Al Qaeda Yemen wing claims parcel plot, UPS crash (Reuters)

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• Al Qaeda Yemen wing claims parcel plot, UPS crash (Reuters)
• Mexico kills top drug lord at U.S. border (Reuters)
• Spotlight on Suu Kyi as Myanmar enters new territory (Reuters)
• Engine problems hit second Qantas aircraft (Reuters)
• Hurricane Tomas kills seven in Haiti (Reuters)
• Why An American Woman Has Become Legal Ping-Pong in Peru (Time.com)
• Body of murdered politician returned to Pakistan (AFP)
• UAE taking al-Qaida claim seriously in crash probe (AP)
• Reputed drug kingpin killed in Mexico shootout (AP)
• New-look Springboks face tricky Ireland opener (AFP)
• Obama arrives in India for first leg of Asia tour (AFP)
• Steeper fall seen for Canadian home resales this year (Reuters)
• US seeks to boost ties with Australia (AP)
• Haiti prime minister warns of triple disaster as hurricane Tomas hits (The Christian Science Monitor)
• The Pope in Barcelona: Kissing Gays and a Controversial Church (Time.com)
• How Mexican drug gangs use YouTube against rival groups (The Christian Science Monitor)

Al Qaeda Yemen wing claims parcel plot, UPS crash (Reuters) Posted: 05 Nov 2010 02:54 PM PDT Reuters - Al Qaeda's Yemen-based wing claimed responsibility for a foiled plot to send explosive parcels to the United States last week, and for the crash of a UPS jet in Dubai in September.

Mexico kills top drug lord at U.S. border (Reuters) Posted: 05 Nov 2010 09:50 PM PDT Reuters - Mexican marines killed drug baron Ezequiel "Tony Tormenta" Cardenas in a ferocious gunfight at the U.S. border on Friday, a fleeting victory for President Felipe Calderon that is unlikely to quell raging violence.

Spotlight on Suu Kyi as Myanmar enters new territory (Reuters) Posted: 06 Nov 2010 12:07 AM PDT Reuters - Confined to her crumbling lakeside home, long-detained Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi poses little threat to Myanmar's first election in 20 years on Sunday, but her possible release in a week could shake things up.

Engine problems hit second Qantas aircraft (Reuters) Posted: 05 Nov 2010 04:12 PM PDT Reuters - Engine trouble forced a Qantas Airways Ltd jet to make an emergency landing in Singapore on Friday, less than 48 hours after another of the Australian carrier's aircraft had to land prematurely because its engine blew up.

Hurricane Tomas kills seven in Haiti (Reuters) Posted: 05 Nov 2010 05:49 PM PDT Reuters - Hurricane Tomas soaked Haiti's crowded earthquake survivors' camps and swamped coastal towns on Friday, triggering flooding and mudslides that killed at least seven people.

Why An American Woman Has Become Legal Ping-Pong in Peru (Time.com) Posted: 05 Nov 2010 10:25 PM PDT Time.com - Peru's government and judiciary go back and forth over New Yorker Lori Berenson, who is at the center of the country's attempt to deal with the terrorism of its recent past.

Body of murdered politician returned to Pakistan (AFP) Posted: 06 Nov 2010 12:10 AM PDT AFP - The body of a slain Pakistani politician arrived in the port city of Karachi from Britain on Saturday amid tight security almost two months after he was killed outside his London home.

UAE taking al-Qaida claim seriously in crash probe (AP) Posted: 06 Nov 2010 12:42 AM PDT AP - The head of the United Arab Emirates' civil aviation authority says investigators do not believe an explosion caused the September crash of a UPS plane in Dubai but are taking seriously a claim by Yemen's al-Qaida group that it brought down the plane.

Reputed drug kingpin killed in Mexico shootout (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2010 11:28 PM PDT AP - Mexican marines killed a reputed Gulf cartel leader and one of Mexico's most-wanted drug lords in a spectacular, hours-long gunbattle near the U.S. border, the latest in a growing number of hits on the country's drug kingpins.

New-look Springboks face tricky Ireland opener (AFP) Posted: 05 Nov 2010 07:53 PM PDT AFP - South Africa begin their bid to complete a first victorious grand slam tour of the 'Home Unions' in 50 years against Ireland on Saturday with the odds stacking up against the world champions.

Obama arrives in India for first leg of Asia tour (AFP) Posted: 06 Nov 2010 12:37 AM PDT AFP - US President Barack Obama arrived in Mumbai on Saturday, an AFP photographer said, for the first leg of a trade-focused Asia tour to create new markets for US firms and fresh jobs back home.

Steeper fall seen for Canadian home resales this year (Reuters) Posted: 05 Nov 2010 07:38 AM PDT Reuters - Home resales in Canada will decline more than previously thought this year due to weaker than expected activity in the third quarter, the Canadian Real Estate Association said on Friday.

US seeks to boost ties with Australia (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2010 10:09 PM PDT AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is wrapping up a two-week tour of the Asia-Pacific in Australia where she and Defense Secretary Robert Gates will see their Australian counterparts to boost counterterrorism cooperation and efforts to improve security in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Haiti prime minister warns of triple disaster as hurricane Tomas hits (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 05 Nov 2010 02:46 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Haitian Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive says his government is preparing for three simultaneous humanitarian disasters, as hurricane Tomas began dumping up to 10 inches of rain on the island today.

The Pope in Barcelona: Kissing Gays and a Controversial Church (Time.com) Posted: 05 Nov 2010 10:25 PM PDT Time.com - Sparking a wave of protests, Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Barcelona to consecrate Antoni GaudÍ's Sagrada Familia church adds another layer of debate to a building already steeped in controversy

How Mexican drug gangs use YouTube against rival groups (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 05 Nov 2010 01:58 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Mexican police worked Friday to identify the bodies of 18 corpses pulled from a mass grave outside Acapulco, after the grave's location was revealed in a video posted to YouTube by a drug gang.

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