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G7 pledges united crisis response but rifts emerge (11 October 01:18) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Finance leaders from the world's rich nations pledged a coordinated response to the credit crisis on Friday but stopped short of backing a British plan to guarantee le... |
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Drug hitmen kill 11 in bar in Mexico (11 October 12:53) |
| CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) - Hooded gunmen believed engaged in a drugs feud burst into a bar in northern Mexico and shot dead 11 people in the third drugs-related massacre in the state ... |
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U.S. may soon remove N.Korea from blacklist (11 October 12:30) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States may soon remove North Korea from a terrorism blacklist to try to salvage nuclear talks with Pyongyang but faces resistance from Japan, a source close... |
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Selling frenzy persists (10 October 11:34) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters) - Global stocks dove head first to five-year lows on Friday at the end of a brutal week as even the traditional safe-havens of gold and government bonds suffered as fear-s... |
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Livni urges calm after Arabs, Jews clash in Israel (10 October 11:32) |
| ACRE, Israel (Reuters) - The Israeli prime minister-designate visited the ancient port of Acre on Friday to call for calm between Jews and Arabs after two nights of clashes which revived fea... |
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U.N. urges Congo-Rwanda talks to avert war (10 October 11:30) |
| KINSHASA (Reuters) - The United Nations urged Congo and Rwanda on Friday to hold talks to avoid a war after Kinshasa accused its eastern neighbor of sending troops over the border to back Co... |
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Iraqis mourn slain politician, Sadr blames U.S. (10 October 11:23) |
| NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr blamed the United States Friday for the assassination of a lawmaker who belonged to the cleric's parliamentary bloc, killed a day... |
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Suicide attack on Pakistani tribal council kills 30 (10 October 08:28) |
| PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters)PESHAWAR, Pakistan, October 10 (Reuters) - A suicide bomber drove his car into an anti-Taliban tribal council meeting in northwest Pakistan Friday, killing at lea... |
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Zimbabwe's rivals agree to seek Mbeki mediation (10 October 07:51) |
| HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's political rivals agreed on Friday to seek renewed mediation from former South African President Thabo Mbeki to try to end deadlock over posts in a unity governm... |
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Hundreds of Iraqis mourn slain Sadr MP (10 October 07:44) |
| NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) - Hundreds of supporters of Iraq's anti-American Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr gathered on Friday to bury a Sadrist lawmaker, assassinated a day earlier in a bomb atta... |
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Russia only partly fulfils Georgia ceasefire: France (10 October 07:30) |
| GORI, Georgia (Reuters) - Russia has not fully complied with the terms of a ceasefire in Georgia, France's foreign minister said on Friday, casting fresh doubt on whether frozen EU-Russia pa... |
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Suicide attack on Pakistani tribal council kills 20 (10 October 06:54) |
| PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed at least 20 people in an attack on a tribal council meeting in Pakistan's northwest Orakzai region on Friday, an official and a tribal ... |
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CORRECTED: Report blames faulty flaps, alarm for Madrid crash (10 October 06:42) |
| MADRID (Reuters) - A Spanair jet which crashed at Madrid airport in August, killing 154 people, had faulty wing flaps and a warning system that failed to sound, an initial report into the cr... |
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100 Somalis feared dead off Yemen coast: UNHCR (10 October 05:47) |
| GENEVA (Reuters) - About 100 migrants believed to be mainly Somalis are missing and feared dead after being forced overboard by smugglers off the coast of Yemen, the United Nations refugee a... |
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Suicide bomber kills 15 at Pakistani tribal council (10 October 05:41) |
| PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed at least 15 people and 30 wounded attending a tribal council in Pakistan's Orakzai region in the northwest on Friday, said a tribal eld... |
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Fearful investors dump stocks, bonds for cash (10 October 05:33) |
| LONDON (Reuters) - Europe and Asia saw panic selling of stocks on Friday, knocking the benchmark world equity index to a 5-year trough, while oil fell to a one-year low as fears grew policym... |
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NATO strikes deal for tougher Afghan drug action (10 October 05:27) |
| BUDAPEST (Reuters) - NATO allies reached a deal on Friday to allow direct attacks on the Afghan drugs trade that the United States says are vital to bringing security to the country in the f... |
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Relentless fighting kills 41 in Sri Lanka: military (10 October 05:22) |
| COLOMBO (Reuters) - At least 40 people were killed for a second straight day in the Sri Lankan military's push into rebel Tamil Tiger territory, the military said Friday, a day after a faile... |
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Libya to cut Swiss economic ties in protest (10 October 04:09) |
| TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya will withdraw $7 billion of assets in Swiss banks, cut economic ties with Switzerland and stop supplying it with oil to protest against poor treatment of Libyan dip... |
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NATO reaches deal for tougher Afghan drug action (10 October 04:07) |
| BUDAPEST (Reuters) - NATO allies reached a deal on Friday on a U.S. call for direct attacks on the Afghan drugs trade that the alliance's military commander said is key to bringing security ... |
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Global mediator Ahtisaari wins Nobel Peace Prize (10 October 04:05) |
| OSLO (Reuters) - Finland's former president Martti Ahtisaari won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for a long career of peace work from Namibia to Kosovo.
