in U.S. flight attendant murder in Mexico (Reuters) Posted: 31 Oct 2011 08:22 PM PDT Reuters - Mexican officials said on Monday they arrested a male prostitute for the murder of a U.S. Airways flight attendant strangled to death in his hotel room during a layover stop in Mexico City.

Egyptians protest, anger mounts over blogger arrest (Reuters) Posted: 31 Oct 2011 02:51 PM PDT Reuters - Thousands of Egyptians protested on Monday in Tahrir Square, the epicenter of an uprising that toppled President Hosni Mubarak this year, after a prominent activist was detained by military prosecutors.

Greek referendum threatens new euro zone crisis (Reuters) Posted: 31 Oct 2011 08:46 PM PDT Reuters - Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou has threatened the euro zone with a new crisis with his shock announcement that he will hold a referendum on the last-minute bailout deal struck only last week to try to contain the bloc's debt mountain.

Enough Is Enough: How the Fight Over Health Care Reform Impacts Americans (Time.com) Posted: 31 Oct 2011 08:45 PM PDT Time.com - While we fight over health care reform, more blameless Americans grow sick and die

German parliament leader "irritated" by Greek move (Reuters) Posted: 01 Nov 2011 12:19 AM PDT Reuters - A leader in Chancellor Angela Merkel's center-right coalition said on Tuesday he was "irritated" to hear Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou had called a referendum on the EU bailout deal for his country.

Egypt: Israel delaying expanding Gaza offensive (AP) Posted: 01 Nov 2011 12:34 AM PDT AP - An Egyptian official said Tuesday that Israel has agreed to briefly delay expanding its military operations in the Gaza Strip to give Egypt time to try to persuade Palestinian militant factions to halt rocket fire on southern Israel.

Small bomb breaks windows at Chilean newspaper (AP) Posted: 31 Oct 2011 09:54 PM PDT AP - A Chilean newspaper says a small bomb has exploded outside its building in the capital, breaking several large windows but causing no injuries.

Abdul Raheem al-Keeb elected Libya's interim PM (Reuters) Posted: 31 Oct 2011 04:01 PM PDT Reuters - Tripoli academic and former student in the United States, Abdul Raheem al-Keeb, was elected Libya's interim prime minister in a vote by members of the ruling National Transitional Council (NTC) in front of reporters Monday.

China sends outspoken artist $2.4 million tax bill (AP) Posted: 01 Nov 2011 12:28 AM PDT AP - Outspoken artist Ai Weiwei said Tuesday that Chinese authorities are now seeking $2.4 million in back taxes and fines from him, a sign that the government is not easing pressure on the dissident detained for nearly three months earlier this year.

Economy signals a sluggish rebound (Reuters) Posted: 31 Oct 2011 10:17 AM PDT Reuters - Canada's economy gained momentum for a third straight month in August, growing 0.3 percent from July and putting to rest fears of a recession, but not showing enough strength to trigger interest rate hikes.

Drug trial opens for Australian teen on Bali (AP) Posted: 01 Nov 2011 12:04 AM PDT AP - A 14-year-old Australian boy charged with possessing marijuana during a vacation with his parents on Indonesia's resort island of Bali went on trial Tuesday, prosecutors and the boy's lawyer said.

Kyrgyzstan elections: Unity top priority for Atambayev (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 31 Oct 2011 09:21 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Former Prime Minister Almazbek Atambayev declared victory Monday in Kyrgyzstan's presidential polls. The small, strategically-located central Asian nation's election is its latest attempt to restore political stability following two revolutions and a string of dubious elections over the past six years.

Judges Are for Sale -- and Special Interests Are Buying (Time.com) Posted: 31 Oct 2011 08:45 PM PDT Time.com - A new report details how big business and corporate lobbyists are pouring money into state judicial elections across the country and packing the courts with judges who put special interests ahead of the public interest

Nobel Peace Prize winner Leymah Gbowee: Liberia is progressing, but still divided (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 31 Oct 2011 08:22 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Liberian peace activist Leymah Gbowee was half asleep on a "red eye" flight from New York to San Francisco finishing off her book tour when she found out that she had won the Nobel Peace Prize. Her phone beeped and she looked down to see a text message that read: "Nobel. Nobel. Nobel"

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