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Sadr followers rally in Baghdad against pact with US - International Herald Tribune

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International Herald Tribune - By Stephen Farrell BAGHDAD: More than 10000 supporters of the radical Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr gathered in Baghdad's Firdos Square on Friday to protest the Iraqi government plan to sign a security agreement with the United States. - - -

Islamists join hunt for pirates in Somalia - International Herald Tribune

Telegraph.co.uk

International Herald Tribune - MOGADISHU, Somalia: Dozens of Islamic militants stormed the Somali port of Haradheere on Friday hunting the pirates behind the seizure of a Saudi supertanker on Saturday, a local elder said. - - -

Backgrounder: Previous APEC Economic Leaders' Meetings - Xinhua

Windsor Star

Xinhua - LIMA, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- The 16th Economic Leaders' Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) kicks off Saturday in the Peruvian capital Lima under the theme of "A new commitment to the Asia-Pacific Development. - - -

Russian parliament approves longer presidential terms - AFP

Voice of America

AFP - MOSCOW (AFP) - Russian lawmakers gave final approval Friday to a bill extending presidential terms, after a speech on the economy by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin revived speculation over his political ambitions. - - -

Iran rejects US reports it has basis for atom bomb - Reuters

Malaysia Star

Reuters - By Mark Heinrich VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran rejected Friday US reports it had enriched enough uranium to make an atom bomb, saying this would require steps it had ruled out like ejecting UN inspectors and leaving the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). - - -

US judge orders five Guantánamo detainees freed for lack of evidence - Christian Science Monitor

The Age

Christian Science Monitor - Experts say the ruling is 'a clear warning shot to the government' over Gitmo detention policies. By Arthur Bright In a decision which deals a sharp blow to the White House, a federal judge ordered the release of five men who have been held for more ...

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At Exile Meeting, Tibetans Debate Independence - New York Times

New York Times

New York Times - Altaf Qadri/AP By EDWARD WONG DHARAMSALA, India - In this Himalayan hill town, where Tibetan prayer flags flutter and red-robed monks study Buddha’s call for forbearance, talk is brewing of kicking off the world’s next separatist movement. - - -

Lanka government accuses Amnesty - BBC News

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BBC News - The Sri Lankan government says an Amnesty International report on displaced people in the north of the island contains "outright falsehood". - - -

APEC leaders gather for economy-dominated summit - AFP

China Daily

AFP - LIMA (AFP) - Leaders of the 21-member APEC group were on Friday to seek ways of turning back the world economic crisis as they gathered here amid unrelenting bad news from the Asia-Pacific region. - - -

Crisis Group Claims Frustration from Authorities in Puntland, Somalia - Voice of America

ABC News

Voice of America - By Peter Clottey The International Crisis Group (ICG) is expressing frustration with the government of Puntland in Somalia after its lead investigator was thrown out of the country Thursday. - - -

Federal judge orders five Gitmo detainees freed - Washington Times

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Washington Times - A federal judge in Washington on Thursday freed five Guantanamo Bay detainees accused by government prosecutors of supporting al Qaeda's military efforts against the US military and its allies.

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Sri Lanka claims major victory - United Press International

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United Press International - COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- The Sri Lankan military, claiming more victories against the Tamil Tigers, said it breached the rebels' first defense line in the northern Jaffna peninsula. - - -

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