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Fears grip investors as global equities routed (10 October 04:04) |
| LONDON (Reuters) - Europe joined Asia's panic selling of stocks on Friday, knocking the benchmark world equity index to a 5-year trough, while the low-yielding yen jumped as fears grew that ... |
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Lithuania to vote amid economic fears, Russia worry (10 October 03:43) |
| VILNIUS (Reuters) - Lithuanians vote in a parliamentary election Sunday with double digit inflation fuelling fears their small economy could be swamped by the global financial crisis.
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Mugabe, Tsvangirai set for new round of talks: report (10 October 03:06) |
| HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe's party said he would meet opposition leaders Friday, a day after his main rival Morgan Tsvangirai declared a deadlock in talks and urged ... |
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European shares join global plunge as banks tumble (10 October 01:22) |
| LONDON (Reuters) - European stocks tumbled at the open on Friday, tracking plunges in Asian and U.S. equities as investors feared world governments' attempts to unlock credit markets would n... |
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China threatens to "out" tainted milk offenders (10 October 10:16) |
| BEIJING (Reuters) - China has stepped up scrutiny of milk production, tightening dairy controls and threatened to "out" offenders amid a widening health scandal, state media said on Friday.
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Japan may back North Korea, U.S. nuclear deal (10 October 09:58) |
| SEOUL/TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan would not object to the removal of North Korea from a U.S. terrorism blacklist if the move was seen as paving the way for Pyongyang to scrap its nuclear program... |
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Thai protest leaders surrender, seek bail (10 October 09:11) |
| BANGKOK (Reuters) - Leaders of a long-running protest in Thailand surrendered to police on Friday on charges of inciting unrest, but are expected to win bail immediately and continue their f... |
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North Korea and U.S. near nuclear deal: reports (10 October 07:39) |
| SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea and the United States are near a deal on verifying Pyongyang's claims about its nuclear program that would prompt Washington to soon remove the state from its t... |
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China military decries U.S. arms package for Taiwan (10 October 07:29) |
| BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese military spokesman said relations with the United States are sure to suffer after Washington announced a big arms package for disputed Taiwan, warning high-leve... |
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Jews and Arabs clash in northern Israeli city (10 October 06:22) |
| JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Police used tear gas and water cannon to try and stamp out clashes between Jews and Arabs in Israel's northern coastal city of Acre on Thursday, officials said.
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Europeans get canny, creative in crisis (10 October 05:50) |
| BERLIN (Reuters) - Lukas Schmidt was staring at the alluring photos of white sandy beaches and palm trees on display in the shop window of a Berlin travel agents but sighed and turned away.
