Commentary: Grapes of wrath

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Commentary: Grapes of wrath ARNAUD DE BORCHGRAVE || UPI Editor at Large WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- As the U.S. prepares to exit Iraq, containing Iran in the Middle East is moving up the ladder of priorities for the Obama administration. [ FULL STORY ]

Walker's World: The euro's new rules MARTIN WALKER || UPI Editor Emeritus BASEL, Switzerland, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- The euro crisis grinds on but we have learned some useful and long-denied realities. [ FULL STORY ]

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U.N. condemns Nigerian terror attacks UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- The U.N. Security Council condemned last week's terrorist attack in Nigeria, saying no goal can be obtained through attacking innocent people. [ FULL STORY ]

Darfur violence targets peacekeepers UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- The Sudanese government is expected to bring those responsible for the death of peacekeepers in Darfur to justice, the United Nations said. [ FULL STORY ]

Concerns mount ahead of DRC vote KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- If things continue on their current path, elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo could lead to bloodshed, an election monitor said. [ FULL STORY ]

Syria blames U.S. for bloodshed DAMASCUS, Syria, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- Damascus said Monday it sent letters to foreign minters and other regional leaders warning the United States was likely involved in the Syria's violence. [ FULL STORY ]

Map mischief creates furore in India NEW DELHI, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- New Delhi lodged a diplomatic protest with China after a map used in a commercial presentation showed parts of northern India as part of China. [ FULL STORY ]

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Nuke reversal costing German energy? LONDON, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- A German decision to step away from nuclear power in the wake of Japan's earthquake-triggered meltdown caught some companies off guard, an analyst said. [ FULL STORY ]

Get moving on gas pipeline, Iran says TEHRAN, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- Iran needs to get moving on plans to finish a natural gas pipeline slated for consumers in energy-hungry Pakistan, a deputy official said. [ FULL STORY ]

Exxon starts removing damaged oil pipeline BILLINGS, Mont., Nov. 7 (UPI) -- It may take weeks for salvage teams in Montana to remove a section of the ruptured Silvertip pipeline for an independent investigation, an official said. [ FULL STORY ]

Nabucco awaits open season VIENNA, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- Nabucco can start its open-season process once shareholders get firm commitments from Azerbaijan, a consortium spokesman said from Vienna. [ FULL STORY ]

BP pays back billions in Argentina deal LONDON, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- BP said Monday it was repaying an energy company more than $3 billion received as part a deal to take on a 60 percent stake in Argentina's Pan American Energy. [ FULL STORY ]

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Violence mars eve of Liberian runoff vote MONROVIA, Liberia, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- Police fired tear gas on opposition backers in Liberia as Washington warned a threat of an election boycott would put the country on a dangerous path. [ FULL STORY ]

Concerns mount ahead of DRC vote KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- If things continue on their current path, elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo could lead to bloodshed, an election monitor said. [ FULL STORY ]

Map mischief creates furore in India NEW DELHI, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- New Delhi lodged a diplomatic protest with China after a map used in a commercial presentation showed parts of northern India as part of China. [ FULL STORY ]

Ethnic violence 'systemic' in Kyrgyzstan OSH, Kyrgyzstan, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- Despite political breakthroughs in Kyrgyzstan, persecution of the minority Uzbek community has become "systemic," a human rights lawyer said. [ FULL STORY ]

U.S. on smear campaign, Iran claims TEHRAN, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- The United States is spreading propaganda about other countries to divert attention from its economic and political woes, Tehran said. [ FULL STORY ]

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