World Dec. 1st, 2009 (10)

#1 — BBC | Sri Lanka war refugees ‘leaving’ military camps

Thousands of displaced Sri Lankans have begun leaving military-run camps opened up by the government, officials say.

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#2 — BBC | Large Hadron Collider sets world energy record

The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) experiment on the French-Swiss border has set a new world record for energy.

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#3 — CNN | Investigators round up suspect’s relatives in police killings

Seattle, Washington (CNN) — Investigators searching for the suspected killer of four Seattle-area police officers have rounded up several of his relatives and friends to keep them from helping him escape, a sheriff’s spokesman said Monday.

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NY Times | Old Clemency May Be Issue for Huckabee

#4 — CNN | Nations divided on recognizing Honduran president-elect

(CNN) — Voters in Honduras have elected a new president, but it remained in question Monday whether the international community would recognize conservative candidate Porfirio Lobo Sosa.

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#5 — Fox | Obama Opts for Limited Surge in Afghanistan

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has ordered a revamped war plan for Afghanistan that appears to endorse the military strategy of his top generals but will set limits on U.S. involvement in terms of duration, manpower and money, White House officials said Monday.

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Times | Barack Obama to order 34,000 troops to Afghanistan

#6 — Fox | 6 Afghan Police Officers Killed by Rogue Officer

KABUL —  A rogue Afghan police officer opened fire at a checkpoint in southwest Afghanistan, killing six police officers and injuring two before being killed, an official said Monday.

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#7 — Times | Iran threatens detained British sailors with ‘serious punishment’

Five British sailors detained in the Gulf after straying into Iranian waters could face “serious” punishment if they are found to have acted with “evil intentions”, a close aide to President Ahmadijnejad said today.

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#8 — Times | Europe unites to deplore Swiss ban on minarets

The Swiss and European establishment united today in deploring yesterday’s decision by Swiss voters to outlaw the construction of minarets but conservative leaders warned that the referendum showed genuine fear over Islam on the continent.

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#9 — Telegraph | Bercow: MPs’ expenses hurt Parliament more than Nazi bombs

The expenses scandal did more to damage Parliament than anything except the Nazi bombs which destroyed the Commons chamber, John Bercow, the Speaker of the House, has said.

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#10 — Telegraph | Former guerilla fighter Mujica wins Uruguay’s presidential election

A former leader of Leftist guerrilla fighter who once sought power through kidnappings and bombings is now the president-elect of Uruguay.

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