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Media Roundup: 03 Nov 2011

Turkey's Rising Clout Leaves Iran Fuming on Sidelines of Arab Spring

By: Scott Peterson | The Christian Science Monitor

The fast-emerging split between Turkey and Iran has revived a centuries-old rivalry between the Ottomans and the Persians.

Syrian Forces Kill Five in Homs, Day After Arab Deal

By: Khaled Yacoub Oweis | Reuters

Syrian security forces killed five people in the city of Homs on Thursday, activists and a resident said, a day after the government agreed to pull the military out of cities as part of an Arab League initiative to end unrest.

At G-20 Summit, Greece Still the Problem

By: Don Lee and Christi Parsons | Los Angeles Times

Leaders gathering in Cannes, France, find themselves once again preoccupied with Greece's financial and political problems, fighting a fire they had hoped was on its way to being contained.

More News

• Ancient City Anchors Political Standoff in Yemen
  By: LAURA KASINOF | The New York Times
  
• Pakistan Boosts Trade Ties With India
  By: Shaiq Hussain and Simon Denyer | The Washington Post
  
• Syria Signs Arab League Deal to Pull Back Military
  By: Patrick J. McDonnell | Los Angeles Times
  
• Syrian Political Refugees Hounded in Lebanon
  By: Mona Alami | Inter Press Service
  
• As Trust Vote Looms, Greek Lawmakers Break With Papandreou Over Bailout
  By: Michael Birnbaum | The Washington Post
  
• Pakistan's Afghanistan Plan: Strategic Depth 2.0
  By: Shehzad H. Qazi | World Politics Review
  
• Despite Nicaragua's Constitution, Ortega Headed for Re-election
  By: Tim Johnson | McClatchy Newspapers
  
• Libya and Tunisia Share a Goal: Development
  By: FARAH HALIME | The New York Times
  
• Can N.C. State Alum Abdurrahim el-Keib Re-Engineer Libya?
  By: Jay Price | Raleigh News & Observer
  
• Kenyan Forces Gathering for Push to Seize Port From Somalia's Shabab
  By: Alan Boswell and Mohammed Yusuf | McClatchy Newspapers
  
• Turkish Prime Minister Blasts Germany on PKK Terror
  By: ABDULLAH BOZKURT | Today's Zaman
  
• Turkey Clears Way For Azerbaijani Gas Transfers
  By: Saban Kardas | Eurasia Daily Monitor
  
• Israeli Missile Test, Air Drill Heat up Talk of Attack on Iran
  By: Abraham Rabinovich | The Washington Times
  
• British Military Steps Up Plans for Iran Attack Amid Fresh Nuclear Fears
  By: Nick Hopkins | The Guardian
  
• Scientific Exchanges With China Broke Law
  By: Shaun Waterman | The Washington Times
  
• China Mines in Zambia 'Unsafe' Says Human Rights Watch
  BBC
  
• 'Bangkok Ignored Warnings'
  By: Marwaan Macan-Markar | Inter Press Service
  
• FBI Releases Video on Russian Spy Ring
  The Associated Press