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Hurricane Ida aims for Gulf of Mexico oil fields

Sun Nov 08, 12:00 AM
CANCUN, Mexico (Reuters) - Hurricane Ida roared toward the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday, where important oil fields are located, after killing 91 people and leaving at least another 60 missing in floods a… more
 People walk past the Brandenburg Gate where domino pieces mark the former border line between East and West in Berlin November 8, 2009. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

World leaders line up to mark fall of Berlin Wall

Sun Nov 08, 12:00 AM
BERLIN (Reuters) - World leaders past and present will join German crowds on Monday to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall -- a stark symbol of the Cold War that divided a ci… more
 Abbas al-Bayati (C), a Turkmen member of the Iraqi parliament, speaks to the media after voting on an election law at the Iraqi parliament in Baghdad November 8, 2009. REUTERS/Mohammed Ameen

Iraq passes election law paving way for January poll

Sun Nov 08, 12:00 AM
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi lawmakers passed a long-delayed election law on Sunday to pave the way for a January poll, after parliament sidestepped a potentially explosive row over the oil-producing cit… more

Netanyahu's Washington trip clouded by Abbas threat

Sun Nov 08, 12:00 AM
TEL AVIV, Israel (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew to Washington on Sunday with the U.S. Middle… more

SPECIAL REPORT: In eastern Europe, people pine for socialism

Sun Nov 08, 12:00 AM
BELENE, Bulgaria (Reuters) - In the dense forests of the idyllic Danube island of Persin, home to the endangered sea eag… more

Iran's Karoubi attacks Ahmadinejad on U.S. policy

Sun Nov 08, 12:00 AM
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian opposition figure Mehdi Karoubi, whose supporters clashed with police in a rally last week, a… more

Indonesia says no casualties in 6.7 magnitude quake

Sun Nov 08, 12:00 AM
JAKARTA (Reuters) - A strong 6.7-magnitude earthquake has shaken Indonesia, the U.S. Geological Survey reported early on… more

Somalia sees end to Spain hostage crisis in 3 weeks

Sun Nov 08, 12:00 AM
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somalia's government expects a settlement in about three weeks with pirates holding hostage 36 cre… more

Market attack in Pakistan kills at least 12

Sun Nov 08, 12:00 AM
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed an anti-Taliban village mayor and 11 other people in an attack ne… more

Ally of Zimbabwe's PM goes on trial for terrorism

Sun Nov 08, 12:00 AM
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's ally Roy Bennett goes on trial accused of terrorism on … more
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