THE GUARDIAN - Papandreou out as Greek leaders agree unity government deal, Nov 06, 2011

"George Papandreou, who has struck a deal with opposition leader Antonis Samaras over a new coalition government deal for Greece. Photograph: Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP/Getty Images
The Greek prime minister and opposition have agreed on the formation of a new coalition government in a bid to break the political deadlock and pave the way for an EU bailout for the debt-stricken country.
Prime minister George Papandreou and opposition leader Antonis Samaras battled over the weekend to strike the deal – which will see a new leader appointed to take over from Papandreou – ahead of the opening of the global financial markets this morning.
A statement from the Greek presidency said the leaders will meet again on Monday to discuss who would head the coalition government, but made no mention of how long the interim government would last."

LA TIMES - Multiple missteps led to drone killing U.S. troops in Afghanistan, Nov 06, 2011

"By David S. Cloud and David Zucchino, Los Angeles Times
November 5, 2011, 3:50 p.m.
Reporting from Washington— On the evening of April 5, a pilot settled into a leather captain's chair at Creech Air Force Base in southern Nevada and took the controls of a Predator drone flying over one of the most violent areas of southwestern Afghanistan. Minutes later, his radio crackled.
A firefight had broken out. Taliban insurgents had ambushed about two dozen Marines patrolling a bitterly contested road.
The Air Force captain angled his joystick and the drone veered toward the fighting taking place half a world away, where it was already morning. He powered up two Hellfire missiles under its wings and ordered a crew member responsible for operating the drone's cameras to search for enemy fighters."

ABC News, Australia - Greece strikes deal on new government, Nov 06, 2011

"Greek leaders who have been holding crisis talks in Athens have agreed to form a new coalition government, but prime minister George Papandreou will not stay in the top job.
This morning's agreement came after two days of meetings to try and form a government of national unity and followed a meeting between Mr Papandreou and Antonis Samaras, the leader of the country's largest opposition party.
A statement from the office of president Karolos Papoulias said the two sides would meet again on Monday to discuss who would head the coalition government, but that Mr Papandreou would not lead the new administration."
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CNN News - In Italy, euro crisis is creating nervous banking clients, Nov 06, 2011

"Editor's Note: The following article comes from Worldcrunch, an innovative, new global news site that translates stories of note in foreign languages into English. This article was originally published in La Stampa.
By Marco Alfieri, Worldcrunch
MILAN – “Are you sure my investments are safe?” Everyone is asking the same question to Matteo R., a 42-year-old director of a bank branch in the village of Settala, 15 kilometers east of Milan.
Settala, for all intents and purposes, is a fairly wealthy village. There are 7,500 inhabitants and five banks, which would indicate there’s plenty of money around. Most of Settala’s residents live in single-family homes, as opposed to apartment buildings. Many have large cars. Still, residents here are jittery, rattled by crashing markets and news of the euro zone’s sovereign debt crisis."

REUTERS - Syrian forces kill 13 at start of Eid, Arabs to meet, Nov 06, 2011

"Reuters) - Syrian forces shot dead at least 13 civilians on Sunday in a continued military assault on the restive city of Homs and in attacks on pro-democracy demonstrations that erupted after prayers marking the main Muslim feast, activists said.
Qatar's prime minister called for Arab states to meet next Saturday to weigh Syria's failure to implement a deal struck with the Arab League to end bloodshed that was touched off by the popular uprising against President Bashar al-Assad.
The Egyptian official news agency MENA said the gathering would address "the continuing violence and the government's failure to stick to its obligations under the Arab Action Plan to solve the crisis in Syria.""

REUTERS - Greece seals deal on new coalition under EU pressure, Nov 06, 2011

"(Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou and conservative opposition leader Antonis Samaras agreed on Sunday on a new coalition government to approve a euro zone bailout deal before calling elections, the office of the president said.
Papandreou will not lead the new administration, the office said in a statement issued after the European Union gave Greece 24 hours to explain how it will form a unity government to enact its 130 billion euro emergency funding deal.
The two men sealed the deal after talks led by President Karolos Papoulias, but it remained sketchy as they have yet to agree even on who will be the new prime minister to lead Greece through its economic, political and social crisis.
"Tomorrow there will be new communication between the prime minister and the opposition leader on who will be the leader of the new government," the statement said."

