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Mexico's new president to shift dialogue with U.S., from drugs to economy Nov 30th 2012, 11:45 MEXICO CITY — On the eve of his inauguration and his party's return to power, Mexico's incoming President Enrique Peña Nieto has vowed to reshape his country's education, business and energy sectors in ways that could have profound effects on the United States. Read full article >> Chen Guangcheng's nephew found guilty of assault in China; sentenced to 39 months Nov 30th 2012, 11:11 BEIJING — Chen Kegui, the nephew of blind legal activist Chen Guangcheng, was sentenced Friday to 39 months in prison for injuring government agents who stormed into his home while searching for his uncle, who had fled house arrest. Read full article >> Egyptian assembly approves new constitution in rushed vote Nov 30th 2012, 09:48 CAIRO — A constitution-writing assembly dominated by Islamists approved a new national charter early Friday in a rushed vote that President Mohamed Morsi's backers hoped would calm Egypt's political crisis but that seemed destined only to exacerbate it. Read full article >> Syria's Internet shutdown leaves information void, may signal escalating war Nov 30th 2012, 01:34 Syria's civil war went off­line Thursday as millions of people tracking the conflict over YouTube, Facebook and other high-tech services found themselves struggling against an unnerving national shutdown of the Internet. Read full article >> Intense combat forces closure of Damascus airport Nov 30th 2012, 01:20 Some of the heaviest fighting since the Syrian uprising began last year forced the closure of Damascus's international airport Thursday as communications throughout the country went dark after the government apparently shut down Internet access. Read full article >>

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