Friday, November 26, 2010

World News Briefs -- November 26, 2010 (Evening Edition)



Obama's Lip Busted In Basketball Game -- L.A. Times

The president receives 12 stitches after being elbowed during a post-Thanksgiving pickup game.

Reporting from Washington — Presidential politics can be a bloody business, but it was a friendly basketball game Friday that gave President Obama a cut on his lip that required 12 stitches.

Playing in a post-Thanksgiving pickup game with visiting family members and personal aide Reggie Love, Obama caught an elbow to the lip. The injury was treated by the medical unit located on the first floor of the White House. Obama was given a local anesthetic. The medical staff used a procedure that required more stitches than usual in an effort to minimize the scar.

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MIDDLE EAST

Iran should keep out of affairs of Arab states: Egypt FM.

Lebanon's Hariri takes pragmatic approach in seeking unity. Hariri says cooperation with Iran is indispensable.

Yemen suicide attack hits Houthi rebel procession.

Maliki to form Iraqi government within 30 days.

Mubarak snubs U.S. call for election monitors.

ASIA

Defiant North Korea fires artillery warning shots. NKorea warns region is on brink of war. China protests U.S.-South Korea exercises.

ISAF denies helicopters struck inside Pakistan.

Pakistan suicide attack 'foiled'.

India marks 2 years since Mumbai terror attack.

Japan election sure to show opposition to US base.

Nearly 1,200 women killed in Pakistan in 2010: Report. Pakistan's Zardari faces pressure over Christian woman's death sentence.

AFRICA

More than 1 in 3 SAfrican men admit to rape: study.

Zuma helps end standoff in Zimbabwe's government.

Nigeria: Arms importation - Iranian diplomat, three others docked.

Ivorian Presidential candidates face off in unprecedented debate.

Central African Republic rebels seize Birao town.

Christian protester killed in clashes in Egypt.

EUROPE

Europeans striving to calm nerves in markets.

Putin says still to decide on 2012 election bid.

Russia rebuffed on missile offer.

Britain's austerity plan leaves many bracing for painful changes.

Russian parliament: Stalin ordered Katyn massacre.

AMERICAS

No pat-downs, eh? Canada too polite for TSA-style searches.

Sales rage: Violence breaks out at stores across U.S. as frantic shoppers fight over Black Friday bargains.

Federal troops, police prepare Rio slum offensive. Rio braces for more violence in drug crackdown.

Where do I vote? Much confusion clouds Haiti polls. Haiti voters face mounting fraud concerns.

Mexico: Mayor with drug cartel links goes missing.

U.S. warns allies about WikiLeaks.

TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR

Terrorist threat to Olympic street parties.

Saudi Arabia arrests 149 al Qaeda-linked suspects.

Another US missile strike kills 3 in Pakistan.

An outdated terrorism law.

ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS

Euro-Zone debt crisis escalates.

Spiralling euro crisis could cost us billions more: Now there are fears for Spain, Portugal and Belgium.

Stocks, euro slump on European debt woes. EU denies Portugal in line for aid package.

US shoppers crowd malls all night long.

Boeing Dreamliner 'a failure', says Qatar Airways boss.

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