ABC News, Australia - Charges finally laid over Bhutto assassination, Nov 06, 2011

"By South Asia correspondent Sally Sara, wires
Updated November 06, 2011 07:13:04
PHOTO: Assassinated: Benazir Bhutto was killed shortly after her return from exile. (Brian Snyder: Reuters) RELATED STORY: Musharraf set to ignore arrest warrant
MAP: Pakistan
A Pakistani court has indicted seven people in connection with the assassination of former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto.
The suspects have been indicted for alleged involvement in the assassination of Ms Bhutto at Rawalpindi, a garrison city near the capital Islamabad, after she addressed an election rally in 2007.
Five suspected members of the Taliban and two former police officers appeared at the anti-terrorism court in a high security Rawalpindi prison."

CNN News - Why is unity so important to Europe?, Nov 06, 2011

"London (CNN) -- Europe's leaders are battling to keep the eurozone and the wider European Union together in the face of a financial crisis that threatens to split partnerships forged over more than half a century.

So why are they putting so much effort into preserving unity? And can they prevent today's debts and differences from dividing the continent for decades to come? "

NEWS. CN - Hundreds of Libyan fighters demand salary from NTC, Nov 06, 2011

"Libyan fighters shout slogans during the demonstration in front Radison Blu hotel in Tripoli, Libya, Nov. 5, 2011. Hundreds of Libyan fighters protested here on Saturday evening, asking for salary from the ruling National Transitional Council (NTC) since they took up arms in this March. (Xinhua/Cai Yang)

TRIPOLI, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- Hundreds of Libyan fighters protested outside a hotel in the capital Tripoli on Saturday evening, asking for salary from the ruling National Transitional Council (NTC).
The NTC fighters who haven't been paid since they took up arms in March gathered in front of Radison Blu hotel where NTC oil and finance chief Ali Tarhouni has his office. Sporadic gunfire was heard during their demonstration.
"We need money to buy food for our family ahead of the Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday as food prices increased sharply compared with the same period last year," said Ahmed Hamaza, an NTC fighter."

THE OBSERVER - Chaos in Greece amid battle to form a 'government of national salvation', Nov 06, 2011

"Prime minister George Papandreou visited president Karalos Papoulias to ask to form a broad-based transitional administration that could navigate the country out of its crisis. Photograph: Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP/Getty Images
Politicians in Greece were engaged in frantic negotiations to form a government of "national salvation" on Saturday in a desperate bid to prevent debt-stricken Athens plunging into bankruptcy and possible exit from the EU.
As Europe's leaders looked on nervously, embattled prime minister George Papandreou visited head of state president Karalos Papoulias to ask to form a broad-based transitional administration that could navigate the country out of its worst crisis in modern times following a week of high political drama."
     

SAMARAS, Antonis (Greece) News. Nov 06, 2011

Greek parties set for more wrangling, compromise | Reuters But the conservative opposition led by Antonis Samaras flatly rejected the idea, offering its competing vision of snap elections -- and demanding Papandreou's resignation after two years of grappling with economic, political and social turmoil. ... See all stories on this topic »

Greek Prime Minister Struggles to Form Coalition Fox News But his offer was snubbed hours later by opposition leader Antonis Samaras. "We have not asked for any place in his government. All we want is for Mr. Papandreou to resign, because he has become dangerous for the country," Samaras said in a televised ... See all stories on this topic » Fox News

Greek Opposition Leader Samaras To Meet President Sunday Wall Street Journal (India) ATHENS (Dow Jones)--The leader of Greece's main opposition party Antonis Samaraswill meet with president Karolos Papoulias Sunday as the country's political leaders scramble for a solution to a rapidly evolving political crisis. ... See all stories on this topic »

Greek opposition leader demands coalition govt, snap polls Jerusalem Post By REUTERS ATHENS - Greek conservative opposition leader Antonis Samaras on Saturday repeated his demand that Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou resign and the country move to snap elections. Samaras, head of the New Democracy party, said he still ... See all stories on this topic »

