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Outside View: Buck up, America! HARLAN ULLMAN || UPI Outside View Commentator WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- Denial is often the first response to reports of danger. And many of us are in denial in believing that our situation is more desperate or dangerous than in any time in our history. [ FULL STORY ]

Outside View: Investors should be wary of buying U.S. treasuries PETER MORICI || UPI Outside View Commentator COLLEGE PARK, Md., Nov. 29 (UPI) -- Investors should limit holdings of U.S. treasuries because the long-term outlook for those securities isn't good. [ FULL STORY ]

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Kremlin rival declares win in S. Ossetia TSKHINVALI, Georgia, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- The former education minister in Georgia's breakaway republic of South Ossetia said she won a presidential contest despite a court annulment. [ FULL STORY ]

London pulls staff from Iran LONDON, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- London said Wednesday it shut its embassy in Tehran and pulled staff out of Iran in response to attacks on two compounds by Iranian demonstrators. [ FULL STORY ]

Iran apologizes for embassy protests TEHRAN, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- Police in Iran fired tear gas Tuesday on protesters who stormed the British Embassy in Tehran and tore down the British flag, state media reports. [ FULL STORY ]

Somalia facing deeper crises GENEVA, Switzerland, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- Chronic insecurity is getting in the way of humanitarian aid in Somalia, where a simmering insurgency is leading to mass displacements, a U.N. official said. [ FULL STORY ]

Al-Qaida group linked to Israel attack BEIRUT, Lebanon, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- Roughly a week after a U.S. terrorist designation, militant group Abdullah Azzam Brigades said it was responsible for rockets fired from Lebanon onto Israel. [ FULL STORY ]

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Islamabad divided over gas pipeline option ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- A Pakistani official acknowledged the government was at odds over whether to support a natural gas pipeline from Iran or one from Turkmenistan. [ FULL STORY ]

Olympic Dam mining expansion approved ADELAIDE, Australia, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- Legislation passed in South Australia paving the way for a proposed expansion of the Olympic Dam project, expected to be the world's largest open-cut operation. [ FULL STORY ]

Food strains problematic, U.N. says ROME, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- Land degradation and shortages of farmland and water resources means feeding the global population by 2050 is daunting, a U.N. report concludes. [ FULL STORY ]

Kabul doles out mineral mining rights KABUL, Afghanistan, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- Exploration of mineral deposits in Afghanistan could begin as early as 2015 after Afghan mining ministry officials said new development rights were awarded. [ FULL STORY ]

U.S. holds cards at Durban climate talks DURBAN, South Africa, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- The U.S. position on climate talks in Durban, South Africa, may be the make-or-break point for the durability of the Kyoto Protocol, officials say. [ FULL STORY ]

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London backs probe into Pakistani strikes LONDON, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- Peace must be the top priority for the AfPak region, London said in backing an investigation into a NATO airstrike that killed several Pakistani soldiers. [ FULL STORY ]

Ankara says Syria at the end of the road ANKARA, Turkey, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- Turkey can no longer sit in silence as atrocities continue in neighboring Syria, the Turkish foreign minister said in announcing unilateral sanctions. [ FULL STORY ]

Ivorian leader Gbagbo in ICC custody THE HAGUE, Netherlands, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- Former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo arrived Wednesday at the International Criminal Court to face crimes against humanity charges, the court said. [ FULL STORY ]

DRC vote hailed as 'successful' KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- Despite calls to annul the election results, a consortium of African organizations described elections in Democratic Republic of Congo as largely successful. [ FULL STORY ]

India's Maoists call for a national strike NEW DELHI, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- Maoist rebels in India want a two-day countrywide strike to protest the killing of their leader Koteshwar Rao in a gun battle with security forces. [ FULL STORY ]

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