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Cordial mood awaits Karadzic in Hague detention unit

Reuters - World News - Fri, 2024-11-29 21:02
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Radovan Karadzic can expect an en suite cell, home-cooked Balkan cuisine and a convivial atmosphere where former enemies play table football when he is transferred to the detention unit of the Hague Tribunal.

U.S. still hopes for Israeli-Palestinian deal

Reuters - Politics - Fri, 2024-11-29 21:02
PERTH, Australia (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Friday there was still time for Israelis and Palestinians to reach a peace deal by the end of 2008.

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Iran bans newspaper over economic reporting: agency

Reuters - World News - Fri, 2024-11-29 21:02
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian authorities have banned the evening edition of a large circulation newspaper for publishing news they said was harmful to the economy, Iranian media reported.

Taiwan's new top U.S. diplomat unaware of arms sale freeze

Reuters - Politics - Fri, 2024-11-29 21:02
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's top new diplomat to the United States said on Friday he is unaware of any U.S. freeze on arms sales to the island, despite conflicting media reports on the subject over the last two weeks.

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Obama says his foreign tour will reassure Americans

Reuters - Politics - Fri, 2024-11-29 21:02
BERLIN (Reuters) - U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama hopes his visit to Europe and the Middle East will show U.S. voters that he is a safe pair of hands, the Democrat said in an interview on Friday.

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Obama presses Europe on Afghanistan in Berlin

Reuters - Politics - Fri, 2024-11-29 21:02
BERLIN (Reuters) - U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama urged Europe to stand by the United States in stabilizing Afghanistan in a speech to over 200,000 in Berlin that stressed the need for unity in the face of new threats.

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Two killed, 18 injured in Yemen attack: source

Reuters - World News - Fri, 2024-11-29 21:02
SANAA (Reuters) - Two people were killed and at least 18 others injured when a car was rammed into a police station in Yemen's Hadramout province early on Friday, a security source said.

Mumbai, a modern Babel, downgrades English

Reuters - World News - Fri, 2024-11-29 21:02
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Earlier this month, a Mumbai city official stood up to make a presentation on water meters only to be heckled and jeered into silence by his colleagues.

Pakistan needs to do more to close Afghan border: Rice

Reuters - Politics - Fri, 2024-11-29 21:02
PERTH, Australia (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Friday that Pakistan needed to do more to help curb the flow of militants across its border into Afghanistan as the Taliban had increased terrorist activity.

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U.N. Security Council split on how to deal with Myanmar

Reuters - World News - Fri, 2024-11-29 21:02
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council was split on Thursday over how to push Myanmar to improve human rights and adopt democratic reforms as a U.N. special envoy prepared for a key visit to the Asian nation.

Colombia's FARC rebels free eight hostages: ICRC

Reuters - World News - Fri, 2024-11-29 21:02
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's FARC guerrillas have released eight hostages in the first such handover since the rebel group was tricked in a military operation to free Ingrid Betancourt and 14 other captives on July 2, the International Committee of the Red Cross said on Thursday.

Lesbians lose Australian court battle over twins

Reuters - World News - Fri, 2024-11-29 21:02
CANBERRA (Reuters) - An Australian lesbian couple have lost a controversial court battle after trying to sue their doctor for having healthy twins from an in vitro fertilisation procedure (IVF), with doctors on Friday praising the verdict.

Rice shares shopping, life tips Down Under

Reuters - Politics - Fri, 2024-11-29 21:02
PERTH (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice had a taste of life in the Australian mining boomtown of Perth on Friday, sipping coffee with the foreign minister at his local and chatting with girls about shopping.

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Hopes of reaching world trade deal revive at WTO

Reuters - World News - Fri, 2024-11-29 21:02
GENEVA (Reuters) - Ministers hailed an emerging trade deal on Friday, as compromise proposals revitalized deadlocked talks at the World Trade Organisation (WTO).

Bitter blow for UK's Brown in local election loss

Reuters - World News - Fri, 2024-11-29 21:02
GLASGOW (Reuters) - Britain's ruling Labour Party lost one of its safest parliamentary seats on Friday, deepening doubts in its own ranks about Prime Minister Gordon Brown's ability to win the next election.

NZ students offer cash for Condoleezza Rice's "arrest"

Reuters - World News - Fri, 2024-11-29 21:02
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - A group of New Zealand students has come up with a novel way of protesting against a visit by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, offering a cash reward for her "arrest" over U.S. actions in Iraq.

Housing bill clears test, foreclosure halt asked

Reuters - Politics - Fri, 2024-11-29 21:02
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Housing market rescue legislation cleared a procedural test vote in the U.S. Senate on Friday ahead of final passage expected on Saturday, and lawmakers asked banks to suspend further foreclosures until a new mortgage refinancing program gets going on October 1.

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Afghan family devastated by suicide blast

Reuters - World News - Fri, 2024-11-29 21:02
KABUL (Reuters) - Abdul Wahid was asleep in England when he received a panicked phone call. "Buy a plane ticket and hurry to Kabul!" his brother's voice said.

Congress sends Bush expanded global AIDS program

Reuters - Politics - Fri, 2024-11-29 21:02
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Congress on Thursday approved a large expansion of a program to fight AIDS and other diseases raging in Africa and elsewhere, sending the measure to President George W. Bush, who is expected to sign it into law.

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Maria von Trapp returns to "Sound of Music" home

Reuters - World News - Fri, 2024-11-29 21:02
SALZBURG, Austria (Reuters) - Maria von Trapp has taken a trip down memory lane to see her old family home just before it opens as a new hotel.

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