BBC News - Mass arrests at Occupy Wall Street protests, Nov 17, 2011

"Occupy Wall Street demonstrators have converged on two public squares in New York after a day of protest that has seen solidarity rallies across the US.
Activists attempted to "occupy" New York subway stations during rush hour and earlier they marched through the financial district earlier.
About 175 people were arrested in clashes with riot police as trouble flared near the stock exchange.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg said five policemen had minor injuries.
Protesters were hoping to march on New York's Brooklyn Bridge on Thursday evening.
They have massed in Foley Square, close to the bridge, but a large police presence appears to be blocking them from crossing.
Elsewhere in lower Manhattan, demonstrators have massed at Union Square.
Police were out in force, penning in protesters with barricades and ordering marchers to stay off the traffic lanes."

BBC News - Stars rock for Children In Need, Nov 17, 2011

"Stars including Lady Gaga, Coldplay, Gary Barlow and JLS have come together to support Children In Need at a special concert in Manchester.
Children In Need Rocks, which has taken place at the MEN Arena, has been organised by Take That's Gary Barlow.
The event, which was screened live on BBC One, follows a previous event at the Royal Albert Hall in 2009.
"When they asked this year I said I'll definitely do it but I think we need to move it out of London," Barlow said.
Cheryl Cole was due to duet with Barlow but was forced to pull out due to a sore throat.
The line-up also included Michael Buble, Elbow, Hugh Laurie and N-Dubz."

BBC News - Scientists at MIT replicate brain activity with chip, Nov 17, 2011

"Scientists are getting closer to the dream of creating computer systems that can replicate the brain.
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have designed a computer chip that mimics how the brain's neurons adapt in response to new information.
Such chips could eventually enable communication between artificially created body parts and the brain.
It could also pave the way for artificial intelligence devices.
There are about 100 billion neurons in the brain, each of which forms synapses - the connections between neurons that allow information to flow - with many other neurons.
This process is known as plasticity and is believed to underpin many b"

BBC News - Brazil 2010 census shows changing race balance, Nov 17, 2011

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"For the first time, non-white people make up the majority of Brazil's population, according to preliminary results of the 2010 census.
Out of around 191m Brazilians, 91 million identified themselves as white, 82m as mixed race and 15m as black.
Whites fell from 53.7% of the population in 2000 to 47.7% last year.
The once-a-decade census showed rising social indicators across Brazil as a result of economic growth, but also highlighted enduring inequalities."

BBC News - Italy: New Mario Monti government wins confidence vote, Nov 17, 2011

"New Italian PM Mario Monti's government of technocrats has passed its first test, winning a vote of confidence in the senate.
As expected, the government won the vote in the upper house of parliament easily, by 281 votes to 25.
The vote was held after Mr Monti had outlined his government's programme of reforms to tackle the country's economic problems and cut its debt."

REUTERS - Russia stands by Assad as pressure mounts on Syria, Nov 17, 2011

"(Reuters) - Russia stood by President Bashar al-Assad on Thursday as Arab and Western countries sought to pile pressure on the Syrian leader to halt a violent crackdown on his opponents.
The Arab League has suspended Syria and given it until the end of the week to comply with an Arab peace plan to end bloodshed that has cost more than 3,500 lives, by a U.N. count.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, whose country is one of Syria's few remaining foreign friends, said demands for Assad's removal would destroy the initiative, which calls for dialogue between the Syrian government and its foes."

REUTERS - Indices, Nov 17, 2011

All American Indices

Data as of 17 Nov 2011. All quotes delayed at least 15 minutes.

Symb	Index	Mkt Report	Time	Last	Chg	Chg %
.DJI	Dow Jones Industrial Average	View	4:30pm EST	11,770.73	-134.86	-1.13%
.IXIC	Nasdaq Composite Index	View	5:16pm EST	2,587.99	-51.62	-1.96%
.NYA	NYSE Composite Index		5:23pm EST	7,274.15	-117.87	-1.59%
.TRXFLDUSP	Thomson Reuters Equity US Index		5:00pm EST	110.52	-1.91	-1.70%
.TRXFLDCAP	Thomson Reuters Equity Canada Index		5:00pm EST	225.92	-5.13	-2.22%
.TRXFLDLAPU	Thomson Reuters Equity Latin America		5:00pm EST	396.12	-9.69	-2.39%
.NIN	NYSE International 100 Index		5:23pm EST	4,515.48	-65.65	-1.43%
.NTM	NYSE TMT Index		5:23pm EST	5,500.83	-69.14	-1.24%
.NUS	NYSE US 100 Index		5:23pm EST	5,338.19	-75.25	-1.39%
.NWL	NYSE World Leaders Index		5:23pm EST	5,054.77	-72.16	-1.41%
.GSPTSE	S&P/TSX Composite Index	View	4:48pm EST	11,915.43	-258.93	-2.13%
.XAX	AMEX Composite Index	View	5:23pm EST	2,236.56	-34.44	-1.52%
.IIX	Inter@ctive Week Internet Index ADJ		5:23pm EST	287.19	-8.25	-2.79%
.NWX	AMEX Network Index		5:23pm EST	231.89	-5.87	-2.47%
.XMI	AMEX Major Market Index 905 to 1000		5:23pm EST	1,281.21	-13.77	-1.06%
.XOI	AMEX Oil Index		5:23pm EST	1,192.40	-22.08	-1.82%
.XAL	AMEX Airline Index 300 TO 395		5:23pm EST	32.80	-0.96	-2.84%
.QQV	QQQ Volatility Index		5:23pm EST	30.26	+2.35	+8.42%
.MXX	MXSE IPC	View	4:07pm EST	36,110.68	-597.73	-1.63%
.BATSK	BATS 1000 Index		4:00pm EST	13,884.97	-229.56	-1.63%

 European Indices

Data as of 17 Nov 2011. All quotes delayed at least 15 minutes.

