GREECE: Prime Minister Papandreou announced a referendum on the country’s new loan deal with the EU, and then called it off after opposition leaders agreed to back the deal. (New York Times)
FRANCE: Leaders from G20 countries met in Cannes to discuss global economic growth and stability. (BBC)
COLOMBIA: Alfonso Cano, leader of the FARC rebel group, was killed in a military operation November 4. (Los Angeles Times)
THAILAND: Flood waters continued to spread through Bangkok as 506 people were confirmed dead. (Xinhua)
SAUDI ARABIA/WORLD: Muslims from around the world traveled to Mecca for the annual Hajj pilgrimage which began November 5. (CNN)
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November 7, 2011
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