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South Sudan monitors see risk of fraud in voter lists (Reuters)

Reuters - A south Sudan civil society umbrella group said on Saturday that voter lists for the southern referendum on secession could be falsified because it was not clear who…

Violence in Bangladesh as ex-PM evicted from home (Reuters)

Reuters - At least three people were killed in a suicide bomb attack in Bangladesh Saturday, and over 100 protesters were injured as officials evicted the leader of the opposition…

Big German protests pressure Merkel before CDU meet (Reuters)

Reuters - Tens of thousands of people marched in cities across Germany on Saturday to protest against government policies and social inequality, a day before a key meeting of Chancellor…

Three killed, 5 injured in Bangladesh bomb attack (Reuters)

Reuters - At least three people were killed and five, including a lawmaker of the ruling party, injured in a suicide bomb attack in Bangladesh on Saturday, police said.

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Japan and China leaders aim to cool tensions (Reuters)

Reuters - The leaders of China and Japan sought to ease months of tensions on Saturday, while Beijing gave Japan reassurances over worries about a drying-up of rare earth exports…

Iraq’s Allawi: power-sharing deal “is dead” (Reuters)

Ibrahim al-Jaafari, former Prime Minister and the Head of Current National Reform, speaks during a news conference in Baghdad November 13, 2010. Iraq's Sunni-backed Iraqiya bloc told parliament on Sunday it would remain part of a Shi'ite-led government, despite a walkout and angry comments from its leader that threatened to damage the long-sought accord.  REUTERS/Mohammed Ameen (IRAQ - Tags: POLITICS)Reuters - The head of Iraq’s main Sunni-backed political group has pronounced a new power-sharing deal “dead” and predicted more violence, just days after the accord aiming to end political…

Taliban mount series of attacks in Afghanistan (Reuters)

Afghan police investigate the wreckage of a car used in a suicide attack in Kabul November 12, 2010. REUTERS/Omar SobhaniReuters - Taliban fighters attacked a foreign military base at the main airport in Afghanistan’s east on Saturday, one of four incidents in 24 hours that marked a sudden upswing…

Myanmar pro-democracy leader Suu Kyi freed (Reuters)

Activists speak under portraits of Myanmar's detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi at the office of the her National League for Democracy (NLD) in Yangon November 12, 2010. REUTERS/Soe Zeya TunReuters - Military-ruled Myanmar freed Nobel Peace Prize-winner Aung San Suu Kyi on Saturday after her latest period of house arrest expired, giving the country a powerful pro-democracy voice just…

Myanmar pro-democracy leader Suu Kyi believed freed (Reuters)

Activists speak under portraits of Myanmar's detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi at the office of the her National League for Democracy (NLD) in Yangon November 12, 2010. REUTERS/Soe Zeya TunReuters - Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was believed freed on Saturday after authorities withdrew police and barricades from outside her home, allowing her to greet supporters after…

Barricades in front of Suu Kyi’s home removed: witness (Reuters)

Activists speak under portraits of Myanmar's detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi at the office of the her National League for Democracy (NLD) in Yangon November 12, 2010. REUTERS/Soe Zeya TunReuters - Myanmar authorities removed barricades in front of the home of Aung San Suu Kyi, the detained leader of the pro-democracy movement in the army-ruled country, raising speculation of…