The 9 at 9: Sunday thejournal.ie #GREECE Antonis Samaras, Greece's main opposition leader is to meet the country's president today, as efforts continue to break political deadlock. Samaras is calling for a snap election, while the prime minister George Papandreou insists that ... See all stories on this topic » thejournal.ie

Greece Votes To Keep Its Head, For Now NPR There's a problem though: the opposition leader, Antonis Samaras, has already ruled out taking part in the coalition, he wants elections immediately. So, this leaves the ruling Socialist Party in a rather awkward situation of creating a coalition with ... See all stories on this topic »

Most Greeks opt for national unity government rather than early elections Xinhua A 36 percent of respondents backed the call of main opposition party leader Antonis Samaras for snap polls in early December. In a second poll conducted for "Ethnos" (The Nation) daily, the result was 45 percent in favour of a national salvation ... See all stories on this topic »

US Jobs, Greece, Are We Sitll Doomed? The Market Oracle Opposition leader Antonis Samaras Ah the old "destroying the universe" ploy. It's the same one the Republicans are using in the Senate as they once again kill Obama's $60Bn infrastructure program that was meant to provide direct aid for highway and ... See all stories on this topic » The Market Oracle

Greece Opposition Rejects Call for Bipartisan Coalition By ALKMAN GRANITSAS, STELIOS BOURAS and COSTAS PARIS ATHENS—Antonis Samaras, head of Greece's main opposition New Democracy party, Saturday renewed his call ... europe.wsj.com/.../SB1000142405297020380420457701951...

BBC News - Greece opposition leader set for talks on coalition bid Greece's main opposition leader, Antonis Samaras, is to meet the president as ... a national unity government to snap elections, Reuters news agency reported. ... www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15609456

Greek opposition leader's U-turn opens path to power By Karolina Tagaris ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's crisis may catapult opposition leaderAntonis Samaras into the nation's leadership after a 30-year climb to ... www.reuters.com/.../us-greece-samaras-idUSTRE7A36D1201...

Papandreou's coalition offer snubbed by opposition leader | World ... Antonis Samaras – head of Greece's New Democracy party – calls for immediate elections. ... The Guardian, UK and World news, User comments, Web ... www.guardian.co.uk/.../papandreou-coalition-opposition-lead...

PAPANDREOU, George News, Nov 06, 2011

Profile: George Papandreou BBC News Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, leader of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (Pasok), is the scion of Greece's premier socialist dynasty. The son and grandson of two former prime ministers, his surname harks back to old times. But today the ... See all stories on this topic »

Greek parties set for more wrangling, compromise | Reuters Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou (2nd R) stands outside the Presidential Palace after his meeting with Greek President Karolos Papoulias in Athens November 5, 2011. By Dina Kyriakidou and Karolina Tagaris ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek leaders were... See all stories on this topic »

Greek Prime Minister Struggles to Form Coalition Fox News 5, 2011: Greece's Prime Minister George Papandreou exits Presidential house after meeting with Greek President Karolos Papoulias, in Athens. ATHENS, Greece -- Greece's prime minister struggled Saturday to form a temporary coalition government, ... See all stories on this topic » Fox News

Greeks prefer unity govt to snap election - polls Reuters India Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou addresses lawmakers in the parliament prior to a confidence vote in Athens November 4, 2011. ATHENS (Reuters) - Greeks would prefer a national unity government ruling for several months during the debt crisis to ... See all stories on this topic » Reuters India

Euro-kaput: 'Euro could be dead by end-November' RT Greek PM George Papandreou is aiming to form a coalition government and push through an international bailout package. However Patrick Young, executive director of investment advisory firm 'DV Advisors' views the situation as a political disaster. ... See all stories on this topic »

Greece Votes To Keep Its Head, For Now NPR Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou survived a vote of confidence late Friday night after pledging he would step aside to form a broad coalition government. Yet, as NPR's Sylvia Poggioli tells host Scott Simon, it's still not clear whether Greece ... See all stories on this topic »

Papandreou poised to begin coalition talks Kathimerini Prime Minister George Papandreou is due to meet President Karolos Papoulias at noon today to inform him that he will begin talks aimed at forming a coalition government. Papandreou survived a confidence vote in Parliament early on Saturday, ... See all stories on this topic »

