Coup attempt at luxury hotel in Manila, foiled; Kasparov free in Russia; 3 arrested in Slovkia and Hungary for uranium peddling...

29 November :: 5-star hotel in Manila taken over by rebel senator, mutinous military faction, declaring coup attempt; elite military unit retakes hotel, detains all involved, within 7 hours, some conspirators reported to be on trial at present for ties to 2003 coup attempt... Chess legend, opposition leader Garry Kasparov freed from Russian jail, after being detained by Putin's gov't for leading an opposition demonstration; he says he expects next time the gov't will impose criminal charges for speaking out against regime... Two Hungarians, one Ukrainian arrested for alleged attempt to sell one pound of Uranium-235 in powder form; investigators say the substance originaed in "former Soviet republics" and was 98.6% Uranium-235, 85% being considered "weapons grade"...