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COLOMBO (Reuters) - Two bomb attacks on buses in Sri Lanka killed at least 22 people on Friday, security officials said, the latest in a series of assaults by suspected Tamil Tiger rebels on the country's transport system.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Likely U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama met privately with former rival Hillary Clinton on Thursday night, an Obama campaign spokesman said.

JUBA, Sudan (Reuters) - Rheumy-eyed Chief Joseph Lokoi has lived through two civil wars in south Sudan, but the scars covering his body are not the relics of battle.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama amended his support for Israel's stance on Jerusalem on Thursday, saying Palestinians and Israelis had to negotiate the future of the holy city.

EL FASHER, Sudan (Reuters) - The International Criminal Court prosecutor said on Thursday he would seek new indictments next month against top officials, accusing Sudan's "entire state apparatus" of involvement in crimes in Darfur.

GAZA/RAMALLAH (Reuters) - The leader of Hamas in the Gaza Strip welcomed on Thursday what he called a "new spirit" of dialogue from the Palestinian president but it was unclear how far the rival factions were moving to end a year-old schism.

HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe indefinitely suspended all work by aid groups on Thursday and police held a group of U.S. and British diplomats for several hours after they visited victims of political violence ahead of a presidential vote.

PARIS (Reuters) - The United States and the European Union said on Thursday the Doha round of world trade talks could collapse because of 11th-hour intransigence by some big developing countries.

GAZA/RAMALLAH (Reuters) - The leader of Hamas in the Gaza Strip welcomed on Thursday what he called a "new spirit" of dialogue from the Palestinian president but it was unclear how far the rival factions were moving to end a year-old schism.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers in the House of Representatives on Thursday unveiled legislation that would require federal energy market regulators to oversee all over-the-counter crude oil trading, including action on overseas exchanges like the IntercontinentalExchange.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush will veto the new version of the 2008 farm law pending in Congress, spokesman Scott Stanzel said on Thursday.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush on Thursday pressed fellow rich nations to make good on their pledges to provide $60 billion to help African countries combat diseases like malaria and HIV/AIDS.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is freezing the assets of three Gulf-based militants on Thursday, saying they provided financial and material support to al Qaeda.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A planned $10 billion global fund for cleaner emissions technology backed by the Bush administration drew a skeptical bipartisan response from members of Congress and environmentalists on Thursday.

BERLIN (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev made energy a key focus of his first trip to western Europe on Thursday, promising Germany closer energy cooperation and offering Europe more say in Russian oil and gas deliveries.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Democratic-controlled Congress on Thursday adopted a $3 trillion U.S. budget for next year as the House of Representatives put the finishing touches on a measure to eliminate deficits by 2012 while spending more than President George W. Bush wanted for domestic programs.

KINSHASA (Reuters) - The United Nations, European Union and United States on Thursday condemned a Rwandan rebel attack on a refugee camp in east Congo as a "terrorist act" and said those responsible must be brought to justice.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the Senate Banking Committee said on Thursday he hopes Congress will complete a housing rescue package and send it to President George W. Bush before lawmakers take a July 4 holiday break.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a final step to correct a clerical error, the Senate was scheduled to vote on Thursday for the second time on the $289 billion U.S. farm bill, this time including food aid and trade programs, leaders said.

HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwean police detained U.S. and British diplomats for several hours on Thursday, slashing the tires of their cars after they visited victims of political violence ahead of a presidential vote.