End of an era: Italy's Berlusconi resigns (AP)

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• End of an era: Italy's Berlusconi resigns (AP)
• After week's turmoil Penn State finally plays (AP)
• GOP rivals debate foreign policy in South Carolina (AP)
• Obama sees economic power of Asia-Pacific region (AP)
• Arab League votes to suspend Syria over killings (AP)
• Cain says God persuaded him to run for president (AP)
• Sandusky had access to vulnerable kids via charity (AP)
• Accidental blast at Iranian arms depot kills 17 (AP)
• Conn. storm highlights decades of repeat issues (AP)
• Rescued baseball player Ramos thankful to be alive (AP)
• Crowds in Rome jubilant over Berlusconi's departure (Reuters)
• Outlines of pan-Pacific trade deal reached: Obama (Reuters)
• Arab League suspends Syria, demands end to killing (Reuters)
• Mexico crash may have been due to pilot error: report (Reuters)
• Huge blast kills 17 at Iran military base (Reuters)
• Penn State team shaken after week of turmoil (Reuters)
• Turkish commandos shoot dead lone ferry hijacker (Reuters)
• Yemen vice president says power handover deal close (Reuters)
• Obama seeks to reassure Asia of US interest (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Newt Gingrich: Will his mini-surge in the polls last? (The Christian Science Monitor)

End of an era: Italy's Berlusconi resigns (AP) Posted: 12 Nov 2011 01:35 PM PST AP - Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi resigned Saturday after parliament's lower chamber passed European-demanded reforms, ending a 17-year political era and setting in motion a transition aimed at bringing the country back from the brink of economic crisis.

After week's turmoil Penn State finally plays (AP) Posted: 12 Nov 2011 01:36 PM PST AP - The Nebraska and Penn State players gathered at midfield before the game, kneeling together for a long moment in a quiet stadium.

GOP rivals debate foreign policy in South Carolina (AP) Posted: 12 Nov 2011 01:38 PM PST AP - Republican candidates will challenge President Barack Obama on foreign policy, an issue they have given scant attention in recent weeks, as they gather Saturday for their second debate in four days.

Obama sees economic power of Asia-Pacific region (AP) Posted: 12 Nov 2011 01:37 PM PST AP - Placing high hopes on the economic power of Pacific rim nations, President Barack Obama on Saturday declared the Asia-Pacific region the heart of explosive growth for years to come. For businesses, he said, "this is where the action's going to be."

Arab League votes to suspend Syria over killings (AP) Posted: 12 Nov 2011 12:34 PM PST AP - In a surprisingly sharp move, the Arab League voted Saturday to suspend Syria over the country's bloody crackdown on an eight-month uprising and stepped up calls on the army to stop killing civilians.

Cain says God persuaded him to run for president (AP) Posted: 12 Nov 2011 12:45 PM PST AP - Republican Herman Cain said God convinced him to enter the race for president, comparing himself to Moses: "'You've got the wrong man, Lord. Are you sure?'"

Sandusky had access to vulnerable kids via charity (AP) Posted: 12 Nov 2011 09:23 AM PST AP - Over the past 30 years, politicians, sports stars and community leaders heaped praise on Jerry Sandusky and the charity he founded for troubled youngsters, The Second Mile. It was a model program, and the acclaimed football coach was its driving force.

Accidental blast at Iranian arms depot kills 17 (AP) Posted: 12 Nov 2011 09:36 AM PST AP - An accidental explosion at a Revolutionary Guard ammunition depot west of Tehran killed at least 17 soldiers on Saturday, Iranian officials said.

Conn. storm highlights decades of repeat issues (AP) Posted: 12 Nov 2011 09:27 AM PST AP - A storm hits Connecticut and causes hundreds of thousands to lose power. Utility companies take a week or longer to restore it. Public outrage leads to state investigations. Officials order service improvements.

Rescued baseball player Ramos thankful to be alive (AP) Posted: 12 Nov 2011 01:45 PM PST AP - His eyes tearing up with emotion, Washington Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos embraced his rescuers Saturday and said he had wondered whether he would survive a two-day kidnapping ordeal that ended when commandos swept into his captors' mountain hideout.

Crowds in Rome jubilant over Berlusconi's departure (Reuters) Posted: 12 Nov 2011 12:49 PM PST Reuters - Crowds gathered at government buildings on Saturday celebrating the imminent departure of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi after parliament cleared the way for his resignation by approving a budget aimed at rescuing Italy from financial crisis.

Outlines of pan-Pacific trade deal reached: Obama (Reuters) Posted: 12 Nov 2011 01:30 PM PST Reuters - President Barack Obama said Saturday the broad outlines of a deal had been reached on the TranspAcific Partnership trade initiative and he predicted success for the agreement.

Arab League suspends Syria, demands end to killing (Reuters) Posted: 12 Nov 2011 11:17 AM PST Reuters - The Arab League suspended Syria and called on its army to stop killing civilians in a surprise move on Saturday that some Western leaders said should prompt tougher international action against President Bashar al-Assad.

Mexico crash may have been due to pilot error: report (Reuters) Posted: 12 Nov 2011 09:43 AM PST Reuters - Pilot error could have caused the helicopter crash that killed Mexican Interior Minister Francisco Blake on Friday, according to a preliminary investigation cited by a local newspaper on Saturday.

Huge blast kills 17 at Iran military base (Reuters) Posted: 12 Nov 2011 09:41 AM PST Reuters - A massive explosion at a military arms depot near the Iranian capital Tehran on Saturday killed 17 Revolutionary Guards and wounded 15, a spokesman for the elite fighting force told the semi-official Fars news agency.

Penn State team shaken after week of turmoil (Reuters) Posted: 12 Nov 2011 01:19 PM PST Reuters - Penn State's football team struggled in its final home football game of the year on Saturday after its revered coach was fired amid a child sex abuse and cover-up scandal that has rocked the campus.

Turkish commandos shoot dead lone ferry hijacker (Reuters) Posted: 12 Nov 2011 03:53 AM PST Reuters - Turkish commandos killed a lone hijacker, identified as a Kurdish militant armed with a bomb, in a pre-dawn operation on Saturday to rescue more than 20 passengers and crew held hostage for 12 hours on a high-speed ferry near Istanbul.

Yemen vice president says power handover deal close (Reuters) Posted: 12 Nov 2011 11:26 AM PST Reuters - Yemen's vice president said on Saturday the government and the opposition were close to finalizing a deal aimed at easing President Ali Abdullah Saleh out of power, one day after 17 people died in violence in the city of Taiz.

Obama seeks to reassure Asia of US interest (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 11 Nov 2011 02:33 PM PST The Christian Science Monitor - With America’s military presence in Iraq winding down by the end of the year yet with jobs dominating the domestic political picture, President Obama is redirecting his attention to the world’s rising economic power house â€" Asia â€" with a nine-day trip to the East.

Newt Gingrich: Will his mini-surge in the polls last? (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 11 Nov 2011 02:17 PM PST The Christian Science Monitor - Is it possible that GOP primary voters are so ambivalent about former Gov. Mitt Romney’s presidential bid that they might turn instead to a thrice-married former lawmaker â€" one who has a penchant for bestowing extravagant gifts on his wife during a time of economic malaise?

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