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Ida hurricane watch for Mexico's Caribbean coast
(AP)
AP - Officials readied storm shelters along Mexico's Caribbean coast Saturday and told fishermen and tour operators to pull in their boats amid warnings that Tropical Storm Ida could become a hurricane as it neared the resort city of Cancun.
Giant dominoes form tribute to Berlin Wall's fall
(AP)
AP - Massive colorful dominoes painted by German students were placed Saturday along the former path of the Berlin Wall to mark the 20th anniversary of the opening of the barrier that divided the city for nearly three decades.
G-20 finance officials: Too early to end stimulus
(AP)
AP - Finance officials from rich and developing countries have pledged to maintain emergency support for their economies until recovery is assured, but failed to reach a clear agreement to bear the cost of fighting climate change.
Afghan ministry: NATO strike kills Afghan forces
(AP)
AP - U.S. and Afghan authorities investigated Saturday whether a botched NATO airstrike was to blame for the death of Afghan soldiers and police during a search for two American paratroopers missing in a Taliban-infested area of the country's west.
Medvedev: Arms control deal with US can be reached
(AP)
AP - Russia and the United States have a good chance of reaching a new nuclear arms reduction deal before year's end, but other nuclear powers must join disarmament efforts, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said in remarks released Saturday.
Zelaya-Micheletti Honduras Deal Risks Trouble for Obama
(Time.com)
Time.com - As rival claimants on the presidency remain at odds over what they've ?agreed, the U.S. risks being seen in the region as having accepted a coup
Support for Afghan war fading: poll
(AFP)
AFP - Public support for the war in Afghanistan is falling, while more than 40 percent do not understand why British troops are fighting there, a poll released on Remembrance Sunday showed.
Peres calls on Palestinian leader not to quit
(AP)
AP - Israel's president on Saturday called on Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas to rescind his decision to stand down, invoking the memory of Yitzhak Rabin at a public commemoration for the assassinated Israeli premier.
TAM: Jet forced to return to JFK
(AP)
AP - TAM Airlines says one of its jets took off from New York's JFK airport but was forced to return 20 minutes into the flight because of a mechanical problem.
China's Wen seeks to boost blossoming Africa ties
(Reuters)
Reuters - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao meets African leaders on Sunday, aiming to boost a relationship which politically goes back decades and is now economically booming -- to the discomfort of some in the West.
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