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Mullen sees Afghanistan worsening into next year (10 October 05:34) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Violence in Afghanistan will escalate in 2009 unless the United States and other countries move quickly to counter an intensifying Taliban insurgency with troops and a... |
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Montenegro, Macedonia recognize Kosovo (10 October 05:29) |
| SKOPJE (Reuters) - Serbia's neighbors Montenegro and Macedonia recognized Kosovo on Thursday in a blow to Belgrade's efforts to counter the secession of its former province.
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NATO seeks to overcome divide on Afghan drugs plan (10 October 04:16) |
| BUDAPEST (Reuters) - The NATO allies will try on Friday to iron out differences over a U.S. call for direct attacks on the Afghan drugs trade that is fuelling the Taliban insurgency.
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Americans, Finn among late Nobel tips: report (10 October 03:13) |
| OSLO (Reuters) - Americans Sam Nunn and Richard Lugar and Finland's former president Martti Ahtisaari are among late tips to win the Nobel Peace Prize, though there is no clear favorite, Nor... |
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G7 to meet on world financial crisis (10 October 02:42) |
| NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Stocks plummeted to five-year lows on Thursday on the eve of a G7 meeting of economic powers to try to halt a global spiral of financial distress and slowing ... |
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Montenegro deals blow to Serbia over Kosovo (10 October 02:38) |
| BELGRADE (Reuters) - Montenegro, the last Balkan state to end its union with Serbia, recognized Kosovo on Thursday in a blow to Belgrade's efforts to counter the secession of its former prov... |
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Sudan leader says allegations against him "fabricated" (10 October 01:24) |
| LONDON (Reuters) - Sudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir said Thursday that war crimes allegations against him were fabricated and the people would decide in elections next year if the cou... |
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Israelis and Arabs clash over car-free Yom Kippur (10 October 01:22) |
| JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli police closed off the northern coastal city of Acre on Thursday when clashes erupted for the second time in a day between Jews and Arabs.
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Peru's entire cabinet offering to quit over scandal (10 October 01:04) |
| LIMA (Reuters) - Peruvian President Alan Garcia's entire cabinet will offer to quit in a widening corruption scandal over oil concessions, Prime Minister Jorge del Castillo said on Thursday.... |
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Cuba begins leasing land in key Raul Castro reform (09 October 11:38) |
| HAVANA (Reuters) - Communist Cuba has begun leasing land to private farmers, cooperatives and state companies for the first time in decades in a step forward for one of President Raul Castro... |
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Bomb in Pakistan capital, air strikes on militants (09 October 11:29) |
| ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A suicide bomber attacked police headquarters in Islamabad, air strikes targeting Islamist fighters killed 26 people, and children died in a roadside blast on Thursday ... |
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U.S. eyes bank equity stakes as world looks to G7 (09 October 10:40) |
| NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States moved closer to taking equity stakes in banks on Thursday ahead of a G7 meeting of economic powers trying to stave off world financial ruin.... |
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Ukraine president says Dec election is "no tragedy" (09 October 09:32) |
| KIEV (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko said on Thursday the December 7 early election he had called was "no tragedy" and urged voters to look upon the third such ballot in as... |
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U.S. fears Iran-backed killings ahead of Iraq polls (09 October 09:25) |
| BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. forces in Iraq fear a wave of assassinations ahead of provincial elections, some carried out by militant cells trained in Iran, the U.S. general in command of the so... |
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World looks to G7 in crisis; U.S. weighs equity stakes (09 October 09:09) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States weighed taking an equity stake in banks ahead of a G7 meeting of economic powers to try to ward off world financial ruin.
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Don't cut aid to Africa, AU head pleads to world (09 October 08:40) |
| DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - The chairman of the African Union (AU) urged the world on Thursday not to row back on aid to the world's poorest continent due to the financial crisis.
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Intelligence study finds chaos in Afghanistan: report (09 October 08:34) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. intelligence agencies conclude in a draft report that Afghanistan is in a downward spiral and they doubt whether the Kabul government can stem the Taliban's rise,... |
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Georgia villages "torched," satellite study shows (09 October 07:58) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hundreds of houses in ethnic Georgian villages in South Ossetia were torched in August, after Russian troops took control of the area, according to an analysis of sate... |
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