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Serbia to vote in new pro-Western government

Reuters - World News - Thu, 2024-11-28 22:40
BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbia's new government will focus on quick entry into the European Union, strengthening the country's economy and keeping Kosovo as a part of Serbia, Prime Minister designate Mirko Cvetkovic said on Monday.

Chavez implicated in "suitcase scandal": U.S. witness

Reuters - World News - Thu, 2024-11-28 22:40
MIAMI (Reuters) - A lawyer for a defendant in the Argentine "suitcase scandal" said a U.S. government witness has sworn that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was personally involved in the affair, according to a U.S. court filing.

Obama "puzzled" by Iraq comment frenzy

Reuters - Politics - Thu, 2024-11-28 22:40
ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said on Saturday his plan to end the Iraq war was unchanged and he was puzzled by the sharp reaction to his statement this week that he might "refine" his timetable for withdrawing U.S. combat troops.

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Obama and McCain square off over economy

Reuters - Politics - Thu, 2024-11-28 22:40
ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - Presidential rivals Barack Obama and John McCain clashed over how to boost the ailing U.S. economy on Monday, with Obama pushing for a new stimulus package to help homeowners and McCain pressing for low income taxes and incentives for small business.

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S.Korea president sacks ministers for U.S. beef deal

Reuters - Politics - Thu, 2024-11-28 22:40
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean President Lee Myung-bak sacked three ministers on Monday in his first cabinet reshuffle, trying to restore support for his four-month-old government embattled over an unpopular U.S. beef import deal.

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Israel to exhume Hezbollah bodies for prisoner swap

Reuters - World News - Thu, 2024-11-28 22:40
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel will begin exhuming bodies of Hezbollah fighters on Monday ahead of a planned swap with the Lebanese guerrilla group, which is holding two soldiers, an Israeli military spokesman said.

Israel extends curfew in Palestinian town

Reuters - World News - Thu, 2024-11-28 22:40
OUTSIDE NILIN, West Bank (Reuters) - Israeli soldiers fired teargas and stun grenades on Monday to stifle protests against a West Bank barrier, declared illegal by the World Court four years ago this week.

Blasts shake Georgia conflict zone, one killed

Reuters - World News - Thu, 2024-11-28 22:40
TBILISI (Reuters) - Georgian officials said six explosions struck on both sides of a de facto border between Georgia and its breakaway Abkhazia region on Sunday, killing one person.

G8 wrangles over climate change, aid to Africa

Reuters - World News - Thu, 2024-11-28 22:40
TOYAKO, Japan (Reuters) - World leaders head into the second day of the annual G8 summit preoccupied by soaring food and oil prices and deeply divided over how to tackle climate change.

One month to go - Beijing prepares to deliver

Reuters - World News - Thu, 2024-11-28 22:40
BEIJING (Reuters) - With a month remaining until the opening ceremony of one of the most scrutinized Olympic Games in history, the time has come for Beijing to deliver on seven years of promises and billions of dollars spent.

Rice to ink missile defense deal this week in Prague

Reuters - Politics - Thu, 2024-11-28 22:40
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice travels to Europe on Monday to sign a missile defense agreement in Prague and will make stops in Sofia and Tbilisi, the State Department said on Sunday.

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China presses Dalai Lama ahead of Games

Reuters - World News - Thu, 2024-11-28 22:40
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's stance on future talks with envoys of the Dalai Lama rests on how he answers demands not to disrupt next month's Beijing Olympics, an official said, highlighting intense anxieties about the Games.

UAE cancels nearly $7 bln in Iraq debt

Reuters - World News - Thu, 2024-11-28 22:40
DUBAI (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates has cancelled almost $7 billion of debt including interest and arrears payments owed by Baghdad, becoming the first Gulf Arab country to forgive all of Iraq's debt.

British report calls for new look at biofuels

Reuters - World News - Thu, 2024-11-28 22:40
TOYAKO, Japan (Reuters) - A British government report on food policy to be published on Monday says the link between demand for biofuels and rising world food prices needs to be more closely examined.

Iranian minister sees "new environment" for EU talks

Reuters - World News - Thu, 2024-11-28 22:40
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iran's foreign minister on Sunday expressed optimism about what he said was a "new environment" for talks with major powers over its nuclear program.

Chavez implicated in "suitcase scandal": U.S. witness

Reuters - World News - Thu, 2024-11-28 22:40
MIAMI (Reuters) - A lawyer for a defendant in the Argentine "suitcase scandal" said a U.S. government witness has sworn that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was personally involved in the affair, according to a U.S. court filing.

Israel to exhume Hezbollah bodies for prisoner swap

Reuters - World News - Thu, 2024-11-28 22:40
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel will begin exhuming the bodies of Hezbollah fighters buried in Israel ahead of a swap deal with the Lebanese guerrilla group, which is holding two Israeli soldiers, a military official said on Sunday.

McCain, in Mexico, faults Obama on trade

Reuters - Politics - Thu, 2024-11-28 22:40
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - U.S. Republican presidential candidate John McCain took a veiled swipe at Democratic rival Barack Obama over trade on Thursday in the final leg of a Latin American trip aimed at showcasing the Arizona senator's foreign policy credentials.

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Obama "puzzled" by Iraq comment frenzy

Reuters - Politics - Thu, 2024-11-28 22:40
ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said on Saturday his plan to end the Iraq war was unchanged and he was puzzled by the sharp reaction to his statement this week that he might "refine" his timetable for withdrawing U.S. combat troops.

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Russia opposition figures calls for "prisoner day"

Reuters - World News - Thu, 2024-11-28 22:40
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian dissident launched a campaign on Sunday in support of what he called political prisoners, demanding President Dmitry Medvedev free 25 people - including jailed oil boss Mikhail Khodorkovsky.

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