(15 stories) U.S. abandons plans to keep troops in Iraq past the end of the year

World News - News October 15, 2011 See World News Weather U.S. abandons plans to keep troops in Iraq past the end of the year (WTKR-TV Norfolk) The U.S. is abandoning plans to keep U.S. troops in Iraq past a year-end withdrawal deadline, The Associated Press has learned. Mexico's Newest Export to US May Be Water (Common Dreams) Western states are looking south of the border for water to fill drinking glasses, flush toilets and sprinkle lawns, as four major U.S. water districts help plan one of two huge desalination plant proposals in Playas de Rosarito, about 15 miles south of San Diego. G-20 commit to keeping IMF well-funded in hint of larger role in eurozone crisis (Medincine Hat News) Finance chiefs of the Group of 20 rich and developing nations said Saturday that they will ensure the International Monetary Fund has the resources it needs to help stabilize the world economy a " a hint that they may be open to a bigger role for the fund in the eurozone debt crisis. Colombia trade agreement worries small farmers (KEPR CBS 19) Colombia's president calls a free trade pact finally approved by the U.S. Congress a commercial milestone that will build export muscle, but many of the country's small farmers fear for their livelihoods. Rome Protest Against Corporate Greed Turns Violent (OfficialWire) Protesters in Rome smashed shop windows and torched cars as violence broke out during a demonstration in the Italian capital, part of worldwide protests against corporate greed and austerity measures. Libyan forces search Tripoli for Gadhafi loyalists (Fort Mill Times) Libyan fighters fanned out in Tripoli to search for armed supporters of fugitive leader Moammar Gadhafi a day after a gunbattle rocked the capital. Opposition pulls out of Liberia election after vote-rigging claim (Irish Examiner) Opposition parties in Liberia say they are pulling out of a recent presidential poll which they called "flawed" and say they won't accept the results. Militants assault US base in eastern Afghanistan, kill 2 Afghans but fail to breach gate (Medincine Hat News) Militants tried to blast their way into an American base in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, striking before dawn with rocket-propelled grenades and a car bomb. Liberia opposition 'boycott poll' (BBC News) An opposition statement said: "We wish to notify the Liberian people of the massive fraud being carried out by the National Elections Commission in the handling and reporting of the presidential election results in favour of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and the Unity Party." "We direct all our party agents assigned at in all capacities to ... (more) Iran's supreme leader calls U.S. accusation... (WHTC) Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Saturday U.S. accusations that two Iranians planned to assassinate the Saudi Arabian ambassador to Washington were "meaningless," state TV reported. Security forces kill 8 in Yemen's capital (The Island Packet) Medical officials in Yemen say security forces have fired on protesters in the capital Sanaa, killing eight and wounding at least 38. Wall Street protesters energized by park decision (The Brainerd Daily Dispatch) Anti-Wall Street protesters went into Saturday campaigns emboldened by a change of plans among park property owners and police to usher them out of their lower Manhattan encampment for cleanup and impose restrictions that would have essentially shut down their Occupy Wall Street headquarters. Chinese pilot dies as jet nose-dives at air show (Fort Mill Times) Chinese authorities said Saturday that a pilot died after an air force jet nose-dived and crashed at an air show. Suicide Attackers Target U.S. Base In Afghanistan (WMUR-TV Manchester) Four suicide attackers targeted a U.S. base in Afghanistan on Saturday morning, killing a civilian and leaving four people injured, a provincial official said. US missiles kill 6 in northwestern Pakistan (KLFY-TV Lafayette) U.S. missiles killed six suspected militants in northwestern Pakistan near the Afghan border Saturday, Pakistani intelligence officials said. More World News News...

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