NEW THIS DIGEST:
IRAN. Iranian police clash with opposition protesters.
IRAN-EARTHQUAKE. State media: Quake injures 700 in southern Iran.
ISRAEL-ARMS BOAT. Military: Israel navy captures arms ship.
AFGHANISTAN. Karzai opponent: Govt 'cannot fight corruption'.
MYANMAR-US. US officials meet Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi.
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IRAN
TEHRAN, Iran _ Iranian security forces using batons and tear gas storm anti-government marches in Tehran during state-sanctioned rallies marking the 30th anniversary of the takeover of the U.S. Embassy, witnesses and state media report. Developing. By Ali Akbar Dareini. AP Photos. AP Video.
IRAN-EARTHQUAKE
TEHRAN, Iran _ An earthquake strikes a key port city in southern Iran, injuring at least 700 people and cutting power and telephone lines, the state news agency reports. Developing. By Ali Akbar Dareini.
US-ELECTIONS
WASHINGTON _ Republicans inflict a double blow on President Barack Obama's Democratic Party, winning gubernatorial races in Virginia and New Jersey, two states that had backed him last year. Moved. By Ken Guggenheim. AP Photos.
WITH: GAY MARRIAGE-ANALYSIS
AFGHANISTAN
KABUL _ Afghan President Hamid Karzai's challenger in the recent presidential election says the current government will not be able to rein in corruption and has wasted the resources and lives of its international allies. Moved. By Heidi Vogt and Rahim Faiez. AP Photos.
WITH: AFGHAN-BRITISH TROOPS
MYANMAR-US
YANGON, Myanmar _ A U.S. State Department official meets Aung San Suu Kyi in a visit that marks the highest-ranking talks between an American and Myanmar's detained opposition leader in 14 years. Moved. AP Photo.
ISRAEL-ARMS BOAT
JERUSALEM _ Israeli naval commandos seize an arms ship near Cyprus and tow it to an Israeli port, defense officials say _ a rare interception that highlighted Israel's fears that Iran is arming its enemies. Moved. By Amy Teibel.
CLIMATE TALKS
BARCELONA, Spain _ Negotiators work on the details of a global climate change bill after an African boycott of the U.N. is resolved. Developing. by Art Max.
CLIMATE BILL
WASHINGTON _ European leaders press Congress and the White House to unite on a plan to combat global warming, even as a Republican boycott forces a delay of votes in a key Senate committee, demonstrating the deep partisan rift. Moved. By Dina Cappiello and H. Josef Hebert. AP Photos.
ASIA-STORM
HANOI, Vietnam _ The death toll from Tropical Storm Mirinae rises to 87 in Vietnam as authorities step up rescue and relief operations in affected areas of the central region. Moved.
ITALY-CIA TRIAL
MILAN _ A judge is expected to begin deliberations in the case of 26 Americans and seven Italians accused of kidnapping an Egyptian terror suspect in the first trial in the world involving the CIA's extraordinary rendition program. Developing. By Colleen Barry and Victor L. Simpson. AP Photos.
MEXICO-MAYOR'S THREAT
MEXICO CITY _ Mauricio Fernandez couldn't have been happier. Being sworn in as mayor of one of northern Mexico's most exclusive communities, he had news to share: "Black Saldana, who apparently is the one who was asking for my head, was found dead today in Mexico City," he told cheering supporters. The problem is the corpse wasn't found for another 3 1/2 hours. And the body wasn't identified for two days. Moved. By Martha Mendoza. AP Photo.
With: MEXICO-JOURNALIST KILLED
BRITAIN-LAWMAKERS EXPENSES
LONDON _ Drain the moat, tear down the duck house, fire the housekeeper. British lawmakers face an austere new allowance regime following a scandal over their outrageous expense claims. New rules will curb excess and slash the cost of politics, but some fear the changes could stop ordinary people from running for office. By 1500 GMT. By David Stringer. AP Photos.
AP INTERVIEW: CHINA-OBAMA BROTHER
GUANGZHOU, China _ Barack Obama's half brother talks to The Associated Press about his new novel _ the semi-autobiographical story of an abusive parent patterned on the two men's late father, the mostly absent figure the American president wrote about in his own memoir. In his first interview, Mark Ndesandjo says he wrote the book in part to raise awareness about domestic violence. "My father beat my mother and my father beat me, and you don't do that," says Ndesandjo, who lives in China. Moved. By William Foreman. AP Photos.
BUSINESS & FINANCE:
GERMANY-GM-OPEL
BERLIN _ Opel's worker council calls for brief warning strikes across Europe to protest General Motor Co.'s decision not to sell Opel to the Magna-Sberbank consortium, while Germany vows to get back the ⁈llion ($2.2 billion) in bridge loans it granted the Detroit company. By Melissa Eddy. Developing. AP Photos.
IRELAND-EARNS-BANK OF IRELAND
DUBLIN _ Bank of Ireland says it wrote off ⁈llion ($2.7 billion) in bad loans in its first-half and warns that the government's bailout plans could lead to greater state ownership of Ireland's second-largest bank. Moved. By Shawn Pogatchnik.
FRANCE-EARNS-TOTAL
PARIS _ Total SA, Europe's third-largest oil company, reports higher than expected profits in the third quarter although earnings were more than halved by the sharp fall in oil and gas prices over the past year. Moved. By Greg Keller.
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