Iraqi Shiites burn Bush effigy in anti-US protest
(AP)
AP - Chanting "no to America," supporters of a radical Shiite cleric burned an effigy of President George W. Bush Friday in a protest demanding parliament scuttle a U.S.-Iraqi security pact and American troops begin withdrawing from Iraq immediately.
Congo refugees plagued by shootings, rape, looting
(AP)
AP - Looting soldiers tried to rape one woman and fatally shot another at a refugee camp, witnesses said Friday, as the United Nations prepared to send more peacekeepers to help protect traumatized civilians in eastern Congo.
Myanmar court hands comedian 45-year prison term
(AP)
AP - Myanmar's courts continued a crackdown on activists Friday, handing out a 45-year prison sentence to a comedian who went to the delta to help cyclone victims and criticized the junta's slow relief response.
Islamists say they'll fight Somali pirates
(AP)
AP - A radical Islamic group in Somalia said Friday it will fight the pirates holding a Saudi supertanker loaded with $100 million worth of crude oil.
Tibetan exiles debate the future of the movement
(AP)
AP - Out of the hundreds of Tibetan leaders who have flocked here for a pivotal summit on Tibet's future, few understand the hardships there better than a recently arrived barley farmer.
U.S., Russian officials wary on NATO-Russia ties
(Reuters)
Reuters - The United States and Russia on Friday raised doubts about prospects of a fast return to normal ties between NATO and Russia after the Georgian war, despite a European move to restart partnership talks with Moscow next month.
AP Interview: Libya wants to invest billions in US
(AP)
AP - Libya wants to open a new chapter in relations with the United States by investing some of its $100 billion sovereign wealth fund in U.S. companies and sending thousands of students to study in America, the son of Libya's leader said Friday.
Mexico: Ex-drug czar allegedly took cartel money
(AP)
AP - Mexico accused its former drug czar Friday of taking $450,000 from a cartel he was supposed to destroy, going public with a scandal that deals a serious blow to the country's U.S.-backed drug war.
Correction: Africa climate change story
(AP)
AP - In a Nov. 20 story about African negotiations on global warming, The Associated Press erroneously reported that China refused to sign the Kyoto Protocol. China has signed and ratified the pact, but like other developing nations was not asked to reduce its emissions under the 1997 protocol.
UN body criticises China over 'widespread' torture allegations
(AFP)
AFP - A UN body on Friday expressed deep concern over allegations of widespread torture in China and called on the country to fully probe rights abuses.
Aussie mayor wins sexist 'award' for inviting ugly women to town
(AFP)
AFP - An Australian mayor who invited ugly women to move to his outback mining town, saying even they would find a man there, has won the top "award" for the most sexist public comment of the year.
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