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Antigua: Mount Obama?

ST JOHN'S — Antigua's prime minister wants to rename the island's highest mountain peak "Mount Obama" in honor of the U.S. president-elect.

"Boggy Peak," as it is currently known, soars more than 1,300 feet over the island's southern point and serves as a transmission site for broadcast and telecommunication providers. It also is a popular hiking spot.

Political analyst Avel Grant says the name change could draw more tourists to the island.

Britain: Falkland constitution

LONDON — The disputed Falkland Islands have a new constitution, the British and Falkland Islands' governments said Thursday.

The new document, approved by Queen Elizabeth II on Wednesday, formalizes the system of self-government on the South Atlantic archipelago while giving Britain the final say on foreign policy, policing and the administration of justice, according to a joint statement.

The British government's role in administering the overseas territory is highly sensitive: The islands, known in Spanish as Las Malvinas, are claimed by Argentina, which invaded the archipelago in 1982 and then was defeated by Britain in a 73-day war.

Egypt: Protesters burn house

CAIRO — Dozens of protesters stormed the headquarters of Egypt's most prominent opposition politician and set it on fire early Thursday, injuring seven people, eyewitnesses and police said.

The violence was the latest infighting in the opposition al-Ghad party, bitterly divided between supporters of jailed dissident Ayman Nour and those who back a pro-government leader.

About 200 protesters first pelted the al-Ghad headquarters in downtown Cairo with stones and bottles. Then some used aerosol cans to spray flames at the offices.

Iran: Magazine censored

TEHRAN — Iran's official news agency says that authorities banned a prominent weekly for going beyond topics it was supposed to cover.

IRNA's report Thursday quotes deputy culture minister Alireza Malekian as saying that the magazine — Sharvand-e Emrooz, or Today's Citizen — was banned because of a "discrepancy" between its content and "declared domain."

Malekian also says the magazine editors ignored earlier warnings on the issue.