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Obama to announce Afghanistan decision within days
By Jeff Mason and Adam Entous WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will announce his deci… more
Philippines imposes emergency; massacre toll reaches 46
 Filipino villagers dig a shallow grave of victims at the scene of a massacre of a political clan, which included several journalists, on the outskirts of Ampatuan, Maguindanao in southern Philippines, November 24, 2009. REUTERS/Erik de Castro By Eric de Castro AMPATUAN, Philippines (Reuters) - The Philippines … more
Netanyahu says Hamas prisoner deal might not happen
By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An Israeli prisoner exchange with Hamas has not yet been agr… more
Iraq national vote unlikely in January
By Waleed Ibrahim BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq will be unable to hold a national election in January a… more
Iraq national vote unlikely in January: official
 An Iraqi soldier stand guard at a check point in Baghdad, November 26, 2008. REUTERS/Ceerwan Aziz By Waleed Ibrahim BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq will be unable to hold a … more
WHO probing drug resistant swine flu
 National Councillor Doris Fiala receives a vaccination during a H1N1 swine flu virus vaccination session for members of the national parliament, during the winter parliament session in Bern, November 24, 2009. REUTERS/Michael Buholzer By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organizatio… more
Philippine massacre toll mounts to 39 dead: police
MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine police found 15 more bodies on Tuesday at the site of a massacre in t… more
WHO probing spread of drug-resistant swine flu
GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization (WHO) is looking into reports in Britain of the li… more
Hague prosecutor accuses Congo warlords
By Aaron Gray-Block THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Two Congolese militia leaders commanded forces that rape… more
Iran says needs guarantees to ship nuclear fuel
By Parisa Hafezi TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran could consider sending its low-enriched uranium abroad, t… more
Soldiers kill 18 militants in Pakistan Khyber area
By Ibrahim Shinwari LANDIKOTAL, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani soldiers killed 18 militants on Tue… more
Philippines imposes emergency rule after massacre
 Women light candles for the victims of abduction and killing in Maguindanao province southern Philippines during a rally marking the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women in Quezon City Metro Manila, November 24, 2009. REUTERS/Cheryl Ravelo By Eric de Castro AMPATUAN, Philippines (Reuters) - Philippine Presi… more
Obama meets with top advisers on Afghan policy
 U.S. Army Sergeant Salei Sale (L) of A-BTRY 2/377 PFAR Task Force Steel looks on as other soldiers fire their weapons during a training session at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Tillman, November 23, 2009. REUTERS/Bruno Domingos By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama met w… more
Hamas prisoner deal "very near": Israeli minister
By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel is "very near" to agreeing a prisoner swap with Hamas… more
Over 33 million infected with AIDS virus: U.N.
By Shen Rujun and Royston Chan SHANGHAI (Reuters) - An estimated 33.4 million people worldwide are… more
Congo warlords in the dock at Hague court
 Congolese warlords Germain Katanga sits in the courtroom of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, November 24, 2009. REUTERS/Michael Kooren By Aaron Gray-Block and Suzan Yucel THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Two Congol… more
Israel-Hamas prisoner swap deal near
 Captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit is seen in a video grab released on October 2, 2009 by Israeli television. REUTERS/Handout By Edmund Blair CAIRO (Reuters) - Israel has softened its terms for … more
China executes two for tainted milk scandal
BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Tuesday executed two people for their role in a tainted milk scandal t… more
Belgian pleads guilty in U.S. jet parts sale to Iran
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Belgian man pleaded guilty on Monday to charges of conspiring to illegally… more
Iran shuts newspaper for Baha'i photo: media
TEHRAN (Reuters) - A popular conservative newspaper critical of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinej… more
Police arresting people "just for the DNA"
By Peter Griffiths LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has built the world's biggest DNA database without p… more
Over 33 million worldwide infected with AIDS: report
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - An estimated 33.4 million people worldwide are infected with the AIDS virus, a… more
Iraq parliament passes new vote law
 Iraq's Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi holds a news conference while announcing his new list of political candidates to participate in the next parliamentary election, in Baghdad, in this September 12, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Mohammed Ameen By Waleed Ibrahim BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's fractious parliament on… more
Obama to meet advisers on Afghanistan
 U.S. Army Sergeant Salei Sale (L) of A-BTRY 2/377 PFAR Task Force Steel looks on as other soldiers fire their weapons during a training session at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Tillman, November 23, 2009. REUTERS/Bruno Domingos By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama plann… more
Big Bang machine achieves first particle collisions
