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Sarkozy’s Cabinet Shuffle Not Likely to Appease Foes (Time.com)

November 15th, 2010

Time.com - French President Nicolas Sarkozy has unveiled a long-awaited shake-up of his conservative government. But there are far fewer changes than expected — apart from orienting it even further…

Ireland in aid talks with EU, rescue likely: sources (Reuters)

November 12th, 2010

President Barack Obama (R) and his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao walk with other leaders during the family photo session at the G20 Summit in Seoul November 12, 2010. The Group of 20 struggles at its summit in Seoul to agree how to put the world economy on a sounder footing, as renewed fears over Ireland's ability to pay its debts underscore the lingering fallout of the global financial crisis. Also seen are (from L to R) Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan and Ethiopia's President Meles Zenawi. REUTERS/Philippe WojazerReuters - Ireland is in talks to receive emergency funding from the European Union and is likely to become the second euro zone country, after Greece, to obtain an international rescue,…

Chirac’s Corruption Charges: Acquittal the Likely Outcome? (Time.com)

November 12th, 2010

Time.com - Officials have added additional corruption charges to those that former French President Jacques Chirac will face in court next March — but conviction seems unlikely, with even prosecutors…

Korean border shooting likely an accident-lawmaker (Reuters)

November 1st, 2010

A South Korean soldier checks his rifle before patrolling along a fence in the demilitarized zone separating North Korea from South Korea in Paju, about 50 km (31 miles) north of Seoul in this November 13, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Lee Jae-Won/FilesReuters - An exchange of gunfire across the heavily armed border between the two Koreas last week was likely an accident and not a deliberate provocation by the prickly North,…

North Korea border shooting likely an accident, says official (Reuters)

November 1st, 2010

A South Korean soldier checks his rifle before patrolling along a fence in the demilitarized zone separating North Korea from South Korea in Paju, about 50 km (31 miles) north of Seoul in this November 13, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Lee Jae-Won/FilesReuters - An exchange of gunfire across the heavily armed border between the two Koreas last week was likely an accident and not a provocation by the North, a top…

Rousseff likely to win as booming Brazil votes (Reuters)

October 31st, 2010

A flag for Brazil's Presidential Candidate Dilma Rousseff of the ruling party PT (Workers Party) is seen at Rocinha in Rio de Janeiro October 30, 2010. REUTERS/Bruno DomingosReuters - Brazilians voted for president on Sunday and were likely to hand victory to the ruling party’s Dilma Rousseff, who has vowed to build on an unprecedented run of…

Mexico’s largest pot bust likely hit Sinaloa gang (AP)

October 20th, 2010

Soldiers and police officers escort detainees after a presentation for the media in Tijuana, Mexico, Monday, Oct. 18, 2010. On a conjoined operation with the army, local and state police seized 105 tons of U.S.-bound marijuana Monday, by far the biggest drug bust in the country in recent years. Eleven suspects were detained. (AP Photo/Guillermo Arias)AP - Mexico’s largest-ever seizure of marijuana packaged for sale is even bigger than the original estimate of 105 tons and probably belonged to the country’s most powerful drug-trafficking cartel,…

Minister says Wednesday rescue likely in Chile (AP)

October 9th, 2010

A relative of a trapped miner gestures after the announcement that a drill reached the trapped miners in the San Jose mine near Copiapo, Chile, Saturday Oct. 9, 2010.  Officials announced that the drill trying to reach the 33 trapped miners reached them Saturday after more than two months of efforts. The miners have been trapped since the mine collapsed on Aug. 5.  (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)AP - Chile’s mining minister said Saturday night that the 33 miners trapped for more than two months will probably be pulled out starting Wednesday.


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Official says Wednesday rescue likely in Chile (AP)

October 9th, 2010

A man sounds a bell as news in celebration at the San Jose Mine near Copiapo, Chile Saturday, Oct. 9, 2010. A drilling rig punched through to the underground site where the 33 miners have been trapped for 66 days under the Chilean desert, raising cheers, tears and hopes. (AP Photo/Roberto Candia)AP - Chile’s mining minister said Saturday night that the 33 miners trapped for more than two months will probably be pulled out starting Wednesday.


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Rousseff leads in Brazil vote, but runoff likely (AP)

October 3rd, 2010

Dilma Rousseff, presidential candidate for the Workers Party, right, is kissed by Tarso Genro, candidate for Governor of Rio Grande do Sul, next to an electronic ballot box after voting in Porto Alegre, Brazil, Sunday, Oct. 3, 2010. Brazilians vote Sunday in national elections that could see front-running candidate Dilma Rousseff become the country's first female president, succeeding her popular ally and mentor, Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)AP - A one-time Marxist guerrilla chosen by Brazil’s beloved leader to succeed him took a wide lead in Sunday’s presidential election, but a second-round vote seemed likely, an exit…