Papandreou calls for new coalition government MarketWatch By MarketWatch Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou survived a confidence vote in parliament after pledging to form a new coalition government aimed at winning broader public support for a bailout package for the debt-strapped country, according to ... See all stories on this topic »

Greek drama imperils European Union Korea Times Desperate Prime Minister George Papandreou, isolated and generally regarded as finished politically, surprisingly announced a referendum on the latest tough austerity terms imposed by European central bankers and the International Monetary Fund. ... See all stories on this topic » Korea Times

Greek leaders launch bid to break political deadlock The Statesman Amid dire warnings that Athens is fast running out of time to implement a crucial EU bailout plan designed to save Greece from bankruptcy, Prime Minister Mr George Papandreou has offered to step down in favour of a coalition government. ... See all stories on this topic »

Greece prepares for departure of George Papandreou | World news ... Greece's new leader is likely to be Evangelos Venizelos, who has been ... The Greek prime minister George Papandreou walks towards to the .... GOP set to embrace Mitt Romney as candidate who can beat Barack Obama · All today's stories ... www.guardian.co.uk/.../greece-papandreou-likely-resignation

George Papandreou ... - HEADLINE NEWS | CNN HEADLINENEWS Greek prime minister George Papandreou has abandoned his plan to hold a referendum, amid scenes of open ... Published By: World News: EURO - Today ... www.headlinenewsonline.com/.../george-papandreou-abandon...

Profile: George Papandreou Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, leader of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement ... But today the 59-year-old is in uncharted waters - battling for his ... www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15551196

Greek prime minister to hold coalition talks ATHENS, Greece (AP) – Embattled Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou is preparing to ... For publication consideration in the newspaper, send comments to ... www.usatoday.com/money/world/story/2011-11-04/.../1

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou's surprise connection to ... Darkly handsome and brooding under a thick mop of black hair, a young GeorgePapandreou stares out from the page of the 1970 yearbook of ... Breaking News Feed... Today's letters: Students need to see the weapons that brought peace ... news.nationalpost.com/.../greek-prime-minister-george-papan...

CNN News - Lawmaker: Cambodian workers at risk, Nov 06, 2011

"Lawmaker: Cambodian workers at risk

(CNN) – A Cambodian opposition parliament member says labor recruitment agencies in her country are still sending domestic workers to Malaysia - despite a recent ban on the practice - because many government officials either own or have close ties to the companies.
The country's ministries of labor and interior "are not taking any action," Mu Sochua told CNN, noting that "many officials and familial members of some ministers actually own these dubious agencies."
The ban was enacted in October shortly after a report by CNN's Dan Rivers examined a recruitment agency in the Cambodian capital that revealed stories of women trapped in debt-bondage in Malaysia.
The story "that aired on CNN has actually awakened the country up the whole country on this human trafficking issue again," said Sochua. "I have to say that his piece is just one little part of the whole problem, which is much worse."
FULL STORY"

REUTERS - A country a day with Hillary Clinton, Nov 06, 2011

"By Kevin Lamarque
Traveling with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, covering seven countries in seven days (Malta, Libya, Oman, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan) was sure to present some challenges, but also offer some fresh perspectives. My usual beat, covering Obama at the White House and on his trips abroad, generally involves lots of pushing and shoving with other photographers behind velvet ropes or trying to get a clear photo through layers upon layers of secret service agents. I was welcoming a chance to be free of these constraints in the more low key State Department bubble."

REUTERS - Jobs report hints at some improvement, Nov 06, 2011

"(Reuters) - Hiring slowed in October but the unemployment rate hit a six-month low and job gains in the prior two months were stronger than previously thought, pointing to some improvement in the still-weak labor market.
The employment report on Friday was the latest data to suggest the economy was gathering a bit of momentum and a further indication recession risks were fading.
Nonfarm payrolls rose a tepid 80,000 last month, the Labor Department data showed, below economists' expectations for a gain of 95,000 and a slowdown from September.
But employers added 102,000 more jobs than previously estimated in August and September, and the jobless rate edged down to 9 percent after being stuck at 9.1 percent for three consecutive months, taking the sting out of the report."