Symb	Index	Mkt Report	Time	Last	Chg	Chg %
.TRXFLDEXPU	Thomson Reuters Europe (ex UK & Ire)		1:35pm EST	121.12	-2.20	-1.78%
.TRXFLDEEPU	Thomson Reuters Em Mkt Europe		12:30pm EST	309.16	-3.76	-1.20%
.TRXFLDGBP	Thomson Reuters Equity UK Index		2:00pm EST	100.02	-1.59	-1.56%
.TRXFLDDEP	Thomson Reuters Equity Germany Index		2:00pm EST	104.95	-1.14	-1.08%
.TRXFLDFRP	Thomson Reuters Equity France Index		2:00pm EST	94.46	-1.68	-1.75%
.FTSE	FTSE 100 Index	View	11:35am EST	5,423.14	-85.88	-1.56%
.GDAXI	DAX Index	View	11:45am EST	5,850.17	-63.19	-1.07%
.FCHI	CAC 40 Index	View	11:45am EST	3,010.29	-54.61	-1.78%
.SSMI	SMI Index	View	11:30am EST	5,644.62	-41.18	-0.72%
.SMSI	Madrid General Index		11:38am EST	828.89	-3.63	-0.44%
.OMXSPI	OMX Stockholm All Share Index		11:30am EST	295.00	-4.40	-1.47%
.OMXHPI	OMX Helsinki All Share Index		11:30am EST	5,482.68	-91.72	-1.65%
.OMXC20	OMX Copenhagen 20 Index		10:59am EST	376.05	-0.79	-0.21%
.OSEAX	Oslo Exchange All-share Index		12:15pm EST	434.24	-7.83	-1.77%
.ISEQ	ISEQ Overall Index		12:00pm EST	2,638.62	-40.74	-1.52%
.AEX	AEX Amsterdam Index	View	12:10pm EST	290.21	-4.26	-1.45%
.BFX	Bell 20 Index	View	12:10pm EST	2,040.01	-22.47	-1.09%
.IBEX	Ibex 35 Index	View	11:37am EST	8,270.60	-33.50	-0.40%
.BVLG	PSI General		12:08pm EST	2,138.57	-20.70	-0.96%
.STOXX50	DJ Stoxx 50 ETF	View	11 Nov 2011	2,291.19	+46.28	+2.06%

Asia/Pacific Indices

Data as of 17 Nov 2011. All quotes delayed at least 15 minutes.

Symb	Index	Mkt Report	Time	Last	Chg	Chg %
.TRXFLDJPP	Thomson Reuters Equity Japan Index		16 Nov 2011	63.60	+0.31	+0.49%
.TRXFLDHKP	Thomson Reuters Equity HK Index		5:00am EST	210.93	-1.49	-0.70%
.TRXFLDCNP	Thomson Reuters Equity China Index		4:00am EST	263.53	-0.58	-0.22%
.TRXFLDINP	Thomson Reuters Equity India Index		7:30am EST	536.17	-10.50	-1.92%
.N225	Nikkei Stock Average 225	View	16 Nov 2011	8,479.63	+16.47	+0.19%
.HSI	Hang Seng Index	View	3:01am EST	18,817.47	-143.43	-0.76%
.AORD	ASX All Ordinaries Index		18 Nov 2011	4,324.10	+10.30	+0.24%
.KS11	KOSPI Index		16 Nov 2011	1,876.67	+20.60	+1.11%
.FTSTI	Straits Times Index		4:10am EST	2,778.25	-29.19	-1.04%
.JKSE	Jakarta Composite		16 Nov 2011	3,792.25	-21.84	-0.57%
.PSI	PSE Composite Index		12:30am EST	4,334.66	-6.96	-0.16%
.KSE	Karachi SE 100 Index		6:59am EST	11,913.42	-79.35	-0.66%
.SSEC	Shanghai Composite Index		2:15am EST	2,463.05	-3.91	-0.16%
.TWII	Taiwan SE Weighted Index		2:17am EST	7,387.81	+0.29	+0.00%

Africa/Middle East Indices

Data as of 17 Nov 2011. All quotes delayed at least 15 minutes.

Symb	Index	Mkt Report	Time	Last	Chg	Chg %
.TRXFLDAFPU	Thomson Reuters Equity Africa Index		11:35am EST	279.19	-1.69	-0.60%
.TRXFLDZAP	Thomson Reuters Equity Sth Africa Index		12:00pm EST	460.50	-2.16	-0.47%
.JALSH	JSE FTSE All Share Index		10:00am EST	32,438.05	-234.62	-0.72%
.TA100	TA 100 Index		9:14am EST	1,005.61	-4.41	-0.44%
.XU100	ISE National 100 Index		10:30am EST	55,089.82	-837.63	-1.50%