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Thousands gather in Cairo protesting Mursi's new powers
CAIRO - Angry youths hurl rocks at security forces and burn
a police truck as thousands gather in central Cairo to protest
at Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi's decision to grab sweeping
new powers (EGYPT-PRESIDENT/), moved, pix, tv, By Marwa Awad,
900 words)
Hamas polices Gaza border after Israel kills man after truce
GAZA - Hamas security officials move to enforce a fragile
two-day-old truce with Israel by evacuating Palestinians from a
border zone where Israel killed a Gaza man it says had ventured
too close to a "no-go" area. (PALESTINIANS-ISRAEL/VIOLENCE
(UPDATE 3, PIX, TV), moved, by Nidal al-Mughrabi, 680 words)
+ See also:
- USA-ISRAEL/RELATIONSHIP (ANALYSIS), moved, by Peter Apps,
1,000 words
EU budget summit ends without deal, retry in 2013
BRUSSELS - European Union leaders fail to reach agreement on
a new seven-year budget for their troubled bloc, calling off
talks in less than two days after most countries balked at far
deeper spending cuts demanded by Britain and its allies.
(EU-BUDGET/ (UPDATE 2, TV, PIX), moved, by Charlie Dunmore and
Luke Baker, 1,000 words)
+ See also:
- EU-SUMMIT/COLLAPSE (PIX, TV), moved, by Luke Baker, 1,100
words
UNITED STATES
U.S. shoppers welcome early start to 'Black Friday'
NEW YORK/BLOOMINGTON, Minn. - U.S. retailers declare their
experiment with earlier store openings to kick off the holiday
shopping season a success, with those new hours expected to be a
Thanksgiving night staple for more retailers next year.
(USA-RETAIL/HOLIDAY-BLACKFRIDAY (UPDATE 6, PIX, TV), moved, by
Phil Wahba and Dhanya Skariachan, 1,200 words)
+ See also:
- USA-RETAIL/WALMART-PROTESTS (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved, by
Jessica Wohl, 650 words
Susan Rice battles critics as abrasive style takes toll
UNITED NATIONS/WASHINGTON - Susan Rice, close friend of
President Barack Obama and U.S. ambassador to the United
Nations, fighting for her political life and possibility of
being next secretary of state. (USA-DIPLOMAT/RICE (NEWSMAKER,
pix), moved, by Lous Charbonneau and Susan Cornwell, 1,800
words, pix)
ASIA
Thai police fire tear gas in clash with protesters
BANGKOK - Thai police fire tear gas in clashes with hundreds
of protesters in Bangkok ahead of a rally seeking to overthrow
the government of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra in the
largest demonstration yet against her administration
(thailand-protest (UPDATE 1, TV, PIX), expect by 0800/3 AM ET,
500 words)
AFRICA
Congo rebels push on after repelling counter-attack
SAKE, Democratic Republic of Congo - Rebels advance in
eastern Congo, seeking to strengthen their grip before a
regional summit intended to damp down the insurgency in an area
plagued by ethnic and political conflict. (CONGO-DEMOCRATIC/
(UPDATE 2, TV, PIX, GRAPHICS), moved, by Jonny Hogg, 1,000
words)
Debate rages over Sudan's Bashir after 'plot' arrests
KHARTOUM - Sudan's information minister had one clear
message after security agents moved in to arrest their former
spy chief - that a plot had been uncovered, the culprits had
been caught and the situation in the country was now "totally
stable". (SUDAN-TURMOIL/, moved, by Ulf Leassing and Khaled
Abdelaziz, 900 words)
MIDEAST
Syria says Turkey's bid for NATO missiles 'provocative'
BEIRUT - Syria condemns Turkey's request for NATO to deploy
Patriot defense missiles near their common border, calling it
"provocative" after a spate of clashes that has raised fear of
the Syrian civil war embroiling the wider region.(SYRIA-CRISIS/
(WRAPUP 2, moved, by Erika Solomon, 1,000 words)
Saudi dynasty faces generational choice
RIYADH - Two royal deaths and two cabinet reshuffles in just
over a year have edged Saudi Arabia's ruling family toward a
tough decision: turning to a new generation after 60 years of
rule by sons of the founding patriarch. (SAUDI-KING/SUCCESSION,
moved, by Angus McDowell, 1,200 words)
EUROPE
German states reject Swiss tax deal in slap to Merkel
BERLIN - Germany's upper house of parliament rejects a deal
with Switzerland to tax assets stashed by German citizens in
Swiss bank accounts, dashing Chancellor Angela Merkel's hopes of
having the lucrative agreement in place by
2013.(GERMANY-SWITZERLAND/TAX (UPDATE 2), moved, by Alexandra
Hudson, 500 words)
Spanish breakaway fever dominates Catalan regional vote
BARCELONA, Spain - Spain's wealthy but financially troubled
region of Catalonia chooses a new government on Sunday in an
election that could trigger a constitutional crisis over a
resurgent Catalan breakaway movement. (SPAIN-CATALONIA/ (PIX),
moved, by Fiona Ortiz, 1,280 words)
Pussy Riot protester alone in cell after inmate tension
MOSCOW - Jailed Pussy Riot punk protester Maria Alyokhina
has been moved to a single-person cell for her own protection
because of tensions with follow prisoners, her lawyer and
Russia's federal penitentiary service says. (RUSSIA-PUSSYRIOT/
(UPDATE 2), moved, by Nastassia Astrasheuskaya, 500 words)
TELEVISION
Larry Hagman, famous as "Dallas" villain J.R., dies at 81
Larry Hagman, who created one of American television's most
supreme villains in the conniving, amoral oilman J.R. Ewing of
"Dallas", dies at 81 (PEOPLE-HAGMAN/ (UPDATE 2), moved, by Bill
Trott, 900 words)