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Britain's Brown stands firm on Afghanistan but says 'corrupt' government must reform
The Canadian Press - Fri Nov 6, 7:06 AM
LONDON - Prime Minister Gordon Brown warned Afghanistan's government on Friday to take action against corruption, saying he would not risk more British lives there unless it reforms.
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Canada and allies must do better job of training Afghan police, top cop says
The Canadian Press - Fri Nov 6, 2:56 PM
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - Canada and its international allies in Afghanistan must do a better job of developing local police officers and curbing corruption if their counter-insurgency strategy is to succeed, the senior Canadian police official in the country said Friday.
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Iran says over 100 people detained at anti-U.S. rally
Reuters - Sat Nov 7, 11:00 AM
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian police detained more than 100 people for "disturbing public order" during a rally this week to mark the anniversary of the seizure of the U.S. embassy, the official IRNA news agency reported on Saturday.
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Pirates take Greek ship toward Somali coast
AFP - Sat Nov 7, 7:53 AM

ATHENS (AFP) - A Greek cargo ship hijacked this week was being taken toward the Somali coast, but its crew members were unharmed, the ship's operating company said on Saturday.
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SPECIAL REPORT: In eastern Europe, people pine for socialism
Reuters - Sun Nov 8, 12:52 AM

BELENE, Bulgaria (Reuters) - In the dense forests of the idyllic Danube island of Persin, home to the endangered sea eagle and the pygmy cormorant, lie the ghastly remains of a communist-era death camp.
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Israel keen to see Abbas stay on
AFP - Fri Nov 6, 2:22 PM

JERUSALEM (AFP) - Israel is keen on Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas staying in office despite his announcement he will not seek re-election, officials said Friday.
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Yemeni rebels say Saudi cross-border bombardments hit their stronghold in the north
The Canadian Press - Sat Nov 7, 4:37 PM
SAN'A, Yemen - Saudi warplanes and artillery bombarded a Shiite rebel stronghold in northern Yemen Saturday for a third straight day, according to the rebel fighters, and Yemen's president vowed to wipe out the insurrection.
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Saudi air strikes on Yemen rebel infiltrators
AFP - Fri Nov 6, 1:38 AM

RIYADH (AFP) - Saudi Arabia said on Friday that it had launched air strikes against Yemeni rebels to "neutralise" infiltrators who had crossed the frontier and killed a Saudi border guard.
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Suspected suicide attack in Pakistan, many wounded
Reuters - Sun Nov 8, 12:45 AM

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A suspected suicide bomber blew himself up in a busy market on the outskirts of Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar on Sunday, causing several casualties, police said.
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Study shows high cost of German reunification: report
Reuters - Sat Nov 7, 11:30 AM

BERLIN (Reuters) - As Germany prepares to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, a new study shows that some 1.3 trillion euros ($1.9 trillion) have been transferred from the west to rebuild the east, a newspaper reported on Saturday.
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