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• China, France join forces for world monetary reform (AFP)
• Polish priest raising world's largest Jesus statue (AP)
• France, China urge balanced trade, reform (Reuters)
• Swiss man performs aerial loops with jet wings (AP)
• Norway sends mixed signals on U.S. spy row (Reuters)
• World powers are united on Iran uranium offer: France (AFP)
• Spy agencies infiltrate al-Qaida (AP)
• WikiLeaks founder mulls asylum in Switzerland (AP)
• Sarkozy takes non-confrontational tone with Hu (AP)
• Red Bull faster than McLaren in dry - Hamilton (AFP)
• Model of former Nazi castle headed to US museum (AP)
• Contested nuclear waste leaves for Germany (AP)
• Putin chokes back tears at Chernomyrdin's funeral (AP)
• New Spanish spelling guide to modernize language (AP)
• Georgia arrests 13 accused of spying for Russia (AP)
• UK to change law affecting state visits (AP)
• 12 killed in attack on Russian village home (AP)
• Mongolian spy invited to UK, arrested at airport (AP)
• British judges order rerun of parliamentary vote (AP)
• Norway questions US surveillance activities (AP)

China, France join forces for world monetary reform (AFP) Posted: 05 Nov 2010 04:42 PM PDT AFP - China and France joined forces Friday to push for reform of the global monetary system when France takes the helm of the G20 economic grouping next week.

Polish priest raising world's largest Jesus statue (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2010 04:03 PM PDT AP - Step aside, Rio de Janeiro. This town is building a Jesus bigger than yours. A Polish priest is on the verge of realizing his dream of erecting what he says will be the world's largest statue of Jesus Christ in a small town in western Poland.

France, China urge balanced trade, reform (Reuters) Posted: 05 Nov 2010 03:37 PM PDT Reuters - France and China have reached a "real convergence" over the need to reform the global financial system after two days of talks between President Nicolas Sarkozy and his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao.

Swiss man performs aerial loops with jet wings (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2010 03:10 PM PDT AP - Swiss adventurer Yves Rossy jumped from a hot-air balloon Friday and completed two aerial loops using just his custom-made jet-propelled wingsuit — the first time such maneuvers have been performed.

Norway sends mixed signals on U.S. spy row (Reuters) Posted: 05 Nov 2010 02:47 PM PDT Reuters - Norway's government demanded an explanation from the United States on Friday of reports that its embassy in Oslo conducted illegal surveillance of Norwegian residents for more than 10 years.

World powers are united on Iran uranium offer: France (AFP) Posted: 05 Nov 2010 02:46 PM PDT AFP - The six world powers involved in negotiations with Iran are united on the need to update an offer to send some of Tehran's uranium overseas for enrichment, France's foreign ministry said Friday.

Spy agencies infiltrate al-Qaida (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2010 02:14 PM PDT AP - Months after he was released from Guantanamo Bay, Abdul Rahman was back in the company of terrorist leaders along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. But he was a double agent, providing Taliban and al-Qaida secrets to Pakistani intelligence, which then shared the tips with Western counterparts.

WikiLeaks founder mulls asylum in Switzerland (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2010 01:46 PM PDT AP - The founder of WikiLeaks, the whistle-blowers' website, said Friday he may apply for asylum in Switzerland, claiming he and his group have come under increasing pressure since releasing hundreds of thousands of secret U.S. military documents.

Sarkozy takes non-confrontational tone with Hu (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2010 01:43 PM PDT AP - World leaders should avoid playing the blame game in discussions about how currencies such as China's undervalued yuan are affecting trade and the global economy, President Nicolas Sarkozy told his Chinese counterpart Friday during talks on the French Riviera.

Red Bull faster than McLaren in dry - Hamilton (AFP) Posted: 05 Nov 2010 01:41 PM PDT AFP - Briton Lewis Hamilton conceded on Friday that rivals Red Bull have a much faster car in dry conditions than his McLaren after he clocked only the fourth-best time in practice for Sunday's keenly-anticipated Brazilian Grand Prix.

Model of former Nazi castle headed to US museum (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2010 01:32 PM PDT AP - A model of an Austrian castle where the Nazis murdered about 30,000 people — including many who were mentally ill or disabled — is headed to a U.S. museum.

Contested nuclear waste leaves for Germany (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2010 01:12 PM PDT AP - Environmentalists handcuffed themselves in front of a train carrying 123 tons of reprocessed nuclear waste, bringing the shipment to a halt just hours after it set off from France to Germany on Friday under heavy security.

Putin chokes back tears at Chernomyrdin's funeral (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2010 01:07 PM PDT AP - Former Russian Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin was laid to rest Friday after an emotional eulogy by Vladimir Putin.

New Spanish spelling guide to modernize language (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2010 12:45 PM PDT AP - Spanish speakers will have to get used to a host of new spelling rules, including writing Irak instead of Iraq and Catar instead of Qatar, under proposals to modernize the language expected to be adopted this month in Mexico.

Georgia arrests 13 accused of spying for Russia (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2010 12:36 PM PDT AP - Georgia's government on Friday announced the arrests of 13 people, including six military pilots and four Russian citizens, who are accused of spying for Russia's armed forces.

UK to change law affecting state visits (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2010 11:55 AM PDT AP - Britain's government has promised to change a law that allows private groups and activists to obtain an arrest warrant for visiting foreign officials regarding alleged war crimes.

12 killed in attack on Russian village home (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2010 10:35 AM PDT AP - Unidentified attackers armed with knives killed 12 people, including three children and a newborn, who had gathered Friday for a celebration at a home in a Russian village, authorities said. The attackers then tried to burn the bodies.

Mongolian spy invited to UK, arrested at airport (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2010 09:20 AM PDT AP - A Mongolian spymaster thought he was coming to Britain for diplomatic and security talks. But within hours, he was whisked away and jailed for torture and kidnapping.

British judges order rerun of parliamentary vote (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2010 08:56 AM PDT AP - A British court on Friday threw out the results of a parliamentary election after deciding that the victor had gone too far in distorting his opponent's positions.

Norway questions US surveillance activities (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2010 08:43 AM PDT AP - Norway has asked the U.S. to clarify its surveillance activities in the Nordic country after a TV report suggested they may have violated Norwegian law.

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