 Overview of the first element (L) of the huge magnet of the CMS (Compact Muon Solenoid) experimental site at the European Organization for Nuclear Research CERN (Centre Europeen de Recherche Nucleaire) before its lowering on Thursday in the French village of Cessy near the Swiss city of Geneva November 29, 2006. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse By Jason Rhodes ZURICH (Reuters) -- Scientists have smashed together… more
WHO and UNAIDS say 33.4 million infected with AIDS virus
 University students carry large red ribbons on a street during an HIV/AIDS awareness rally ahead of World AIDS day in Shenyang, Liaoning province November 29, 2008. REUTERS/Stringer HONG KONG (Reuters) - An estimated 33.4 million people worldwide are … more
Iraq parliament passes new vote law
By Waleed Ibrahim BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's parliament on Monday approved an amended law needed t… more
WHO and UNAIDS say 33.4 million worldwide infected with AIDS virus
HONG KONG (Reuters) - An estimated 33.4 million people worldwide are infected with the AIDS virus, … more
Iran launches war games to protect nuclear sites
 A Ghadr 1 class Shahab 3 long range missile is prepared for launch during a test from an unknown location in central Iran September 28, 2009. REUTERS/Fars News/Ali Shayegan TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's armed forces launched large-scale air defen… more
Two Afghan ministers suspected of embezzlement
By Hamid Shalizi KABUL (Reuters) - Two Afghan cabinet ministers are being investigated under suspi… more
Thailand passes tough security law ahead of protest
By Ambika Ahuja BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand passed a tough security law on Tuesday, giving the mi… more
Pakistani forces attack Taliban, kill 22
By Hassan Orakzai HANGU, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani security forces, backed by tanks and artil… more
Pakistani forces attack Taliban in NW, kill 22
By Hassan Orakzai HANGU, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani security forces backed by tanks and artill… more
Saudi Arabia seeks to curb flu and stop protest at haj
 A security official wearing a protective mask keeps an eye on cars at a checkpoint between Jeddah and Mecca before the start of the annual Hajj pilgrimage November 21, 2009. REUTERS/Caren Firouz RIYADH (Reuters) - More than two million Muslims gather this week for… more
China mine explosion death toll reaches 92
By Maxim Duncan HEGANG, China (Reuters) - The death toll from China's latest coal mine disaster re… more
Israel-Hamas prisoner swap deal near: officials
CAIRO (Reuters) - Israel has softened its terms for a prisoner swap with Hamas and the two enemies … more
Gunmen kill 21 in Philippine political war
By Manny Mogato MANILA (Reuters) - Gunmen abducted and killed at least 21 people in the southern P… more
Israeli president plays down settlement work
By Cynthia Johnston and Yasmine Saleh CAIRO (Reuters) - Israel's president said on Sunday expandin… more
Indonesian ferry sinks; 29 dead, most survive
By Telly Nathalia JAKARTA (Reuters) - An overloaded ferry sank in bad weather off Indonesia's Riau… more
China mine explosion death toll reaches 87
 Rescuers prepare to enter the Xinxing coal mine to search for survivors following a gas explosion at the mine in Hegang, Heilongjiang Province November 22, 2009. REUTERS/Aly Song By Maxim Duncan HEGANG, China (Reuters) - The death toll from China'… more
Khmer Rouge torturer had broad autonomy, lawyer says
 Chief Khmer Rouge interrogator Duch reads a document during closing arguments at his trial by a U.N.-backed tribunal at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) on the outskirts of Phnom Penh, November 23, 2009. REUTERS/ECCC/Handout By Ek Madra PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - The Khmer Rouge's chief torturer … more
Iraq parliament passes key investment law
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's parliament passed an investment law on Monday that would allow foreigner… more
Gunmen kill 21 in Philippines over political rivalry
By Manny Mogato MANILA (Reuters) - Gunmen killed at least 21 people in the southern Philippines on… more
Two Afghan ministers in corruption probe
KABUL (Reuters) - Two Afghan ministers suspected of embezzlement have been summoned for investigati… more
Denmark says 65 leaders enrolled for climate talks
 Greenpeace activists hang banners at the Sagrada Familia Temple, designed by Antoni Gaudi, in Barcelona November 2, 2009. REUTERS/Albert Gea By John Acher COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Sixty-five world leaders have c… more
China quake activist jailed for three years
By Chris Buckley BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese dissident who tried to help victims of last year's … more
Dark ocean depths home to exotic, unknown life
 A rare 'Dumbo' octopod - a creature named as such because it flaps fins that look like ears of the cartoon flying elephant - is seen in the depths of the ocean in this undated handout photo released November 22, 2009. REUTERS/David Shale/Handout By Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent OSLO (Reuters) - The per… more
Gunmen kill 21 in Philippine political violence
MANILA (Reuters) - Gunmen kidnapped and killed at least 21 people in the southern Philippines on Mo… more
China attacks "biased" U.S. cyber-spying report
BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Monday accused a U.S. congressional advisory panel of bias for a repor… more
Pakistani militant group an intractable Indian foe
By Kamran Haider ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The Pakistan-based militant group that attacked the Indian … more

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