After NATO strike, Pakistan adjusts rules of engagement (Reuters)

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• After NATO strike, Pakistan adjusts rules of engagement (Reuters)
• Iran diplomats return from UK to heroes' welcome (Reuters)
• Iraq says PM possible target in Green Zone bomb (Reuters)
• Moscow knocks U.S. for "silence" on dead Russian child (Reuters)
• South Sudan's Returning Exiles: Can the Young Country Accommodate them? (Time.com)
• As Putin plans to stay, many Russians want out (AP)
• Crowds rampage in Iraqi Kurdish city after sermons (AP)
• Leaders at Americas talks: world economy top worry (AP)
• UN official certain pledges to cut CO2 will go on (AP)
• China leader warns about unrest due to economy (AP)
• Expanding oil exports top priority: natural resources minister (Reuters)
• Australia's ruling party endorses gay marriage (AP)
• Historic 62 percent turnout in Egypt elections (The Christian Science Monitor)
• How Organized Crime Infested Japan Inc. (Time.com)
• Why opposition is urging voters to sabotage ballots in Russia election (The Christian Science Monitor)

After NATO strike, Pakistan adjusts rules of engagement (Reuters) Posted: 02 Dec 2011 12:17 PM PST Reuters - Pakistan's commanders in the wild Afghan border region can return fire if under attack without waiting for permission, the army chief said on Friday, a policy change that could stoke tensions after Saturday's NATO strike killed 24 Pakistani troops.

Iran diplomats return from UK to heroes' welcome (Reuters) Posted: 03 Dec 2011 12:19 AM PST Reuters - TEHRAN (Reuters) -Iranian diplomats expelled from Britain after radical youths stormed the British embassy in Tehran arrived home on Saturday to supporters bearing flowers and chanting "Death to England."

Iraq says PM possible target in Green Zone bomb (Reuters) Posted: 02 Dec 2011 02:40 PM PST Reuters - Iraqi authorities said on Friday a rare attack inside Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone this week was carried out by a suicide bomber in a car and may have targeted the country's prime minister.

Moscow knocks U.S. for "silence" on dead Russian child (Reuters) Posted: 02 Dec 2011 02:34 PM PST Reuters - The United States "inexcusably" failed to inform Moscow about the death of a Russian-born toddler adopted by an American couple, a Kremlin official said on Friday, highlighting tensions over an adoption accord the two countries signed in July.

South Sudan's Returning Exiles: Can the Young Country Accommodate them? (Time.com) Posted: 02 Dec 2011 01:05 PM PST Time.com - As soon as it was clear Juba would be independent of Khartoum, the exiles began to return. But is there room for them as the country figures out its future?

As Putin plans to stay, many Russians want out (AP) Posted: 02 Dec 2011 11:34 PM PST AP - Natalia Lepleiskaya is just the sort of person today's Russia needs — a successful young IT manager who does charity work in her free time.

Crowds rampage in Iraqi Kurdish city after sermons (AP) Posted: 03 Dec 2011 12:37 AM PST AP - Kurdish security sources say angry protesters have attacked liquor stores, a massage parlor and hotels after being stirred up by fiery sermons in a predominantly Kurdish city in north Iraq.

Leaders at Americas talks: world economy top worry (AP) Posted: 03 Dec 2011 12:15 AM PST AP - Leaders from across Latin America and the Caribbean pledged to work together to fend off the effects of the world financial crisis and safeguard the region's growing economies.

UN official certain pledges to cut CO2 will go on (AP) Posted: 03 Dec 2011 12:36 AM PST AP - The top U.N. climate official says she is confident that industrial countries will renew pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions after their current commitments expire next year.

China leader warns about unrest due to economy (AP) Posted: 03 Dec 2011 12:39 AM PST AP - The Chinese leadership's law-and-order czar is warning that China is ill-prepared for social unrest generated by changes in the economy, in the latest sign that the government is worried about the consequences of flagging growth.

Expanding oil exports top priority: natural resources minister (Reuters) Posted: 02 Dec 2011 12:50 PM PST Reuters - Canada believes the United States will ultimately approve TransCanada Corp's proposed Keystone XL pipeline, which Washington put on hold last month amid fierce environmental opposition, Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver said on Friday.

Australia's ruling party endorses gay marriage (AP) Posted: 02 Dec 2011 10:35 PM PST AP - Australia's ruling party voted Saturday to endorse same-sex marriage, a reversal of its long-standing position that has little practical effect on the chance of gay marriage being legalized in the country.

Historic 62 percent turnout in Egypt elections (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 02 Dec 2011 01:44 PM PST The Christian Science Monitor - Egypt's first post-Mubarak election has produced few clear winners in the initial round, with a historic 62 percent of voters turning out to choose among more than 100 candidates in some districts.

How Organized Crime Infested Japan Inc. (Time.com) Posted: 02 Dec 2011 01:05 PM PST Time.com - A Rotten Picture at Olympus: How Organized Crime Infested Japan Inc.

Why opposition is urging voters to sabotage ballots in Russia election (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 02 Dec 2011 09:55 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - For those who argue that the cup of Russian democracy is half full because it offers a limited range of electoral choices, Mikhail Kasyanov has a sharp retort: half full means no democracy at all.

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