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Anti-Gadhafi fighters make gains in Sirte

eTaiwan News - 
AP Libya's revolutionary forces have seized a convention center that had served as a key base for fighters loyal to Moammar Gadhafi in the fugitive leader's hometown, as they squeezed remaining regime loyalists in the besieged ...

Legacy debate as Republic of China marks 100 years

BBC News - 
One of the most important events of the 20th Century was the overthrow of China's last imperial dynasty, the Qing, and the founding of the Republic of China (ROC).

Syria warns against recognizing opposition council

CNN - 
By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- Heavy gunfire could be heard Sunday in the Syrian city of Homs, according to an opposition activist group.

Polish Premier Faces Budget Challenge After Election Win

BusinessWeek - 
(Adds results from 63.7 percent of precincts starting in second paragraph, political scientist's comment in sixth.) Oct. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, who probably won yesterday's general ...

Abbas stumps for Palestinian statehood in El Salvador

CNN International - 
(CNN) -- Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, who is on a three-country tour in Latin America in a bid to build support for UN recognition of a Palestinian state, met with the president of El Salvador on Sunday.

After New Pledge to Leave, Signs of Yemeni President's Resolve to Linger

New York Times - 
CAIRO - Amid all the chaos and conflict that have engulfed Yemen, one fact seems immutable: President Ali Abdullah Saleh will not voluntarily leave office any time soon.

After the Award, Re-Election Fight for Liberia's Chief

Wall Street Journal - 
DAKAR, Senegal—Four days after being named co-winner of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, Liberia's President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf will face what may be an even tougher contest: re-election.

Defence Secretary Liam Fox used expenses to pay his best man Adam Werritty

Telegraph.co.uk - 
Liam Fox, the Defence Secretary, put a close friend with “defence-related business interests” on the public payroll, The Daily Telegraph can disclose.

Archbishop urges Zimbabwean clergy to shun violence

ABC Online - 
ELEANOR HALL: Now to Zimbabwe where the Archbishop of Canterbury is attempting to close a rift within the Anglican Church. The Archbishop, who is the world leader of the church, delivered a sermon and is planning to meet Zimbabwe's president Robert ...

Rojana Shares Slide After Flooding Halts Plant Operations

BusinessWeek - 
Oct. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Shares of Rojana Industrial Park Pcl, a Thai developer of industrial land, dropped to a two-year low in Bangkok trading after flooding in Ayutthaya province forced the closure of its biggest manufacturing ...

Vladimir Putin: Russia's Last Tsar?

RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty - 
At a conference last week in Moscow of the Kremlin-backed United Russia party, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin proposed current President Dmitry Medvedev to head the party list for the Duma (parliament) elections in December.

Presidents of Sudan, South Sudan vow to resolve issues with talks, not war

CNN International - 
By Isma'il Kushkush, For CNN Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, right, and South Sudanese President Salva Kiir hold a joint press conference on Sunday.

French Socialists pick candidate

BBC News - 
Two senior French socialist leaders are to face each other in a run-off, in the race to be the party's candidate in next year's presidential election.

Tel Aviv Beach: One Photographer's Enduring Oasis

TIME - 
In the decade that Gillian Laub has been photographing in Israel, the Tel Aviv beach remains her favorite place of escape. Among the eclectic group of beach goers is Oxana, 35, who emigrated from the Ukraine as a teenager.

America's New War with Pakistan

The Atlantic - 
At the 2011 Washington Ideas Forum, former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf tells Atlantic Media Chairman David Bradley that he was 500% sure that at least he did not know about bin Laden residing inside Pakistan.

SKorean activists launch leaflets toward NKorea

The Associated Press - 
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korean activists have launched a new batch of propaganda leaflets toward North Korea despite Pyongyang's threat to open fire.

Hurricane warning issued as Jova approaches Mexico

Summit County Citizens Voice - 
A NASA satellite image shows Hurricane Jova approaching the coast of Mexico with Tropical Storm Irwin trailing to the west. SUMMIT COUNTY - Hurricane Jova, now a Category 2 storm with 100 mph winds, has triggered a hurricane warning along the coast of ...

In Rare Rally, Somalis Aim at Militants

New York Times - 
MOGADISHU, Somalia - Thousands of residents of this bullet-scarred city packed into a stadium on Sunday to denounce the Shabab Islamist group for the suicide bombing last week that killed scores of people, ...

Gillard speaks to boy detained in Bali on drugs charges

ABC Online - 
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has spoken by phone to the 14-year-old boy from Morisset near Newcastle who is being detained in Bali on drugs charges.